COVID-19 Micro Briefing 1: The disproportionate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on disabled people
This micro briefing presents a range of evidence relating to the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on disabled people.
Innovating in the third sector – online research and services in 2020
Resources from the Policy Scotland and Scotland’s Third Sector Research Forum virtual seminar ‘Innovating in the third sector – online research and services in 2020’.
Policy Scotland Director takes on presidency of international education organisation
Professor Chris Chapman, Director of Policy Scotland, takes on the 2021 presidency of the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement today.
The COVID-19 Crisis and Universal Credit in Glasgow: January 2021
Third working paper that uses publicly available Department for Work and Pensions data on Universal Credit in Glasgow and Scotland to investigate the income crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Scottish Government equity report examines school closure impact
The Scottish Government’s equity audit examines the impact of COVID-19 on children from disadvantaged backgrounds, focusing particularly on the closure of the school buildings.
Achieving equity post-COVID-19?
Paper exploring some of the key medium and longer-term considerations for educational decision makers who are attempting to create more equitable education systems post-pandemic.
The impact of COVID-19 on families, children and young people in South Lanarkshire
This research by CNS explores the unequal impacts of COVID-19 and how these have been experienced by families, children and young people in high poverty neighbourhoods in South Lanarkshire.
Can dying at home during COVID-19 still be an indicator of ‘quality of death’?
What has happened during the pandemic to challenge the view that dying at home is best, and what does this tell us about our knowledge of what dying at home is really like across all strata of society?
Radical Policy Rethinking after COVID-19: part of ESRC Festival of Social Science
This event connected the public with the academic evidence and arguments for and against radical policy changes that might solve problems arising from the COVID-19 crisis.
International Council for Education Advisers – School exams ‘outdated technology’ in the 21st century
Report from the Scottish Government’s International Council for Education Advisers about the future of exams.