Education research: Northern Ireland
Education in Northern Ireland (NI) is characterised by segregation along religious/sectarian lines underpinned by a long history of religious tensions and fractured politics. Ninety-three per...
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Kathryn Stowell
Kathryn Stowell is currently the Head of Outreach and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) at Charlton Park Academy, including leading the Outreach service CENMAC, which provides...
Editorial: Education research: Northern Ireland
Education in Northern Ireland (NI) is characterised by segregation along religious/sectarian lines underpinned by a long history of religious tensions and fractured politics. Ninety-three per...
Continue reading blog postA new agenda for teacher education research in Northern Ireland
The importance of teachers has long been recognised as central not only to the educational and personal development of children but also to societal wellbeing and economic growth (OECD, 2018)....
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Timothy Lynch
Dr Timothy Lynch, the most cited school practitioner on Google Scholar, is the Western Co-Head of Early Childhood Education (ECE) and Primary at Yew Chung International School of Chongqing, China....
Prioritising ‘fair’ play in Northern Ireland primary schools
For many years, Northern Ireland has been renowned for producing academically high-achieving pupils, and while this has been the case for some young people, issues of division and inequality are...
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Katherine Evans
Katherine Evans is a lecturer in education at the University of Plymouth and works within the Plymouth Institute for Education where she leads the foundation stage and key stage 1 pathway for the...
Inequalities in language learning: What are they and how can we fix them?
Young people in the UK are less likely to study a language in upper secondary school than their European peers, and not just because they already speak English (European Commission, 2017). In...
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A closer look at the Future Schools Toolkit
The proliferation of schools, management bodies and sectoral support organisations reflects the socio-cultural and political history of division in Northern Irish society. However, as recognised...
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Learning from Covid-19 research in Northern Ireland: Resetting expectations for school–home–community partnerships
The impact of Covid-19 on learning experiences has dominated educational discourse over the past two years. Education practitioners and policymakers now have at their disposal a rich evidence base...
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Digital futures in Northern Ireland: Beyond a virtual reality?
On a recent first trip outside Northern Ireland, following my two years or so of Covid-19 bubbling, I was struck by the national media coverage surrounding ‘our wee country’. With news of...
Continue reading blog postAlyssa Alcorn
Alyssa is a post-doctoral researcher in the Salvesen Mindroom Research Centre at the University of Edinburgh. She leads development, evaluation, and knowledge exchange for the Learning About...