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Lifelong Learning in Scotland and Europe
Invitational Seminar
Venue: Room 1.18 Paterson’s Land, Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh
Date: Monday 22 February 2010, 9.15am-2.00pm
Lifelong learning is a troublesome concept seen by some as offering opportunities for learning throughout life and by others as a tool used by policymakers to compel adults to participate in learning – especially for enhancing their skills for the labour market. This seminar will not focus on definitions of the concept but on examining the experiences of those that could be termed ‘lifelong learners’ – adults returning to take part in educational provision. It will provide both a European and a Scottish dimension and it draws on data from two projects. One is a 6th framework EU funded project being carried out in 13 European countries and the other is a small-scale Scottish Government funded research project on learner engagement and persistence in adult literacy and numeracy programmes.
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25 November 2009: Invited Seminar - Building and Restoring Respectful Relations in Schools: Where next for Restorative Approaches?
Aim:
This seminar will enable policy makers, practitioners and academic partners in education and social work to engage in debate about key issues, research, policy and practice related to Restorative Justice and Restorative Approaches (RA) in work with children and young people. It focuses in particular on the needs of looked after children and others facing similar challenges.
Invited Participants:
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Social work and education staff from 6 Scottish local authorities (Falkirk, Fife, Highland, North Lanarkshire, Perth & Kinross and West Dunbartonshire)
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Scottish Government Youth Justice Unit
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Scottish Government Positive Behaviour Team
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Researchers and trainers in Restorative Justice and Restorative Approaches
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5 November 2009: Conference: Religious and Moral Education and Multi-Culturalism: Scotland in the Wider European Context
Venue: Godfrey Thomson Hall, Thomson’s Land, The Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh, Holyrood Road,
Edinburgh, EH8 8AQ
Date: Thursday 5 November 2009, 10.00am–5.00pm
This event will present findings from the EU funded project: Religious Education in Multi-Cultural Societies. Scottish findings will be compared with those from other European countries. The following questions will be addressed:
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What broad conceptualisations of religion and belief underpin the teaching of Religious and Moral Education in Scotland?
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What are the experiences of majority and minority groups in relation to Religious and Moral Education in Scottish schools?
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How does Scotland compare with other European countries in its approach to the teaching of Religious and Moral Education?
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What are the current and future challenges in delivering Religious and Moral Education in multi-cultural societies?
The Conference is designed to encourage knowledge exchange and there will be opportunities for discussion in both morning and afternoon sessions.
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28 October 2009: Conference: Dispute Resolution and Avoidance in Education: A Study of Special and Additional Support Needs in England and Scotland
Venue: Chancellors Conference Centre in Manchester
Time: 10.30 am – 4.00 pm
This event will be disseminating the findings of the ESRC funded project (RES-062-23-0803) which examines approaches to dispute resolution and avoidance in additional support needs/special needs in Scotland and England.
Speakers will include:
Professor Michael Adler – University of Edinburgh
Robin McKendrick – Schools Directorate, Scottish Government
Professor Dame Hazel Genn – University College London
Brian Thompson and Susan Davis – Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council
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Professor Neville Harris (University of Manchester) and Professor Sheila Riddell (University of Edinburgh) – Principal Investigators for the project
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Contact person: Helen Christie; email: Helen.Christie@ed.ac.uk; Phone: 0131 651 6459
Further information about the project: http://www.creid.ed.ac.uk/adr/index.html
October 2008: We have just heard that our project Experiences and Outcomes of Disabled Students in Higher Education (part of the ESRC TLRP programme) has been rated Outstanding by peer reviewers.
17 June 2009: Conference: Conceptualising and achieving equality and human rights
The closing conference for the programme Promoting Best Practice on Equality and Human Rights in Scotland:a knowledge exchange programme supported by the Scottish Funding Council
Date: 17th June, 2009
Venue: Godfrey Thomson Hall, The Moray House School of Education, Edinburgh
Time: 10.00 - 17.00
This event will present contributions by some of the United Kindgom’s leading intellectuals in the fields of human rights and equality. This closing conference will reflect on the themes that have emerged from four previous events in this Knowledge Exchange Programme supported by the Scottish Funding Council.
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Contact person: Helen Christie; email: Helen.Christie@ed.ac.uk; Phone: 0131 651 6459
Further information about the project
29 April 2009: What does Human Rights have to say about Care and Dignity?
part of Knowledge Exchange on Public Policy in Scotland: Promoting Best Practice on Equality and Human Rights in Scotland. A knowledge exchange programme supported by the Scottish Funding Council.
