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ILEA: Memories and Legacies

Thu, 21 Jan 2010

Friends of the Newsam Library and Archives study afternoon

CeCeps 2009 - 2010 Seminar Series; Social Class and Inequalities in the Policy Frame

Tue, 12 Jan 2010

This is the fifth seminar in this series and is entitled Revisiting social class and education.

ESRC Research Seminar

Tue, 02 Mar 2010

Fifth in the ESRC seminar series on the new form doctorate

CHES 2009-2010 Seminar Series: Japanese higher education: a report from the front line

Tue, 16 Mar 2010

Professor Tomoyuki Nogami, Visiting Professor at the Institute of Education and Senior Managing Director, the Japan Association of National Universities, Tokyo will present a seminar on Japanese higher education

Social Capital, Function and Functionalism

Wed, 03 Feb 2010

Philosophy of Eduction Research Seminar

Improvisation as an Issue for Philosophy

Wed, 17 Feb 2010

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

Research Seminar: Comparing the content of English reading programmes using the Simplicity Principle

Thu, 28 Jan 2010

The Department of Psychology and Human Development invite you to the latest in their spring programme of research seminars, entitled Comparing the content of English reading programmes using the Simplicity Principle. The seminar is delivered by Janet Vousden of the Department of Psychology, Coventry University.

Life Course Development: Theories and Methods

Mon, 22 Mar 2010

4 day short course which can be taken as freestanding module or towards a masters degree. http://www.ioe.ac.uk/study/masters/106.html Quote: RMRESR_AS1. Closing date 1 March 2010

'Pump up the Volume? Don't be Silly, We're Trying to Study' -- Teenagers say

Mon, 11 Jan 2010

Parents and teenagers have always argued about whether it is possible to study while listening to music. It is one of the rituals of family life.

Open Evening for all Study Programmes

Mon, 29 Mar 2010

Our next open evening will be held on Monday 29 March 2010, 16.00 - 19.30 and will cover all the study programmes available at the IOE. For full details and to pre-register, please visit www.ioe.ac.uk/open

CeCeps 2009-2010 Seminar Series: Social Class and Inequalities in the Policy Frame

Tue, 23 Feb 2010

'Including' while excluding: class, race and behaviour support units

Understanding Ageing: Health, wealth and wellbeing at fifty and beyond

Wed, 14 Apr 2010

The Centre for Longitudinal Studies International Conference 2010 Understanding ageing: Health, wealth and wellbeing at fifty and beyond 14th to 16th April 2010 BOOKING NOW OPEN - EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT AVAILABLE

Familial and Socio-economic Influences on Foetal Growth Across Three Generations: The Uppsala Birth Cohort Multigenerational Study, Sweden, 1915-2002

Wed, 10 Feb 2010

Leverhulme Trust public lectures on e-learning

Thu, 11 Mar 2010

4th in the Leverhulme public lecture series:specifically on 'Social networks and learning'

Leverhulme Trust public lectures on e-learning

Tue, 30 Mar 2010

5th in the Leverhulme public lecture series:specifically on 'Social informatics: e-learning as a socio-technical intervention'

Leverhulme Trust public lectures on e-learning

Tue, 23 Feb 2010

3rd in the Leverhulme public lecture series:specifically on 'New theories and perspectives on learning in the digital age'

Leverhulme Trust public lectures on e-learning

Thu, 04 Feb 2010

2nd in the Leverhulme public lecture series:specifically on ' Learning and Scholarly Communication in the Age of the Internet'

Resisting Narrative Seduction

Tue, 26 Jan 2010

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series

IOE director to retire after a decade of achievement

Tue, 12 Jan 2010

Professor Geoff Whitty has announced his intention to retire as Director of the Institute of Education, University of London in September, after completing 10 years in the post. A leading scholar in the areas of education policy, teacher education and curriculum, Professor Whitty became IOE director in September 2000.

Who's Fooling Who? Racism and Education in the Media, Policy and Practice

Mon, 08 Feb 2010

Faculty of Policy & Society - Public Lecture

ESRC Studentships 2010

Mon, 01 Feb 2010

The Institute has five ESRC Quota studentships available. We have arranged a meeting on 1 February 2010 for potential ESRC applicants which will give information about the application process and answer any questions you may have.

Teaching about the Holocaust is crucial says leading scholar

Wed, 27 Jan 2010

There have been many genocides throughout history but the Holocaust was an unprecedented event, the leading Holocaust scholar Professor Yehuda Bauer told an audience at the Institute of Education. But he emphasised that the Holocaust is not unique: "Anything humans do for human reasons can be repeated by other humans. This is why you have to teach it – because it could happen anywhere."

Is Darwinism a Universal Acid?

Wed, 10 Mar 2010

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

Brave and Retiring

Wed, 03 Feb 2010

New book helps with the process of moving on from full-time work

Centre for Multimodal Research Spring Term Seminar

Tue, 23 Feb 2010

Event Title: Cheerleaders, sailors and playground culture: multimodal methods for examining playground games and rhymes.

The Anatomy of Inequalities in Educational Achievement: An International Investigation of the Effects of Stratification

Wed, 12 May 2010

This event forms part of the LLAKES public seminar series. LLAKES is an ESRC-funded Research Centre which investigates the role of lifelong learning in promoting economic competitiveness and social cohesion.

ECPE Conference: The Curriculum Review of Primary Education: towards implementation

Mon, 01 Mar 2010

The recent review of the primary curriculum aims to develop confident pupils who enjoy learning, make progress, and are able to contribute to society as responsible citizens. The review recognises the need to reduce curriculum overload and promotes cross-curricular teaching. This conference will inform, inspire and enable delegates to take forward their plans to implement the new curriculum.

Market forces undermine healthy social mix, says don

Wed, 03 Feb 2010

Schools should receive financial incentives from the Government to take in the full ability range of students living in the capital, a leading London academic proposed last night. In addition, the sum allocated to schools to tackle social disadvantage should be significantly increased, said Professor Kathryn Riley, director of the London Education Research Unit (LERU) at the Institute of Education.

ECPE Conference: Educating for Sustainable Development: Teaching and Learning Outside the Classroom

Tue, 18 May 2010

With the major challenges facing us globally and the Government's ongoing Sustainable Schools initiative, this is a timely moment to consider creative approaches towards sustainable development in primary schools. This course will offer delegates the opportunity to participate in practical activities that they can apply in their own schools.

Pornified? Complicating the debates about sexualisation of culture: ESRC funded research seminar series 2010-2011

Fri, 05 Feb 2010

What is the sexualisation of culture?

Advanced Techniques in Coaching

Wed, 21 Apr 2010

Session with Professor David Clutterbuck. A specialist workshop for experienced coaches to help you explore practical processes for improving the way you coach/mentor.

AST's Leading Learning

Thu, 18 Mar 2010

18 March 2010: Making a difference: how do you know? An opportunity to explore a rigorous and practical approach to evaluating the impact of your work as an AST. Facilitated by Vivienne Porritt (LCLL)

AST's Leading Innovative Practice

Fri, 25 Jun 2010

ASTs sharing, learning and networking together!

Michael Young - Routledge author of the month

Fri, 05 Feb 2010

Michael Young - Professor of Education in the Faculty of Culture and Pedagogy at the Institute of Education has been named Routledge author of the month

Children disappointed but not downbeat about school ICT

Fri, 05 Feb 2010

New study reveals pupils' concerns over 'low-tech' primary schools, but suggests that only minor improvements are needed

Students' Class and Gender Identities

Tue, 16 Feb 2010

Sociology of Education Research Seminar

Doctoral Research Seminars

Tue, 16 Feb 2010

Lisha Liu - A conceptualisation of taught master students' curricular engagement in the UK. Kenton Lewis - Constructions of (professional) identity among university administrative and managerial staff - the role of the 'non-academic'

5th Annual CLT Conference

Wed, 24 Feb 2010

Two conference strands, led by practitioners, will support colleagues experienced in CLT and those new to the process.

ECPE Seminar: Moments of wonder, everyday events: how are young children theorising and making sense of their world?

Mon, 22 Mar 2010

Dr. Sally Peters (University of Waikato, New Zealand) will discuss working in partnership with practitioner researchers from Canterbury Playcentre Association to research how children make sense of and theorise about their world.

Music Education Special Interest Group / MA Study Day 0 - Research Student Symposium

Mon, 15 Feb 2010

Music Education Special Interest Group / MA Study Day Research Student Symposium

What's happening with GCSEs and A levels?

Mon, 08 Mar 2010

A London Region Post-14 Network Conference What's happening with GCSE's and A-Levels

Catching up with the middle classes – how can university access become more equitable?

Tue, 09 Feb 2010

While more students from poorer backgrounds are now going to university, "there is still a significant way to go in further widening participation and developing fair access to all institutions", said IOE's Director in a talk at City University this week.

EMC Open Seminar

Tue, 16 Feb 2010

Review of British Muslim Faith Leader Training - A report for the Department of Communities and Local Government

Measuring School Effectiveness

Wed, 24 Feb 2010

This session will cover a range of methodological issues around the measurement of value added, school performance and use of school league tables. It will be of general interest to a wider audience and focus on possible ways forward in measuring school effectiveness after outlining the problems with current approaches.

Promoting children's well-being

Wed, 17 Feb 2010

Simple tests in babyhood 'could point to children who need help with learning'

Tue, 16 Feb 2010

Screening tests that monitor babies' motor development could prove crucial in helping to identify children who will need learning support in their pre-school years, says a book published today.

Reading to a child at age 3 pays real dividends two years later

Tue, 16 Feb 2010

Parents who read to their child every day at age 3 are more likely to see them flourishing in a wide range of subjects during their first year in primary school, a UK-wide study suggests.

Fewer parents gaining 'first choice' primary schools than statistics suggest

Tue, 16 Feb 2010

Fewer parents are managing to enrol children in their true 'first choice' primary schools than is generally thought, says a new study.

International Perspectives in Research seminar: Comparative and international research in policy-making

Thu, 11 Mar 2010

The use of comparative and international research in policy making in education

Conference: The Doctoral Thesis in the Digital And Multimodal Age

Tue, 18 May 2010

This is the final conference in the ESRC Research Seminar series `New forms of doctorate: the influence of multimodality and e-learning on the nature and format of doctoral theses'. Keynotes from Gunther Kress (IOE) and Steve Benford (Nottingham).

Blind children – born to be musical?

Thu, 28 Jan 2010

Children who have lost their sight because they were born prematurely are around 4,000 times more likely than sighted youngsters to develop exceptional musical abilities such as 'perfect pitch' -traditionally a marker of exceptional musical ability - according to a new study.

ECPE Seminar: Playing with children, answering with our lives: a Bakhtinian approach to coauthoring ethical identities in early childhood

Mon, 08 Mar 2010

Brian Edmiston (The Ohio State University) will discuss an alternative to prevailing moral development assumptions in early childhood education.

Restoring the social fabric? Philosophical notes on the idea of 'meeting places' as forms of parent support.

Wed, 03 Mar 2010

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

Playing with children, answering with our lives: a Bakhtinian approach to co-authoring ethical identities in early childhood.

Mon, 08 Mar 2010

Brian Edmiston (The Ohio State University) will discuss an alternative to prevailing moral development assumptions in early childhood education. Drawing on a Bakhtinian theoretical framework, theories of identity formation, and examples from his longitudinal research study of child-adult play, he reframes development as a life-long process of coauthoring ethical identities that may begin in early childhood when adults join children in dramatic play.

Playing with children, answering with our lives: a Bakhtinian approach to co-authoring ethical identities in early childhood.

Mon, 22 Mar 2010

Moments of wonder, everyday events: how are young children theorising and making sense of their world?

3,000 school histories to get a make-over

Mon, 22 Feb 2010

Heritage Lottery Fund will enable restoration, cataloguing and teaching resources

CeCeps 2009-2010 Seminar Series: Social Class and Inequalities in the Policy Frame

Tue, 16 Mar 2010

This is the seventh seminar in the CeCeps series 'Social Class and Inequalities in the Policy Frame'

CHES 2009-2010 Seminar Series - Burton R Clark

Wed, 31 Mar 2010

The programme will be opened by a personal Introduction from Professor Guy Neave and speakers will introduce particular books for discussion, including Professor John Brennan, William Locke, Professor Gareth Parry, Professor Peter Scott, Professor Michael Shattock and Professor Gareth Williams.

Sociology of Education Research Seminar

Tue, 09 Mar 2010

Education and Citizenship in Pakistan

Sociology of Education Research Seminar

Tue, 09 Mar 2010

Education and Citizenship in Pakistan

The Experience of Disabled Students in Higher Education: "You have to prove you are equal"

Tue, 09 Mar 2010

This paper is based on a research study into the experience of disabled students in higher education.

CHES 2009 - 2010 Seminar Series: The measure of a student

Tue, 02 Mar 2010

Herder put forward the idea that each person has an original way of being human: everyone has his or her own `measure'. The term `measure' is employed in its evaluative sense in UK higher education, in relation to quality assurance benchmarks, and the policies and practices of accountability and assessment procedures. Denise Batchelor builds on those understandings by dwelling on the alternative interpretation of the concept of `measure' which Herder proposes.

Book Launch: Retiring Lives

Mon, 22 Mar 2010

The Excellence in Work-Based Learning for Education Professionals (WLE) cordially invites you to the book launch for Retiring Lives, edited by Eileen Carnell and Caroline Lodge.

British Chinese Adoption Study

Tue, 02 Mar 2010

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series

Playing the game – Changing the game: Success for early career

Fri, 12 Mar 2010

The British Educational Research Association (BERA) is pleased to announce a one-day conference for Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) early career researchers in education. The conference will create a space for the voice of BME researchers to be heard in higher education and promote career development and networking amongst BME researchers. It will consider the issues that affect early career BME researchers, explore experiences and develop ways of helping participants effect individual and collective change, as well as inform BERA about what it might do to support BME researchers further.

Baroness Shephard to watch over IOE council

Tue, 02 Mar 2010

Baroness Shephard of Northwold has joined the Institute of Education London (IOE) as chair of its council.

Good relationships at home and school can lessen life-blows for teens

Thu, 25 Feb 2010

How can we help youngsters with hardships in their lives to have a better childhood? Research commissioned by the Department for Children Schools and Families shows that good relationships with mum and dad can protect children who have tough challenges in their lives from going off the rails as they reach adolescence.

ECPE Conference: Children's rights and war

Wed, 14 Apr 2010

A panel of leading academics and experts will present a rigorous and challenging examination of a number of issues surrounding children in fields of conflict, with a particular focus on law and children's rights. Speakers come from such diverse and prestigious organisations as the University of Oxford, the Institute of Education, and the charity WarChild.

Regimes of Social Cohesion

Tue, 25 May 2010

This event is part of the LLAKES public seminar series. All events are free but require booking. Please email to confirm your attendance.

Turn schools into "talent factories"

Thu, 04 Mar 2010

Schools must become "talent factories" if Britain is to compete successfully in the new world market, a leading academic warned today (March 4). Dylan Wiliam, Deputy Director of the Institute of Education London will tell a conference organised by The Spectator magazine: "It is not enough to identify talent in our schools any more; we have to create it."

LCLL Annual Leadership Lecture - Education policy and classroom practice: rethinking school leadership

Thu, 18 Mar 2010

We are delighted to welcome Jim Spillane, a significant international contributer to policy and practice. Successful schools tend to have leadership and management processes that are effective. This lecture will look at the question that remains, however: how does school leadership impact upon classroom teaching and its improvement?

Engendering Empowerment: Education and Equality (E4) Conference

Mon, 17 May 2010

This conference is being organised jointly by UNGEI (the United Nations Girls' Education Initiative) and IOE (led by Elaine Unterhalter)

Black Leadership: from aspiration to reality

Thu, 06 May 2010

For: BME Educators, LCLL members and those interested in equity, diversity and social justice "Endemic racism dashes job hopes" - the headline of the Times Educational Supplement (TES) of Friday November 6, 2009. This refers to the study on the leadership aspirations and careers of black and minority ethnic teachers commissioned by NASUWT and the National College.

