Category: Education
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Enhancing policy and improving the uptake and quality of provision of modern languages teaching
A new policy briefing published by Professor Janice Carruthers (QUB) and Professor Wendy Ayres-Bennett (Cambridge) compares educational policy in modern languages across the four UK jurisdictions and makes a series of policy recommendations.
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Why we should ask students what they think about GCSEs
Despite recent changes to the way GCSEs are assessed, students themselves have been left out of the debate says Professor Jannette Elwood and Dr Rhian Barrance from Cardiff University.
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The 1947 Education Act – a landmark in Northern Ireland’s history
Professor Graham Walker looks at the progressive yet controversial Education Act introduced in Northern Ireland in 1947 that increased educational opportunities across the whole community.
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What schools should consider before adding mental health to the curriculum
Dr John Moriarty looks at the growing interest in mental health literacy in schools that aims to give young people the knowledge and skills to monitor and manage their own mental well-being.
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The Stern Review on REF 2014 – a review of recommendations
Following the recent publishing of the Stern Review of REF 2014, Dr Sergey Popov looks at some of the recommendations contained in the report.
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Academia: A dream profession?
According to surveys, plenty of people would like to be an academic. Dr Kate Kenny and Dr Sarah Gilmore ask whether these people understand the reality of academic life in 2015?