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Enquiring minds: building a picture of how children learn to understand subjects
Arthur Chapman. Over the last year and a half or so, my colleagues and I in the UCL Institute of Education’s Subject Specialism Research Group have been thinking together about schooling and about how children develop and build their knowledge.…
Grammar schools and access to universities: HEPI report not an accurate or complete picture
Lindsey Macmillan, Matt Dickson, Simon Burgess. A HEPI Occasional Paper out today claims that “grammar schools … play a significant role in supporting social mobility”. This is based on two statements in the paper: firstly, that a high proportion of disadvantaged pupils…
Are educational networks the new panacea for system reform? Here’s how to ensure a more thoughtful approach
Melanie Ehren. In the last decade many countries have introduced policies to mandate or incentivise school networks. Examples are teaching school alliances and Multi-Academy Trusts in England, regional improvement consortia in Wales, area-learning communities in Northern Ireland, and networks…
School leaders: who sits at your table? And four more questions for the new year
Zachary Walker. Every generation brings new faces, new ways of thinking and new challenges into our classrooms. In order to prepare students for the dynamic, exciting world they are entering, it is important that we understand and honour this generation…
If young people are to change the world they need the knowledge, the global skills and the belief they can do it
Douglas Bourn. The impact of globalisation on economies, societies and communities is one of the major issues of today. It can be seen in Trump’s emphasis on “America first”, the rationale behind Brexit and recent social events in France.…
70 years on from the UN Convention on genocide, we must continue to learn the lessons of the past
Yesterday, Sunday 9 December 2018, marked the 70th anniversary of the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (writes Nicola Wetherall). As we formally recognise this important milestone,…
There’s more than one way to get a PhD: enhancing women’s career opportunities in HE
Ginny Brunton. The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that women in academic careers earn on average some 16% less than men. The Times Higher Education reported that 30 institutions had mean average pay gaps in…
Europe: educators across the continent have always worked together
Hugh Starkey. While politicians and pundits tear themselves apart over the Brexit negotiations, it’s worth bearing in mind that European cooperation in education precedes UK membership of the European Union. As the UK transitions to a new political and diplomatic…
Thinking allowed: teachers must reclaim their moral purpose
David Lambert. Teachers, generally speaking, work incredibly hard. They work under highly controlled and high stakes conditions, and very publicly. So how do teachers feel about their work? Is teaching a confident profession? I believe that the profession, at least…
Seven principles for a fair and relevant assessment system
Ruth Dann. In my contribution to last week’s IOE Debate asking ‘What if… we designed our school testing and assessment system from scratch?‘ I distilled what I think are 7 key principles that might help us shape our examination and…
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