Urban educational reform in the US and UK: The case for a comparative and historical analysis

Tue, 23 Mar 2010

A series of Leverhulme Lectures by Professor Barry M. Franklin: Lecture 1

The state of the comprehensive high school in a globalised world

Tue, 20 Apr 2010

series of Leverhulme Lectures by Professor Barry M. Franklin: Lecture 2

Private-public partnerships and secondary school reform in the US and UK

Tue, 18 May 2010

A series of Leverhulme Lectures by Professor Barry M. Franklin: Lecture 3

The small high school movement: can it cross the Atlantic?

Tue, 22 Jun 2010

A series of Leverhulme Lectures by Professor Barry M. Franklin: Lecture 4

£90,000 Awarded to the Bloomsbury Colleges to share international development digital resources online

Wed, 10 Mar 2010

The latest thinking on international development from leading academics will be shared online via podcasts and videos as part of a new initiative. The 15-month project, called the Bloomsbury Media Cloud, is led by The Bloomsbury Colleges – a consortium of six internationally-renowned institutions within the University of London.

Women's memory better than men's at age 50, researchers find

Fri, 12 Mar 2010

It is well known that girls are no longer the weaker sex academically – if they ever were. They have overtaken boys at school, and are more likely to go on to university and gain a degree.

London Education Partnership Awards – Raising aspirations in education and industry

Tue, 16 Mar 2010

The deadline for this year's London Education Partnership Awards is approaching, giving potential entrants until April 2nd to submit an application.

Fit for purpose? Diplomas and Established Vocation

Tue, 20 Apr 2010

The Post-14 Network is pleased to announce its latest conference "Fit for purpose? Diplomas and Established Vocational Qualifications: meeting learner needs 14-19." taking place at the Institute of Education, University of London on the 20th April 2010.

Education Policy and Philanthropy ESRC Research

Thu, 29 Apr 2010

Based on the methods of `network ethnography' the ESRC funded study has explored particular aspects of the changing landscape of education policy and governance in England and the increasingly complex and `congested' terrain of the education state.

Education Policy and Philanthropy ESRC Research Dissemination Seminar

Thu, 29 Apr 2010

Research Governance in Children's Services

Tue, 23 Mar 2010

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series

Arguing in History. Can technology help?

Thu, 25 Mar 2010

History Education Special Interest Group Seminar

Honorary awards at IOE Presentation Ceremonies

Tue, 23 Mar 2010

A children's author, an eminent scientist and prominent educationists received honorary awards at the Institute of Education's graduation ceremonies this month, at which more than 1000 students earned qualifications.

Recent Developments in Indian HE

Wed, 24 Mar 2010

Higher education in India has been undergoing significant change in recent years. This is a unique opportunity to hear about developments at first hand from one of India's leading experts in the field.

Recruiting fathers: a study of fathering across three family generations among the Polish, Irish and white British men

Tue, 30 Mar 2010

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series All Institute staff and students welcome

Inequality in pupils' educational attainment: How much do family and neighbourhood matter?

Wed, 21 Apr 2010

The Quantitative Social Science seminars bring together economists, educationalists, psychologist, sociologists and statisticians to discuss work in progress research conducted at IOE, at other universities in the UK or worldwide. The Seminars provide a forum for debate of issues affecting education, labour economics, psychology, sociology or statistical methods.

Children's cognitive ability and socioeconomic background: changes over age in nine countries.

Wed, 05 May 2010

The Quantitative Social Science seminars bring together economists, educationalists, psychologist, sociologists and statisticians to discuss work in progress research conducted at IOE, at other universities in the UK or worldwide. The Seminars provide a forum for debate of issue affecting education, labour economics, psychology, sociology or statistical methods.

Narratives of Social Mobility: combining qualitative

Wed, 12 May 2010

The Century of Education.

Wed, 19 May 2010

Healthy School Meals on Educational Achievements.

Wed, 26 May 2010

Creative activities and social pedagogy: Lessons from Europe and the UK

Thu, 15 Apr 2010

This conference brings together people experienced across children's services and practitioners in the performing and visual arts to discuss what facilities and what hinders participation in creative activities with children.

New director takes over at Centre for Longitudinal Studies

Wed, 31 Mar 2010

Professor Jane Elliott is to take over as director of the Centre for Longitudinal Studies, which houses three of Britain's internationally-renowned birth cohort studies. She will succeed Professor Heather Joshi, who is stepping down after seven years in the post.

New survey to be launched on the 'rights and wrongs' of school choice

Tue, 06 Apr 2010

School choice is a topic that stirs up strong emotions, and newspapers are packed with stories about admissions and appeals.

ASTs Leading Learning

Mon, 26 Apr 2010

26 April 2010: Coaching and mentoring. Developing your own understanding and skills of the coaching and mentoring process in order to better lead the learning of your colleagues. Facilitated by Julia Foster-Turner (LCLL)

Towards equal education for girls around the world

Mon, 12 Apr 2010

In the past 10 years more children have had better opportunities to attend school, but nearly a billion people still receive little or no education. Most of them are girls and women. An international conference taking place online and in Dakar, Senegal, is bringing together education activists, academics, practitioners, policy makers and girls themselves to debate and develop ways to ensure a better deal for women in education around the world. Titled E4 Engendering Empowerment: Education and Equality, this innovative conference is using both electronic media and participatory discussion.

Engendering Empowerment: Education and Equality (E4e) E-Conference

Mon, 12 Apr 2010

E4 is an innovative conference for education activists, academics, practitioners, policy makers and girls themselves, taking place in Dakar, Senegal in May. The e4e conference taking place from 12 April-14 May, allows the broadest possible participation in the E4 initiative: registration is open to all. Please join our weekly webcasts and the conversation by reading, responding to, or opening new threads on the discussion at www.e4conference.org/e4e.

Open Evening

Wed, 21 Apr 2010

Literacy, ESOL & Numeracy Teacher Training

Familial and socio-economic influences on foetal growth across three generations: the Uppsala Birth Cohort Multigenerational Study, Sweden, 1915-2002

Wed, 02 Jun 2010

Like oil and water or chocolate and peanut butter? Ethnic diversity and social participation of young people in England.

Wed, 09 Jun 2010

Laura Fumagalli looks at the impact of ethnic diversity on social participation of young people. She proposes a theoretical model in which the agents choose between structured and unstructured social activities by taking into account the ethnic composition of the groups they join. Findings suggest that ethnic segregation increases the probability of hanging around near home, while ethnic fractionalization decreases it.

The Impacts of Comprehensive Schooling.

Wed, 16 Jun 2010

Knowledge, Mind and Understanding: Aspects of Contemporary Educational Practice in Critical Perspective

Sat, 08 May 2010

A one-day conference exploring the educational implications of philosophical work on knowledge, mind and understanding.

History Special Interest Group Seminar: What differences can knowledge make to students' uses of historical sources?

Thu, 29 Apr 2010

This presentation will discuss some findings from research for a PhD into the relationships between the substantive knowledge students have and the ways in which they draw conclusions from historical sources.

History Special Interest Group: What does it mean to be good at 'ICT' as a history teacher?

Mon, 14 Jun 2010

30 years ago, many history teachers were either uninterested in exploring the use of new technology or scepital of its potential for enhancing teaching and learning in history. More recently it has become a high profile issue in history teaching, but there are still different views about what it means 'to be good at ICT' as a history teacher.

History Special Interest Group Seminar: Representations of the Islamic World in History Textbooks for English Schools, 1799-2002: a Case Study of the Crusades

Tue, 06 Jul 2010

This presentation will look at representations of Islam in History textbooks used in English schools during the period 1790s-2000s.

Asylum, Rights and Security: Unaccompanied young people's experiences in the UK

Tue, 20 Apr 2010

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series

ESRC Research Conference - The doctorate in the digital and multimodal age

Tue, 18 May 2010

This is the final conference in the ESRC seminar series on the doctoral (and other types of) thesis in the digital and multimodal age. Attendance is free, and includes coffee, lunch and tea. Please register your place with Richard Sheldrake on r.sheldrake@ioe.ac.uk

SSRU Seminar: Doing their Bit: Children and the war effort (1939-45)

Wed, 05 May 2010

The speaker Berry Mayall has worked since 1973 in research and latterly in teaching too at the Institute of Education. She is Professor of Childhood Studies and has worked for many years on the sociology of childhood. She is currently working with Dr. Virginia Morrow (ECPE) on a book: Doing their Bit: Children's contributions to the war effort 1939-45 (to be published in 2011 by the Institute of Education Press).

Bernard Williams Reading Group

Wed, 28 Apr 2010

The book we are reading in this group is Bernard Williams' Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy (Fontana, 1985)

The Youth On Religion (YOR) project: what has happened in the first six months?

Tue, 25 May 2010

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series

National Child Development Study and 1970 British Cohort Study: Introductory workshop – Focusing on new data from the 2008 surveys

Thu, 27 May 2010

This workshop will introduce the 1958 National Child Development Study (NCDS) and the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70), focusing on the newly available data from the surveys carried out in 2008 when the study members were aged 50 and 38 years respectively.

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

Wed, 28 Apr 2010

Julian Baggini, Editor, The Philosophers' Magazine, will be talking about 'Real Respect: Dealing with Shared and Contested Values'

New magazine seeks to be an open forum

Fri, 23 Apr 2010

A new education magazine, which held its launch at the IOE seeks to "restore some grit to the educational debate".

PGR student seminars: Living with HIV in Portugal: pespectives on men and health and An Iraqi-Palestinian boy in a Greek-Cypriot primary-school classroom: everyday practices of intercultural education

Tue, 27 Apr 2010

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series

Becoming a Published Academic Writer - A three day summer school at the IOE

Tue, 06 Jul 2010

A summer school for academics, researchers and doctoral researchers in the humanities and social sciences, offering the opportunity for three days of intensive focus on academic writing. Takes place 6 - 8 July.

Technomaths Book Launch

Wed, 12 May 2010

Book launch 12th May: 'Improving Mathematics in the Workplace: The Need for Techno-Mathematical Literacies' by Celia Hoyles, Richard Noss, Phillip Kent and Arthur Bakker.

The potential for research bringing together Neuropsychology and genetics, with a focus on the 1958 British Birth Cohort Study

Tue, 22 Jun 2010

This seminar/meeting will focus on reporting preliminary findings from a pilot study which has conducted detailed neuropsychological tests on a small subsample of members of the 1958 British Birth Cohort Study

Ethical issues raised by genetic and neuropsychological research with members of longitudinal cohort studies

Tue, 29 Jun 2010

This meeting will focus on discussion of a review on ethical issues written by Professor Martin Richards, University of Cambridge

EduWel - Education as Welfare research opportunities

Fri, 30 Apr 2010

An exciting opportunity has arisen for highly motivated early stage researchers (ESR) with strong training in social sciences and or economics to join the Marie Curie EDUWEL Initial Training Network (ITN) for three years from 1. July 2010. The ITN "Education as Welfare - Enhancing opportunities for socially vulnerable youth in Europe" consists of 15 partner institution from 9 countries with interdisciplinary research experience and expertise based in leading European universities.

PGR student seminars: Living with HIV in Portugal: perspectives on men and health and An Iraqi-Palestinian boy in a Greek-Cypriot primary-school classroom: everyday practices of intercultural education

Tue, 27 Apr 2010

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series

'Understanding impulsive and risky behaviour among young teenagers: the opportunities for research using the Millennium cohort study'

Thu, 20 May 2010

This seminar/meeting will focus on possibilities for cross-disciplinary research encompassing genetics and neuropsychology and using data from the Millennium Cohort Study

Becoming a Published Academic Writer - A three day summer school at the IOE

Tue, 06 Jul 2010

A summer school from July 6-8 for academics, researchers and doctoral researchers in the humanities and social sciences, offering the opportunity for three days of intensive focus on academic writing.

E4 conference: Engendering Empowerment: Education and Equality

Mon, 26 Apr 2010

The E4 conference will take place in Dakar, Senegal from 17th-20th May 2010. Prior to that and currently running is the e-conference where an online discussion of the issues surrounding the conference, such as gender, education, access, equality etc, is taking place. Please visit www.e4conference.org/e4e to participate!

HOT TOPIC - Effective resource management: the development and use of school business managers

Thu, 20 May 2010

For: School business managers, headteachers, senior and middle leaders, governors, local authority staff who work with school business managers Our discussion will explore developments in understanding of the school business manager's role and consider their contribution to effective resource management.

CPD Annual Early Years Conference: Developmental Readiness - the key to learning success

Wed, 26 May 2010

In recent years, there has been a great deal of research (including on brain development) into children's healthy development. We know much more about what children need developmentally in their early years, if they are to make good progress at school.

Academic Conference: Children, families and the migration experience; Opportunites and challenges

Fri, 21 May 2010

This one-day conference is part of a project funded through the ESRC Knowledge Transfer and Exchange Programme, which aims to disseminate and further discuss the implications of new patterns of migration to Britain and other European states.

A lecture on 'Ubiquitous Learning' – the last in a series of Leverhulme lectures on Networked Learning

Mon, 10 May 2010

Tea and biscuits are available from 4.30pm.

Doctoral Research Seminars

Tue, 18 May 2010

Janet Bohrer - External examining: what are the expectations from the Quality Assurance Agency for higher education about external examining; how might any expectations influence future policy development; and what are the likely impacts any changes to policy might be expected to have on practice?

Conference: Children, Families and the Migration Experience: Opportunities and Challenges

Thu, 20 May 2010

The workshop is aimed at school teachers, EMA coordinators and other practitioners working with new arrivals. In addition to presentations by leading experts, there will be workshops on classroom strategies for welcoming and integrating new arrivals. The events will provide an opportunity to share experience and models of good practice as well as discuss useful resources and learning tools.

Participation, progression and pedagogy in Post-14 Mathematics: implications for policy and practice

Thu, 24 Jun 2010

Participation, progression and pedagogy in Post-14 Mathematics: implications for policy and practice. A day conference to disseminate four ESRC research projects.

Context effects, Experiments and generalization in Educational Research

Mon, 07 Jun 2010

Did it work? Will it work here? If so who will benefit and by how much? These are key questions that education research users want education researchers to answer. Professor Larry Hedges (Northwestern University, USA) will discuss the issues that complicate generalization across contexts. This is rare opportunity to learn from an acknowledged expert in the field of educational statistics and evaluation. Please pre-register by emailing: clare.heaps@durham.ac.uk

Transnational Perspectives on Democratic Education

Wed, 30 Jun 2010

Programme runs from 30 June to 6 July. Taught by internationally renowned faculty from Institute of Education, University of London, UK; University of Wisconsin Madison, USA; University of Melbourne, Australia, this second annual collaborative short programme for masters and doctoral students explores democratic education by drawing on experience and scholarship from three continents. It combines keynote lectures; active workshops and a programme of visits. It is offered as part of an accredited programme or as a short court.

Research Seminar - Starting school as an ecological transition: Parents as informants in the transition of children from preschool to school environments in a Finnish Context

Wed, 19 May 2010

Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education, Faculty of Children and Health. Research Seminar.

Migration and the right to health conference

Wed, 26 May 2010

Migrants face many difficulties when trying to access health care, especially if they are unable to work, or work in the informal economy where such rights do not apply. Migration experts will discuss the implications of these challenges during a wide-ranging two-day conference. Events runs over 2 days, 26 to 27 May 2010.

Policy futures: After the election, now what? An informal think-aloud

Tue, 01 Jun 2010

This opening seminar in our new series gives participants the chance to think aloud about the likely consequences of the election result and its impact on education, picking up on brief input from our contributors

History Special Interest Group Seminar: Developing historians not historical tourists.