Date: Wednesday, 29th April, 10.00 – 4.00
Venue: Park Inn Hotel, 2 Port Dundas Place Glasgow G2 3LD
This was the fourth of our four think-tank events which aimed to bring together individuals involved in the field of equality and human rights representing the academic community, policymakers and the public, private and voluntary sectors. Four expert speakers with different perspectives on human rights gave short papers focusing on the work of the Scottish Commission for Human Rights, children and young people, older people and people with mental ill-health. Ample time for discussion between policy makers, practitioners and researchers was structured into the day. A briefing paper was circulated before the meeting, covering the legislative context. After the event, a publicly available briefing paper will be produced and widely circulated, contextualizing the discussion and summarizing the various inputs from speakers and participants.
Aims of think tank:
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To share knowledge on the topic of persistent inequalities in Scotland, involving a range of bodies including Scottish Government, local authorities, academics and third sector organisations
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To reflect on current policy and to determine what information is required to advance reform to reduce inequalities
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To reflect on the knowledge exchange process and draw lessons for future events
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To produce a briefing with a ‘state of the art’ assessment of the current picture and key issues affecting Scotland.
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Download briefing paper: Care and Dignity Briefing Paper, prepared by Joanna Ferrie, University of Glasgow
15 January 2009: Dimensions of persistent inequality in Scotland
part of Knowledge Exchange on Public Policy in Scotland: Promoting Best Practice on Equality and Human Rights in Scotland. A knowledge exchange programme supported by the Scottish Funding Council.
Date: Thursday, 15th January, 10.00 – 4.00
Venue:Park Inn Hotel, 2 Port Dundas Place Glasgow G2 3LD
This was the third of our four think-tank events which aimed to bring together individuals involved in the field of equality and human rights representing the academic community, policymakers and the public, private and voluntary sectors. Six expert speakers with different perspectives on equality gave short papers representing the six equality strands: gender; disability; race; sexuality; religion or belief and age. Ample time for discussion between policy makers, practitioners and researchers was structured into the event. A briefing paper was circulated before the meeting, covering the legislative context. After the event, a publicly available briefing paper will be produced and widely circulated, contextualizing the discussion and summarizing the various inputs from speakers and participants.
Aims of think tank:
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To share knowledge on the topic of persistent inequalities in Scotland, involving a range of bodies including Scottish Government, local authorities, academics and third sector organisations
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To reflect on current policy and to determine what information is required to advance reform to reduce inequalities
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To reflect on the knowledge exchange process and draw lessons for future events
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To produce a briefing with a ‘state of the art’ assessment of the current picture and key issues affecting Scotland.
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Download briefing paper: Dimensions of Persistent Inequality in Scotland, prepared by Joanna Ferrie, University of Glasgow
3 December 2008: Immigration, Equality & Human Rights: Towards Citizenship in Scotland
part of Knowledge Exchange on Public Policy in Scotland: Promoting Best Practice on Equality and Human Rights in Scotland. A knowledge exchange programme supported by the Scottish Funding Council.
Date: 3rd December, 10.30 – 4.00
Venue: Salisbury Suite, Dynamic Earth, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh
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download briefing paper: A Report on Equality and Human Rights legislation in Scotland, prepared by Anja Lansbergen in conjunction with Jo Shaw, University of Edinburgh
This is the second of our four think-tank events which aim to bring together individuals involved in the field of equality and human rights representing the academic community, policymakers and the public, private and voluntary sectors. Five expert speakers with different perspectives on immigration, equality and human rights will be giving short papers, with ample time for discussion between policymakes, practitioners working with recent immigrants and researchers. A briefing paper will be circulated before the meeting, covering the legislative context. After the event, a publicly available briefing paper will be produced and widely circulated, contextualising the discussion and summarising the various inputs from speakers and participants.
Aims of think tank:
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To share knowledge on the topic of immigration into Scotland, with input from a range of bodies including Scottish Government, local authorities, academics and third sector organisations
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To draw some international comparisons between Scotland, England and other European countries
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To reflect on the knowledge exchange process and draw lessons for future events
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To produce a briefing with a ‘state of the art’ assessment of the current picture and key issues affecting Scotland.
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13 November 2008: Lifelong Learning and Equity in Scotland
part of Knowledge Exchange on Public Policy in Scotland: Promoting Best Practice on Equality and Human Rights in Scotland. A knowledge exchange programme supported by the Scottish Funding Council.
Date: 13th November, 11.00 – 4.00
Venue: Mercure Point Hotel, Bread Street, Edinburgh
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A briefing paper will be circulated before the meeting covering policy & legislative context & key SG & Eurostat statistics. After the event, a publicly available briefing paper will be produced and widely circulated, contextualising the discussion and summarising the various inputs from speakers and participants.
