Hannah Olle

Hannah Olle is a doctoral researcher at the School of Education and Social Work, University of Sussex, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). As a Research Student associated with the Centre for Teaching and Learning Research (CTLR), she focuses on the post-16 transitions of young people from Alternative Provision, examining systemic barriers and policy impacts on educationally disadvantaged youth.

• Education: MSc Social Research Methods (Distinction, University of Sussex, 2020–2021), MA Youth and Community Work & Applied Anthropology (Goldsmiths, University of London, 2004–2005), BA Hons Sociological Studies (University of Sheffield, 1997–2000)

Research Interests center on Alternative Provision, school exclusion, post-16 educational systems, and the intersection of policy and marginalized youth trajectories. Her work employs creative methods to amplify the voices of young people alongside stakeholders.

Publications highlight her expertise in educational equity, including analyses of systemic precarity and policy legacies. Grants include ESRC funding for her doctoral research on post-16 transitions from Alternative Provision.

• Teaching: Facilitated BA module 'Developing Role Models' (2023).
• Networks: Co-facilitates the School Exclusion and Alternative Provision (SEAP) network at CTLR, bridging practitioners, policymakers, and researchers.