EVENTS

Hugh Smith (Education Consultant, Author, Teacher Educator, Mental Health and Education Champion) will speak on the topic of Teacher Stress. Teacher Stress

Olli-Pekka Heinonen on insights into the Finnish approach to learning systems and lifelong learning for a skilled labour market. Hosted by the David Hume Institute.

Dr Francesca Sobande, Cardiff University. Hosted by the Centre for Research in Digital Education.

Dr Jennifer Farrar, University of Glasgow Dr Kelly Stone, University of Edinburgh Dr Navan Govender, University of Strathclyde

Speakers: Ali Sameer and Gareth Davis

Speaker: Tiina Tambaum. Part of CR&DALL Seminar Series.

Speaker: Dr Naomi Hodgson. Hosted by University of Strathclyde.

An account of successful stakeholder academic engagement between University of Edinburgh and Glasgow Science Centre. Dr Zayba Ghazali-Mohammed, University of Edinburgh, and Susan Meikleham, Glasgow Science Centre.

Speakers: Dr David Lundie (University of Glasgow) and Dr Alaster Scott Douglas (University of Roehampton). Hosted by the University of Glasgow Education Leadership and Policy Research and Teaching Group.

Speaker: Dr Richard Race, University of Roehampton. Hosted by the University of Glasgow.

Co-hosted by the University of Glasgow and the EPPE Network

Professor Michael Reiss, Institute of Education, UCL Dr Jane Essex, University of Strathclyde

This seminar details the process undertaken by the Digital Policy Group, co-chaired by Professors Susan Edwards (Speaker) and Leon Straker to lead the development and writing of the ECA Statement on Young Children and Digital Technologies.

In this talk, Dr Yongcan Liu (University of Cambridge) argues for the importance of developing a cross-field language policy to help unlock the potential of bilingual migrant children in schools and communities.

Professor Vasu Reddy, University of Portsmouth Dr Jonathan Delafield-Butt, University of Strathclyde

Speaker: Professor Louise Hayward Hosted by The University of Glasgow Education Assessment Network (UGEAN)

A one day conference to celebrate the rights and activism of children and young people in England and across the globe.

Professor Tahereh Ziaian is a Community Health Psychologist in the School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, and she is a Visiting Professor at the University of NSW contributing to the academic activities of the South Western Sydney Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine.

Speaker: Dr Sue Kay-Flowers, Liverpool John Moores University Over time, most children experiencing parental separation adjust to the changes it brings. The extent to which they ‘accommodate’ these changes is influenced by many factors, analysed here through young adults’ retrospective accounts.

EPPE Network co-founder Ellen Vanderhoven will lead a workshop on how to write an effective blog post, giving you the practical tools and confidence you need to write your first EPPE Network blog post.

Sean Michael Morris

Lecture delivered by Dr John Gordon, University of East Anglia. Hosted by the University of Glasgow School of Education.

Part of the Policy Scotland seminar series, this presentation from Professor Mel Ainscow will consider how researchers can contribute to educational change in relation to equity, a challenge facing education systems throughout the world.

Why is my curriculum white? A panel discussion as part of Black History Month and the launch of Strath Union's Decolonise the Curriculum campaign.

Dr Carolina E Kuepper-Tetzel, University of Dundee Mr Jonathan Firth, University of Strathclyde

Presenter: Jenny Macaffer, Chief Executive Officer, Adult Learning Australia. Part of the CR&DALL Seminar Series 2019-20.

Becky Francis, Director of the UCL Institute of Education (IOE), looks at how factors such as social background and ethnicity are still key determinants for student attainment and shares recommendations for socially just and effective grouping practices.

Hosted by the Scottish Poverty and Inequality Research Unit at Glasgow Caledonian University and the Poverty Alliance, this lecture will focus on the priorities that the new Poverty and Inequality Commission will focus on in the years ahead.

Professor Charles Nherera examines factors that have influenced the expansion of Higher Education in Zimbabwe and whether recent efforts at improving relevance and quality are yielding the expected outcomes. Hosted by the Centre for Research & Development in Adult and Lifelong Learing (CR&DALL)

“White Water Writers” is a project which gives groups of people the chance to plan, write, proofread and publish their own full-length novel in just one week. In this talk, Dr Yvonne Skipper will discuss the project and its impacts.

Peter Tabichi is a science teacher and Franciscan Brother. Thanks to Peter's dedication, hard work and passionate belief in his students, his poorly-resourced school in remote rural Kenya is now winning national and international science competitions.

In this public lecture, David Martin, Co-Convenor of the new Scottish Citizens' Assembly, will set out his hopes and aspirations for the initiative. He will explain how the citizens were selected, how the Assembly will carry out its work and how it will feed into wider political processes.