Education
Education for Transformation: Rethinking education in a time of ecological and social crisis
Author / Creator: Mike Langdon
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
It is only by mainlining the adoption of degrowth education that Scotland can begin to move to systems of educational practice that begin to address the multiple emergencies we face
Play is the Way: Child development, early years and the future of Scottish education
Author / Creator: Sue Palme
Media type: Book
Date published: 2021
A timely book on early years and education in Scotland, filled with a passion for change and wanting the best for our children. It contains numerous suggestions for how to close the ‘attainment gap’ and give those children currently failed by our education system a better chance in early life.
School spending per pupil highest in Scotland, lowest in Northern Ireland
Author / Creator: Luke Sibieta
Media type: Assessment report
Date published:
In the current year (2021–22), core school spending per pupil is expected to be highest in Scotland (over £7,500) compared to England (£6,700) and Wales (£6,600), and lowest in Northern Ireland (£6,400).
Class Rules: the truth about Scottish schools: a review
Author / Creator: Sue Palmer
Media type: News Item
Date published:
A supportive review of the book "Class Rules: the truth about Scottish schools"
Class Rules: the Truth about Scottish Schools
Author / Creator: James McEnaney
Date published: 2021
Class Rules makes the key issues about Scotland's education system accessible to all. He delves into the Curriculum for Excellence. He interrogates the rhetoric around closing the 'attainment gap' between the richest and poorest pupils. And he considers the impact of the global Covid-19 pandemic. This book looks to the future to ask what changes can be made to improve the system for young people across the country.
Populism, democracy and a pedagogy of renewal
Author / Creator: Margaret Petrie
Media type: Academic Paper
Date published:
The implications of populism for adult education aimed at defending and extending democratic life. The conflation of agonistic democracy with left populism is questioned. We consider how a focus on education might help to ground their theory and clarify popppulism's ambiguities.
An Equal Start: A plan for equality in early learning and care in Scotland
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: January 2016
This report is a plan for delivering change through a National Childcare Service in public provision, as a replacement for the fragmented, haphazard and unequal nature of the childcare sector at present. The report provides a comprehensive, costed strategy for achieving this transformation.