New report published with WorldSkillsUK
Posted on 5th July 2019
Dr Susan James Relly, in partnership with WorldSkills UK , has authored an insightful report on the existing opportunities to move world class practice in World Skills competitions into mainstream Further Education. The research question ‘How, if at all, does the knowledge and skills developed by training managers during their WorldSkill sUK experience transfer to […]
Prof Ewart Keep appointed to the College of the Future Commission
Posted on 1st April 2019
A new independent commission has been created whose aim is to set out a “new vision” for the future of colleges across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Chaired by Sir Ian Diamond (chair of Edinburgh College’s management board) and supported by key organisations in FE and the skills sector across the four nations, this […]
SKOPE Seminar ¦ Ann Karin Sandal ¦ Vocational teachers’ professional development related to Assessment for Learning (Afl)
Posted on 4th March 2019
Ann Karin Sandal, Associate Professor from Western University of Applied Sciences (HVL) in Norway, is visiting the Oxford University Department of Education and the SKOPE Research Centre from 18th February until the 5th March. She will present a study of development of vocational teachers’ professional development related to assessment for learning (Afl). In Norway, vocational […]
SKOPE Seminar Series ¦ Employability Skills in Studio Schools: Investigating the use of the CREATE Framework
Posted on 10th January 2019
In many ways Studio Schools represent an important innovation and disruption to the current norms of secondary schooling. Providing a targeted 14-19 curriculum, the model focuses on developing employability and enterprise skills through in depth project-based learning, a personalised curriculum, and embedded work placements with employer partners. These outcomes were originally conceptualised as being facilitated […]
ESRC Grand Union doctoral studentship in collaboration with the Edge Foundation
Posted on 8th January 2019
Apprenticeship Competencies ESRC Grand Union doctoral studentship in collaboration with the Edge Foundation The Centre on Skills, Knowledge & Economic Performance (SKOPE) at the Department of Education is seeking to award an ESRC collaborative studentship in collaboration with the Edge Foundation. This is a full-time studentship is co-funded by the The Edge Foundation and the Economic and […]
Scripting the future – exploring potential strategic leadership responses to the marketization of English FE and vocational provision
Posted on 24th July 2018
Ewart Keep, in partnership with the Association of Colleges (AoC) , has authored a timely and insightful publication on the marketisation of Further Education (FE) in England. Funded by the Further Education Trust for Leadership (FETL), this publication highlights the complex realities of Further Education , considers the issues raised by increased marketisation in FE, […]
SKOPE’s engagement with DfE
Posted on 24th July 2018
Ewart Keep has been involved in events organised by the No.10 Policy Unit and the Resolution Foundation to explore current government plans for T levels and apprenticeships. Keep is engaged in on-going discussions with the Department for Education (DfE) and No.10 on how best to improve the quality of learning in the workplace – a […]
Keep appointed to the Skills Board of the Oxfordshire LEP
Posted on 24th July 2018
Ewart Keep has been appointed to the Skills Board of the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership. This follows his involvement in the work of two Greater London Authority (GLA) task-and-finish groups that were set up to help support the development of a skills strategy for London.
Prof Ewart Keep contributes to the Edge Foundation’s debate on the first principles of vocational education in England
Posted on 28th June 2018
In an effort to bring together the debate and discussion on the philosophy of vocational education in England, The Edge Foundation (@ukedge) has conducted a series of consultations and roundtable discussions, bringing together members of the academic community , and policy practitioners alike. The Edge Foundation (@ukedge) published a report on the 27th of June, […]
Professor Sue Maguire’s podcast on NEET young people in the UK
Posted on 5th December 2017
Professor Sue Maguire (Honorary Professor at the Institute for Policy Research, University of Bath) gave a seminar on the 23rd of October, 2017 , as part of the University of Oxford’s Department of Education’s Public Seminar series. If “The Youth of the Country are the Trustees of Posterity” (Benjamin Disraeli, 1845), do we need to […]