Stephen discusses the effects of adjustments to the living wage – including its effects on supervisor-worker ratios, wage boosts and impact on employment.
His research looks at a case study of workers in establishments for a service sector company with many establishments located in the UK.
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3/4/2024
How does testing young children influence educational attainment and well-being?
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9/15/2023
Prof Gill Wyness discussed the role of school type in academic match, comparing mismatch across independent schools, state schools and FE colleges. She reviewed the implications on mismatch in higher education for students from both state and private schools.
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6/12/2023
This is a short film made for teachers and school pupils by UCL Special Collections and the Orwell Youth Prize. The film explores the life and legacy of George Orwell, focussing on his journalistic career, and takes a moment to ask some present day writers about journalism today.'
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1/4/2023
CEPEO Seminar Series - Dr. Alice Badbury & Prof. Dominic Wyse on Reading, phonics and testing: teaching during the pandemic and beyond
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6/11/2021
Young people’s poor well-being has hit headlines this year, with talk of crisis and a lot of soul-searching about why many children seem to be unhappy. We've brought together a panel of experts to share their views.
Thankfully, serious mental health problems remain comparatively rare and it’s important to remember that childhood and the teenage years, in particular, have always been a difficult time of transition. But something else seems to be going on today, from an earlier age.
Blame has been laid at the door of many things – from neoliberalism, to social media, to excessive testing in schools. What's changed to impact on young people’s well-being to such an extent, and what can schools, parents and carers, and policy makers – do about it? Are we doing enough, early on enough, to respond to modern-day pressures – whether through mental health training for pupils or mental health first aid training for teachers?
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12/11/2019
In the age of robots and artificial intelligence, what kind of education will young people need to prosper, and can our current curriculum and testing regime deliver it?
There's a lot of talk at the moment about robots and artificial intelligence and how they are bringing about a 'fourth industrial revolution' in which occupations and the labour market, right up to the top professions like medicine and law, will be transformed.
The debate over whether schools should focus first and foremost on developing pupils' knowledge or pupils' skills is a long-running one; do current technological advances add a new dimension to that debate? Is it time for a more radical rethink of what and how we teach, or can a classic 'liberal education' - introducing children to 'the best that has been thought and said' in science and culture - continue to conquer all?
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12/6/2019
Some schools have made a name for themselves in performing 'against the odds', their pupils chalking up impressive achievements in national tests and exams. But still there remains a link between schools' circumstances and their performance, and some glaring geographical disparities.
Breaking that link has been a focal point for education policy and many high profile organisations in education over the past two decades. There are occasional signs of progress, but they have often been modest and faltering. How far can we get with school-based interventions, and are there any such interventions, existing or hypothetical, that we should pursue with greater vigour?
Come and debate sector leaders' views on which policies and interventions we should prioritise in order to cut through this problem once and for all, and what wider reforms would best help more schools in challenging circumstances.
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12/6/2019