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Benjamin Margetts is a researcher in the Sociology of Education whose work explores how school culture is experienced by students, particularly during the transition from primary to secondary school. He is completing doctoral research in the Sociology of Education at Oxford Brookes University.

His research focuses on Positive School Culture, belonging, and the everyday interactions that shape students’ experiences of school. Drawing on conversations with students across multiple schools, his work explores how culture develops through relationships between students, teachers, and institutional practices.

The Positive School Culture Project shares insights from this research to help students, teachers, and schools better understand the transition into secondary school.

Benjamin currently works in education and continues to develop research and writing focused on improving students’ experiences of school culture.

Contact: bmargetts@brookes.ac.uk

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