New Policy Scotland paper: COVID-19: do we need to re-imagine the purpose of school inspections?

Education, Children and Families, ICSEI, Professor Carmen Montecinos, Professor Chris Chapman, Professor Melanie Ehren, Think piece, Working paperBy admin August 4, 2020 1 Comment

As regular school inspections have stopped in many countries, and its not ‘business as usual’, this paper asks should we ‘inspect’ schools, and if so, for what purpose?

The socioemotional and pedagogical challenges of COVID-19 in Teno, a rural area in Chile

Chile, Education, Children and Families, ICSEI, ICSEI: Voices from the Field, Mauricio Pino YancovicBy admin July 22, 2020 Leave a comment

How an education authority in rural Chile dealt with the lack of access to the internet and digital platforms to allow students to keep learning and social vulnerability in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Facing COVID, we have evolved over 100 years in a month: Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil

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The Director of Education in Jaraguá do Sul Municipality in Brazil discusses how the education service has responded to the challenge of COVID-19

Coping with COVID in education in one of the most infected municipalities of Chile: “We are all learning together”

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How have teachers and learners in Santiago adapted to COVID-19? Two education services managers explain.

Empowerment, equity and excellence: Where next for Scottish education?

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This conference and workshop aims to stimulate participants to reflect on the emerging empowerment agenda within Scottish education. It is the inaugural International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement Professional Learning Conference, and co-hosted by University of Glasgow’s School of Education and Policy Scotland.