Tue, 25 May 2010

This presentation will discuss some of the issues surrounding trips and in particular the issue of 'historical tourism'. It will draw from research from a MA dissertation and a recent article in Teaching History. The findings suggested that pupils often fail to recognise that monuments are constructed to reflect a particular interpretation of the events they commemorate or celebrate.

Conceptualizing parenthood today. Meeting places as forms of parent support

Tue, 18 May 2010

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series

Demandingness, Moral Development and Moral Philosophy

Wed, 19 May 2010

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar series

Education and Citizenship in a Globalising World

Fri, 19 Nov 2010

This conference, addressing the challenges of education and citizenship in a globalising world, is expected to have a wide impact. It will be a truly international event, drawing together scholarship and experience, practice and perspective from across the globe.

Where next for the teaching profession?

Tue, 01 Jun 2010

The General Election generated much discussion of the constraints facing public spending and the need for greater autonomy for schools, but very little comment on the implications for the teaching profession. This event, one of the first on education following the Election, offers you the opportunity to hear from leading commentators and debate the priorities for the teaching profession under the new Government.

London Knowledge Lab engages with teens to reduce energy use

Tue, 18 May 2010

Researchers from the IOE's London Knowledge Lab will be finding ways to make energy-saving "cool", as they engage teenagers in using digital technology to change their behaviour.

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

Wed, 26 May 2010

Two Rival Aims of Education; Social Justice and the Good Life

Building Diagnostic Assessments using a Learning Trajectories Approach.

Fri, 25 Jun 2010

This talk, for math educators, assessment specialists and teacher educators discusses the research Professor Confrey and Dr Maloney are conducting to build assessments based on documented studies of student learning based on progressively more sophisticated reasoning on equipartitioning.

CHES 2009-2010 Seminar Series Further education, higher education and the English experiment

Tue, 01 Jun 2010

Why do the English maintain a two-sector system of further and higher education? Is there a rationale for this division? What is the significance of this separation for participation in undergraduate education? Drawing on historical, contextual and international studies of the college contribution to higher education, the changing relationships between further and higher education will be traced, the nature of their boundaries examined, and the impact of sector regimes assessed.

The role of philosophy of education in teacher education

Wed, 02 Jun 2010

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

MacIntyre, Modernity and the REF

Wed, 09 Jun 2010

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

Changing the subject: Western knowledge and the question of difference

Wed, 16 Jun 2010

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

Situating memory: Wittgenstein and neuropsychology

Wed, 23 Jun 2010

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

Child-to-Child approaches to children's participation in health and education: A course for programmers and facilitators

Mon, 24 May 2010

The Child-to-Child Trust in collaboration with Save the Children, Sweden are holding an international training course on child-to-child approaches to children's participation

MCS5 Consultative Conference: Shaping the Age 11 Survey

Wed, 21 Jul 2010

The Centre for Longitudinal Studies are holding an open consultative conference on Wednesday 21st July 2010 at the Institute of Education in London to inform the content of the next sweep of the UK Millennium Cohort Study (MCS). We are seeking contributions from the scientific community, government policy-makers and other stakeholders. The next sweep, taking place in 2012, will collect data from around 14,000 11-year olds in their final year of primary school.

Bernard Williams' Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy; Question and answer session

Wed, 30 Jun 2010

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

Seminar and book launch: Curriculum, Community, and Urban School Reform

Tue, 01 Jun 2010

Seminar from 4 pm, book launch from 5 pm, on Professor Franklin's new book, Curriculum, Community, and Urban School Reform (Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2010).

Child-to-Child approaches to children's participation in health and education: A course for programmers and facilitators

Mon, 11 Oct 2010

The course runs from 11 to 16 October 2010. The Child-to-Child Trust in collaboration with Save the Children, Sweden are holding an international training course on child-to-child approaches to children's participation

Democracy is dead - Long live democracy: radical education as if democracy mattered

Wed, 07 Jul 2010

Second in a series of four seminars on radical education and social pedagogy.

Radical Social Pedagogy in the UK? Historical Roots

Mon, 07 Jun 2010

First in a series of four seminars on radical education and social pedagogy.

Open afternoon

Tue, 29 Jun 2010

Come along to our open afternoon at the Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL to find out how studying with us can help advance your career.

Autism trial improves communication between parents and children

Fri, 21 May 2010

A social communication intervention in preschool children with autism improves parent-child interaction, but does not deliver clinically significant benefit in autism symptoms.

Taking Stock of Gender and Development: UNGEI (United Nations Girls' Education Initiative) and beyond

Thu, 10 Jun 2010

The second seminar in the series 'Policy futures: from the global to the local'

IOE conference explores future of teaching profession

Fri, 04 Jun 2010

How can teachers and teaching be placed at the heart of the new coalition government's education agenda? Leading thinkers put forward a range of proposals at the first post-election seminar on the future of teaching at the IOE, entitled Where Next for the Teaching Profession?

Apprenticeship in Challenging Times

Wed, 07 Jul 2010

'Literacy policy at home and abroad'

Thu, 01 Jul 2010

This is the third seminar in the series 'Policy futures: from the global to the local'

LLAKES Public Seminar

Thu, 01 Jul 2010

Nine win London Education Partnership Awards

Tue, 08 Jun 2010

Nine innovative projects that raised the aspirations of young people and adults in London received London Education Partnership Awards at a ceremony at the Institute of Education in Bloomsbury on Monday evening (June 7). Oona King, broadcaster, campaigner, ex-MP and London Mayoral candidate, led the presentations.

IOE Summer Fete

Thu, 17 Jun 2010

The Institute of Education at Bedford Way welcomes you to its Summer Fete on June 17. In addition, to help celebrate Universities Week (June 14-20) our architect Nigel Burgess will be giving a guided tour of the Institute's Grade 2* listed building, leaving from the Level 4 Reception area at 12.30 on the same day. Designed by Sir Denys Lasdun, also known for the the National Theatre and other 1970s landmarks, the building is now 35 years old.

Seminar: Text mining as a search engine for the UK Educational Evidence Portal

Wed, 23 Jun 2010

POSTPONED FROM 9 TO JUNE 23. James Thomas (Reader in Social Policy) currently leads the EPPI-Centre's programme of work in health promotion and public health, and a series of projects that utilise new information technologies in social science, including the widely used EPPI-Reviewer software for systematic reviews. He has written extensively on new methods for research synthesis.

Social Capital and Health: It Makes You Sick

Tue, 22 Jun 2010

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series

IOE Child Development course inspired Orange award-winner

Fri, 11 Jun 2010

A former IOE student, Irene Sabatini, has won the Orange Award for New Writers with her debut novel, The Boy Next Door.

Nine in ten people in their early 50s consider working beyond retirement age

Sat, 12 Jun 2010

Almost 90 per cent of people in their early 50s are considering working beyond the state pension age in order to have a higher standard of living, a study has found.

Doctoral Research Seminars

Tue, 15 Jun 2010

Deborah Lock - The tail wagging the dog: the rise and fall of knowledge transfer. Biranda Ford - Tradition, globalisation and the curriculum in music conservatoire studies

Introduction to Social Pedagogy

Thu, 24 Jun 2010

First in a series of three workshops which will explore the concepts of social pedagogy, it's application to practice and how to incorporate art. 24th June 2010, 13.30 – 17.00, Winchester - Hampshire County Council, The Castle. 29th June 2010, 09.00 – 13.00, Blackburn - Eanam Wharf Business, Development and Conference Centre. 30th June 2010, 09.00 – 13.00, Liverpool - Devonshire House. 1st July 2010, 09.00 – 13.00, London - Chelsea Old Town Hall.

LERU Afternoon Seminar - Languages of London

Tue, 06 Jul 2010

As part of our Global Cities Seminar series LERU is holding an afternoon seminar on the "Languages of London". Dick Wiggins and Lid King will be speaking on London and on multi-lingual cities as leaders of policy development, and Joe Lo Bianco will respond.

Positive Action and Community Cohesion in the UK - Academic Seminar

Thu, 08 Jul 2010

Positive Action and Community Cohesion in the UK. An interdisciplinary seminar, responding to the debate between two ongoing policy movements in the UK: equal opportunities towards 'positive action' and multiculturalism towards `community cohesion'

Race/Ethnicity as a context for Adolescent Development

Wed, 23 Jun 2010

There are substantial achievement differences between adolescents coming from different race/ethnicity groups in most Western countries. In this talk, Prof. Eccles will discuss possible psychological processes that could contribute to these differences. Drawing on her longitudinal work in the USA, she will discuss in particular the role that daily experiences of race and ethnic discrimination in schools plays. She will also discuss the protective role that racial/ethnic identity plays.

Meet the winner of Orange Award for New Writers 2010: Irene Sabatini, author of The Boy Next Door

Wed, 14 Jul 2010

Irene Sabatini, this year's winner of the Orange Award for New Writers, is an IOE alumna. She has just published her first novel, The Boy Next Door, and will be our guest of honour at the annual alumni gathering on 14 July

Autism, Ethics and Society

Mon, 21 Jun 2010

Scientific research is making great strides to understanding autism but this research opens up a whole host of social and ethical issues. At this conference, researchers, policymakers, educators and the autism community will identify and debate the real-world implications of the new and emerging scientific discoveries.

LCLL Annual Conference: Leading learning for the 21st century

Wed, 07 Jul 2010

Participants will have opportunities to: focus on ideas that enhance the learning of all children and young people• explore the role of pedagogical leadership• share innovative practice in leading learning• explore critical factors in effective professional learning• focus on ensuring and evaluating the impact of effective leadership• Extended Early Bird Offer ! £165 (£145 LCLL members) if booked by Monday 7 June 2010!

Book Launch: Teachers and Human Rights Education

Wed, 30 Jun 2010

All IOE staff and students are cordially invited to attend a reception to mark the publication by Trentham Books of Teachers and Human Rights Education by Audrey Osler and Hugh Starkey

International Conference - Gender differences in aspirations and attainment

Mon, 12 Jul 2010

This conference will bring together experts from different disciplines and from different countries, drawing on evidence from longitudinal studies and large scale surveys to examine the multiple influences on gendered career choices and development in a changing social context. We're hoping the event will help to shape the next wave of research on gender differences in career choice and attainment, and its application to practice and policy development around the worl

Swedish free schools and academic achievement

Wed, 23 Jun 2010

Research from the IOE on Sweden's 'free school' reforms suggests that the entry of new schools had a positive effect on pupils' academic achievements. But according to a survey of the evidence by Rebecca Allen, the benefits are small, they are predominantly focused on children from highly educated families and they do not persist: scores are no higher in the end-of-school exams.

CHES 2009-2010 Seminar Series - Higher Education in Australia: reports from the front line

Mon, 19 Jul 2010

Visiting Professorial Fellows Professor Glyn Davis, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne and Professor Margaret Gardner, Vice-Chancellor and President of RMIT University will be in conversation with CHES Co-Director Professor Sir David Watson. Director of the Institute, Professor Geoff Whitty will chair. Refreshments will be available, so please confirm your attendance to Alison Peacock so that we can order accordingly.

CHES 2009-2010 Seminar Series - Academic life on the edge of an earthquake fault: much ado about California's master plan for higher education: POSTPONED UNTIL 2011

Tue, 13 Jul 2010

Professor Rothblatt will speak about the Master Plan for Higher Education for the State of California of 1960. The first higher education planning document that anyone knows of in the long history of the university as a self-governing corporation. The Plan recognized and indeed created a "system" of higher education. It attempted to do the impossible, establish a structure that would account for both democratic access to tertiary education and meritocratic selection.

Seminar: Locating research on people's views and experiences of health issues

Wed, 14 Jul 2010

Claire Stansfield works as the Information Officer for the EPPI-Centre's Health Promotion and Public Health Reviews Facility. Locating research studies of people's experiences, opinions and understandings about health issues is acknowledged to be a challenging process.

Ofsted recognises IOE's "outstanding" initial teacher training

Thu, 08 Jul 2010

The Institute of Education, London has been recognised by OFSTED for its "high quality" initial teacher training programmes that inspire its students "to want to be outstanding teachers". Its secondary and further education programmes as well as its employment based routes were graded "outstanding", and the primary PGCE was "good" with some outstanding features.

Campaign for girls' education scores victory at World Cup Education Summit

Fri, 09 Jul 2010

The World Cup final is not the only important event taking place this Sunday in South Africa. On the same day as the final of the world's greatest sporting tournament, heads of state will gather for an Education Summit in Pretoria. Girls' education will be on the agenda, in part because of the work of Professor Elaine Unterhalter, of the Institute of Education. The Summit has been organised with the commitment of South African President Jacob Zuma and FIFA President Sepp Blatter.

Restricted playlists pose real threat to brass band and folk music

Thu, 15 Jul 2010

Radio stations, TV channels and websites that offer teenagers nothing but pop, rock, hip hop and rap could eventually help to kill off brass band and folk music in the UK, two leading music educationists have warned.

Why music education deserves to be protected from public spending cuts

Thu, 15 Jul 2010

The remarkable range of music education opportunities currently available to young people and adults in the UK is a vital national resource that must not only be preserved but developed, even at a time of severe public spending cutbacks, says a new book published this week by the Institute of Education, University of London.

NCDS Cognitive Tests at Age 50: Initial Results

Wed, 29 Sep 2010

The Gordon Square seminar series is multi-disciplinary, and showcases the work of demographers, statisticians, sociologists, psychologists and economists working in the field of education research.

HE dream team to join IOE

Fri, 23 Jul 2010

Two distinguished professors are to join the IOE as joint Chairs of Higher Education Studies. Claire Callender, Professor of Higher Education Policy at Birkbeck, and Sir Peter Scott, Vice-Chancellor of Kingston University, will start their part-time posts in the coming months.

Chris Husbands named new IOE director

Thu, 29 Jul 2010

Professor Chris Husbands has been appointed Director of the Institute of Education, University of London. He will take up his post when Professor Geoff Whitty retires on 1 January, 2011.

European MA gets a longer life

Wed, 11 Aug 2010

The European MA in Lifelong Learning has received another five years' funding from the EU's Erasmus Mundus scheme. The consortium that runs the scheme, led by the Danish School of Education, University of Aarhus, also comprises the Institute of Education, London and the University of Deusto in Bilbao, Spain. They will be joined this year by the University of Melbourne.

Linking educational research with policy making in Mexico

Tue, 31 Aug 2010

Pedro Flores Crespo is professor and researcher of the Research Institute for the Development of Education of the Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico) and coordinator of the Executive Committee of the Education Centre Citizen, Inc. His main research areas are: public policy, the relationship between schooling and inequality, and the relationship between higher education and development in Mexico, from the capabilities approach developed by Amartya Sen.

Focus on results can make children do worse, study finds

Fri, 13 Aug 2010

Children do better in their exams when their teachers focus on learning, rather than on test results, a detailed research survey published by the Institute of Education, London, concludes.

Should parents use league tables to choose schools?

Mon, 23 Aug 2010

Study shows they can help predict individual children's success

A number-crunching study from academics at the Institute of Education, London, and the Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO), Bristol University, shows that when parents use league tables to inform their choice of secondary school, their child is more likely to do better in their GCSEs.

Institute of Education – London's top rated university for student satisfaction

Tue, 24 Aug 2010

The Institute of Education has the highest levels of student satisfaction in London according to the national student satisfaction survey, an honour it shares with the Central School of Speech and Drama. This places the IOE joint 6th in England for student satisfaction.

Class has much bigger effect on white pupils' results

Fri, 03 Sep 2010

Poverty has a much greater influence on how White British pupils do at school than it does on the academic performance of other ethnic groups, a new study by academics at Institute of Education and Queen Mary, University of London, has concluded.

Catchment areas undermine hopes for Brighton lottery, study finds

Fri, 03 Sep 2010

Brighton and Hove's controversial school admissions lottery system has failed in one of its key aims – to give deprived children equal access to better performing schools, a study by academics from the Institute of Education, London and the University of Bristol finds. The system has resulted in significant winners and losers – but has not markedly reduced social segregation, it says.

