We've published 26 news stories so far in 2019. What do you need to know?
TOP STORY Would pupils feel more at ease if their words had flow like Jay-Z's? An emphasis on spelling and grammar can distance pupils from the creative process of writing. With a little help from musical composition, here's how we might be able to improve students’ English skills without losing core assessments.
IOE RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS Timing of parents' split matters for children's mental health IOE researchers ask teachers to reflect on grouping practices within their schools
Male teenagers are best at bullsh*tting It may not be very surprising, but the findings of this piece of sociological research were curiously country-specific. What's more, having our suspicions empirically confirmed allows researchers to look further into how this phenomenon impacts social and labour market outcomes. Number 1, 6 years running The UCL Institute of Education maintains its position as the world number one for Education in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject. Why are we No.1? How child refugees give, and receive, care Care becomes an ambiguous concept when unaccompanied children arrive in the UK and leads to them facing conflicting treatment. Here's what we know about how child refugees take care of each other, and what we're doing to ultimately ease their experience of migration and settlement. #SmashStereotypes "The messages we give to children, at home, at school and as a society, have a huge bearing on the choices they feel are open to them, the skills and interests they develop, and on their futures."
IOE EVENTS Mobs, memes and movements - a reading group / lecture series From #MeToo and Black Lives Matter, to the 'gillet jaunes' and various forms of populism, the 2010s political landscape is evolving rapidly. Welcome to the new social movements of the Trump and Brexit era.
Sociology for social justice with youth in (and out) of school Why are educational inequalities so powerful and resistant to change? At #IOELectures Professor Louise Archer addresses this burning question, and importantly, how we might challenge systemic injustices faced by young people.
What if… we wanted a world-leading early years sector? In the sixth debate this academic year, we've invited an expert panel to debate what our goals should be in early years education provision. Amid school readiness and 'baby PISA', #IOEDebates this pivotal stage of life.
IOE OPINION "I don’t want to have to apologise for wanting a career at 60" Empowering older workers through learning and development turns ageing in workplaces on its head. We're in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and there's room for all ages. The UN Convention on genocide: 70 years on "It is imperative that we educate for a world in which understanding overcomes ignorance and empathy prevails over brutality.”
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