In this webinar Sarah Chicken and Alison Porter will discuss the approaches they have used to develop innovative pedagogic practice in primary and early years settings. Their projects took place against a backdrop of policy change. In Wales, children’s participative rights are now part of the early years curriculum framework; in England, learning a Modern […]
This workshop will discuss different types of research designs and the kinds of evidence they generate for different purposes. The team will demonstrate how policymakers and practitioners can use a simple framework to judge if any kind of evidence is trustworthy. This is the first step in understanding evidence. The team will also illustrate how […]
IOE and the ESRC Education Research Programme (ERP) are hosting a special edition online panel discussion on Education after the election: priorities for change. This is part of the What Matters in Education? series of debates. Funding crisis in higher education, schools and FE; widening inequalities; a cost of living crisis for families; rising pupil absence and increasing pressure to provide more support […]
Policy, practice and research all play an important part in helping the education system run well, yet they do not always agree on the issues that require the most urgent attention or the practical steps necessary to make things happen. This panel discussion will consider why building a consensus between these groups seems so difficult, […]
Where have things gone wrong Governments remain divided over what are the most effective solutions to the workforce challenge. Yet without clarity on the underlying issues, the solutions offered risk making things worse. In this first event in the What Matters in Education? panel discussion series, speakers will debate where things have gone wrong and how […]