Masters advice event and Doctoral open evening

Tue, 07 Sep 2010

Come along to the Institute of Education on Tuesday 7 September, 4.00pm - 7.30pm if you would like to start studying for a masters or research degree in education or social sciences this autumn term or beyond.

Becoming a Mother: Thirty years of research on first-time motherhood

Wed, 15 Sep 2010

Ginny Brunton is a Research Officer at the Social Science Research Unit, Faculty of Children and Learning. Her research interests include maternity policy, health inequalities, and research methods. She is a practising midwife at The Rosie Hospital, Cambridge University & Addenbrookes NHS Trust.

Fast tracking school leaders - what works and why

Mon, 06 Dec 2010

For: Senior and middle leaders, policy makers and LCLL members

Learning, performance and improvement

Wed, 13 Oct 2010

For: Senior and middle leaders, teachers, local authority advisers, LCLL members

Bright girls less likely to want to study maths and physics at A-level than bright boys

Sat, 04 Sep 2010

The largest ever investigation analysing whether teenagers want to take maths or physics in the sixth form has found that even high-ability, highly motivated girls are less likely than boys to want to persist with the subjects beyond the age of 16.

Technologies of Love

Tue, 19 Oct 2010

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series

Race, Class and Equity: where now?

Tue, 21 Sep 2010

Because of unforeseen circumstances it is necessary to postpone the planned event for the time being. We very much hope to re-arrange for a date later in the academic year.

Conference fee: £125 (£100 concessions)

This one-day conference brings together key organizations working for greater equity and social justice in education with leading researchers on race and class in education.

Millennium Development Goals: lessons learnt

Mon, 13 Sep 2010

A new blueprint for international development has been published in The Lancet, a week ahead of the UN's major summit about the Millennium Development Goals. IOE Professors Angela Little, Geeta Kingdon and Elaine Unterhalter and research officer Amy North all contributed to the report, particularly the sections on education and gender.

Doctoral Research Seminars

Tue, 26 Oct 2010

Ghada Angawi - Charismatic leaders in higher education: do they make the strategic decisions? Shuiyun Liu - The impact of the quality assessment of undergraduate education scheme on university change in China

LLAKES Public Seminar

Fri, 24 Sep 2010

LLAKES public seminar series events are free and open to all - please email to book a place and full event details can be found on www.llakes.org

"Huge discrepancies" in support for early years staff

Mon, 20 Sep 2010

Most practitioners are enthusiastic about the Early Years Foundation Stage framework, according to research from the Institute of Education. "There is a broad consensus that it influences many aspects of daily practice, and improves the quality of experience for young children and their parents," says the study, Practitioners' Experiences of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Cognitive skills in children with autism vary and improve, study finds

Wed, 15 Sep 2010

People with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are thought to have a specific profile of cognitive strengths and weaknesses—difficulties appreciating others' thoughts and feelings, problems regulating and controlling their behavior, and an enhanced ability to perceive details— but few studies have tracked children's cognitive skills over time. Now new longitudinal research provides clues that can inform our understanding of ASD.

Hoyles is awarded new Royal Society medal

Wed, 22 Sep 2010

The first ever "Royal Society Kavli Education Medal" has been awarded to Professor Celia Hoyles from the London Knowledge Lab, Institute of Education, University of London. The Medal, established by agreement with the Kavli Foundation, will be made biennially in recognition of a distinguished contribution made by an individual to science or mathematics education.

Doctoral Research Seminars

Tue, 23 Nov 2010

Barry McGowan - Experiences and coping strategies of Chinese students on art and design postgraduate courses in the UK Soren Bengtsen - Getting personal - what does it mean? A discussion of the personal dimension of thesis supervision in higher education

History of Education Monthly Research Seminars 2010-2011

Fri, 24 Sep 2010

'Evolution and Education'

CHES 2010-2011 Seminar Series - Global Inequalities and Higher Education

Tue, 05 Oct 2010

This is the first seminar in the 2010/11 series. The CHES seminars provide a forum for debate and analysis of issues affecting policy, practice and research in higher education, supporting the exchange of views and experiences across higher education. Seminars are normally held at 5:30 pm on the first Tuesday of the month at the Institute of Education.

CLS Workshop - Millennium Cohort Study: MCS4 Introductory Workshop

Tue, 07 Dec 2010

This workshop will introduce the Millennium Cohort Study, focusing on the data from the survey carried out when the study children were aged seven years. The taught component includes presentations on the MCS survey; the MCS sample and issues of weights, response, non-response and attrition; and how to access data.

CLS Workshop - NCDS/BCS70 Introductory Workshop

Wed, 17 Nov 2010

On Wednesday 17 November, CLS will hold a one-day introductory workshop on the 1958 National Child Development Study (NCDS) and the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70), focusing on data from the surveys carried out in 2008 when the study members were aged 50 and 38 years respectively. This event is designed for new and intending users of data from the studies and is jointly organised by the Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS) at the Institute of Education and ESDSO

Five are named Academicians

Thu, 30 Sep 2010

The Academy of Social Sciences has conferred the award of Academician on five IOE professors. The award recognises those who have made a major and distinguished contribution to the social sciences.

Organisation and governance in post-compulsory education: where now for the coaltion?

Wed, 27 Oct 2010

Under the new Coalition Government we are entering an era of greater institutional freedom, more choices and greater complexity. This conference will pose some important questions of interest to practitioners, policy-makers and researchers.

Launch of new book on the Holocaust.

Mon, 04 Oct 2010

The Holocaust Education Development Programme (HEDP) is hosting a Wine Reception and Book Launch of a new book 'Polish Witnesses to the Shoah' conceived by Marian Turs

Roger Slee is Routledge author of the month

Mon, 04 Oct 2010

Professor Roger Slee, Chair of Inclusive Education at the IOE, is Routledge's October author of the month. He is the founding editor of the International Journal of Inclusive Education and the editor in chief of the London Review of Education. He serves on the editorial boards of a number of other journals including Disability & Society, Critical Studies in Education, British Journal of Studies in Education and Educational Research.

International Handbook of Comparative Education Book Launch

Tue, 19 Oct 2010

Book launch for the International Handbook of Comparative Education with brief remarks from Robert Cowen, Andreas Kazamias and Elaine Unterhalter

PHD Research Seminar

Thu, 14 Oct 2010

Dissociations between reading and spelling deficits

PHD Research Seminar

Thu, 28 Oct 2010

Student differences in self-regulated learning: The examination of grade level, gender and epistemological beliefs on the use of self-regulated strategies

CHES 2010-2011 Seminar Series - Revisiting Robbins

Tue, 07 Dec 2010

This is the third seminar in the 2010/11 series. The CHES seminars provide a forum for debate and analysis of issues affecting policy, practice and research in higher education, supporting the exchange of views and experiences across higher education. Seminars are normally held at 5:30 pm on the first Tuesday of the month at the Institute of Education.

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

Thu, 14 Oct 2010

Registers of the Religious

Policy enactments in the secondary school Speakers

Tue, 09 Nov 2010

This is the 4th seminar in the CeCeps series 'Policy futures: from the global to the local'

Women and the comprehensive experiment in London

Thu, 14 Oct 2010

ERU Seminar: "The 'A' Team: Women and the Comprehensive Experiment in London 1930-1960"

LLAKES Public Seminar

Wed, 10 Nov 2010

Transforming Vocational Education in the United Kingdom: is the German system really the gold standard?

LLAKES Public Seminar

Thu, 18 Nov 2010

What's the Use of School?

CHES 2010-2011 Seminar Series - Revolution in HE - Long or Short?

Tue, 11 Jan 2011

This is the fourth seminar in the 2010/11 series. The CHES seminars provide a forum for debate and analysis of issues affecting policy, practice and research in higher education, supporting the exchange of views and experiences across higher education. Seminars are normally held at 5:30 pm on the first Tuesday of the month at the Institute of Education

Teacher quality and shortage in a development context

Thu, 14 Oct 2010

The presentation draws on a comparative UNICEF study that was carried out in the region Central and Eastern Europe & the Commonwealth of Independent States (CEE/CIS). The six-country study (Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kyrgyzstan, FYR Macedonia, Moldova, Uzbekistan) examined how schools deal with teacher shortage and why schools, but also government officials, tend to underreport teacher shortage.

Most Welsh children get off to healthy start despite relatively high poverty rate

Fri, 15 Oct 2010

The Millennium generation of Welsh children may not have had the easiest start in life but most of them appear to be in excellent health and they have many friends, a new report suggests.

Northern Irish seven-year-olds are the happiest in the UK

Fri, 15 Oct 2010

Childhood may not offer the freedom that it once did but most seven-year-olds in Northern Ireland are enjoying their lives. Their parents are generally content too, a major study suggests.

Scots children more active than other UK children at age 7, study shows

Fri, 15 Oct 2010

Scottish seven-year-olds are the most physically active in the UK, new research suggests. More than half of them (55%) walk to school each day, compared with only one in four children of the same age in Northern Ireland (25%), a study involving more than 14,000 children has found.

One in four boys is turned off school by the age of 7

Fri, 15 Oct 2010

Almost one in four boys in the UK is already "anti-school" by the age of seven, a major survey has revealed.

Millennium mothers want university education for their children

Fri, 15 Oct 2010

The Millennium generation of UK children may have the most educationally ambitious mothers ever, a new study suggests.

Ethnic minority children read at least as well as white pupils by age 7, study finds

Fri, 15 Oct 2010

White children are losing their early lead over ethnic minority youngsters in English language during the first two years of primary school, a UK-wide study has found.

Mothers help to unlock the mystery of why some children behave worse than others

Fri, 15 Oct 2010

Why do some children behave badly while others seem almost angelic? Is it nature, or nurture, or a bit of both?

Three in four Pakistani and Bangladeshi children in UK living in poverty at age 7

Fri, 15 Oct 2010

Almost three-quarters of Pakistani and Bangladeshi children in the UK are being brought up in families that are living on poverty-level income, new research suggests.

Children with younger mothers face much tougher start in life, study shows

Fri, 15 Oct 2010

Children born to younger mothers may need additional government support if they are to fulfil their potential, a new report suggests.

Network to study Japan's image in East Asia

Wed, 20 Oct 2010

IOE academics are to lead an international network of scholars interested in analysing nationalistic tensions in East Asia. The Institute has received a prestigious Leverhulme Trust International Network Grant of £97,276 to fund this project, to be led by Professor Paul Morris, with IOE colleagues Edward Vickers and Christine Han. It also involves colleagues from Birkbeck College, Leeds University and five universities across East Asia.

Fifteen hours' education for disadvantaged two-year-olds welcomed by Millennium Cohort Study director

Wed, 20 Oct 2010

The Chancellor of the Exchequer's announcement that disadvantaged two-year-olds are to receive 15 hours a week of education and care has been welcomed by the director of a study that is tracking the development of children born in the UK at the beginning of the new millennium.

Collaborative learning - ASTs making a difference together

Thu, 18 Nov 2010

For: ASTs (across all phases), local authority colleagues with AST responsibility and LCLL members

Narrative and mixed methods research: a biographical approach to understanding healthy ageing - workshop

Wed, 03 Nov 2010

There are many different approaches to mixed methods research. This practical workshop will focus on the use of narrative in both qualitative research and in quantitative longitudinal research and on the benefits and challenges of using narrative as a framework for the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data.

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

Wed, 27 Oct 2010

Education, Justice, and the Limits of Statism

Research Seminar - Music Education Special Interest Group

Thu, 16 Dec 2010

Music Teacher Education in Brazil and the UK: Challenges and perspectives

The Browne Report and Student Finances

Tue, 02 Nov 2010

This is the second seminar in the 2010/11 series. The CHES seminars provide a forum for debate and analysis of issues affecting policy, practice and research in higher education, supporting the exchange of views and experiences across higher education. Seminars are normally held at 5:30 pm on the first Tuesday of the month at the Institute of Education.

Research Seminar - Music Education Special Interest Group

Tue, 16 Nov 2010

Exchanging "Insider" Knowledge: Youth-Led Participatory Action Research in Music

LLAKES Public Seminar

Tue, 02 Nov 2010

Common Knowledge at Sites of Intersecting Practices: the Limitations of Know-Who in Preventing Social Exclusion

Reinventing Schools- Policies,Politicians and the need for Clear Blue Water or Can Schools Do It All?

Wed, 08 Dec 2010

This is the 5th seminar in the CeCeps series 'Policy futures: from the global to the local'

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

Wed, 03 Nov 2010

The possible foundations of a semiotic theory for education

IOE Director taking part in major education policy events in NYC and Toronto, 6-11 November

Sat, 06 Nov 2010

Professor Geoff Whitty will visit New York City and Toronto from 6-11 November to meet alumni and friends of the IOE and to participate in four major public events relating to transatlantic education reform and 'policy tourism'. Prof Whitty will deliver two public lectures, and will take part in two major policy forums. Alongside senior figures in education policy and academia, Prof Whitty will offer analysis of the major challenges facing education in the UK and North America, and debate the best ways forward.

On the same terms as home? Labouring families, Schooling and Migration from Surrey to Wellington, 1841-1844

Tue, 09 Nov 2010

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

Wed, 10 Nov 2010

Education towards Heteronomy: A Critical Analysis of the Reform of UK Universities since 1978

Department of Psychology and Human Development Research Seminar

Thu, 25 Nov 2010

The development of metaphorical language comprehension in typical development and in Williams syndrome

Department of Psychology and Human Development Research Seminar

Thu, 09 Dec 2010

The development of interference control in mid-childhood

Higher skilled, but with less responsibility: the UK workforce

Tue, 09 Nov 2010

The UK's workforce is more highly skilled than ever before, but statistics show that employees are less likely to be allowed to use their own initiative in their jobs.

Synthesising evidence on complex social phenomena: the importance of the theoretical context of research

Wed, 17 Nov 2010

Social scientists often highlight the need to understand and to maintain the context of studies included in systematic reviews; particularly where syntheses involve qualitative evidence about complex social phenomena. The theoretical position of those carrying out the research is a key contextual feature of research studies that is often overlooked in systematic reviews.

Making children's rights real: the UN CRC as a legal instrument

Thu, 02 Dec 2010

OPEN LECTURE. 7th annual Allan Levy Memorial Lecture

Histories of Education - Seminar series

Wed, 17 Nov 2010

Thinking, reading and writing school histories: the Institute's Schools Histories Project'

Curriculum and qualifications for young people and adults: a changing policy landscape

Wed, 15 Dec 2010

The coalition government is contemplating far reaching reforms to the curriculum and assessment of post-14 education. Both the final years of compulsory education, and the learning of adult students are coming under intense scrutiny.

BCS70 Consultative Conference: The Age 42 Survey

Fri, 10 Dec 2010

Free to attend

The Changing Face of Music Education

Thu, 09 Dec 2010

A one day conference for all engaged in lifelong music education

School improvement comes at a price, study shows

Fri, 03 Sep 2010

Schools which improve their results may be paying for it by increasing their pupils' levels of disengagement from learning, a major new IOE study based on survey data from more than 9,000 teenagers concludes.

Educating China's citizens: an international discussion

Fri, 19 Nov 2010

China must educate its students and the wider public about citizenship, in order to secure its place in the wider world, a leading Chinese academic told an international conference in London on Friday November 19.

Primary education and the construction of citizenship in Brazil, 1870-1930

Thu, 02 Dec 2010

Visiting researcher from Brazil at the Institute of Education

'The policy landscape and HE: challenges at home and abroad'

Sat, 01 Jan 2011

This is the 6th seminar in the CeCeps series 'Policy futures: from the global to the local'

'The policy landscape and HE: challenges at home and abroad'

Thu, 20 Jan 2011

This is the 6th seminar in the CeCeps series 'Policy futures: from the global to the local'

Care-leavers' university ambitions "thwarted by lack of support"

Tue, 23 Nov 2010

Large numbers of young people who have been in care fail to get to university because of "an overriding lack of support". A five-country European study led by academics from the Institute of Education, University of London, has identified the division between care and education as a major part of the problem.

