Professor Emerita June Statham

  • Qualifications and position:
    • BA PhD
    • Professor Emerita of Education and Family Support
  • Faculty:
    • Faculty of Children and Learning
  • Department:
    • Childhood, Families and Health
  • Centre:
    • Thomas Coram Research Unit
  • Summary:
    • I have over twenty-five years experience of research into early childhood services and support for vulnerable children and their families, including children in need in the community and children who are cared for away from home. Until recently, I coordinated programmes of fast-response research for policy makers in the department for Education and Department of Health.
  • Research Projects:
  • Postgraduate Research:
    • Family support; children with additional needs; children in care; family centres and parenting programmes; services for disabled children; rural areas; policy implementation; care work; inclusive services.
  • Professional Activities:
    • Programme board member, Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children's Services (C4EO)
  • Conferences/presentations:
    • Taking Stock: Key findings from an independent review of the National Child Mesurement Programme. Presentation to Department of Health, May 2011

      A review of the international evidence on interagency working. Transforming Children's Services Conference, Dublin, September 2011

      Supporting young people on the edge of care: Learning from a cross-European study. EUSARF International Conference, Groningen, Netherlands, September 2010

      Support Care: the research perspective, Fostering Network Wales conference, Cardiff, February 2008
  • Personal Country Knowledge:
    • Wales: children's services
      Denmark, France, Germany: policy and services for children in or on the edge of public care
  • Languages Spoken:
    • French (intermediate), Welsh (intermediate) - both below interviewing standard, Spanish (basic)
  • Languages Written:
    • French (intermediate), Welsh (intermediate), Spanish (basic)
Professor Emerita June Statham

Contact details

Contact details

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  • Address:
  • Childhood, Families and Health
    Institute of Education University of London
    20 Bedford Way
    London
    WC1H 0AL

  • Office Location:
  • Room 21
    27-28 Woburn Square, WC1H 0AA

Publications

  • Statham, J. (2011) 'A review of international evidence on interagency working, to inform the development of Children's Services Committees in Ireland', Department of Children and Youth Affairs
  • Statham, J. and Chase, E. (2010) 'Childhood Wellbeing: a brief overview', Childhood Wellbeing Research Centre, Briefing Paper 1
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  • Statham, J. and Smith, M. (2010) 'Issues in earlier intervention: identifying and supporting children with additional needs',
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  • Statham, J., Harris, A. and Glenn (2010) 'Strengthening family wellbeing and community cohesion through the role of schools and extended services', London: Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children's and Young People's Services http://www.c4eo.org.uk/themes/schools/familywellbeing/files/family_wellbeing_research_review.pdf.
  • Boddy, J., McQuail, S., Owen, C., Petrie, P., and Statham, J. (2009) 'Working at the 'edges' of care? European models of support for young people and families' , DCSF Research Brief. DCSF-RBX-09-07
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  • Boddy, J., Statham, J., Smith M., Ghate, D., Wigfall, V., Hauari, H., Canali, C., Danielsen, I., Flett, M., Garbers, S., and Milova, H. (2009) 'International perspectives on parenting support: Non-English language sources' , DCSF Research Report DCSF-RR114
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  • Boddy, J. and Statham, J. (2009) 'European perspectives on social work: models of education and professional roles. A briefing paper', Thomas Coram Research Unit, London
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  • Brannen, J.,  Mooney, A. and Statham, J. (2008) ''Mobility within the childcare workforce: evidence for a new policy?'', Journal of Social Policy 37, 2, 295-309.
  • Chase, E., Knight, A. and Statham, J. (2008) Promoting the emotional wellbeing and mental health of unaccompanied young people seeking asylum in the UK. London: British Association of Adoption and Fostering. Download summary http://eprints.ioe.ac.uk/62/.
  • Statham, J., Brannen, J., and Mooney, A. (2008) 'Mobility within the childcare workforce: evidence for a new policy?', Journal of Social Policy 37, 2, 295-309.
  • Mooney, A., Owen, C. and Statham, J. (2008) Disabled children: numbers, characteristics and local service provision. DCSF Research Report 042 http://eprints.ioe.ac.uk/61/.