Table 1 Children’s creative activities
Activity | Description/prompts | Processes |
|---|---|---|
Activity 1 Write-ups | Having been in this school up to standard/grade four now: write something about your schooling experiences mentioning 1) Your pseudonym, age, where you live and when you joined this school 2) Write what inclusion in education means to you and your memorable experiences since joining this school 3) Write the activities you most like participating in and what they make you feel 4) Mention those teachers who make you really like coming to school and what they do to influence your continued participation and achievement in education | 50 min Foolscaps used allowing flexibility in writing length Initial checking of write-ups for any concerns Write-ups collected for analysis Codes used for teachers e.g. HT for headteacher or ET for English teacher |
Activity 2 ‘Spider’ diagram | Draw a three-body segment insect (not anatomically correct, but conveniently dubbed ‘spider’ herein) On each body-part, indicate two teachers who make you really like coming to school and what they do to inspire your participation and achievement in school Activity explained: crawling spider signified their schooling journey | 40 min Pupils drew diagrams indicating statements for each select teacher Codes used for teacher names as above |