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175 years of women's activism in the EIS
Society, Politics & Law

175 years of women's activism in the EIS

...Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) is today Scotland's largest teaching union. Established for the 'promotion of sound learning and the benefit of teachers', the EIS remains a campaigning, growing and highly effective trade union...Find out about The Open University's Social Sciences courses. On 18 September 1847, around 600 teachers from across Scotland, gathered...
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The exclusion debate: Discussion hub
Education & Development

The exclusion debate: Discussion hub

...education. But how do you manage to deliver that when pupils have been excluded?...In 2013, there were 3,900 permanent exclusions from secondary schools in England. Boys are three times more likely to be excluded than girls, and pupils with special educational needs (SEN) account for 7 in 10 permanent exclusions. ‘Persistent disruptive behaviour’ is the most common...
Strategic planning for online learning
Education & Development

Strategic planning for online learning

...education need to plan digital strategies, devise plans and allocate resources in such a way that the school / trust digital environment meets the needs for learning. This course will help you make better decisions for your school environment of increased use of digital technology in response to COVID-19 and beyond...Become a digitally-informed and empowered school leader...
Equity-based research design
Education & Development

Equity-based research design

...educational research with the forcibly displaced.]Figure 1 An ecological representation of the web of potential relationships in educational research with the forcibly displaced. In doing so, differences in power and agency should be recognised to identify existing and potential vulnerabilities and marginalisation. While some of this might be explicit, a...
Intimate not Intimidated: It's Time to Talk about Sex and Disability
Health, Sports & Psychology

Intimate not Intimidated: It's Time to Talk about Sex and Disability

...education class where everyone’s the same, you might have disability specific bits that are more relevant for you and bits that aren’t relevant for you, but actually if it’s inclusive for everyone, why not. I’m Lucy, I’m from Essex and I have a rare form of mitochondrial disease which has caused various complex medical needs and multiple organ failure, and I...
Remedying the impact of school closures: be kind, thank a teacher
Education & Development

Remedying the impact of school closures: be kind, thank a teacher

...Education Studies, explores what 'lessons' are being learned...The former Ofsted Chief Inspector for England says the only way he can see school closures recovering after COVID-19 is for teachers to work weekends and evenings. I’m not sure if Michael Wilshaw remembers being an inspector and visiting schools, but maybe it has escaped him that teachers have been working...
Designing the Spanish nation
Languages

Designing the Spanish nation

...de la Vega, Puerta de la Mezquita, Puerta de la Sagra) to the mostly symbolic arches of the 20th century gate (Puerta de la Ilustración), Madrid has built and destroyed numerous gates in its ever expanding territories. From all the current gates in Madrid, probably most iconic are Puerta de Alcalá, Puerta del Sol, and Puerta de Toledo. Nowadays ......