LLAKES Public Seminar

Thu, 16 Dec 2010

Neets, Yobs and Kripples. Low Attainment in a Global Knowledge Economy What happens to young people in developed countries who are regarded as lower attainers, having learning difficulties, or special educational needs, in education systems that have expanded to educate all young people?

Doctorate in Professional Educational, Child and Adolescent Psychology Open Evening

Thu, 27 Jan 2011

Thinking of becoming an Educational Psychologist?

Gender, Sexuality and Education SIG seminar

Thu, 09 Dec 2010

"I am the first homosexual ever to have graced their staffroom": The (re)production of heteronormativity within schools and lesbian, gay and bisexual teachers' professional worlds

CHES 2010-2011 Seminar Series - Higher Education Research Policy in the UK: Equality Impacts?

Tue, 01 Feb 2011

This is the sixth seminar in the 2010/11 series. The CHES seminars provide a forum for debate and analysis of issues affecting policy, practice and research in higher education, supporting the exchange of views and experiences across higher education. Seminars are normally held at 5:30 pm on the first Tuesday of the month at the Institute of Education.

Gurus, headsets, and flow: an untimely take on creativity in education

Wed, 08 Dec 2010

Philosophy of Education research seminar

Philanthropy, Profit and Education Policy: The beginning of the end of state education?

Thu, 25 Feb 2010

This conference will draw upon education policy research to address and explore some current major changes in the English education system. We may be in the midst of the most significant change in English education since 1870 - the beginning of the end of state education perhaps?

Improving parenting does not level school playing field

Tue, 07 Dec 2010

Children's progress in their first two years at school is still largely driven by their parents' social class, a UK-wide study has concluded. Researchers analysed more than 11,000 seven-year-olds and found a strikingly large gap between children of parents in professional and managerial jobs and those with parents who were long-term unemployed.

Girls more likely than boys to be overweight at age 7

Tue, 07 Dec 2010

IOE researchers who have been monitoring the weights of more than 11,000 UK children born between 2000 and 2002 have calculated that girls are almost 50 per cent more likely than boys to be too heavy at age 7.

Evaluating impact

Tue, 19 Jan 2010

The 2009 Ofsted evaluation schedule contains 27 references to impact! We all want to demonstrate we are making a difference as a result of what we do yet leaders still struggle with how to evaluate impact simply and rigorously. Cost: £70.00, free to LCLL members

Workplace well-being: looking to improve staff performance

Wed, 06 Apr 2011

Individual well-being plays an important role in improving performance and achievement. Learn the skills and behaviours necessary to ensure retention and increase the motivation of your colleagues. Cost: £40.00, £30.00 to LCLL members

The emotionally intelligent leader: does EQ matter?

Tue, 29 Mar 2011

What is emotional intelligence (E.I.) and does it matter? Some evidence suggests that leaders who are emotionally intelligent are up to twice as effective as those leaders who are not.

21st century learning: using web 2.0 tools

Tue, 17 May 2011

Web 2.0 and social media are part of everyday life, particularly for the younger generations. Do these tools have potential for teaching and learning? See for yourself in this fun and practical hands-on session.

Flexing your leadership style - working with different people in different contexts

Wed, 15 Jun 2011

How to get the best out of those with whom we work within organisations and across networks, partnerships and agencies.

Trust in non-traditional learning environments

Wed, 15 Dec 2010

Philosophy of Education research seminar

London is becoming more multilingual

Tue, 14 Dec 2010

Forty-one per cent of state school pupils in London speak another language besides English – up from 33 per cent ten years ago, according to new research published by the Institute of Education and CILT, the National Centre for Languages.

"Step in early" to boost boys' literacy

Fri, 17 Dec 2010

Julia Douetil, Reading Recovery trainer/coordinator at the European Centre for Reading Recovery at the Institute of Education, London, responded to reports on boys' literacy. She said: "BBC research has highlighted the number of boys who are still poor readers at age 11. Its reports are asking why investments in education are not showing up in national assessments. The answer is that it is extremely difficult to turn around a child who has failed in literacy. It is much more effective to step in early, as soon as a child shows signs of difficulty, and prevent them failing.

Department of Psychology and Human Development Research Seminar

Thu, 03 Feb 2011

Language and early literacy: the overlap between SLI and dyslexia in the early years

Department of Psychology and Human Development Research Seminar

Thu, 20 Jan 2011

Attention to Faces in Williams Syndrome and Autism

Department of Psychology and Human Development Research

Thu, 17 Feb 2011

Philosophical Influences on Vygotsky and the Question of Normativity: Inferentialism and the three mountains task

Department of Psychology and Human Development Research Seminar

Thu, 17 Mar 2011

Language and bilingual cognition: Effects of grammatical gender on Italian-German bilingual children and adults

Department of Psychology and Human Development Research Seminar

Thu, 03 Mar 2011

Reduced top down processing on perception and copying in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education

Wed, 09 Mar 2011

The Joy of Stories, Readers and Writers: The teaching and learning of English in the primary school

Coaching for leadership survival

Tue, 15 Feb 2011

Coaching for leadership survival with Max Coates The session is open to everybody and will be an opportunity for participants to share evidence, insights and strategies for developing resilience, preventing burnout and managing organisational relationships in times of rapid change.

IOE world leader in Holocaust education research

Wed, 22 Dec 2010

The UK Government's Envoy on Post-Holocaust Issues, Sir Andrew Burns, has submitted a report on Holocaust education in Britain to an intergovernmental body of 27 member states and representatives of international organisations.

Children with autism lack visual skills required for independence

Wed, 22 Dec 2010

The ability to find shoes in the bedroom, apples in a supermarket, or a favourite animal at the zoo is impaired among children with autism, according to new research led by Dr Liz Pellicano of the IOE.

SSRU Seminar: Understanding the disparity between aspirations and experience; gender relations between Indian couples in the UK and India

Wed, 05 Jan 2011

In this paper Katherine will explore the relationship ideals and experiences of young Gujaratis (aged 20-30) in the UK and India. In particular she will describe how in both settings informants aspired to `modern' relationships of love and (broadly) equality. What this meant was interpreted in different ways. In neither setting, however, was gender equality fully realised and Katherine will explore the factors which led to this disparity between ideal and experience.

Book Launch - Professor Ron Barnett - Being a University

Thu, 03 Feb 2011

Professor Ron Barnett, Emeritus Professor of Higher Education, Institute of Education will be launching his latest book Being a University (Routledge 2011)

Philanthropy, Profit and Education Policy: The beginning of the end of state education

Fri, 25 Feb 2011

Radical education and the common school: a democratic alternative

Fri, 18 Mar 2011

A one day conference which aims to recognise the importance of democracy as a value and practice in education, learning from successful examples of democratic education and considering the type of school and the role for local government needed for a democratic education.

SSRU Seminar: Microfinance and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa: golden bullet or poisoned chalice?

Wed, 02 Feb 2011

Microfinance has been hailed as a major contributor to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Its 'creator' Muhammed Yunnus was even awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for his pioneering work with the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. High praise indeed, but what is the evidence for this costly intervention? Can offering people loans at interest rates of up to 40% really alleviate poverty?

IOE Summer School

Mon, 20 Jun 2011

Looking for an option module for your MA? Interested in some continuing professional development? This year's IOE Summer School has been extended beyond the month of July and now runs for six weeks!

Learners and Providers: School, College and Work-based learning

Tue, 01 Feb 2011

A London Region Post-14 Network Conference

LLAKES Public Seminar

Tue, 18 Jan 2011

Policy as Numbers in Contemporary Education

Epistemic Injustices in Education

Wed, 12 Jan 2011

How do relations of social power and identity impinge in our epistemic practices to produce distinctively epistemic forms of injustice - injustices in which someone is undermined in their capacity as a knower? Come to hear leading philosopher Miranda Fricker to find out more.

LLAKES Public Seminar

Thu, 03 Feb 2011

Gramsci, The State and Adult Education This presentation, drawing on original sources, provides an overview of and a discussion on those writings and ideas, in Antonio Gramsci's huge corpus of work, that are relevant to the education of adults.

'We just want them to be happy: Parents, schools and the new science of well-being

Wed, 19 Jan 2011

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

'Gender, education and global poverty reduction initiatives: Some comparative case studies in South Africa, Kenya and global organisations

Tue, 18 Jan 2011

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series

Theories of race, class and intelligence: the legacy of the eugenic vision of Francis Galton

Thu, 03 Feb 2011

Democratising English: changing the subject in post-war classrooms

Thu, 02 Jun 2011

IHR history of education research seminar

Has an open university always been an oxymoron? Openness and the Open University, 1969-2009

Thu, 05 May 2011

IHR history of education research seminar

Is the public funding of teaching a lost cause? A personal perspective on the evidence from England and beyond

Thu, 20 Jan 2011

Is the public funding of teaching a lost cause? A personal perspective on the evidence from England and beyond.

'Enduring Issues in Urban Education'

Wed, 09 Feb 2011

This is the 7th seminar in the CeCeps series 'Policy futures: from the global to the local' Speaker: Nina Bascia,Chair of the Department of Theory and Policy Studies at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education,University of Toronto 'Is the role of teacher organisations one of inevitable opposition to education reform or can they be partners with governments?' Discussant: John Bangs, Visiting Professor, IOE Chair: Stephen Ball, Karl Mannheim Professor of Sociology of Education, IOE

IOE welcomes New York University as an official university partner

Tue, 18 Jan 2011

The Institute of Education (IOE), University of London today hosted a signing ceremony formalising its long-standing relationship with the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development at New York University (NYU).

Agency in adolescence: young people constructing their own adolescence

Tue, 25 Jan 2011

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series

Book launch: Remaking Adult Learning

Thu, 20 Jan 2011

IOE Publications are pleased to announce and launch their new book, Remaking Adult Learning: Essays on adult education in honour of Alan Tuckett. Edited by Jay Derrick, Ursula Howard, John Field, Peter Lavender, Sue Meyer, Ekkehard Nuissl von Rein and Tom Schuller.

Histories of Education - Seminars

Wed, 09 Feb 2011

'Women's learner identities in post-colonial London' *Open to All*

Doctoral Research Seminars

Tue, 22 Feb 2011

Michael Vogel - Teaching alone: pedagogical solitude at a German higher education institution Hilaire Graham - Student perceptions of spaces supporting effective learning

'Learning from the local: innovation and agents for change in a new education landscape'

Tue, 08 Mar 2011

This is the 8th seminar in the CeCeps series 'Policy futures: from the global to the local'

"Overhaul workplace training and education," argues new book

Thu, 20 Jan 2011

Work related training and education needs a complete overhaul if organisations are to function efficiently and play their role in the "big society", enabling individuals to have productive and fulfilling work lives, argue leading academics in a book out Thursday (20 January).

Concern that English Baccalaureate overlooks arts subjects

Tue, 18 Jan 2011

Leading academics at the IOE are expressing concern that the government's proposed English Baccalaureate may overlook subjects such as music, art and religious studies.

IOE celebrates new ESRC Doctoral Training Centre

Tue, 25 Jan 2011

The Institute of Education (IOE) has been awarded accreditation as a Doctoral Training Centre in partnership with Birkbeck, SOAS and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The successful bid to the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) was led by the IOE.

LCLL Annual Lecture with Sir Michael Barber

Tue, 22 Mar 2011

LCLL annual lecture: The path to high performance: strategy and implementation

Book launch: Post-Compulsory Education and Lifelong Learning across the United Kingdom: Policy, organisation and governance

Mon, 31 Jan 2011

IOE Publications are delighted to announce the publication of Post-Compulsory Education and Lifelong Learning across the United Kingdom: Policy, organisation and governance by Ann Hodgson, Ken Spours and Martyn Waring.

Research Seminar - Music Education Special Interest Group

Mon, 14 Feb 2011

An exploration of music teacher socialization in the United States

LLAKES Public Seminar

Thu, 03 Feb 2011

Lessons from the Past: The early history of the Irish Pre-school Playgroups Association.

Tue, 01 Feb 2011

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series

CHES 2010-2011 Seminar Series - Higher Education

Tue, 01 Feb 2011

IOE Three take on the national curriculum

Tue, 25 Jan 2011

Two IOE professors have been appointed to the four-person National Curriculum Review Expert Panel by Education Secretary Michael Gove. Dylan Wiliam, former deputy director of the Institute (now Emeritus), and Andrew Pollard are joined by a former IOE academic, Professor Mary James, who is now at Cambridge.

CHES 2010-2011 Seminar Series - Higher Education Research Policy in the UK: Equality Impacts?

Tue, 01 Feb 2011

Character Versus Care: Conceptions of the Good Teacher

Wed, 09 Feb 2011

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

Humanist Learning and Abstract Art in Question

Wed, 16 Feb 2011

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

Finding the Voice of the Learner: Herbart and the Dialogic Nature of Moral Education

Wed, 23 Feb 2011

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

Education, Professionalism, and the Quest for Accountability: Hitting the Target but Missing the Point

Wed, 16 Mar 2011

Book Launch

Inequality in Achievements during Adolescence

Wed, 26 Jan 2011

The Gordon Square seminar series is multi-disciplinary, and showcases the work of demographers, statisticians, sociologists, psychologists and economists working in the field of education research.

Friends' Networks and Job Finding Rates

Wed, 02 Feb 2011

The Gordon Square seminar series is multi-disciplinary, and showcases the work of demographers, statisticians, sociologists, psychologists and economists working in the field of education research.

Sample Group Means in Multilevel Models.

Wed, 09 Feb 2011

The Gordon Square seminar series is multi-disciplinary, and showcases the work of demographers, statisticians, sociologists, psychologists and economists working in the field of education research.

Getting Teachers to Remote Locations in India: Skills versus Preferences.

Wed, 16 Feb 2011

The Gordon Square seminar series is multi-disciplinary, and showcases the work of demographers, statisticians, sociologists, psychologists and economists working in the field of education research

Disadvantaged children's "low" educational expectations: Is the UK really so different to other industrialized nations?

Wed, 23 Feb 2011

The Gordon Square seminar series is multi-disciplinary, and showcases the work of demographers, statisticians, sociologists, psychologists and economists working in the field of education research.

The 2011 Higher Education White Paper - prospects for the sector

Tue, 29 Mar 2011

The 2011 Higher Education White Paper, following on from the changes to the undergraduate tuition fee regime, is likely to set the coalition government's higher education policy. This Institute of Education conference will examine the main issues expected to be covered in the White Paper, drawing on the expertise of a range of stakeholders.

The relative costs and effectiveness of regular and contract teachers in India

Wed, 02 Mar 2011

The Gordon Square seminar series is multi-disciplinary, and showcases the work of demographers, statisticians, sociologists, psychologists and economists working in the field of education research.

Signalling or Human Capital? Evidence from the Expansion

Wed, 16 Mar 2011

The Gordon Square seminar series is multi-disciplinary, and showcases the work of demographers, statisticians, sociologists, psychologists and economists working in the field of education research.

MA Students wanted for research

Tue, 22 Feb 2011

Are you studying for a Masters degree at the Institute? Are you finding it more difficult than you thought you would? Are you enjoying it? Have you experienced particular problems? We want to hear from you!

Inequality puts UK society under strain

Sat, 29 Jan 2011

Cuts in public spending on education are likely to increase economic and social inequality in the UK, according to new research published today by academics from the Institute of Education, London. Writing in the National Institute Economic Review, the authors suggest that this could reduce the willingness of disadvantaged groups to believe that UK society offers opportunities and security for all its citizens.

