The Director of the ESRC’s forthcoming Education Research Programme offers a personal view of how education researchers in England have grappled with the many challenges raised by the pandemic. By Gemma Moss
Listening to and empowering young people and the public to set a new direction for education and learning A new report from Big Change and the Institute for Public Policy Research by Caireen Goddard, Harry Quilter-Pinner and Kike Agunbiade sets out the findings of research into the public’s views on the future of education and learning. Through thousands of conversations they have found that a consensus is starting to emerge. Young people, parents, teachers and employers all agree that now is the time to rethink what education is really for, how young people...
Rachel Winter and Anna Lavis, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (January 2022) There is increasing evidence of the psychological impact of COVID-19 on various population groups, with concern particularly focused on young people’s mental health. However, few papers have engaged with the views of young people themselves. We present findings from a study into young people’s discussions on social media about the impact of COVID-19 on their mental health. Real-time, multi-platform online ethnography was used to collect social media posts by young people in the United Kingdom (UK), March 2020–March 2021, 1033 original...
The sharp rise in COVID-19 cases has left schools in Wales, as elsewhere, struggling to find enough teachers, with many off sick and isolating. Here, a headteacher offers his personal perspectives on how to address this challenging situation