Aims of think tank
The Scottish Government, in its Economic Strategy produced in 2007, stated a commitment to accelerating sustainable economic growth and identified a number of strategic priorities that are recognised to be critical to economic growth. These include Learning, Skills and Well-being and Equity. A new approach was signalled to lifelong learning, focusing on the production of ‘a supply of education and skills which is responsive to, and aligned with, actions to boost demand’. This think tank will analyse how Scotland compares in the field of lifelong learning with England and other European countries in the ‘arc of prosperity’, particularly Norway and Ireland. It will present findings from a recently conducted survey (part of the EU LLL2010 project) investigating why learners with different prior levels of attainment return to education. From the same research project, data will be presented on workers’ experiences of workplace learning in high skilled enterprises and those involved in manufacturing and construction. Research on the experiences of non-traditional learners in an ancient Scottish university will also be presented, reflecting on the challenges encountered by programmes seeking to deliver greater equity.
The specific aims of this event are:
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To share knowledge on the topic of lifelong learning and equity in Scotland, involving a range of bodies including Scottish Government, Scottish Funding Council, Equality Forward, local authorities, academics and third sector organisations
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To draw some international comparisons between Scotland, England and other European countries in relation to lifelong learning and equity
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To reflect on the knowledge exchange process and draw lessons for future events
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To produce a briefing with a ‘state of the art’ assessment of the current picture and key issues affecting Scotland.
Care Co-ordination Network UK, Scotland Seminar 2008: ‘Working together with families?’
Wednesday 11 June
9.30am - 4.00pm
West Park Conference Centre, Dundee
Chaired by: Claire Edwards – Parent, Director of SNIP and Chair of CCNUK Scotland Group
Speakers and presentations included:
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Caroline Selkirk, Director of Change and Innovation, NHS Tayside
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CCNUK/Dumfries and Galloway participation project
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Getting it right for every child and care coordination
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University of Edinburgh research findings into key working in Scotland
Interactive workshops:
Taster session on SNIP key worker training
CCNUK key worker standards
CCNUK resource pack – setting up a new service
Bright Start Nursery pack
Key Working A to Z
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This paper is based on the seminar, held at Regents College, Regents Park in January 2008, which focussed on the current issue about Individual Budgets and Direct Payments for children, young people and families. This seminar addressed some of the current issues concerned with individual budgets. The aims of the seminar were:
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to explore ways in which individual budgets for families of children with disabilities/SEN have and can be used
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to consider what implications this system of funding has for strategic planning of services
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to what extent individual budgets are relevant to education services for children with disabilities
The seminar involved brief presentations based on 3 papers that are included in this policy paper, from Christine Leneham Director, Council of Disabled Children, on Individual Budgets and Direct Payments for children, young people and families; Elaine Hack Educational Psychology Service, Nottinghamshire and Glenys Jones, University of Birmingham on Parent / Carer Involvement in the Commissioning of Services for Children and Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the East Midlands and Sheila Riddell, University of Edinburgh on Direct Payments and Disabled Children and Young People: The Service of the Future? Most of the afternoon involved small group and large group discussions, from which some of the conclusions are recorded in the last chapter of this paper.
Seminar, Thursday 24 April 2008: "Human Rights – A Changing Landscape"
Professor Alan Miller, Chair, Scottish Commission for Human Rights
Thursday 24 April 2008, 4.30pm-6.00pm, Paterson’s Land, Seminar Room 1.26
Alan Miller is the newly-appointed Chair of the Scottish Commission for Human Rights. He will talk about the implications of the human rights agenda for public policy in Scotland in the context of devolution
Venue:
Paterson’s Land, Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8AQ
Booking:
All are welcome to attend. To allow us to keep track of numbers, it would be helpful if you could reply to Helen Christie, CREID, Simon Laurie House, Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh, St John Street, Edinburgh, EH8 8AQ tel. 0131 651 6459, email: helen.christie@ed.ac.uk
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Experiences of Workplace Learning in SMEs: Lessons for Good Practice
Wednesday 21 November 2007
Radisson SAS Hotel, 301 Argyle Street, Glasgow
Seminar chair: Leigh Berridge, Director for External Funding,
Adam Smith College, Kirkcaldy
download Experiences of Workplace Learning in SMEs programme and registration form (Word file)
download the report "Experiences of Workplace Learning in SMEs: Lessons for Good Practice" (PDF file)
See photos from this event
"The Commission for Equality and Human Rights: Defining a New Research Agenda"
A Round Table Discussion
Friday 28 September 2007, 3.00-5.00pm
Members on the panel include:
Heidi Safia Mirza, Professor of Equality Studies in Education, Centre for Equality & Human Rights, London Institute of Education
Paul Chaney, Cardiff School of Social Sciences, University of Cardiff
Nick Watson, Director, Strathclyde Centre for Disability Research, University of Glasgow
Rowena Arshad, Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh & EOC Commissioner
Sheila Riddell, Professor of Inclusion and Diversity, University of Edinburgh
The Commission for Equality and Human Rights comes into being on 1 October 2007. This round table discussion will focus on the new equality and human rights research agenda. Questions to be addressed include the following:
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How will the CEHR’s agenda play out in the context of devolution?