Can Academic Freedom Be Taught Anymore? On the Disappearance of Judgement as a Mental Function

Wed, 26 Jan 2011

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

Histories of Education - Seminars

Wed, 09 Feb 2011

'Women's learner identities in post-colonial London' *open to all

Evaluating Impact

Wed, 13 Apr 2011

For Senior Leaders, CPD Leaders, ASTs, Local Authority Advisers, LCLL members From: 1.30pm - 4.30pm (Registration 1.00pm

Disunited kingdom should pull together to safeguard further education

Mon, 31 Jan 2011

If the Coalition's economic strategy does not succeed, there could be an immediate and devastating effect on further education and training, warn experts from the Institute of Education, London. This is the worst of three alternative scenarios for the future of the sector painted by the academics in a new and timely book from IOE Publications.

MA Students wanted for research

Wed, 18 May 2011

CHES 2010-2011 Seminar Series - Markets Rule, OK?

Thu, 17 Feb 2011

Drawing on his recently published survey of marketisation across developed HE systems, and given that we now have a strongly pro-market government, Professor Brown will examine the progressive marketisation of UK higher education. He will look at the gains and losses, and see how we might gain the benefits of competition without the detriments.

Post 14 Network Lecture - Current Issues in lifelong Learning

Tue, 08 Feb 2011

We are pleased to announce Baroness Sharp will be giving a lecture at the Institute of Education entitled "Post 16 participation and the Further Education Sector"

Post 14 Network Lecture - Current Issues in lifelong Learning

Mon, 04 Apr 2011

We are pleased to announce Alison Wolf will be giving a lecture at the Institute of Education entitled "The Wolf Review"

Microfinance "raises hopes but makes some people poorer"

Tue, 08 Feb 2011

Microfinance projects in the developing world make some people poorer, not richer, a major academic study has concluded. It should not be seen as a panacea in the fight against poverty, nor as a blanket tool to empower women.

UK companies respond to recession by 'training smarter', study finds

Wed, 09 Feb 2011

Fears that most UK companies would slash investment in skills training as a result of the recession have proved to be largely unfounded, researchers have concluded. Although some employers have cut spending to the bone, total expenditure on training has reduced only slightly.

Mayor commissions new A to Z of London's music education

Mon, 14 Feb 2011

Concerns about the patchy quality and provision of music education in London have prompted the city's mayor, Boris Johnson, to commission a major survey of schools, colleges and community arts organisations across the capital.

Remaking Adult Learning: New knowledge, ideas and evidence which continue to remain under recognised

Mon, 14 Mar 2011

Drawing on the recent publication of the book Remaking Adult Learning, NIACE and IOE will host a conference at the IOE enabling a comprehensive exploration of some of the key themes of the book. Set amongst a backdrop of a changing and shifting political landscape the conference aims to examine some of the challenges and conundrums facing adult learning and to instigate serious debate on the place of adult learning in future public policy.

Education aid to India is making a difference, says leading academic

Fri, 18 Feb 2011

UK aid to India is helping improve educational opportunities for poor children, a leading academic from the IOE said this week. Rows have blown up in the press over the Government's five-year £1bn aid programme in India.

CHES 2010-2011 Seminar Series - Failing the challenge of institutional evaluation

Tue, 01 Mar 2011

Failing the challenge of institutional evaluation: how and why managerialism flourishes This is the eighth seminar in the 2010/11 series. The CHES seminars provide a forum for debate and analysis of issues affecting policy, practice and research in higher education, supporting the exchange of views and experiences across higher education. Seminars are normally held at 5:30 pm on the first Tuesday of the month at the Institute of Education.

Doctoral Research Seminars

Tue, 22 Mar 2011

Lisha Liu - Three forms of inquiry: a pattern for taught master's curricular engagement Aurelien Casta - Tuition fees and student loans in France and England: a comparison of political discourse and policy-making

CHES 2010-2011 Seminar Series - The State and Private Higher Education in Japan: twenty years of experience

Wed, 09 Mar 2011

The CHES seminars provide a forum for debate and analysis of issues affecting policy, practice and research in higher education, supporting the exchange of views and experiences across higher education.

Overseas students in British universities 1900-2010: practice without policy

Thu, 03 Mar 2011

IHR history of education research seminar

Employing the "Language of Whiteness" and other acts of survival: The Public Identities of the Black Middle Classes

Tue, 08 Mar 2011

Sociology of Education Seminar Open to all

Research Seminar - Music Education Special Interest Group

Tue, 05 Apr 2011

Cultural Translation and Music Education

Autonomy in young people's familial relationships in areas affected by high youth crime

Tue, 22 Mar 2011

Sociology of Education Seminar Open to All

IOE advice event for prospective students

Wed, 23 Mar 2011

Would you like to study for a foundation, masters, research or post-compulsory programme at the IOE? Then visit our advice event on Wednesday 23 March. You can drop in anytime between 4.00pm and 7.30pm to discuss your options.

LLAKES Public Seminar

Wed, 23 Mar 2011

Is Workplace `Skills for Life' Provision Sustainable in the UK?

CHES 2010-2011 Seminar Series - Gender and University Senior Management

Thu, 17 Mar 2011

This paper provides a quantitative picture of the extent to which Irish universities are male dominated at senior management levels; describes their perceived organisational culture in qualitative terms and locates both in an international context.

The Vocabulary of Acts: neuroscience, phenomenology and the mirror-neuron

Wed, 02 Mar 2011

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

BELMAS Doctoral Research Interest Group Seminar Series

Mon, 28 Mar 2011

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Prof. David Scott, Institute of Education, UK Prof. Richard Andrews, Institute of Education, UK Prof. Ronald Glass, University of California, USA DISCUSSANT Prof. Pat Thomson, University of Nottingham, UK The seminar series focuses on the role of the doctorate in providing thinking tools and opportunities to build and sustain leadership by bridging different worlds.

The Difficulty of Educational Equality

Wed, 09 Mar 2011

THIS EVENT HAS NOW BEEN CANCELLED. Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

Young People: Doing and Using Research to Change Schools and Communities

Wed, 18 May 2011

18 - 19 May: An Innovative International Conference - Young People: Doing and Using Research to Change Schools & Communities

Service Evaluation: a Practical Workshop for Managers

Thu, 30 Jun 2011

A two day programme for front line staff to develop an evaluation strategy for specific services. 30/06/11- 01/07/11

The Existence of Gender Differentiated Worlds in Young People's Narratives

Tue, 15 Mar 2011

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series

IOE Director welcomes greater special school input to teacher training

Wed, 09 Mar 2011

Responding to Sarah Teather's Green Paper on special educational needs, Chris Husbands, director of the Institute of Education, University of London, said: "A key test of any education system is how effectively it provides for children with additional needs.

Traditional games get a modern twist in today's school playgrounds

Mon, 14 Mar 2011

Traditional children's games such as Tag and "Ipi–dipi-dation" are thriving in 21st century school playgrounds. New research by the Institute of Education, the University of East London and the University of Sheffield, a ground-breaking website (www.bl.uk/playtimes) from the British Library, and a documentary film produced as part of the project all show that, rather than dying out as some fear, children's play is in robust health.

MA Students wanted for research

Wed, 30 Mar 2011

Male violence against women: links between peace and war

Tue, 29 Mar 2011

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series

Creating an Inclusive Environment

Thu, 05 May 2011

This conversation explores the need for a learning environment to attend to inclusivity at three levels - diversity, power relations and social justice.

CHES 2010-2011 Seminar Series - Imagining the University

Tue, 03 May 2011

Imagining the University: This is the eleventh seminar in the 2010/11 series and is given by Professor Ron Barnett, Emeritus Professsor of Higher Education, the Institute of Education.

Book launch for 4 new books on childhood.

Wed, 13 Apr 2011

IOE Publications are pleased to announce and launch their new book 'You Can Help Your Country: English children's work during the Second World War', by Berry Mayall and Virginia Morrow and three other new books on childhood.

Review proposes 12 principles to guide education policy

Tue, 29 Mar 2011

The education world is divided into sectors, each with its set of policies and practices, and it is hard to build bridges between them. The result for learners is that every transition brings disjunction with what came before. Performance often suffers.

Children and the Market: implications for children's rights

Wed, 13 Apr 2011

Featuring Professor David Buckingham (LKL), Dr Dorte Thorsen (University of Reading), Emma Wakefield (Lambent Productions) and Dr Gary Wilkinson (University of Hull), this conference aims to raise questions and provoke debate in three key areas of economic and cultural activity: education, media production and global consumer trade.

Learning about global and international issues

Tue, 05 Apr 2011

Today's world is awash with drama and disturbance -- unrest and conflict in the Middle East; earthquakes, tsunamis and nuclear fallout in Japan and ongoing international economic troubles – so it is essential that young people gain an understanding of global issues.

Effective parenting and child well-being conference: understanding the evidence base

Tue, 21 Jun 2011

A one day conference for researchers, policy makers and those working to support families and parents.

Adult numeracy: teacher qualifications matter

Fri, 08 Apr 2011

Helen Casey, director of the IOE's National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy, has responded to the Ofsted report, "Tackling the challenge of low numeracy skills in young people and adults", published today (Friday, April 8). She said:

Teach Adults:English Language, Literacy or Numeracy

Wed, 11 May 2011

Are you interested in training to teach literacy, English for speakers of other languages (ESOL)or numeracy in the lifelong learning sector?

LLAKES Public Seminar

Mon, 18 Apr 2011

Feeling the Pinch? Inter-generational Justice and Services for Young People

Becoming a Published Academic Writer - 3 day Writing School at the IOE

Tue, 12 Apr 2011

Writers may struggle with difficulties of structure, style, time management and other issues when starting out on a new piece of writing. They may be uncertain about how to approach a publisher or journal editor. Building on the IOE's existing expertise in mentoring academic writers, this course offers the opportunity for three days of intensive focus on aspects of writing as the academic year comes to an end and summer writing projects begin.

Identifying your personal mission in life and career

Wed, 25 May 2011

This introductory session will explore the concept of 'Personal Genius', defined as a unique, individual drive towards actualising personal gifts. John Eaton will demonstrate how this dictates the individual's life-calling as the means through which one achieves personal fulfilment, with reference to several recently compiled case-studies.

Doctoral Research Seminars

Tue, 17 May 2011

Rebecca Schendel - A critical missing element? The teaching of critical thinking in Rwandan universities and the implications for development Sally Hancock - The PhD in the knowledge economy

White mothers in trans-racial adoptions: Living on the colour line?

Tue, 19 Apr 2011

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series

Why ethnic diversity does not always boost tolerance

Wed, 13 Apr 2011

Greater diversity in the classroom does not always lead to increased ethnic tolerance among pupils, according to a new study from the Institute of Education, University of London. The research suggests that young white people are less well-disposed towards immigrants when minority ethnic groups are doing well.

Hybrid Role - The Experience of a Health Care Funder

Wed, 04 May 2011

This seminar explores the dilemmas of changing the role and identity of a funder. The Partners for Health programme of the King's Fund changed the funding contract to encourage learning and the collection of evidence. In spite of explicit support by all stakeholders, there were barriers to change that are explored.

Identifying your personal mission in life and career

Wed, 25 May 2011

Identifying your personal mission in life and career with Dr John Eaton This introductory session will explore the concept of 'Personal Genius', defined as a unique, individual drive towards actualising personal gifts. John Eaton will demonstrate how this dictates the individual's life-calling as the means through which one achieves personal fulfilment, with reference to several recently compiled case-studies.

Long-term poverty but not family instability affects children's cognitive development

Thu, 21 Apr 2011

Children from homes that experience persistent poverty are more likely to have their cognitive development affected than children in better off homes, researchers at the Institute of Education have found.

International Centre for Education for Democratic Citizenship 5th Annual Conference: Citizenship, Society and Social Justice: new agendas?

Fri, 01 Jul 2011

The 5th annual international ICEDC conference theme Citizenship, Society and Social Justice: new agendas? Plenary keynote presentations and parallel sessions for individual papers. The conference will address issues such as: how citizenship education engages with agendas of security, social cohesion, volunteering, patriotism, social justice both locally and in the wider world? What is the role of social networking and new media? What kinds of support do citizenship educators need?

World Music Night

Thu, 26 May 2011

The SU and Alumni Association are proud to host the inaugural World Music Night, celebrating the best in international music that London has to offer.

Knowledge, Mind and Understanding: Aspects of Contemporary Educational Practice in Critical Perspective

Sat, 07 May 2011

A one-day conference exploring the educational implications of philosophical work on knowledge, mind and understanding

CHES 2010-2011 Seminar Series

Tue, 07 Jun 2011

University Engagement in Domestic and International Venues: Future paradigms from New Orleans and England?This is the last seminar in the 2010/11 series and is given by Professor Beverley Lindsay, Professor and Senior Scientist, The Pennsylvania State University. The CHES seminars provide a forum for debate and analysis of issues affecting policy, practice and research in higher education, supporting the exchange of views and experiences across higher education.

Doctoral Research Seminars

Tue, 21 Jun 2011

Sonia Fiuza - Towards Quality in Research at Portuguese Universities in the Knowledge Society Context: A Comparative Study with British Universities Jan Edrich - How Policy Interpretation Influences Strategic Decision Making in Colleges

Histories of Education - Seminars

Wed, 11 May 2011

EVENT CANCELLED. 'Post colonial reflections on the history of race and gender in education' *Open to All*

Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education Research Seminar

Tue, 05 Jul 2011

ICT and Pedagogy in the Early Years

Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education Research Seminar

Thu, 02 Jun 2011

Transitions and Young Children's Working Theories

How Britain's children helped the war effort

Mon, 09 May 2011

The remarkable and little told story of how thousands of Britain's children helped in the war effort is revealed in a new book from the Institute of Education.

Young people tell their stories at international IOE conference May 18th and 19th

Wed, 18 May 2011

Young learners from England, Turkey and India to educate the educators at an international conference attended by peers, academics and teachers on the theme of Students as Researchers.

'The Meaningfulness of a Shared Life: Educating for 'Civic Health

Wed, 11 May 2011

Philosophy of Education Seminar

Responsibility and the market in education

Wed, 18 May 2011

Philosophy of Education Seminar

YP4C? (Why Philosophy 4 Children?)

Wed, 25 May 2011

Philosophy of Education Seminar

Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development A foolhardy endeavour?

Tue, 17 May 2011

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series

Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education Research Seminar

Thu, 19 May 2011

Maria Costa is Director of the Spanish Toy Research Institute. She has a doctorate in Philosophy and Learning Science and has managed several projects focused on children, toys and play.

Adult Literacy and Health Literacy

Mon, 06 Jun 2011

Research and Development Opportunities at the Intersection of Adult Literacy and Health Literacy

Lifetime achievement award for Ann Oakley

Mon, 16 May 2011

Ann Oakley, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at the IOE, has been awarded one of the first ever lifetime achievement awards from the British Sociological Association (BSA) for her pioneering work. The award recognises Professor Oakley's extraordinary contribution to the history of the development of sociology in Britain.

Becoming a Published Academic Writer - 3 day Writing School at the IOE

Mon, 04 Jul 2011

Takes place 4 - 6 July. Writers may struggle with difficulties of structure, style, time management and other issues when starting out on a new piece of writing. They may be uncertain about how to approach a publisher or journal editor. Building on the IOE's existing expertise in mentoring academic writers, this course offers the opportunity for three days of intensive focus on aspects of writing as the academic year comes to an end and summer writing projects begin.

Mathematics Specialist Teachers - Open Day

Wed, 01 Jun 2011

Every primary school needs a Specialist Maths Teacher The Institute of Education, Roehampton University and King's College are working in partnership to offer you the opportunity to improve your mathematics teaching at the primary level and to take a lead in your school in mathematics education.

Research Seminar - Music Education Special Interest Group

Mon, 06 Jun 2011

Musical creativity in perpetual motion: a perspective from South India

International Education and Culture Week from May 23-26 2011

Mon, 23 May 2011

Join us for a week of open events, debates, workshops and cultural performances that will explore and celebrate education. All are welcome and admission is free!

