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School leaders leading curriculum inclusion: Re-culturing pedagogy, re-imagining the student experience

Curriculum diversity and inclusion are priority areas for many people working in formal and informal settings. Played out in public debates, and in organisational practices, these priorities are anchored on recent and ongoing calls to decolonise the curriculum.

Research, Editor's PicksMaria Pia TissotOctober 26, 2022curriculum, school, pedagogy, teachers, inclusive curriculum

Student mental health - a public health challenge?

There’s a student mental health crisis. With half of all young people now going to university this is now a public health crisis. And universities are to blame for not providing enough support to students, leading to unusually high levels of student suicide. That’s what media stories were suggesting, even before the pandemic hit. However, is this really true?

Editor's Picks, ResearchMoazzma ArshadAugust 20, 2021student, mental health, pandemic, school, university students

Children need to catch up, but on work or play?

Life has been tough for everyone during the pandemic. We have all experienced fear, loneliness and a longing for normality. As adults, we could rationalise what was happening, but for children, particularly the very young, being suddenly unable to see Granny or attend playgroup has been perplexing and upsetting. However, the loss of play time is more than just a disappointment, it represents a notable loss of learning experiences and, due to inequality of access, it is children born into disadvantage who have lost out most of all.

Research, Editor's PicksKimberley SimpsonMay 24, 2021children, play, work, school, Education

Is there a glass ceiling in Higher Education?

Women play a pivotal role as role models to inspire the future generation of female leaders in education, whether it is in schools or in Higher Education. According to Hewitt (2020) and Osho (2018), 56.6% of the university student body is comprised of women. The Higher Education workforce, however, reflects a different picture where 45.3% of the workforce are women, as outlined by the Higher Education Statistics Agency’s (HESA) data.