The unspoken power of collage
鈥楥ollages manage to satisfy all of my madness. I鈥檓 able to make these obsessive things but then I鈥檓 also able to make these very strong statements鈥 in my mind they have a very strong...
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The 娇色导航 Blog was established in 2015 to provide research-informed content on key educational issues in an accessible manner.
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Negotiating the qualitative-quantitative divide: the best of both
The 娇色导航 Postgraduate Forum research symposium I attended provided me with the opportunity to present my work in a supportive and critically constructive environment, providing me with invaluable...
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Curriculum, assessment and pedagogy: creating a space for thought and action
The issues of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment are pivotal to shaping our educational system. These concepts have been constructed, reconstructed, deconstructed and contested over many decades....
Continue reading blog postPrison education and reform: a voice from the ground
On 18 May 2016, a review of education and training in prisons by Dame Sally Coates praised the work of many prison educators, yet its recommendations infer that many of their practices are...
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The experiences and 鈥榣ight-bulb moment鈥 of an early career researcher following a 娇色导航 Postgraduate Forum symposium
Though I didn鈥檛 realise it at the time, studying while working in the early years sector marked the emergence of my research interests. I was a practitioner at the forefront of new government...
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Effectively deploying teaching assistants to support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
This blog draws on an important piece of research published by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) in England in 2015: Making the Best use of Teaching Assistants (Sharples, Webster and...
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Jetting off on another flying faculty visit: what have we learned?
The increased demand for education as a tradable commodity has seen a growing number of international students seeking UK qualifications over the past decade (OECD, 2009). It is becoming...
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Towards inclusive and equitable quality education for all: To borrow or not to borrow?
One of the Millennium Development Goals set by the United Nations (UN) in 2000 concerns achieving universal primary education (United Nations, 2015b). Since then, systemic changes have been...
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How do we truly assess success and long-term achievement in learning: exams, or innovative contextualised creative assessment?
There is a continual debate and discussion about exams 鈥 whether it is standard attainment tests (SATs) at primary school or GCSEs and A-levels at secondary 鈥 and how effective they are not...
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