Waypaths is interested in conversations with universities, education and inclusion research centres, public policy researchers, local authority research teams, evaluation specialists and funders whose work aligns with the research questions.

A potential partnership conversation may cover:

• baseline research on current workflow burden for SEND and complex needs
• service-level information and referral quality
• current support and unmet need visibility
• usability and accessibility research
• pilot evaluation design
• qualitative and quantitative measures
• data governance and responsible research practice
• limitations, negative findings and publication standards
• how research participants may hear what was learned