CNS – Rural experiences of COVID-19: Insights from frontline practitioners
This briefing presents the views and experiences of frontline practitioners working in rural communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19: Do we need to redefine the priorities for school inspections?
The second paper from ICSEI Crisis Response in Education Network focuses on priorities for inspection as school systems resume but under a variety of operational scenarios.
Headteachers coping with COVID-19 in Colombia: The challenge and value of reaching the families of the students
The views of education leaders in Colombia on the challenges and lessons from supporting student learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The COVID-19 cohort and the ‘mess’ of public exams: reconsidering the roles and responsibilities
Reflections on fundamental questions about the roles and purposes of public exams and how these were not taken adequately into account when deciding on alternative grading arrangements.
CNS: Early Insights into the COVID-19 Response – 30 July 2020 – refugee and migrant families
Briefing based on research with frontline practitioners working with refugee and migrant families in Glasgow about the impact of COVID-19.
New Policy Scotland paper: COVID-19: do we need to re-imagine the purpose of school inspections?
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?
What does moving forward look like?: Considering the role of Getting It Right for Every Child in recovery
How can existing policies meet the needs of children most adversely by impact of COVID-19, including widening gaps in attainment?
Planning the re-opening of school education in Scotland
Policy Scotland has been supporting national and local decision-making regarding the re-opening of school education in Scotland.
The socioemotional and pedagogical challenges of COVID-19 in Teno, a rural area in Chile
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.
Evidence round-up: Issues in recovery – food insecurity and learning loss
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.