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A poem called These Are The Hands by Michael Rosen, chalked on the side of outdoor steps to a flat, with the hashtag #thankyouNHS

Gendering COVID-19: Economies of care and bodily integrity. A collective essay

Centre for Gender History, Community Resilience and Addressing Disadvantage, Essay, Inequalities, Think pieceBy adminJune 4, 2020

How the COVID-19 global pandemic has affected men and women in different ways due to disparities of agency, income and occupation, particularly women’s roles in care work.

A woman sitting at a desk at home with a computer screen and laptop

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, 2020

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

Close-up photo of child's hands silhouetted against a partially transparent painted rainbow on a window.

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.

An electronic sign spelling COVID-19 in blue on black background and a red triangle pointing downwards

The COVID-19 pandemic and the economy: We are fighting a new war

City economies, Commentary, Professor Guglielmo Maria Caporale, Professor Mario CerratoBy adminMay 21, 2020

Central banks and regulatory authorities have responded to the economic threat from the need to contain the COVID-19 pandemic but there is a need for more action.

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: Voices from the Field, International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI), Mauricio Pino Yancovic, NewsBy adminMay 21, 2020

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

Why living wages matter more than ever

City economies, Think pieceBy adminMay 20, 20201 Comment

Why paying employees a living wage underpins the resilience, sustainability and support that is likely to be critical for organisations to survive – or maybe even thrive – in the current crisis.

Lots of 'To let' signs at the front steps of houses along a street

COVID-19 pandemic puts the spotlight on the UK’s broken housing system – time for a tenure shift?

Housing and Infrastructure, Paul Hackett, Think pieceBy adminMay 18, 2020

Emergency protection for UK buyers and renters during the COVID-19 lockdown has been welcomed but the legislation is a temporary fix to deep-rooted, pre-pandemic failings which should be addressed as we move to the recovery phase.

A view from Glasgow: Maureen McKenna on school closures and the pandemic

Commentary, Education, Children and Families, GlasgowBy adminMay 13, 2020

An email interview with Maureen McKenna, Executive Director of Education, Glasgow City Council, posted on the International Education News website.

Photo of Scottish Government briefing with Nicola Sturgeon listening to Jason Leitch as they stand at podiums each two metres apart. In the background is a woman doing a sign language translation

Experts and politics in Scotland and the UK

Commentary, Coronavirus / COVID-19, Des McNulty, DevolutionBy adminMay 6, 2020

Expert advice has been prominent in the COVID-19 crisis but understanding the relationship between experts and policymaking will be of particular importance as we move to the next stage.

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Call for participants: surveys on school closures and home learning

Education, Children and Families, NewsBy adminMay 6, 2020

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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