Project Blogs

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When the Centre Loosens: Research Design, School Life, and the Work of Repair
Priyanka Soni writes about her PhD research in a Bristol school, thinking critically about her double position as a doctoral student and an experienced teaching practitioner.
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How do we meaningfully engage children in research?
Ishani Parekh reflects on child-led research as reparative praxis, with reference to her upcoming PhD research in Bristol.
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Encounters with Photography: Interpreting Photos and Imagining Future Spectators
Asia Giuliani reflects on how encounters with photographs generate meaning in relation to her experiences with her community interest company, Global Routes Project CIC, and her upcoming PhD research in Bristol.
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School is a place I carry: Exploring the significance of embodied research approaches
A reflection on the significance of body mapping approaches to our research and practice on Repair-Ed
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Ofsted and the abandonment of education
A blog post summarising our presentation on Ofsted and Organised Abandonment at MMU's symposium on Ofsted in June 2025.
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Reimagining Education in Bristol with Parents of Black Children
The Repair-Ed team shares key insights from a recent event hosted by the Black South West Network (BSWN) in collaboration with Dr. Annabel Wilson, a member of our team.
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Participatory Workshops
The Repair-Ed team reflect on creative workshops with former pupils in Clifton and Hartcliffe and Withywood wards.
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Justice in education
"We've been having this conversation for years." A reflection on Bristol's reckoning with injustice.
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Engagement Fellows
A warm welcome to the Repair-Ed Engagement Fellows, Fatima Mohamed Ali and Claire Neaves! Over the next five months, we will be collaboratinf with Fatima and Claire to co-design out participatory methods, strengthen our partnerships with primary schools across Bristol and build a community of practice.
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