Case Studies & Research Projects

Respond Academy assists in case studies & research projects to help further knowledge in in issues that affect young people or our community.

This piece below is by Kelly Kavanagh & is part of her masters degree with Brighton university.The paper attempts to discover if the sex and relationship education delivered within schools is failing young women. Kelly spoke with & interviewed young women from Respond Academy.

Download: Priming Pubescent Sexualities by Kelly Kavanagh (.PDF)

This next research project was undertaken by Dr. Daniel Burdsey at the University of Brighton during the Spring/Summer of 2010 & focuses on the experiences of minority ethnic communities in Hastings and St. Leonards. Dr. Burdsey states that: “Respond Academy played a key role in facilitating the research. Staff were very influential in the early stages, helping to brief me on the issues in the town and provide details on the local context. They were also able to help identify participants and other contacts, and very kindly allowed their workplace to be used to interviews and other discussions.”

Download: Hastings research brief(.PDF)

This is from a PowerPoint presentation by Kelly Brampton & breaks down Respond Academy over a 12 month period from September 2008 to 2009 – it shows, awards achieved, visits by professional artists, visits from students, and other stats.

Download: Stats – September 08 to September 09

From Brighton uni: Pathways to resilience: Tales of overcoming adversity from young men’s experiences.
Download: http://respondacademy.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Tales-of-overcoming-adversity-from-young-mens-perspective.docx