Introduce specialised teaching for dyscalculia in schools, urge experts

Fri, 27 May 2011

Specialised teaching for individuals with dyscalculia, the mathematical equivalent of dyslexia, should be made widely available in mainstream education, according to a review of current research published today in the journal Science.

Education and Nature: till death us do part

Wed, 01 Jun 2011

Philosophy of Education Seminar

Rationality, Ontology and Education

Wed, 08 Jun 2011

Philosophy of Education Semina

The Difficulty of Education for Equality

Wed, 15 Jun 2011

Philosophy of Education Seminar

The incredible story of education for autonomy: is there a way out of the impasse?

Wed, 22 Jun 2011

Philosophy of Education Seminar

Places and words of diversity - yesterday and today

Thu, 02 Jun 2011

THIS EVENT HAS UNFORTUNATELY HAD TO BE CANCELLED. In this seminar Cristina shall first briefly outline how the idea of "inclusion of diversity" and the discussion about it in several disciplines evolved in history, especially after the encounter between Europe and America and even more so since the Age of Enlightenment.

Centre for Research in Autism and Education's 2nd Annual Lecture

Tue, 31 May 2011

Ari Ne'eman, US autism rights activist and advisor to President Obama, to speak at CRAE's 2nd Annual Lecture on the "education and miseducation of autistic students".

Summer Fete

Thu, 09 Jun 2011

Come along to our Summer Fete on Thursday 9 June from 11am till 3pm at 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL.

Who's Afraid of Alison Wolf?

Wed, 22 Jun 2011

The Wolf report on vocational education proposed 27 radical changes and yet, if they are all enacted by government, the task of improving the quality of students' learning remains.

Creating and sustaining a coaching culture

Tue, 04 Oct 2011

This session will explore how to create and sustain a coaching culture in a school. The emphasis will be upon analysing organisational coaching readiness and designing strategies to implement culture change. Neil will draw from his work as a research associate at NCSL and his experiences as both a headteacher and as a performance coach.

Discover Teaching seminar –London

Tue, 07 Jun 2011

If you are in the London area and would like guidance on applying to teacher training as well as finding out more about teaching as a career, this Discover Teaching event at the Institute of Physics on Tuesday 7 June 2011 is the perfect opportunity.

Guest seminar Pedagogies of Citizenship: A Discussion on 'Social And Political Life' Textbooks

Mon, 13 Jun 2011

International Centre for Education for Democratic Citizenship and IOE Citizenship SIG seminar The subject area of `Civics' has recently been transformed into `Social and Political Life' as part of the National Curricular Framework 2005. Signaling more than a change in nomenclature, the new subject area seeks to stand its predecessor on its head by allowing students to understand democracy in India as an unfinished project.

Open Days for School Histories Project

Wed, 29 Jun 2011

Local historians and teachers should come and see our unique School Histories collection of books and pamphlets, get a FREE teaching pack full of activities and resources, pick up some Factsheets to help you in your own research into your local school, and talk to us about your ideas

Universities Week

Mon, 13 Jun 2011

What's the big idea? Universities Week 2011 is a national campaign demonstrating the benefits of universities within UK society. It is supported by higher education institutions across the UK including the Institute of Education.

Discover Teaching seminar – West London'

Tue, 14 Jun 2011

If you are in the London area and would like guidance on applying to teacher training as well as finding out more about teaching as a career, this Discover Teaching event at the Sacred Heart High School on Tuesday 14 June 2011 is the perfect opportunity.

Book launch for two new books on social pedagogy

Mon, 20 Jun 2011

This book launch showcases two important new books on social pedagogy from researchers at TCRU. Social pedagogy - sometimes translated as education in its broadest sense - has long been an important theory, practice and profession for working with children and young people in Continental Europe. Now interest is growing in the UK, stimulated by IOE's ground breaking work.

A basketball academy aims high and primary children rise to the occasion

Tue, 14 Jun 2011

A community college that boosts opportunity through sport and a primary school that encourages its pupils to believe in their own futures are among the winners of the fifth annual London Education Partnership Awards.

One in six UK children being taught in ability streams by age 7, study finds

Wed, 15 Jun 2011

The controversial practice of teaching primary pupils in ability 'streams' rather than traditional classes is much more prevalent than is generally thought, a new study suggests.

Chris Kiernan, deputy director of the Thomas Coram Research Unit in the IOE from 1975 until 1984, has died.

Tue, 14 Jun 2011

Chris Kiernan, who has died aged 74, after a long illness, was one of the leading figures in intellectual disability research.

Professor Geoff Whitty awarded CBE

Wed, 15 Jun 2011

Professor Geoff Whitty, former Director of the Institute of Education, has received a CBE for services to teacher education in the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours List.

One-to-one tuition: when it's state-funded it narrows the gap, says professor

Thu, 16 Jun 2011

Private tutoring can exacerbate social inequalities, but state-funded one-to-one tuition programmes can narrow the attainment gap between rich and poor, concludes a leading academic from the Institute of Education.

Professor Judy Ireson - Inaugural Professorial Lecture

Thu, 16 Jun 2011

You are invited to the Inaugural Professorial Lecture One-to-one tuition: an ideal context for learning?

Colloquium-Seminar - Quodlibetal Questions on Education

Mon, 20 Jun 2011

National Institute of Education, Singapore invites you to a Colloquium-Seminar at Institute of Education

Disseminating Practitioner Research

Thu, 30 Jun 2011

Taking place June 30 and July 5. The latest research in London classrooms

Annual Alumni Gathering 2011: Michael Rosen Lecture

Thu, 14 Jul 2011

You are warmly invited to meet Children's Laureate Michael Rosen at the IOE's Annual Alumni Gathering. The evening will also be an opportunity to catch up on news and gossip from fellow alumni, staff and friends of the IOE over drinks and canapés.

A LLAKES Briefing event

Tue, 28 Jun 2011

A LLAKES Briefing event: Education, opportunity and social cohesion

'What do we know about commercialisation and sexualisation of childhood?'

Tue, 28 Jun 2011

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series

Past masters: unlock your school's history

Mon, 20 Jun 2011

Two open days at Institute of Education library: June 29 and July 4. Whether you're a teacher, a parent, or a former pupil, it's intriguing and instructive to find out about your school's past. The Institute of Education holds a unique collection of books and pamphlets on the history of individual schools, the London County Council (LCC) and other local authorities, dating back hundreds of years. Londoners can find out how to research their own school histories, or gain fascinating insights into the past by visiting the IOE library during two open days on June 29 and July 4.

The impact of degree class on the first destinations of graduates: a regression discontinuity approach

Wed, 29 Jun 2011

The Gordon Square seminar series is multi-disciplinary, and showcases the work of demographers, statisticians, sociologists, psychologists and economists working in the field of education research.

Precipitous decline in trust "shows British core values are wobbling"

Fri, 24 Jun 2011

New research from the Institute of Education, London shows that social cohesion in the UK is threatened - not by multiculturalism - but by the rapid erosion of opportunities, particularly for young people.

More selection in schools means less equal outcomes, research finds

Fri, 24 Jun 2011

School systems that select by ability and make extensive use of ability grouping within schools end up with more unequal educational outcomes than non-selective systems with mixed ability classes.

Philosophy of Education Seminar

Wed, 29 Jun 2011

This paper focuses on how schools can help students confront, address, and begin to overcome the deeply inequitable ethnoracialized structures and outcomes of civic and political life specifically in the United States. Connections will be drawn during the talk and the discussion afterward with non-U.S. contexts.

Artist Rooms Research Partnership investigates shared national resource

Tue, 28 Jun 2011

National Galleries of Scotland and Tate have announced the creation of an innovative research partnership bringing together the two museums with a consortium comprising the Institute of Education, University of London; the University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh College of Art. The Partnership is being established for a period of five years to deliver an ambitious and far-reaching programme of research into the Artist Rooms Collection and its use as a shared national resource. This partnership will also draw on the expertise of Learning and Teaching Scotland as an associate partner who will provide advice, share knowledge and facilitate connections specifically in relation to education in Scotland.

No move towards 'meritocracy' in top jobs for British males

Wed, 29 Jun 2011

A new analysis of how people secure professional and managerial careers shows that family background remains just as important as it was three decades ago, relative to educational qualifications.

Teaching really does matter

Thu, 30 Jun 2011

Teacher behaviours mark out 'excellent schools' from 'good schools' The quality of teaching really does matter to children's outcomes and there are particular behaviours that really mark out "excellent" schools from those that are "good", according to an authoritative study on effective teaching. A report published today by the Department for Education (DfE) is based on work carried out by the EPPSE (Effective Provision of Pre-School, Primary and Secondary Education) researchers at the Institute of Education, London.

How do disadvantaged children succeed against the odds?

Mon, 04 Jul 2011

Parent power can help disadvantaged children get ahead. Parents whose children succeed against the odds of social and economic disadvantage "actively cultivate" their offspring, nurturing their skills and allowing them to benefit from the education system.

Al Pioneer to speak at London Knowledge Lab

Fri, 08 Jul 2011

Roger Schank is one of the world's leading thinkers on artificial intellignce, learning theory, cognitive science, and the building of virtual learning environments.

Almost a quarter of Free School applications led by would-be headteachers, research shows

Fri, 08 Jul 2011

The clearest picture yet of the groups applying to run free schools is being presented at a conference this Friday (July 8). Dr Rob Higham has identified 135 of the approximately 300 groups that have submitted an official free school proposal to Government. A quarter overall (25 per cent) are parent groups, most of whom hope to set up secondary schools.

Dr Martin Oliver awarded in National Teaching Fellowship Scheme

Thu, 28 Jul 2011

Dr Martin Oliver, a visionary academic from the Institute of Education with a unique approach to technology in learning, has received an award in the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme 2011.

New BA Education - applications now open

Wed, 03 Aug 2011

The Institute of Education, London, is now taking applications for its new part-time undergraduate degree programme in education beginning this autumn.

Shaping a self-sustaining system: a forum for practitioners and policy makers

Tue, 11 Oct 2011

Join us at LCLL's first event of the year at this seminal time for educational reform.

LLAKES Public Seminar

Wed, 16 Nov 2011

What do we mean by skill in the UK? Developing a multi-dimensional approach

Professor Chris Husbands Inaugural Directorial Lecture - Teaching and learning in the twenty-first century: What is an Institute of Education for?

Mon, 28 Nov 2011

Professor Chris Husbands Inaugural Directorial Lecture

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Open evening

Wed, 14 Sep 2011

If you'd like to start studying at the IOE this autumn, we'll be holding an open evening on Wednesday 14 September. This event will be for anybody interested in starting a diploma or certificate, masters, research or undergraduate degree.

Geoff Whitty appointed to OFSTED

Thu, 25 Aug 2011

Professor Geoff Whitty CBE, the former Director of the Institute of Education, has been appointed to the board of OFSTED, the schools inspectorate.

Young people in care now face a harder struggle to reach university

Thu, 01 Sep 2011

The recent rise in the number of young people from the care system going on to university could come to an abrupt halt as a result of government cuts and sharply increased tuition fees, a leading researcher has warned.

Report reveals blueprint for good practice in autism education

Thu, 01 Sep 2011

A new report, commissioned by the Autism Education Trust (AET) and written by Professor Tony Charman and a team at the Institute of Education (IOE), London, has identified the features that represent 'good practice' in autism education across a range of settings and approaches. The report - from the IOE's Centre for Research in Autism and Education - outlines key themes and recommended practices which all schools can adopt to improve their education practice for pupils on the autism spectrum.

BERA 2011 Annual Conference

Tue, 06 Sep 2011

The 2011 BERA Conference is taking place from 6th - 8th September at the Institute of Education in London.

Children living in rural poverty "fare worse in reading"

Tue, 06 Sep 2011

Children living in poverty in some rural areas have lower standards of reading than their counterparts in cities, a new analysis of pupil assessments has shown.

Primary school children succeed at maths without knowing their tables

Wed, 07 Sep 2011

Primary children can progress well in maths even if they don't know all their sums by heart, a study presented at the British Educational Research Association annual conference today (Wednesday) shows.

Success against the odds study wins new award

Thu, 08 Sep 2011

Professor Iram Siraj-Blatchford has won a prestigious new award from the British Educational Research Journal for her work on how working class children succeed against the odds. Professor Siraj-Blatchford leads the Effective Provision of Pre-School, Primary and Secondary Education (EPPSE 3-16) project at the Institute of Education, London.

Creating world citizens? League of Nations teaching in English schools, 1919-1939

Thu, 03 Nov 2011

The League of Nations Union was established just as the First World War was ending in November 1918, in order to promote the newly founded League of Nations among the British public. Attention was soon focused on schools and an Education Committee was formed at the end of 1919. For the next twenty years, the LNU sought to promote what contemporaries called "League of Nations teaching" in the country's schools.

Bright bilingual migrant children 'placed in low ability classes'

Wed, 14 Sep 2011

Bright children from migrant backgrounds are routinely placed in classes for low ability pupils because bilingualism is still wrongly associated with special educational needs, a new study suggests

Social-class gap in test scores persists despite huge investment in pre-school education

Wed, 14 Sep 2011

Pre-school education has a positive long-term impact on children's educational achievement but is not helping pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds to catch up with their middle-class peers, a new study has concluded.

Top IB candidates shortchanged by universities

Wed, 14 Sep 2011

UK universities are systematically underestimating top candidates with International Baccalaureate (IB) qualifications in their admissions procedures, new research from the Institute of Education suggests. The study, by Professor Anna Vignoles and Professor Francis Green, found that at the top end of the scale, universities are demanding higher scores from IB candidates than from their A-level equivalents.

LLAKES Public Seminar

Mon, 17 Oct 2011

Spatial Inequalities in the UK: The importance of sub-national perspectives on employment and skills

CHES 2011-2012 Seminar Series

Tue, 04 Oct 2011

University rankings, world class universities and the idea of a good university. This is the first seminar in the 2011/12 series. The CHES seminars provide a forum for debate and analysis of issues affecting policy, practice and research in higher education, supporting the exchange of views and experiences across higher education. Seminars are normally held at 5:30 pm on the first Tuesday of the month at the Institute of Education.

CHES 2011-2012 Seminar Series

Tue, 06 Dec 2011

Is there really something new? Academic careers in France, 1976-2006 This is the third seminar in the 2011/12 series. The CHES seminars provide a forum for debate and analysis of issues affecting policy, practice and research in higher education, supporting the exchange of views and experiences across higher education. Seminars are normally held at 5:30 pm on the first Tuesday of the month at the Institute of Education.

English as a world language and the situation of Taiwan

Mon, 24 Oct 2011

Since the end of the Second World War the English language has developed into a global language of communication. In this lecture at National Taiwan Normal University, Dr. John O'Regan examines the historical spread of English into South East Asia.

CHES 2011-2012 Seminar Series

Tue, 01 Nov 2011

Transitions for taught postgraduate students This follows on from the Teaching and Learning in Higher Education conference 12.30 - 5.30 pm, Clarke Hall. More information is available at http://www.ioe.ac.uk/55201.html To book a place at the conference, contact Danielle Naoum (d.naoum@ioe.ac.uk)

Research Seminar - Music Education Special Interest Group

Mon, 17 Oct 2011

The private world of public master classes: instrumental sub-cultures and gendered perspectives on excellence

"White Paper is a wide-ranging prospectus for change"

Wed, 24 Nov 2010

Chris Husbands, director-designate of the Institute of Education, London, said: "We welcome anything which allows us to deepen and broaden our partnership with schools. The White Paper opens exciting possibilities to extend and improve collaborations between universities and schools." He was responding to the Government's White Paper, published today.

Thinking differently with Deleuze: Changing teaching, learning and literacy

Tue, 11 Oct 2011

In this seminar, David Cole, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia and Diana Masney, University of Ottawa, Canada, present their innovative contributions to Educational thinking and research inspired by Deleuze.

