A new book on what can be done to promote greater equity in education.

Policy Scotland director Chris Chapman talks about attainment in Scottish education on this podcast from the College of Social Sciences at Glasgow University.

Children’s Neighbourhoods Scotland (CNS) has published its 2020-2021 annual report.

Researchers at the Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change call on politicians to enable schools to work together more effectively to break the link between disadvantage and educational attainment.

It is a year since Policy Scotland began its COVID-19 urgently needed insights programme to support the rapid mobilisation of knowledge in the unprecedented situation.

A new book edited by Professor Chris Chapman and Professor Mel Ainscow outlines an agenda for change within Scottish education based on research by the Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change.

The process of evidence-based policymaking in decisions regarding education in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Why we urgently need to develop new ways of working to tackle the range of issues around inequality and disadvantage that negatively impact children and young people.

The Scottish Government has published two new documents related to the return to in-person learning in schools and early learning and childcare (ELC) settings.

This Scottish Government paper provides an overview of evidence relating to the state of the epidemic in Scotland and offers advice on the phased return to in-person learning in schools and ELC settings.

Professor Chris Chapman, Director of Policy Scotland, takes on the 2021 presidency of the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement today.

Paper exploring some of the key medium and longer-term considerations for educational decision makers who are attempting to create more equitable education systems post-pandemic.

Report from the Scottish Government’s International Council for Education Advisers about the future of exams.

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.

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.

This paper presents the findings from a webinar with Inspectorates of Education from 8 countries, discussing the question: Do we need to redefine practices for school inspections in response to the pandemic?

This briefing presents the views and experiences of frontline practitioners working in rural communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.

Reflections on fundamental questions on the roles and purposes of public exams and how these were not taken adequately into account when deciding on alternative grading arrangements.

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

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?

Policy Scotland has been supporting national and local decision-making regarding the re-opening of school education in Scotland.

Children’s Neighbourhoods Scotland (CNS) has published its Annual Report, providing an update and overview of the programme as well as a look at the next steps.

This CNS briefing focuses on the lessons learned from the ‘hubs’ for vulnerable pupils and children from key worker families, in the context of re-opening schools in August 2020.

Review of international evidence on benefits of, and barriers to, outdoor learning, with reflection on how outdoor learning can be managed.

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

A distillation of the current available school guidance from Norwegian authorities regarding the reopening of kindergartens and schools and a concentration on operational examples, which might inform decision-making within the Scottish education system.

Children’s Neighbourhoods Scotland, Policy Scotland and the Network for Social and Educational Equity, are undertaking research to understand local responses to COVID-19 in contexts of high poverty across Scotland.

Briefing that summarises some of the key practices in Denmark used to reopen some educational establishments in April 2020.

Policy Scotland’s role in shaping the debate about how our future is reframed and redesigned as a result of COVID-19.

Policy Scotland will mobilise urgently needed insights in response to the social and economic policy challenges of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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.

Policy Scotland Director, Chris Chapman, is the co-author of a new book about school improvement networks and how they can support the professional capital of school principals and curriculum coordinators.

The book Changing Education Systems: A Research-based Approach was published in November 2019

Two new publications from Policy Scotland’s Director Chris Chapman focus on the role of research and researchers in changing education systems to improve equity and opportunity for learners.

Policy Scotland Director Professor Chris Chapman gave a presentation at the East Renfrewshire Council headteacher conference in March 2019 on creating an effective learning system.

Making sense of education reform: Where next for Scottish education?, a thinkpiece by Policy Scotland Director Chris Chapman has been published by the Association of Directors of Education Scotland.

Announcement that Children’s Neighbourhoods Scotland features strongly in the Scottish Government’s Child Poverty Delivery Plan.

Professor Chris Chapman asks whether school partnerships are promising for equitable change and improvement in education.