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What are the implications of the unified approach to equality for particular strands?
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How will the equality and human rights agendas articulate?
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What are the key areas of inequality which should be addressed?
Venue: (TBC) G.21 Paterson’s Land, Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8AQ
Booking: If you would like to attend, please reply to Helen Elias, CREID, Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8AQ tel. 0131 651 6459, email: helen.elias@ed.ac.uk
download flier for this discussion event (PDF)
Disabled Students in Higher Education: Experiences and Outcomes Seminar
Wednesday 24th October 2007
Godfrey Thomson Hall, Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh
download draft Disabled Students in Higher Education programme (PDF)
read conference report (PDF)
download powerpoint presentations from the seminar:
Project introduction
Looking Forward to the Future: The impact of disability equality schemes in Higher Education - Mike Adams
University Disabled Students' Experiences of Learning, Teaching and Assessment - Mick Healey and Hazel Roberts, University of Gloucestershire, UK
Academic Cultures - Moira Peelo, Lancaster University
Disabled students in higher education: policy drivers and tensions - Sheila Riddell, CREID, University of Edinburgh
Professional Standards and Fitness to Practise in teaching: issues for students and staff - Elisabet Weedon, CREID, University of Edinburgh
Papers for BERA '07 symposium: Lifelong Learning and Social Justice: macro, meso and micro perspectives
British Educational Research Association Conference, London Institute of Education, 6-8 September 2007
Adult Literacy, the discourse of deficit and social justice: Lyn Tett, University of Edinburgh (PDF) - also available, Lyn Tett's powerpoint presentation
Discourses of Disability, the Idea of Fitness to Practise and the Negotiation of Identity: Sheila Riddell, Elisabet Weedon, Mary Fuller, Mick Healey, Katie Kelly, Jan Georgeson, Alan Hurst and Moira Peelo (Word) - also available, powerpoint presentation
Varieties of capitalism and approaches to lifelong learning: Sheila Riddell, Elisabet Weedon, Judith Litjens, Jim Crowther, University of Edinburgh; John Holford, University of Nottingham (Word) - also available, powerpoint presentation
Workplace learning in SMEs in socially disadvantaged areas: Linda Ahlgren, University of Edinburgh (Word) - also available, Linda Ahlgren's powerpoint presentation
Invitational Seminar: Lifelong Learning in Europe: Tensions between economic and social imperatives
Monday, 26th March 2007
Seminar Room 1.37, Paterson's Land, Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh
download Lifelong Learning in Europe Powerpoint presentation
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Child and Youth Studies Network Seminar
Thursday, 5th October 2006
National Museum for Scotland, Chambers St, Edinburgh
http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/kt/child.htm
Disabled People and Direct Payments Dissemination Seminar
Monday, 13th March 2006
Godfrey Thomson Hall, the Moray House School of Education, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh
ESRC Seminar 3
Friday 11th November 2005
Mainstreaming equality and diversity in particular settings and contexts
Glamorgan Building, Cardiff University
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ESRC Seminar 2
Friday June 10th 2005
Mainstreaming equality and diversity in different national contexts: implications
for policy and practice
Godfrey Thomson Hall, Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh
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Monday 14th March 2005: Disabled Learners and Social Justice
Seminar sponsored by the British Educational Research Association Social Justice Special Interest Group and Studies in Education and Society.
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ESRC Seminar 1, organised in conjunction with the Northern Ireland Equality Commission
Friday 18th February 2005
Universal principles of equality: implications for different groups
Equality House, Belfast
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Thursday 4 November 2004: Launch of the
Centre for Research in Education Inclusion and Diversity (CREID)
The CREID launch was held on Thursday 4th November 2004. Speakers
included Professor Vicki Bruce (Head of College, School of Humanities & Social
Science), Graham Donaldson (HM Senior Chief Inspector of Education),
Professor Janet Finch (Vice-Chancellor at the University of Keele), Heather
Jones (Head of Pupil Support & Inclusion,
Scottish Executive), Professor Pamela Munn (Head of the School of Education)
and the Director of the new Centre, Professor Sheila Riddell.
download Launch Presentation (Powerpoint 240kb)
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