The Scottish Government has published an equity audit that examines the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on children from disadvantaged backgrounds. The audit was undertaken as part of Protecting Scotland, Renewing Scotland: the 2020-21 Programme for Government, and covers material extracted between 23 March and 1 September 2020. While the government recognises that a longer strategy isContinue reading “Scottish Government equity report examines school closure impact”
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International Council for Education Advisers—school exams ‘outdated technology’ in the 21st century
Are high school exams out of date? Just before Christmas, the Scottish Government’s International Council for Education Advisers (ICEA) called for the end of high school exams as we know them in a report, and the idea attracted plenty of media attention. The ICEA, whose membership includes Professor Chris Chapman, the Network for Social andContinue reading “International Council for Education Advisers—school exams ‘outdated technology’ in the 21st century”
Launch of practitioner panel
This month, we launched the Network for Social and Educational Equity’s teacher practitioner panel, a group that aims to develop an ongoing relationship between leading practitioners in education, and researchers at the Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change where NSEE is based. With more than 30 attendees from schools and education authorities across the westContinue reading “Launch of practitioner panel”
Child poverty in rural areas
Children’s Neighbourhoods Scotland has published a report investigating children, young people, rural poverty and social exclusion in Scotland. Written by Jayne Glass from the Rural Policy Centre of Scotland’s Rural College, the report finds that rural poverty accounts for 16 percent of all poverty in Scotland but is often less visible in urban areas andContinue reading “Child poverty in rural areas”
Dance as a way of teaching other subjects
An innovative dance project aimed at contributing to positive culture change in schools has proved itself able to reinforce pupil learning and develop new approaches to teaching. YDance, the national dance organisation for young people aged 3 to 21, developed Shake it Up, an interdisciplinary dance project for Scottish schools. The project is aimed atContinue reading “Dance as a way of teaching other subjects”
North Lanarkshire sharing event
By Dr Jo Neary What does collaborative action research (CAR) in schools look like? On Thursday, 29 October, the NSEE team presented their CAR approach for schools to an audience of 30 interested school leaders from North and South Lanarkshire schools to explain how it can benefit their professional learning, and children and young people.Continue reading “North Lanarkshire sharing event”
Educational panel to ‘narrow gap’ between teachers and researchers
By Dr Jo Neary The Network for Social and Educational Equity (NSEE) is currently establishing an expert practitioner panel, with the aim of developing an on-going relationship between leading practitioners in the system, and the researchers at the Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change, where NSEE is based. Much of our current NSEE work focusesContinue reading “Educational panel to ‘narrow gap’ between teachers and researchers”
The impact of Covid-19 on families in rural areas
In collaboration with Policy Scotland and Children’s Neighbourhoods Scotland, the Network for Social and Educational Equity is undertaking a programme of research and intelligence gathering in high poverty settings across Scotland that seeks to understand how local responses are working in the current rapidly changing context and provide insights that can support the next phaseContinue reading “The impact of Covid-19 on families in rural areas”
Fieldwork in the Covid-19 era
By Dr Jo Neary As with many organisations and their employees, the NSEE team has been working from home since March this year. While much of our work has carried on as normal, some things have changed. A lot of the work we do involves visiting schools and conducting face to face training or providingContinue reading “Fieldwork in the Covid-19 era”
WANTED – international investigators to join research lab investigating the impact of COVID-19 on education networks
The NSEE team is seeking international educational researchers to join a research lab investigating the impact of Covid-19 on education networks.