Knight, R., Demkowicz, O., Sprecher, E., Gomez Bergin, A., Marzetti, H., Petersen, K., Kara, B., Sawrikar, V., White, H., Parsonage-Harrison, J., Wolstencroft, J., Reardon, T., March, A., McIver, L., Jones, H., Clarke, T., Breedvelt, J. and Chatburn, E. (2025) Meeting of minds: imagining the future of child and youth mental health research from an early career perspective. BJPsych Bulletin.
Ottaway, H., Fowler, N., McIver, L. and Davidson, L. (2024). Towards modernising adoption in Scotland: A focused mapping review. CELCIS. (Commissioned report.)
Bettencourt, M. & McIver, L. (2024) Learning more about Scotland's Virtual Schools. [Blog piece, 1st May.] CELCIS.
McIver, L. & Bettencourt, M. (2024) Virtual schools for care-experienced learners in Scotland: Reflections on an emerging concept in a new context. British Educational Research Journal, 50(3), 1495-1513.
Ottaway, H., McTier, A., Manole, M., Anderson, M., Porter, R., Scott, J., Young, E., Fowler, N., Soraghan, J., McIver, L., Anderson, C.A., and MacKinnon, K. (2023) Children's Services Reform Research: Learning and Implications for Scotland. Concluding Report. CELCIS.
McTier, A., Manole, M. Scott, J. Young, E., Fowler, N., McIver, L., Anderson, C.A., Porter, R. and Ottaway, H. (2023) Children's Services Reform Research: Scotland’s children’s services landscape: The views and experiences of the children’s services workforce. CELCIS.
Porter, R., Young, E., Scott, J., McIver, L., Mackinnon, K., Fowler, N. and Ottaway, H. (2023) Children's Services Reform Research: Rapid Evidence Review. CELCIS.
McIver, L. (2023) 'In both camps': Virtual School Head Teachers in Scotland connecting social work and education. Presentation at the Joint Social Work Education and Research Conference (JSWEC), June 2023
Giraldi, M., Mitchell., F., Porter, R.B., Reed, D., Jans, V., McIver, L., Manole, M. and McTier, A. (2022) Residential care as an alternative care option: A review of literature within a global context. Child and Family Social Work, 27(4), 825-837.
McIver, L. (2021) Language and understanding at ‘the chalkface’. CELCIS (Blog piece, 17th Nov)
McIver, L. (2021) Joining the dots: Virtual School Head Teachers’ and Care Experience Teams’ Network - 2020-2021 Evaluation Report. CELCIS.
McIver, L. (2021) The role of the Virtual School Head Teacher and Care Experienced Team Network and its members, March 2019-December 2020. VSHT and CET Network: Interim Evaluation Report. CELCIS.
McIver, L. (2021) Safe Places, Thriving Children: Embedding Trauma-Informed Practices into Alternative Care Settings. Training of Trainers Evaluation Report. (Internal report)
Hill, L., McIver, L., and Lough Dennell, B.L. (2020) We Are Citizens! An evaluation of the We Are Citizens! Ensemble care experienced theatre company project. CELCIS
McIver, L. (2019) Book review: Young people, Education, and Sustainable Development. Scottish Educational Review 51(1), pp84-85.
McIver, L. and Welch, V. (2018) Just out having a good time? Evaluation of the pilot National Partnership Agreement for Looked After Children who go missing from Residential and Foster Care in Scotland. CELCIS. (Commissioned report.)
Please note I changed my surname in June 2018, and publications/presentations are listed under the name I used at the time they were published/presented.
Mattu, L. (2017) Encouraging parent and carer involvement at transition to secondary school: exploring a novel school-based programme in three Scottish schools. Presentation, Scottish Educational Research Association Annual Conference, November 2017, Ayr.
Mattu, L. and Wood, B. (2017) The whys and why nots of taking primary pupils on a farm visit. British Educational Research Association Blog 4/8/17.
O’Neill, L., Mattu, L., Withington, R. and Welch, V. (2017) Parents in Partnership 2016 Evaluation. CELCIS.
Mattu, L. (2017) What Doctor Who companion Bill Potts teaches viewers about foster care. Guardian Social Care Network Blog, 12/7/17. (An alternative version of this piece also appeared on the CELCIS blog.)
Mattu, L. (2016) Farm visits: interdisciplinary outdoor learning for primary school pupils and Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence. PhD thesis, University of Glasgow.
Mattu, L. (2015) Are educational farm visits important for rural children? Findings from primary school pupils, teachers, and visit host farmers in Scotland. Presentation at The Great Outdoors? Children, Young People and Families in Natural and Rural Spaces conference, September 2015, Northampton. [Abstract here. Presentation here.]
Mannion, G. and Mattu, L. (2015) Outdoor Learning and Sustainability: two surveys of randomly sampled pre-school and school provisions in Scotland (in 2006 and 2014). Presentation at the World Environmental Education Congress, July 2015, Gothenburg.
Mattu, L. (2015) Scottish primary teachers’ use of educational farm visits in the context of policies on outdoor learning and sustainable development education. Poster at World Environmental Education Congress, July 2015, Gothenburg.
