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”
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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?”
YDance wins prestigious award
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Teachers’ experiences in lockdown
The Network for Social and Educational Equity (NSEE) recently worked with educational practitioners to find out more about their experiences of working through the second school buildings lockdown (since January 2021). The NSEE expert practitioners’ panel (EPP) involves head teachers, principal teachers and classroom teachers from four local authorities in Scotland. A key element ofContinue reading “Teachers’ experiences in lockdown”
International perspectives on re-opening schools
By Dr Jo Neary Introduction By 18 March 2020, 107 countries implemented national school closures in response to the corona virus pandemic. Much of the knowledge regarding the utility of school closure in pandemics comes from previous modelling of influenza pandemics. A rapid review of evidence1 described two such pieces of evidence: the UK Department of Health’s commissionedContinue reading “International perspectives on re-opening schools”
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”