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Last updated 21st August 2025
Biography
Jo Bishop took up a full time post with the University in June 2017 as Senior Lecturer in Childhood Studies. Jo has worked in further and higher education teaching across a range of subject areas encompassing Social Policy, Sociology, Politics, Youth Work and Community Development, Applied Law (Youth Justice), Sociological aspects of Children and Young People’s Development, Research Methods and more recently Gender and Trans* Issues in formal education.
Research Expertise and Interests
- Education policy and change (Historical and contemporary)
- Policies and provisions relating to the pastoral and inclusion agendas in secondary schools
- The increase in ‘paraprofessionals’ in state secondary schools
- Policy implementation and enactment with a specific focus on school settings
- The presence, contribution and effect of other professionals in school settings
- Children and young people’s perspectives on and experiences of formal schooling
- Mentoring as a youth intervention
- The growth of third sector alternative education provisions
- Young People’s experiences of alternative education provisions
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Mapping the provision of NEET early interventions in England
Russell, L. (PI), Thompson, R. (CoPI), Davey, K. (CoI) & Bishop, J. (CoI)
22/09/21 → 16/05/26
Project: Research
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How time is experienced and conceptualised when conducting ethnography mapping NEET interventions in education settings
Russell, L., Davey, K., Thompson, R. & Bishop, J., 5 Sept 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Ethnography. 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Playing the game? Young people ‘at risk’ of becoming NEET (not in education, employment or training) and their investment in education
Davey, K., Russell, L., Bishop, J. & Thompson, R., 15 Oct 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Youth Studies. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reimagining English schooling: Unlocking potential through community partnerships
Bishop, J. & Martin, D., 1 Jun 2024, In: FORUM. 66, 2, p. 15-22 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mapping the provision of NEET early interventions in England (MINE)
Russell, L., Davey, K., Thompson, R. & Bishop, J., 21 Nov 2023, (Unpublished) 6 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Mental health and its implications for young people vulnerable to becoming NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training)
Russell, L., Thompson, R., Pike, J. & Bishop, J., 24 Jan 2023, All-Party Parliamentary Group for Youth Employment Report: The Impact of Mental Ill Health on Young People Accessing the Labour Market and Quality Work, October 2022 - January 2023. Youth Employment UK, p. 48-55 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Time spent in a multi-site, national-based ethnography when understanding NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training) interventions in England
Russell, L. (Speaker), Davey, K. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Thompson, R. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Bishop, J. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
7 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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MINE Research Project Stakeholder Event - presentation of phase 1 findings
Russell, L. (Speaker), Thompson, R. (Speaker), Davey, K. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Bishop, J. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
13 Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Understanding Local Authority Stakeholder Engagement When Researching the Complexities of Mapping Interventions 'at risk' of becoming NEET in England
Russell, L. (Speaker), Thompson, R. (Speaker) & Bishop, J. (Speaker)
13 Sept 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Conducting research with Local Authorities in England: the complexities of mapping interventions for young people ‘at risk’ of becoming NEET (not in education, employment and training)
Russell, L. (Speaker), Thompson, R. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Pike, J. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Bishop, J. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
13 Sept 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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NEET Young People's Experiences of Being outside of Work and Education - Reflections on Education and Employment Systems
Russell, L. (Consultant), Pike, J. (Consultant), Bishop, J. (Consultant) & Thompson, R. (Consultant)
14 Jun 2022Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy
Press/Media
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Agentic school pupils, teenage bedrooms and urban ‘hitchhiking’
21/11/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment