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Jemma Bridgeman
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Research Associate, WISERD
Overview
I work on the Building Social Value and Fair Work Project at WISERD, focusing on how construction organisations and civil society organisations can collaborate to create social value for communities in Wales. My research examines the impact of the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act on marginalised communities’ access to education, training and employment opportunities in the construction industry.
My research examines social value creation and measurement. I recently co-wrote a social return on investment (SROI) study that explored how construction supported employment helped young people at risk of homelessness access employment.
Previously, I worked on the Excluded Lives Project, which provided a comprehensive view of school exclusion practices and policies across the UK.
Publication
2025
- Bridgeman, J. 2025. Examining social procurement policy: progress, gaps and future directions. Presented at: Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) Dundee, UK 1-3 September 2025. Published in: Thomson, C. and Neilson, C. J. eds. Proceedings of the 41st Annual ARCOM Conference. London: Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM). , pp.711-720.
- Bridgeman, J. 2025. Parents' perceptions of power in the school exclusion process examined through Arnstein's ladder of participation. Educational Review 77 (7), pp.2282-2301. (10.1080/00131911.2024.2418918)
- Bridgeman, J. 2025. The participation of parents of children with additional learning needs (ALN) in the school exclusion process in Wales. Wales Journal of Education 27 (2), pp.6-28. (10.16922/wje.27.2.2)
- Duffy, G. et al., 2025. Young peoples' experiences of exclusion from school in the political economies of the four UK jurisdictions. Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties 30 (4), pp.276-290. (10.1080/13632752.2025.2523727)
- Porter, J. et al., 2025. Trajectories of young people at risk of exclusion across the UK. Project Report.[Online].University of Oxford. Available at: https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:d883e48e-324a-404a-a122-aa572f025562/files/sg732dc067.
- Porter, J. et al., 2025. Trajectories of young people at risk of exclusion across the UK. Oxford University(10.5287/ora-kkaey5vm2)
- Power, S. et al. 2025. Outsourcing trouble: A home international comparison of alternative provision across the UK. British Journal of Educational Studies , pp.1-20. (10.1080/00071005.2025.2481869)
2024
- Bridgeman, J. 2024. Can panoptic school infrastructure lead to dangerous and disruptive student behaviour which makes schools unsafe. Presented at: 40th Annual Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) Conference London, UK 2-4 September 2024. Published in: Thomson, C. and Neilson, C. J. eds. Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) Proceedings of The 40th Annual Conference. London: ARCOM. , pp.217-226.
- Bridgeman, J. 2024. Examining alternative provision (AP) in Wales: Rationale, resources, and results. Wales Journal of Education 26 (1)
- Bridgeman, J. and Loosemore, M. 2024. Evaluating social procurement: a theoretically informed and methodologically robust social return on investment (SROI) analysis of a construction training initiative developed to reduce the risk of youth homelessness in Wales. Construction Management and Economics 42 (5), pp.387-411. (10.1080/01446193.2023.2267140)
- Power, S. et al. 2024. The varied landscape of alternative education provision in the uk: a home international comparison. Oxford University(10.5287/ora-0z1zoy0km)
- Power, S. et al. 2024. The varied landscape of alternative education provision in the UK: a home international comparison. Project Report.[Online].University of Oxford. Available at: https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:b9453bd9-6843-4e32-8842-035e3d9a5b84/files/sx920fz646.
- Power, S. , Bridgeman, J. and Taylor, C. 2024. Psychosocial disorder or rational action? Contrasting professional and pupil narratives of school exclusion. Oxford Review of Education 50 (6), pp.817-833. (10.1080/03054985.2024.2373061)
2023
- Bridgeman, J. and Loosemore, M. 2023. Exploring sources of consensus and disaffection in alternative provision provided by the construction industry in the UK. Presented at: Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) Leeds, UK 4-6 September 2023.
2021
- Bridgeman, J. and Loosemore, M. 2021. Designing theoretically and evidence based social procurement programmes in construction: a capability empowerment approach. Presented at: 37th Annual Conference of the Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM 2021) Virtual 06-07 September 2021. Published in: Scott, L. and Neilson, C. J. eds. Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) Proceedings of the 37th annual conference. ARCOM. , pp.168-177.
- Loosemore, M. et al., 2021. Preventing youth homelessness through social procurement in construction: a capability empowerment approach. Sustainability 13 (6) 3127. (10.3390/su13063127)
- Russell, H. , Bridgeman, J. and Rowlands, B. 2021. A roadmap to ending youth homelessness in Wales: full report. Project Report.End Youth Homelessness Cymru.
