What we can learn about Educational Underachievement from the GCSE and A-Level experience of 2020
If we were to consider final grades alone, 2020 will superficially appear as a highly successful year in the Northern […]
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Prioritising Play when Schools Reopen
In this blog John McMullen reflects on his lockdown experiences as a parent and his hopes for playful learning as […]
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“There is no education like adversity”: learning from the positive experiences of lockdown
As Disraeli once wrote “there is no education like adversity”, a maxim that seems just as relevant during the current […]
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Bridging the Lockdown Learning Gap (Part Two)
In the first instalment of this blog, I considered two initial questions around the lockdown learning gap: (1) Is there […]
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Bridging the Lockdown Learning Gap (Part One)
Dr Noel Purdy is Director of the Centre for Research in Educational Underachievement at Stranmillis University College, Belfast. Last Friday […]
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Life after Lockdown in the Early Years Classroom: Embracing Challenges as Opportunities!
Dr Glenda Walsh (Head of Early Years Education, Stranmillis University College) and Mrs Stephanie Gillespie (Nursery School Principal and Early […]
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