Delighted to have contributed the chapter on England to this new book on the education policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic's unequal disruption to young people's education.
The full publication was launched today and is available here: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/13381883-ec31-11ee-8e14-01aa75ed71a1
Excited to announce the full line-up for the @cepeo_ucl seminar series this term!
Seminars are held 3-4pm on Thursdays with in-person and hybrid options available.
You can sign up for our first seminar with Dr Angharad Butler-Rees from Warwick University on 28th September here: http://tinyurl.com/8f7afbu2
"Educational Pathways and Work Outcomes of Disabled Young People in England (RPG-2020-202) is a 36-month research project funded by the Leverhulme Trust (November 2020-November 2023). The project aims to provide novel evidence surrounding educational transitions and labour market outcomes of disabled young people in England, and to investigate the whole range of mechanisms through which adolescent disability is translated into social disadvantage." More information at: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/sociology/research/projects/isc/educationalpathways/educationalpathways Bio: "Angharad is a Research Fellow in the Department of Sociology, working alongside Dr Stella Chatzitheochari on the Leverhulme study Educational Pathways and Work Outcomes of Disabled Young People in England. Previously, she has worked as a Research Fellow at the Centre for Research in Inclusion at the University of Southampton, where she undertook research into digital accessibility. Prior to this, she undertook doctoral studies within the Department of Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Southampton. As part of her doctoral studies, she researched disability activism in response to austerity utilising both participatory and biographical methods. She has a longstanding interest in disability rights, social justice and inclusion. She has previous research experience of working with various disability charities and advocacy organisations, including UCAN Productions, the National League of the Blind and Disabled (NLBD) and Leonard Cheshire Disability."
b) Labour calls for an assessment system that captures the full strength of every child and the breadth of curriculum with the right balance of assessment methods whilst maintaining importance of examinations.
This links to our policy priorities too:
We argue it is vital to retain exams as the primary means of assessment:
Blog: https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2023/06/22/retain-external-examination-as-the-primary-means-of-assessment/
Briefing note: https://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ucl:cepeob:14
b) Labour calls for an assessment system that captures the full strength of every child and the breadth of curriculum with the right balance of assessment methods whilst maintaining importance of examinations.
This links to our policy priorities too:
We argue it is vital to retain exams as the primary means of assessment:
Blog: https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2023/06/22/retain-external-examination-as-the-primary-means-of-assessment/
Briefing note: https://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ucl:cepeob:14
2. Reform childcare and early years support so children have the best start in life
- Deliver new childcare places, workforce reforms, & high standards.
- Childcare as education – must be about providing every child with the best start in life, not just childcare for parents.
This is one of our policy priorities. Read the evidence here:
Briefing note: https://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ucl:cepeob:24
Blog: https://economicsobservatory.com/why-should-we-invest-in-early-childhood-education-and-care
Blog: https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2023/03/
Labour has proposed a 5 point mission plan to #EqualiseOpportunities
1. Make security the foundation of opportunity
Jake Anders