Mannion, G., Mattu, L. & Wilson, M. (2015) Teaching, Learning and Play in the Outdoors: A Survey of School and Pre-School Provision in Scotland (Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 779) Scottish Natural Heritage.
Mattu, L. (2014) Outdoor learning: Scottish primary teachers' perceptions of training and professional development. Presentation, Scottish Educational Research Association Annual Conference, November 2014, Edinburgh. [Abstract. Presentation slides here. Full presentation script here.]
Mattu, L., Wood, B., Roberts, D. & Rinaldi, C. (2013) Farm visits and the Scottish primary school curriculum. Poster at Scottish Educational Research Association Annual Conference, November 2013, Glasgow.
Deas, L., Mattu, L., Gnich, W. (2013) Intelligent policy making? Key actors’ perspectives on the development and implementation of an early years’ initiative in Scotland’s public health arena. Social Science & Medicine, 96, pp1-8.
Eaves, J., Williams, N., Larsen, H. B., Deas, L. A., Mattu, L. and Gnich, W. (2012) Process Evaluation of the Integrated Childsmile Programme. Report of the second tranche of fieldwork (August 2011 to July 2012). Glasgow: Childsmile Evaluation and Research Team.
Eaves, J., Williams, N., Deas, L. A., Mattu, L., Robertson, L., Larsen, H. B., and Gnich, W. (2011) Process Evaluation of the Integrated Childsmile Programme. Report of the first tranche of fieldwork (August 2010 to June 2011). Glasgow: Childsmile Evaluation and Research Team.
Mannion, G., Sankey, K., Doyle, L., Mattu, L., Wilson, M. (2007) Young people’s interaction with natural heritage through outdoor learning (Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 225). Perth: Scottish Natural Heritage.
Mannion, G., Doyle, L., Mattu, L. (2006) You should get out more: young people’s experience of outdoor learning in and out of school and pre-school. Paper presented at PAHA Physical Activity Health Alliance National Conference, August 2006, Edinburgh.
Mattu, L. (2017) Encouraging parent and carer involvement at transition to secondary school: exploring a novel school-based programme in three Scottish schools. Presentation, Scottish Educational Research Association Annual Conference, November 2017, Ayr.
Mattu, L. and Wood, B. (2017) The whys and why nots of taking primary pupils on a farm visit. British Educational Research Association Blog 4/8/17.
O’Neill, L., Mattu, L., Withington, R. and Welch, V. (2017) Parents in Partnership 2016 Evaluation. CELCIS.
Mattu, L. (2016) Farm visits: interdisciplinary outdoor learning for primary school pupils and Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence. PhD thesis, University of Glasgow.
Mattu, L. (2015) Are educational farm visits important for rural children? Findings from primary school pupils, teachers, and visit host farmers in Scotland. Presentation at The Great Outdoors? Children, Young People and Families in Natural and Rural Spaces conference, September 2015, Northampton. [Abstract here. Presentation here.]
Mannion, G. and Mattu, L. (2015) Outdoor Learning and Sustainability: two surveys of randomly sampled pre-school and school provisions in Scotland (in 2006 and 2014). Presentation at the World Environmental Education Congress, July 2015, Gothenburg.
Mattu, L. (2015) Scottish primary teachers’ use of educational farm visits in the context of policies on outdoor learning and sustainable development education. Poster at World Environmental Education Congress, July 2015, Gothenburg.
Mannion, G., Mattu, L. & Wilson, M. (2015) Teaching, Learning and Play in the Outdoors: A Survey of School and Pre-School Provision in Scotland (Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 779) Scottish Natural Heritage.
Mattu, L. (2014) Outdoor learning: Scottish primary teachers' perceptions of training and professional development. Presentation, Scottish Educational Research Association Annual Conference, November 2014, Edinburgh. [Abstract. Presentation slides here. Full presentation script here.]
Mattu, L., Wood, B., Roberts, D. & Rinaldi, C. (2013) Farm visits and the Scottish primary school curriculum. Poster at Scottish Educational Research Association Annual Conference, November 2013, Glasgow.
Deas, L., Mattu, L., Gnich, W. (2013) Intelligent policy making? Key actors’ perspectives on the development and implementation of an early years’ initiative in Scotland’s public health arena. Social Science & Medicine, 96, pp1-8.
Eaves, J., Williams, N., Larsen, H. B., Deas, L. A., Mattu, L. and Gnich, W. (2012) Process Evaluation of the Integrated Childsmile Programme. Report of the second tranche of fieldwork (August 2011 to July 2012). Glasgow: Childsmile Evaluation and Research Team.
Eaves, J., Williams, N., Deas, L. A., Mattu, L., Robertson, L., Larsen, H. B., and Gnich, W. (2011) Process Evaluation of the Integrated Childsmile Programme. Report of the first tranche of fieldwork (August 2010 to June 2011). Glasgow: Childsmile Evaluation and Research Team.
Mannion, G., Sankey, K., Doyle, L., Mattu, L., Wilson, M. (2007) Young people’s interaction with natural heritage through outdoor learning (Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No. 225). Perth: Scottish Natural Heritage.
Mannion, G., Doyle, L., Mattu, L. (2006) You should get out more: young people’s experience of outdoor learning in and out of school and pre-school. Paper presented at PAHA Physical Activity Health Alliance National Conference, August 2006, Edinburgh.
