Dr Chris Beighton and Zahid Naz ask if institutional inspections are effective, following recent questioning of Oftsed and calls for it to be reformed.
What questions should we be asking about ChatGPT?
Professor of Science Education, Berry Billingsley, has a regular science spot on BBC Radio Kent. She recently spoke on news stories surrounding the use of ChatGPT for essays and exams. Below is part of her interview looking into whether we are asking the right questions on how we view and use this new technology.
Connecting through movement: Children’s Mental Health Week
This Children’s Mental Health Week, Dr Kristy Howells discusses how we can raise awareness both in the class room and at home with meaningful connections, and how this can be developed through sport, physical activity and exercise.
Skate boarding is for life not just for Christmas
Dr Janet Melville-Wiseman explores the messages behind the John Lewis Christmas adverts and how we can take them onboard, especially when it comes to our welcome for care experienced young people.
The importance of physical development in children
Dr Kristy Howells and Joe Pellett discuss the importance of the links between physical development and literacy skills in children, following a new campaign launched by the government.
Spectacular disconnections 2022: from Partygate to the Schools White Paper
Dr Chris Beighton explains how the recent White Paper on school reform shows a disconnect between the Government’s vison for an equitable education system and how they seek to achieve it.
Time to get the education of social workers right
Dr Janet Melville-Wiseman looks at the proposed contentious fast track entry route to social work.
Climate change education needs to make connections
Dr Stephen Scoffham explores the role of education in teaching students about the climate emergency.
Powerful knowledge? Challenging neoliberal trends in FE policy and practice
Zahid Naz and Dr Chris Beighton discuss how current focus in Further Education to fill skills gaps via a fixed criteria is failing to acknowledge local values and context within education.