READ ME File For Rebecca J. Ward school staff perspectives data file Dataset DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/D2280 ReadMe Author: REBECCA WARD, University of Southampton ORCID ID 0000-0001-7703-8670 This dataset supports the publication entitled: Ward, R. J., Kovshoff, H., & Kreppner, J. (2021). School staff perspectives on ADHD and training: understanding the needs and views of UK primary staff. Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 26(3), 306-321. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632752.2021.1965342. DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA This dataset contains: School staff perspectives interview transcriptions These are Microsoft Word files with anonymised transcripts of audio files from interviews with school staff used in the qualitative study titled: SChool staff perspectives on ADHD and training: understanding the needs and views of UK primary staff. The data was transcribed and anonymised by Rebecca Ward and a research team including undergraduate voluntary research assistants at the University of Southampton. The data was then uploaded into NVivo software for analysis although the data can be analysed using a variety of programs. The ethics forms are all Word documents that show the all the information that is needed to give to participants and collect for participants to ensure we are operating within the university ethical guidelines. Date of data collection: School staff perspectives interview transcriptions was collected between April - November 2019. Information about geographic location of data collection: School staff perspectives interview transcriptions was collected in Southampton, UK and via telephone. Licence: CC-BY Related projects/Funders: University of Southampton Jubilee Scholarship from the School of Psychology Related publication: Ward, R. J., Kovshoff, H., & Kreppner, J. (2021). School staff perspectives on ADHD and training: understanding the needs and views of UK primary staff. Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 26(3), 306-321. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632752.2021.1965342. Date that the file was created: Ethics forms 24/06/2022 School staff perspectives interview transcriptions 21/06/2022