School of Education

Education Systems, Curriculum and Policy (ESCP)

ESCP examines how education systems are designed, governed and reformed, particularly in early years and compulsory education. The group’s work spans educational leadership and management, curriculum, assessment, policy design, governance and system-level change, drawing on comparative, historical and empirical perspectives. Research in ESCP engages with national and international debates on quality, coherence, accountability and the public purposes of education.

RTG Leader: Ms Marie McQuade

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  • 26 Mar

    Yulia Nesterova NORRAG

    Dr Yulia Nesterova has been selected as a Fellow in NORRAG's Academic Freedoms Fellows Scheme in Europe hosted by the Geneva Graduate Institute and supported by the Open Society Foundation and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
  • 26 Feb

    Project Real Nominated for a YouthLink Scotland Award

    We’re delighted to share that Project Real, led by Dr Yvonne Skipper, has been nominated for the Digital Youth Work Award at the YouthLink Scotland National Youth Work Awards, following a nomination by Police Scotland.
  • 16 Feb

    Curriculum making in Wales

    This online webinar takes place on 18th February and is presented by Kara Makara Fuller, David Morrison-Love and Fiona Patrick. The session will focus on their work as part of the Camau i’r Dyfodol (Steps to the Future) project.
  • 16 Feb

    New article - Scottish education’s search for a fairer system?

    Christopher Chapman and Graham Donaldson on how long-held beliefs about the purpose and nature of school education are being challenged in Scotland and far beyond.
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