Events archive
SKOPE Graduate Student Conference
An opportunity for all SKOPE students and staff to review students progress on their DPhil and Masters dissertations
From 11:30
At Pembroke College
SKOPE National Conference Day 1
SKOPE is coming to the end of its third five year term as an ESRC funded research centre. Our third term research programme has involved projects grouped under three general themes.
From 10:00 until 17:00
At Pembroke College
SKOPE National Conference Day 2
See National Conference Day 1 for more information
From 09.30 until 17:00
At Pembroke College
SKOPE National Conference Day 3
See National Conference Day 1 for more information
From 16:00 until 18:00
At Pembroke College
The signalling role of industry-sponsored VET certifications and credentials
Seminar by Professor Ken Bartlett
From 17:00 until 18:00
At Seminar Room G, Department of Education
The Future of Higher Education
This event is part of the Economic and Social Research Council annual Festival of Social Science.
From 10.30 until 17.00
At St Anne's College
SKOPE Forum
SKOPE Forum
From 16.00 until 18.30
At Seminar Room D, Department of Education, 15 Norham Gardens, Oxford OX2 6PY
Qualitative SIG series: 'WorldSkills competitors and entrepreneurship: strengths and limitations of the study design, data analysis, and findings.'
From 12:30 until 13:45
At Department of Education, University of Oxford
WorldSkills Participation: Perspectives from FE colleges, competitors and training managers
Developing & Understanding Vocational Excellence (DuVE)
From 10:30 until 16:45
At Seminar Room G&H, Department of Education, University of Oxford
SKOPE Policy Seminar by Dr Paul Cappon: Preparing English Young People for Work and Life, An International Perspective
Dr Cappon is a past president and CEO of the Canadian Council on Learning, and a past CEO of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. In 2014-15 Dr Cappon was invited by the UK Secretary of State for Education to become a Policy Fellow at the DfE and to undertake a review of policy and to formulate findings, conclusions and recommendations that could inform policy deliberations in the Department. Dr Cappon’s report was presented to the Secretary of State as a brief on 1 May 2015, and SKOPE is pleased to be able to publish this, under an Open Government Licence, as a SKOPE Policy Paper. This seminar marks the launch of the paper. The paper provides a panoramic, systemic overview of policies, structures and trends; identifies a range of strengths and weaknesses; and offers a number of recommendations about how support for improvement and reform might be marshalled and deployed. Its aim is not to provide a blueprint or roadmap, but rather to act as an aid for reflection by stakeholders in the English system. One of its key arguments is that the current balance between central government and localities needs to be re-thought, with greater stability at the centre and more opportunities for innovation and the sharing of good practice at the local, and with accountability arrangements that do not solely focus on the individual school. The talk will address some of the most important issues that the paper raises.
From 14:30 until 18:00
At St. Anne's College, Oxford
SKOPE Seminar¦Youth Unemployment: Can labour-market Intermediaries help?
Dr Andre Kraak: Labour-market intermediaries can make a significant contribution to the reduction of youth unemployment.They recognise that the demand for labour is not fixed. By reshaping the attributes and broader workplace skills of the young jobseeker, labour market intermediaries can help overcome employers’ reticence to employing first-time workers. Such interventions, although small in scale, may be more successful than larger public works schemes of government. The potential positive impact of such intermediaries is demonstrated with international examples.
From 16:00 until 18:00
At Seminar Room G/H, Department of Education
SKOPE Conference: Understanding VET in England and Germany. Insights from the perspectives of policy making and governance.
This conference is being organised to promote the special edition of Research in Comparative and International Education, Vol. 10, No. 4, December 2015.
From 10:00 AM until 04:00 PM
At Department of Education, University of Oxford
SKOPE Seminar Series: Devolution and Localisation of the Adult Education Budget in England- Prof Ewart Keep
The devolution and localisation of the Adult Education Budget in England – what does it mean, and why does it matter?
From 16:30 until 18:30
At Seminar Room G/H, Department of Education, University of Oxford
Schools as workplaces: What makes a school a good place to work? (Public Seminar)
Speaker: Professor Jane Bryson, School of Management, Victoria University of Wellington
From 17:00 until 18:30
At Seminar Room A, Department of Education
Dept of Education Public Seminar ¦ The long term implications of devolution and localism for FE in England - Prof Ewart Keep
From 17:00 until 18:30
At Seminar Room A, Department of Education, University of Oxford
SKOPE Research group meeting- Hilary Term
From 12:45 until 13:45
At Seminar Room K, Department of Education
SKOPE Seminar Series ¦ Job Seeking Tournaments and Supportive Social Ties: The Paradox of Work in the Creative Industries - Prof. Irena Grugulis
From 16:30 until 18:30
At Seminar Room G/H, Department of Education, University of Oxford
SKOPE Seminar Series ¦ Professor Phillip Brown - Education and the Death of Human Capital
From 16:30 until 18:30
At Seminar Room B, Department of Education, University of Oxford
Dept of Education Public Seminar ¦ Professor Sue Maguire - If "Youth of the Country are the Trustees of Posterity" (Benjamin Disraeli, 1845), do we need to do more to support young people who are NEET in the UK?
From 17:00 until 18:30
At Seminar Room G/H, Department of Education, University of Oxford
SKOPE Seminar Series ¦ Dr Matthew Dixon - Graduates from vocational courses and the labour market: The realities and resulting weakness of the workforce planning policy perspective
From 16:30 until 18:00
At Seminar Room G/H, Department of Education, University of Oxford
SKOPE Seminar Series ¦ Jonathan Payne ¦ In the DNA or missing gene? Devolution, local skills strategies and the challenge of inclusive growth in England
From 17:00 until 18:30
At Seminar Room G, Department of Education