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Speaker: Ian Cushing, Department of Education, Brunel University London Chair: James Simpson, School of Education, Leeds Discussants: Martin Lamb & Lucy Taylor, School of Education, Leeds This talk presents an analysis of various standardised language policy mechanisms currently circulating in secondary schools in England and the processes by which these are interpreted, enacted and resisted...
Centre for Curriculum, Pedagogy and Policy Online seminar Guest speaker: Professor Gemma Moss This seminar looks at findings from a recent UKRI/ESRC funded project, A duty of care and a duty to teach: educational priorities in response to the Covid19 crisis. Covid-19 has revealed some difficult home truths about the depth of child poverty in...
Collaborative teacher learning centered on research evidence is thought to improve teaching practice and student outcomes. Key to such learning is Reflective Professional Inquiry (RPI); seen as vital if practitioners are to engage effectively with new knowledge and ideas. Yet RPI is under-conceptualized and little is known about how to facilitate effective RPI. With this presentation...
This cross-center “Thinking Aloud / Thinking Allowed” workshop is conceived as an informal space to meet new colleagues, share research ideas, discuss raw empirical data, brainstorm on future research projects and present “unfinished” work in the broader field of education, childhood and youth studies. A few colleagues will be giving 10′ presentations of a research...
You’re warmly invited to this event organised by postgraduate researchers from the Centre for Curriculum, Pedagogy and Policy (CCPP). Wondering how to develop yourself as a researcher? Having questions about conducting research professionally? Working with others? Seeking and applying for funding and resources? Communicating and disseminating research outcomes, etc.? This interactive PGR event will provide...
This seminar will be given by three current Postgraduate Researchers in the School of Education, University of Leeds: Huiming Ding: Synthesising qualitative and quantitative data to investigate the impact of PISA on student mathematics learning Tefvik Karabiyik: Theory, policy and practice in mathematics – a comparative study based on international large-scale assessments Jose Marquez: Using...
Recommendations in numerous curricular documents around the globe suggest a movement toward science teaching that immerses students in doing science in order to learn science. Pedagogy to support such environments is dynamic, in the moment, responsive to learners’ ideas, and targets both practices and concepts; thus is challenging particularly for new teachers. Methods textbooks are...
The accountability system used to judge England’s schools is on the move. HM Chief Inspector of Schools has said that too much emphasis on exam results has put pressure on schools to deliver test scores above all else. From September 2019, a new inspection framework will be used with a much greater emphasis on the...
This seminar takes a look at findings from our three-year mixed methods project examining the successes of and challenges facing Core Maths, a new and innovative addition to Level 3 mathematics provision. We assess what our findings so far reveal about the value of this relatively new set of post-16 qualifications, and consider whether or...
For our first seminar of the academic year, we welcome Professor Paul Andrews from Stockholm University. He will present a series of little known facts about PISA, its processes and results, challenging its repeated claim that it “has become the world’s premier yardstick for evaluating the quality, equity and efficiency of school systems" (OECD, 2013, p.3,...