The Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change hosted colleagues from the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso for a professional learning visit in September/early October, where they travelled to Scotland to find out more about leading initial teacher education. Colleagues participated in university sessions and visits to local primary and secondary schools. Their university sessions includedContinue reading “University welcomes Chilean visitors for study visit”
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University of Glasgow professor leads global education initiative
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NSEE team wins University of Glasgow award
Researcher Romina Madrid (right) talks to a teacher at Berryhill Primary School. Photo credit: Stuart Hall. The Network for Social and Educational Equity (NSEE) at the Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change has won the Best Policy & Practice Collaboration at the University of Glasgow’s annual engagement awards for 2021. In the last eight years,Continue reading “NSEE team wins University of Glasgow award”
Every Dundee Learner Matters
Dundee, together with researchers from the University of Glasgow’s Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change, is to launch a major new strategy aimed at improving the quality of education for all children and young people in the city. Developed by a group of experienced head teachers, the two-year initiative will be evaluated by the universityContinue reading “Every Dundee Learner Matters”
Trust in teachers to break the links between education and disadvantage
As countries seek to strengthen their national educational systems the great challenge is to ensure that all children are included and treated fairly, and yet a new book due out this summer argues that the established link between education and disadvantage has yet to be broken. ‘Educational Equity: Pathways to Success’, edited by Professors ChristopherContinue reading “Trust in teachers to break the links between education and disadvantage”
CAR projects during lockdown
By Dr Jo Neary Since the Christmas break, school buildings in Scotland have once again closed to all but the children of essential workers and of vulnerable families. While teachers are having to balance their workload between supporting learning online through digital classrooms, and attending their physical classroom, some teachers are also carrying on withContinue reading “CAR projects during lockdown”
Children’s Neighbourhoods Scotland – annual report out now
The Children’s Neighbourhoods Scotland (CNS) annual report, which provides an update and overview of the organisation’s work programme as well as what is to come in the next year, is out now. The report was written during the COVID-19 pandemic and, as was the case with many others, the work of the CNS team changedContinue reading “Children’s Neighbourhoods Scotland – annual report out now”
Lessons from the hubs – accelerated change and collaboration
Picture credit: epictop10.com To slow the spread of COVID-19, the Scottish Government declared all local authority early learning, childcare and schools closed from 20th March 2020, except for critical provision for vulnerable pupils and the children of key workers. These ‘hubs’ are strategically placed within each local authority to serve local primary and secondary schools.Continue reading “Lessons from the hubs – accelerated change and collaboration”
Shaping the future of Scottish Education: what might be done?
One only has to look south to England to see how political ideology can crush the hopes and aspirations of teachers and the communities they serve, particularly those working and living in the most disadvantaged areas, writes Professor Chris Chapman, chair of Educational Policy and Practice at the University of Glasgow and principal investigator forContinue reading “Shaping the future of Scottish Education: what might be done?”