Research in action

Projects that reveal, test and improve school conditions.

Each project contributes to a coherent program of research rather than operating as a separate identity.

Flagship project

Play Latitude

A national school scan and improvement pathway focused on the conditions that help play become possible, inclusive and sustainable.

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Current research program

Heat-Safe Schools

Connecting climate exposure, school infrastructure, policy guidance and local enactment to strengthen safer and more equitable school environments.

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International field-building project

Overlooked Foundations

An international initiative connecting the often separated foundations of schooling, centred on a Springer edited volume in development.

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Foundational intervention

LEAP

The career-shaping Lunchtime Enjoyment Activity & Play school playground intervention established the child-centred, social-ecological foundation that now runs through the wider School Conditions platform.

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Connected doctoral research

Developing the next questions.

Doctoral research extends the platform into neuroinclusive support for teachers in primary schools and contemporary sun-protection education in secondary schools.

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