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Scottish Government equity report examines school closure impact

Children's Neighbourhoods Scotland, Education, Children and Families, Inequalities, Network for Social and Educational Equity, NewsBy adminJanuary 18, 2021Leave a comment

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.

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Policy Scotland in 2020

News, Policy Scotland, Professor Anton Muscatelli, Professor Chris Chapman, Professor Sally Wyke, Sir John ElvidgeBy adminDecember 10, 2020Leave a comment

Policy Scotland reflects on the challenges and achievements of 2020 and looks ahead to 2021 and the focus on recovery and rebuilding following the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Green Recovery Dialogues

Centre for Sustainable Solutions, City economies, Climate crisis, Councillor Susan Aitken, Des McNulty, Glasgow City Council, News, Professor Jaime L. Toney, Research project - announcement, Sustainability, WorkshopBy adminNovember 4, 20202 Comments

Policy Scotland and the University’s Centre for Sustainable Solutions have created a partnership with Glasgow City Council to run a series of Green Recovery Dialogues.

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GCVS and the Third Sector Knowledge Exchange Collaborative: a valuable response to our challenges

Community Resilience and Addressing Disadvantage, Glasgow Council for Voluntary Sector, Ian Bruce, News, Research project - announcement, The Collaborative, Third sectorBy adminNovember 4, 2020Leave a comment

Ian Bruce from the Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector, outlines the value of collaboration between third sector organisations and the University of Glasgow.

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Evidence round-up: Issues in recovery – food insecurity and learning loss

Adelaide Brown, Child poverty, Community Resilience and Addressing Disadvantage, Dr Sarah Weakley, Education, Children and Families, NewsBy adminJuly 22, 2020Leave a comment

New evidence on two issues of continuing relevance in the coming months: food insecurity and the challenges of learning loss amongst children from low income families.

Evidence round up: Third sector impacts and looking ahead

Community Resilience and Addressing Disadvantage, Dr Sarah Weakley, Inequalities, News, Third sectorBy adminJune 24, 2020Leave a comment

As we enter a new phase of the COVID-19 crisis and recovery, evidence from the third sector about priorities and needs is vital as governments and organisations make decisions about areas of focus in the coming months.

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Evaluation Support Scotland’s response to COVID-19 pandemic – supporting third sector organisations and funders to learn in a crisis

Community Resilience and Addressing Disadvantage, Evaluation Support Scotland, News, Third sectorBy adminJune 3, 2020Leave a comment

How Evaluation Support Scotland has adapted to help third sector organisations and funders measure and report on their impact while under COVID-19 restrictions.

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New Crisis Response in Education network

Crisis Response in Education Network, Education, Children and Families, Educational equity, Network for Social and Educational Equity, News, Professor Chris ChapmanBy adminJune 3, 20202 Comments

Policy Scotland and the Network for Social and Educational Equity are convening a new international network focussing on Crisis Response in Education.

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

Cities, Education, Children and Families, ICSEI, ICSEI: Voices from the Field, Mauricio Pino Yancovic, NewsBy adminMay 21, 2020Leave a comment

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

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Call for participants: surveys on school closures and home learning

Education, Children and Families, NewsBy adminMay 6, 2020Leave a comment

A variety of surveys from researchers seeking to understand how the COVID-19 school closures have affected educators, families, and children.

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