About this theme
This theme covers all aspects of learning and training at all levels, including early years, schools, universities, adult education, apprenticeships and professional development. It is one of the eight universal themes which form our grantmaking framework and allow us to address every aspect of society. Fellows’ stories
Fellows' updates August 2025 Fellows' update: Janet Williamson
Janet Williamson (CF 2015) has secured funding to host a Research-Informed Conference on Pupil Wellbeing aimed at sharing best practice across all education sectors in Northern Ireland.
By Janet Williamson, 2025
Fellows' updates July 2025 Fellows' update: Jane Pepa
Jane Pepa (CF 2020) has had her research paper, The Impact of a Multi-Agency Trauma-Informed Practice Training Programme in a Region in the United Kingdom, published in the Journal of Public Health.
By Jane Pepa, 2025
Fellows' updates July 2025 Fellows' update: Nina Smith
Nina Smith (CF 2023) was mentioned on BBC Breakfast in relation to the 3 Dads Walking campaign, which has led to suicide prevention being added to the curriculum in England.
By Nina Smith, 2025
Fellows' updates June 2025 Fellows' update: Michael Jones
Michael Jones (CF 2015) hosted the Europe session of the UN–Oxford University Global Youth Climate Summit, part of the international "Right Here Right Now" climate event.
By Michael Jones, 2025
Report Sexualised Acts and Neurodivergence: Support for Families and Frontline Staff
By Kate Reynolds, 2023
Fellows' updates May 2025 Fellows' update: Paul Ricci
Paul Ricci has joined UCL Public Policy as a Policy Fellow to continue work aligned with his Fellowship, identifying international interventions to protect young people from antisocial behaviour and violence.
By Paul Ricci, 2025
Blogs & conversations Organising with Parents and Carers: Lessons from the US East Coast
Visiting cities across the East Coast of the USA, I explored how parent-led organising is creating change in education – from winning funding for school buildings to building trust between families and institutions. My Churchill Fellowship is now helping shape how we grow our Parent Power programme at The Brilliant Club, embedding lessons on community, leadership and long-term impact.
By Jimmy Pickering, 2025
Blogs & conversations "If Not Us, Then Who?" Transforming Social Care
A BBC debate on the Assisted Dying Bill pushed me out of my depth – but my Churchill Fellowship had prepared me to feel the fear and do it because. What began as a modest research plan became a five-week tour across the USA, connecting with trauma institutes, service providers and experts. The relationships I built continue to shape my work today, including through Unique Connections – our growing effort to build a social care system grounded in love, belonging, and equity for people with intellectual disabilities.
By Beverley Samways, 2025
Fellows' updates April 2025 Fellows' update: Beverley Samways
Beverley Samways (CF 2023) joined a panel on the BBC's 'Sunday Morning Live' programme to discuss the Assisted Dying Bill. Beverley shared the views and sentiments expressed by many disability advocacy groups as well as her own.
By Beverley Samways, 2025
Report Preventing School Avoidance in Children with ADHD
By Sharon O'Dell, 2023