2020
- Bridgeman, J. and Russell, H. 2020. Don't let me fall through the cracks: homelessness amongst care-experienced young people in Wales. Project Report.[Online].End Youth Homelessness in Wales. Available at: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eec973487c9c707d4e46170/t/60a5151d895adc5764b491e4/1621431584604/Don%27t+Let+Me+Fall+Through+The+Cracks+-+Full+Report.pdf.
- Loosemore, M. , Bridgeman, J. and Keast, R. 2020. Reintegrating ex-offenders into work through construction: a case study of cross-sector collaboration in social procurement. Building Research and Information 48 (7), pp.731-746. (10.1080/09613218.2019.1699772)
2019
- Russell, H. , Jenkins, E. and Bridgeman, J. 2019. Out on the streets: LGBTQ+ youth homelessness in Wales. Project Report.[Online].End Youth Homelessness in Wales. Available at: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eec973487c9c707d4e46170/t/60a51571aa94945b3a807ace/1621431667483/Out+on+the+Streets+%E2%80%93+Full+Report.pdf.
2018
- Loosemore, M. and Bridgeman, J. 2018. The social impact of construction industry schools-based corporate volunteering. Construction Management and Economics 36 (5), pp.243-258. (10.1080/01446193.2017.1355061)
2017
- Loosemore, M. and Bridgeman, J. 2017. Corporate volunteering in the construction industry: motivations, costs and benefits. Construction Management and Economics 35 (10), pp.641-653. (10.1080/01446193.2017.1315150)
2016
- Bridgeman, J. et al. 2016. Demonstrating the value of a schools engagement programme: introducing young people to the construction professions. Presented at: 32nd Annual ARCOM Conference Manchester, UK 5-7 September 2016. Published in: Chan, P. W. and Neilson, C. J. eds. Proceedings of the 32nd Annual ARCOM Conference. Association of Researchers in Construction Management. , pp.1007-1016.
2015
Articles
- Bridgeman, J. 2024. Examining alternative provision (AP) in Wales: Rationale, resources, and results. Wales Journal of Education 26 (1)
- Bridgeman, J. 2025. Parents' perceptions of power in the school exclusion process examined through Arnstein's ladder of participation. Educational Review 77 (7), pp.2282-2301. (10.1080/00131911.2024.2418918)
- Bridgeman, J. 2025. The participation of parents of children with additional learning needs (ALN) in the school exclusion process in Wales. Wales Journal of Education 27 (2), pp.6-28. (10.16922/wje.27.2.2)
- Bridgeman, J. and Loosemore, M. 2024. Evaluating social procurement: a theoretically informed and methodologically robust social return on investment (SROI) analysis of a construction training initiative developed to reduce the risk of youth homelessness in Wales. Construction Management and Economics 42 (5), pp.387-411. (10.1080/01446193.2023.2267140)
- Duffy, G. et al., 2025. Young peoples' experiences of exclusion from school in the political economies of the four UK jurisdictions. Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties 30 (4), pp.276-290. (10.1080/13632752.2025.2523727)
- Loosemore, M. , Bridgeman, J. and Keast, R. 2020. Reintegrating ex-offenders into work through construction: a case study of cross-sector collaboration in social procurement. Building Research and Information 48 (7), pp.731-746. (10.1080/09613218.2019.1699772)
- Loosemore, M. and Bridgeman, J. 2017. Corporate volunteering in the construction industry: motivations, costs and benefits. Construction Management and Economics 35 (10), pp.641-653. (10.1080/01446193.2017.1315150)
- Loosemore, M. and Bridgeman, J. 2018. The social impact of construction industry schools-based corporate volunteering. Construction Management and Economics 36 (5), pp.243-258. (10.1080/01446193.2017.1355061)
- Loosemore, M. et al., 2021. Preventing youth homelessness through social procurement in construction: a capability empowerment approach. Sustainability 13 (6) 3127. (10.3390/su13063127)
- Power, S. et al. 2025. Outsourcing trouble: A home international comparison of alternative provision across the UK. British Journal of Educational Studies , pp.1-20. (10.1080/00071005.2025.2481869)
- Power, S. , Bridgeman, J. and Taylor, C. 2024. Psychosocial disorder or rational action? Contrasting professional and pupil narratives of school exclusion. Oxford Review of Education 50 (6), pp.817-833. (10.1080/03054985.2024.2373061)
Conferences
- Bridgeman, J. 2024. Can panoptic school infrastructure lead to dangerous and disruptive student behaviour which makes schools unsafe. Presented at: 40th Annual Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) Conference London, UK 2-4 September 2024. Published in: Thomson, C. and Neilson, C. J. eds. Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) Proceedings of The 40th Annual Conference. London: ARCOM. , pp.217-226.
