Reports and papers published by Policy Scotland and associated programmes and projects.

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Rural poverty and social exclusion with a focus on children and young people

Child poverty, Children's Neighbourhoods Scotland, Community Resilience and Addressing Disadvantage, Dr Claire Bynner, Dr Jayne Glass, Education, Children and Families, Professor Chris Chapman, Research reportLeave a comment

A critical review published by Children’s Neighbourhoods Scotland of how poverty and social exclusion are experienced by children and young people in rural areas of Scotland.

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CNS: Early Insights into the COVID-19 Response – 30 July 2020 – refugee and migrant families

Alison Dreever, Children's Neighbourhoods Scotland, CNS Emerging Insights, Dr Maureen McBride, Education, Children and Families, Elaine Feeney, Immigration, Inequalities, Network for Social and Educational Equity, Professor Chris ChapmanLeave a comment

Briefing based on research with frontline practitioners working with refugee and migrant families in Glasgow about the impact of COVID-19.

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

Crisis Response in Education Network, Education, Children and Families, International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI), Professor Carmen Montecinos, Professor Chris Chapman, Professor Melanie Ehren, Research report, Think piece2 Comments

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?