The Network for Social and Educational Equity’s researchers Stuart Hall and Kevin Lowden have co-authored a paper on poverty and school education in Scotland. Titled Beyond the Pandemic: Poverty and School Education in Scotland, the paper explores the rise in child poverty and the impact on educational attainment. It presents a series of research findingsContinue reading “Education and poverty”
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Research shows pandemic strengthened LAs’ willingness to collaborate
The pandemic strengthened working relationships between eight Scottish local authorities, leading to more willingness to collaborate and to learn new approaches to teaching practice. That’s the finding of a recent evaluation report into the work of the West Partnership, Scotland’s largest Regional Improvement Collaborative by the University of Glasgow’s Robert Owen Centre researchers. University researchersContinue reading “Research shows pandemic strengthened LAs’ willingness to collaborate”
Education in Scotland – where next?
Scottish education is the subject of fundamental reform. In Where Next for Scottish Education: Every learner Matters? Professors Christopher Chapman and Graham Donaldson at the University of Glasgow’s Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change argue the case for change. Here, they summarise why they believe the time is right for ‘bold thinking and risk taking’.Continue reading “Education in Scotland – where next?”
University of Glasgow team travels to Chile for ICSEI2023
Ken Jones, of the International Professional Development Association with Professor Chris Chapman and Carmen Montecinos, local co-chair of ICSEI 2023 This month, members of the Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change from the School of Education at the University of Glasgow team travelled to Vina del Mar, Chile, for the 2023 International Congress for SchoolContinue reading “University of Glasgow team travels to Chile for ICSEI2023“
Teacher collaboration – improvements in skills development, writing, health and wellbeing and more
West Partnership (WP) RIC Collaborative Action Research (CAR) and ROC Case Studies How does collaborative action research (CAR) work in Scottish schools? The Robert Owen Centre Team at the university of Glasgow has supported the West Partnership Regional Improvement Collaborative’s learning system since its beginning. This has been mainly through the development and progression ofContinue reading “Teacher collaboration – improvements in skills development, writing, health and wellbeing and more“
Work with the West Partnership
The new school year kicked off in mid-August and the Robert Owen Centre (ROC) team is once more working closely with the West Partnership (WP) RIC to evaluate the work it does with teachers and other practitioners across the west of Scotland. The West Partnership, as Scotland’s biggest regional improvement collaborative, takes in 35 perContinue reading “Work with the West Partnership”
Growing young learners’ confidence and skills in Clydebank
In this blog, our researcher Dr Jo Neary reflects on some of the activities from one of the NSEE projects – Children, Learning and Inclusive Places (or CLIP). CLIP is focused on understanding how children and young people experience their local communities, and how they can get involves in issues that affect them. Learn moreContinue reading “Growing young learners’ confidence and skills in Clydebank “
Celebratory event marks first year of Every Dundee Learner Matters
Dundee City Council will celebrate the first year of the Every Dundee Learner Matters (EDLM) strategy today with an event at The Steeple, bringing together local authority staff and educational practitioners who have worked together to improve the quality of education for all children and young people in the city. Every Dundee Learner Matters isContinue reading “Celebratory event marks first year of Every Dundee Learner Matters”
WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ‘COLLABORATIVE’ IN COLLABORATIVE ACTION RESEARCH?
Dr Jo Neary, a researcher with the Network for Social and Educational Equity explains here how collaborative action research can be applied in school settings to reach groups that may otherwise miss out. Collaborative Action Research (CAR) is an evidence-based enquiry model that can be applied to all educational settings and to all improvement areas.Continue reading “WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ‘COLLABORATIVE’ IN COLLABORATIVE ACTION RESEARCH?”
Chilean study visit
Earlier this month, the Network for Social and Educational Equity team welcomed Milena Paez Silva, a psysich’s teacher from Chile for a study visit to the University of Glasgow. Milena, who works as a lecturer at Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso (PUCV), Chile, was a member of the team who worked with NSEE and Children’sContinue reading “Chilean study visit”