- Bridgeman, J. 2025. Examining social procurement policy: progress, gaps and future directions. Presented at: Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) Dundee, UK 1-3 September 2025. Published in: Thomson, C. and Neilson, C. J. eds. Proceedings of the 41st Annual ARCOM Conference. London: Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM). , pp.711-720.
- Bridgeman, J. and Loosemore, M. 2021. Designing theoretically and evidence based social procurement programmes in construction: a capability empowerment approach. Presented at: 37th Annual Conference of the Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM 2021) Virtual 06-07 September 2021. Published in: Scott, L. and Neilson, C. J. eds. Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) Proceedings of the 37th annual conference. ARCOM. , pp.168-177.
- Bridgeman, J. and Loosemore, M. 2023. Exploring sources of consensus and disaffection in alternative provision provided by the construction industry in the UK. Presented at: Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) Leeds, UK 4-6 September 2023.
- Bridgeman, J. et al. 2016. Demonstrating the value of a schools engagement programme: introducing young people to the construction professions. Presented at: 32nd Annual ARCOM Conference Manchester, UK 5-7 September 2016. Published in: Chan, P. W. and Neilson, C. J. eds. Proceedings of the 32nd Annual ARCOM Conference. Association of Researchers in Construction Management. , pp.1007-1016.
Monographs
- Bridgeman, J. et al. 2015. Putting a value on young people's futures: Introducing SROI at Construction Youth Trust.
- Bridgeman, J. and Russell, H. 2020. Don't let me fall through the cracks: homelessness amongst care-experienced young people in Wales. Project Report.[Online].End Youth Homelessness in Wales. Available at: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eec973487c9c707d4e46170/t/60a5151d895adc5764b491e4/1621431584604/Don%27t+Let+Me+Fall+Through+The+Cracks+-+Full+Report.pdf.
- Porter, J. et al., 2025. Trajectories of young people at risk of exclusion across the UK. Project Report.[Online].University of Oxford. Available at: https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:d883e48e-324a-404a-a122-aa572f025562/files/sg732dc067.
- Power, S. et al. 2024. The varied landscape of alternative education provision in the UK: a home international comparison. Project Report.[Online].University of Oxford. Available at: https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:b9453bd9-6843-4e32-8842-035e3d9a5b84/files/sx920fz646.
- Russell, H. , Bridgeman, J. and Rowlands, B. 2021. A roadmap to ending youth homelessness in Wales: full report. Project Report.End Youth Homelessness Cymru.
- Russell, H. , Jenkins, E. and Bridgeman, J. 2019. Out on the streets: LGBTQ+ youth homelessness in Wales. Project Report.[Online].End Youth Homelessness in Wales. Available at: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eec973487c9c707d4e46170/t/60a51571aa94945b3a807ace/1621431667483/Out+on+the+Streets+%E2%80%93+Full+Report.pdf.
Other
- Porter, J. et al., 2025. Trajectories of young people at risk of exclusion across the UK. Oxford University(10.5287/ora-kkaey5vm2)
- Power, S. et al. 2024. The varied landscape of alternative education provision in the uk: a home international comparison. Oxford University(10.5287/ora-0z1zoy0km)
Biography
Jemma works on the Building Social Value and Fair Work Project, part of WISERD's work on workplaces and participatory democracies. With the introduction of the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act, Jemma's research examines what works to support marginalised communities in accessing education, training, and employment opportunities in the construction industry. Jemma's research explores how construction organisations and civil society work together to create social value for communities in Wales.
Jemma has worked on measuring social value in the construction industry. Jemma recently co-developed a theoretically informed social return on investment (SROI) study to explore how a construction-supported employment programme helped young people at risk of homelessness access employment.
Jemma previously worked on the Excluded Lives project at WISERD Education. Excluded Lives was a multidisciplinary project based in the Department of Education at the University of Oxford, spanning the four jurisdictions of the UK. The project's overarching aim was to provide a comprehensive and multidisciplinary view of the different policies, practices, and costs of school exclusion in the UK.
Jemma has led academic and social value projects in the construction industry, including work to help people with convictions access opportunities within the industry. As part of this work, Jemma wrote the Construction Industry Training Board's (CITB) Clean Slate Cymru Toolkit, which was written to support the construction industry and help people with convictions enter construction employment.
Jemma also has a background in education, housing and homelessness. She worked at the End Youth Homelessness Cymru (EYHC) coalition, where she conducted research amplifying youth voice and suggested practical solutions to end youth homelessness.
Jemma's research interests include social value, social procurement, construction, social impact measurement, education, school exclusion, employment, fair work, amplifying the voices of people from marginalised communities, and youth homelessness.