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

Conference, Educational equity, Empowerment, Event report/resources, ICSEI, Leadership, Professor Alma Harris, Professor Carol Campbell, Professor Chris Chapman, Professor Graham Donaldson, Professor Mel Ainscow, School of Education, Glasgow University, Scotland

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.

Graphic showing Overall Poverty in Scotland 1995 - 2018

Poverty Trends in Scotland 1995-2018 and Policy Change: new work with the Poverty and Inequality Commission from Policy Scotland and SPICe

Dr Sarah Weakley, Poverty, Poverty and Inequality Commission, Research project - outputs, Scotland, SPICe, Welfare & social security

Policy Scotland has worked with staff members in the Scottish Government and the Scottish Parliament Information Centre to create a set of briefing materials that detail poverty trends in Scotland since 1995 paired with key policy changes from the UK and Scottish Governments.

Logo of the Shaping Futures project incorporating the letters SF and numbers 21

Changing the Housing Story – report published

Australia, Canada, Dr Sharon Chisholm, Housing economics, Professor David Hulchansk, Professor Duncan Maclennan, Professor Hal Pawson, Professor Ken Gibb, Research project - outputs, UK, UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence

The summary report from the Shaping Futures project is now published, following a launch in Australia. The report contains ten principles for housing policy and tax reform intended to provide a coherent framework for reforming housing policies.