Politics, politicians and English comprehensive schools

Thu, 01 Mar 2012

In this session David Crook will examine the part played by politics and politicians in developing a pluralist model for comprehensive schools which challenged original assumptions that such schools had to be large and impersonal institutions.

BA Education Studies: Advice session

Tue, 04 Oct 2011

An advice session for anyone interested in applying for our flexible, part-time degree programme. If you think education is important and have a desire to study, then why not discuss your options with us? (This event is free to attend).

Open Days for School Histories Project

Mon, 04 Jul 2011

Interpreting Life Story Narratives: The Shaping of Pioneering Social Research

Mon, 17 Oct 2011

The Thomas Coram Research Unit cordially invites you to a keynote lecture, co-hosted by the Social Sciences Department of the British Library.

The Self-Help Tradition in Adult Education

Wed, 05 Oct 2011

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

'Wittgenstein's 'therapeutic' conception of philosophy as a challenge to standard understandings of what knowledge must be

Wed, 12 Oct 2011

Philosophy of Education seminar. Rupert Read is from University of East Anglia

Understanding the role of statistical data in the annual reports of the Committee of Council on Education, 1852-72

Thu, 02 Feb 2012

This paper will consider the methodological issues involved in crossing disciplinary boundaries to study the role that statistical data played in the annual reports of the Committee of Council on Education (CCE) during the payment by results era. Discussion will focus on understanding the use ofstatistical information in this wider context and during this historical period.

Politics, politicians and English comprehensive schools

Thu, 01 Mar 2012

'"Hidden Internationalisms" in Architecture and Education: Mary (nee Crowley) Medd (1907-2005)

Thu, 10 May 2012

This seminar's discourse is on trans-disciplinary biographical and prosopographical research that embraces the two fields of architecture and education. Mary Crowley (1907-2005), was one of a number of individuals who, in the 20th century, devoted their professional lives in pursuit of a form of education for children and young people that would be best described as `progressive' in its values, principles, practices and essential humanity.

Constructing Citizenship: Schooling Youth in Immigrant Chicago, 1900-1940

Thu, 07 Jun 2012

In this paper Dr Wegner reveals the everyday meanings of citizenship and explain how they were imparted through school curricula and consumed by Chicago (a city where 30% of the population were foreign-born) youth in the early 20th-Century: 1910s requiring public schools to explicitly teach citizenship, and by the 1920s, school-aged youth increasingly encountered citizenship as content in their history and civics classes.

Vortex (film)

Tue, 29 Nov 2011

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series

Disciplinarity, interdisciplinarity and educational studies: past, present and future

Wed, 16 Nov 2011

The day will explore the past, present and possible future development of the field of Educational Studies and consider notions of impact, theory and interdisciplinarity in research on how people live and learn throughout their lives.

What is History education for? (Frame Debate)

Sun, 30 Oct 2011

Part of the Battle of Ideas, this debate on 'school history in crisis' has speakers from the media and world of education. Chairing, Toby Marshall is joined by The Guardian columnist, Simon Jenkins and Gary McCulloch (IOE) Professor of History of Education, Sean Lang (Anglia Ruskin University) Better History Forum director and Dr Mark Taylor, a History teacher and head of Humanities at a comprehensive school. In 2010 more than 100 state schools entered no pupils for GCSE History.

Narrowing the gap

Wed, 02 Nov 2011

How do you identify the barriers to achievement for all, and what does a truly diverse learning community look like in practice?

Changing people, changing places - a coaching seminar

Wed, 09 Nov 2011

A 'must attend' event if you want to transform organisations and support individuals to achieve high performance.

Fast tracking school leaders - what works and why?

Wed, 16 Nov 2011

Professor Peter Earley and Annette Beard draw upon their experience of accelerated leadership development, including Tomorrow's Heads and Future Leaders, and highlight what works and why, to support your succession planning strategy.

Going for Great: what makes a great school?

Wed, 30 Nov 2011

Rachael Macfarlane and David Woods led a London Leadership Strategy project for two years enabling leaders of outstanding secondary schools to share excellent practice and research the features of great schools.

New times, new research, new thinking: a learning conversation about leadership

Tue, 06 Dec 2011

New times, new research, new thinking: a learning conversation about leadership Join Peter Earley, Kathryn Riley, Louise Stoll and Rob Higham to explore the practical implications of their latest research findings.

Evaluating Impact

Wed, 07 Dec 2011

This innovative and practical session tackles the tough issues of planning for, and evaluating, the successful impact of organisational initiatives and developments.

LCLL 15th Anniversary Event! - The NPQH journey in the context of leadership learning

Wed, 25 Jan 2012

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step....

21st century tools for teaching and learning

Tue, 07 Feb 2012

Internet based communication and collaboration tools are part of everyday life, particularly for the younger generation

Workplace well-being

Tue, 21 Feb 2012

Leaders play a vital role in managing well-being.

The emotionally intelligent leader: does EI matter

Thu, 09 Feb 2012

What is emotional intelligence (E.I.) and does it matter? Some evidence suggests that leaders who are emotionally intelligent are up to twice as effective as those leaders who are less so.

Music education in the infant class - a cymbal of inequality

Fri, 30 Sep 2011

In the past it seemed that every primary school had one or two teachers who could bash out an assembly hymn on an old upright piano.

Leading transformational change

Tue, 28 Feb 2012

Leading and managing change is a very complex process. Why change?

Performance management: is it making a difference?

Thu, 26 Apr 2012

This seminar offers an opportunity to explore an approach to agreeing challenging and motivational performance management outcomes that make a difference to adult learning and so to pupil learning.

Developing learning-centred classrooms and schools

Tue, 01 May 2012

In this session Chris Watkins, Reader in Education, LCLL, will explore some of the issues and processes in developing more learning-centred classrooms and schools.

Improving learning through effective lesson observation and feedback

Tue, 08 May 2012

Does lesson observation and feedback have the learning and development of teachers and pupils at its heart?

The Single Equality Scheme and successful implementation in schools

Thu, 24 May 2012

This session, led by Dolapo Ogunbawo, Equality and Diversity Associate, National College and LCLL and Marva Rollins, Headteacher, Raynham Primary, Enfield, examines the role of the Single Equality Scheme.

Leading collaborative learning

Tue, 12 Jun 2012

This seminar will explore how to turn a collaborative or cluster of schools into a powerful learning community.

Department of Psychology and Human Development's fortnightly research seminars

Thu, 13 Oct 2011

Making tools isn't child's play: physical cognition and problem solving in young children.

Shaping a self-sustaining system: a forum for practitioners and policy makers

Sun, 30 Oct 2011

Led by regional and national system leaders Join us at LCLL's first event of the year at this seminal time for educational reform

Three students earn Alan Dale Tunnicliffe awards

Fri, 30 Sep 2011

Three IOE students received awards at the second Alan Dale Tunnicliffe memorial ceremony this month at the Institute.

English in East Asia – a historical and linguistic perspective

Thu, 27 Oct 2011

Dr John O'Regan will explore the evolution of the English language in East Asia since the 19th century and discuss the future of English as a global language in East Asia.

Pan London Professional Development Award - 5th October - Two Free Information sessions

Wed, 05 Oct 2011

We are holding two free information sessions on Wednesday 5th October (2:00pm-3:30pm and 4:00pm-5:30pm) for PD leaders, Headteachers and Senior leaders of all school, so you can find out more about the Professional Development Framework and how your school can achieve the Professional Development Quality Mark Award.

School autonomy must sit within a coherent system, IOE director tells Conservative Party conference fringe meeting

Tue, 04 Oct 2011

Family policy and education policy must be properly joined up if the Government is to narrow the gap between rich and poor, a fringe meeting at the Conservative Party Conference was told today.

Recent educational conflicts and the uses of history in Italy, France and England

Thu, 01 Dec 2011

Welcome to the new series of History of Education lunchtime seminars

Margaret Miles and Mayfield: the educational journey of a comprehensive school campaigner and her representation in documentary film

Thu, 20 Oct 2011

Welcome to the new series of History of Education lunchtime seminars.

Building for boomers? English influences on New Zealand school

Thu, 27 Oct 2011

Welcome to the new series of History of Education lunchtime seminars.

Teaching in London in the 1950s

Thu, 08 Dec 2011

Welcome to the new series of History of Education lunchtime seminars.

Young People and Opportunity: a Vision for London

Tue, 08 Nov 2011

This conference is being hosted by the Centre for Post 14 Research and Innovation and will focus on young people in London and the challenging, for some potentially hostile, environment in which they find themselves.

CLS Effective parenting and child well-being: Resources for research seminar

Tue, 01 Nov 2011

This half-day seminar which forms part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science will introduce longitudinal data resources available for research into parenting and child well-being.

Inspiring leadership in higher education

Wed, 05 Oct 2011

The IOE's ASPIRE programme for existing and would-be leaders will be open to individuals from other institutions for the first time this year.

MCS6 Consultation - The Age 14 Sweep

Fri, 07 Oct 2011

Where next for the Millennium Cohort Study? Possibilities and priorities for the Age 14 Sweep.

Inclusive Education Special Interest Group

Wed, 07 Dec 2011

'Speech Therapy in the age of the Enlightenment. The special case of John Thelwall'. Steve Cowan takes a historical perspective on challenging exclusion with a focus on the life and work of John Thelwall, a man ahead of his time in his work in the area of speech therapy. You've seen the film, 'The King's Speech'. This seminar focuses on one of our own 'local heroes', John Thelwall.

Augmenting Family Resources Survey (FRS) Data with Administrative Data on Income and Benefits

Tue, 22 Nov 2011

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series

Fatherhood across the generations: what impact does employment have on fathers' involvement?

Tue, 01 Nov 2011

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series.

Newton International Fellowship brings outstanding researcher to the IOE

Tue, 11 Oct 2011

The prestigious Newton International Fellowship has been awarded to an outstanding Spanish research fellow, enabling him to come and work at the Institute of Education alongside Professor Stephen Ball.

Holocaust Education Development Programme

Mon, 17 Oct 2011

This is an evening hosted by the Holocaust Education Development Programme to hear Carl Wilkens talk of his experiences during the genocide in Rwanda. As an aid worker, he was the only American to remain during the genocide in 1994.

Social stratification and cognitive ability

Wed, 26 Oct 2011

Part of the department of Quantitative Social Science (QSS) Wednesday Research Seminar series.

Migrant worker policy and social cohesion in Canada

Tue, 01 Nov 2011

In the shadow of the oil sands: how temporary migrant workers in Canada strive for a sense of community

Inclusive Education Special Interest Group

Fri, 21 Oct 2011

Event Postponed. The wrong kind of 'special'? Race, class and disability David Gillborn is best known for his research into race/racism in education and Critical Race Theory. In this session he explores the intersections between race/racism, disability and class.

1st IOE Brian Simon Lecture at University of La Laguna, Tenerife

Thu, 27 Oct 2011

1st. Institute of Education Brian Simon Lecture at the University of La Laguna. Professor Gary McCulloch will be giving a lecture on "Brian Simon and the Struggle for Education: National identities and International Ideals".

Assessments and Student Virtues

Wed, 26 Oct 2011

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar. Stuart Hanscomb is from University of Glasgow.

The Claims of Parenting: Reasons, Responsibility and Society

Wed, 02 Nov 2011

Book Launch of Stefan Ramaekers (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) and Judith Suissa (Institute of Education), Springer (2011).

Environmental concern, moral education and our place in nature

Wed, 09 Nov 2011

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar. Michael Bonnett is from University of Cambridge.

Love and identity (irreplaceability and unconditionality)

Wed, 16 Nov 2011

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar. David Cockburn is based at University of East Anglia.

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

Wed, 23 Nov 2011

Dan Hutto is from University of Hertfordshire.

Segregation May be Good for you

Wed, 07 Dec 2011

Michael Merry is from the University of Amsterdam

An Islamic Philosophy of Education: Problems and Possibilities

Wed, 14 Dec 2011

Oliver Leaman is from the University of Kentucky

The development of collaboration; social identities and cognitive growth

Thu, 27 Oct 2011

Department of Psychology and Human Development Lunchtime Seminars. Seminars are held fortnightly between 1-2pm on Thursdays in the main Institute of Education building (20 Bedford Way, WC1H 0AL).

Adult neuropsychological models of the mature brain: Inappropriate for neurodevelopmental disorders in children

Thu, 24 Nov 2011

Department of Psychology and Human Development Lunchtime Seminars Seminars are held fortnightly between 1-2pm on Thursdays in the main Institute of Education building (20 Bedford Way, WC1H 0AL).

Sleep and vocabulary acquisition

Thu, 08 Dec 2011

Department of Psychology and Human Development Lunchtime Seminars Seminars are held fortnightly between 1-2pm on Thursdays in the main Institute of Education building (20 Bedford Way, WC1H 0AL).

Educating the healthcare workforce of the future: exploring the influence of commissioning on quality in clinical education

Tue, 22 Nov 2011

This seminar aims to explore theoretical perspectives and practical issues in the pursuit of quality drawing on examples from the recent introduction of commissioning to postgraduate Medical Education and experiences from Nurse Education.

Pornified: Complicating debates about the 'sexualisation of culture': An International Conference

Thu, 01 Dec 2011

The sexualisation of culture has become a hot and contested topic in recent years. Media debates and anxieties have pivoted around the sexualisation of consumer culture, the hyper-sexualisation of young girls, and the mainstreaming of pornography.

Teaching and learning in higher education conference

Tue, 01 Nov 2011

HEA Research Project Conference: Facilitating Transitions to Masters Level Learning through Improving Formative Assessment and Feedback The conference focuses on teaching and learning in higher education at postgraduate levels, and in particular, learning transitions in M- level programmes on study.

Alumni Pub Night

Thu, 03 Nov 2011

A reunion for alumni, staff and friends of the IOE.

Summer-born children less likely to attend top universities, study finds

Tue, 01 Nov 2011

August-born teenagers are 20 per cent less likely to win a place at a top UK university than those born in September, a new study has found.

Book launch: The Claims of Parenting; Reasons, Responsibility and Society

Wed, 02 Nov 2011

The Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain and The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Institute of Education have pleasure in inviting you to a book launch of THE CLAIMS OF PARENTING; REASONS, RESPONSIBILITY AND SOCIETY By Stefan Ramaekers and Judith Suissa

Black British History Education Event

Tue, 08 Nov 2011

Come and explore, discuss and celebrate, and help to lay the foundations for a major project, with presentations from historians including Hakim Adi & Marika Sherwood, and teachers and archivists working in this field.

EGRG/LLAKES Symposium

Fri, 18 Nov 2011

Geographies of Inequality after Recession

CHES 2011-2012 Seminar Series

Mon, 21 Nov 2011

Cognitive Capitalism, Education and the Question of Digital Labour This is a lunchtime occasional seminar in the 2011/12 series. The CHES seminars provide a forum for debate and analysis of issues affecting policy, practice and research in higher education, supporting the exchange of views and experiences across higher education.

College Students' Attitudes about an Inclusive Post-SecondaryEducation Program for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities

Thu, 10 Nov 2011

Department of Psychology and Human Development Lunchtime Seminars. Seminars are held fortnightly between 1-2pm on Thursdays in the main Institute of Education building (20 Bedford Way, WC1H 0AL).

City banker turned trainee teacher gains recognition for inspiring blog

Fri, 04 Nov 2011

A former city banker turned teaching student at the IOE has been named blogger of the week by the Guardian Teacher Network, for his account on making the transition from the world of finance to the classroom.

Skills for Leadership and Management

Thu, 24 Nov 2011

By using a range of practical approaches, this two-day course aims to help course members to develop skills and learn strategies to improve personal organisation and the leadership and management of staff.

The best 'research-informed practice' is bottom-up not top-down, says new book

Tue, 08 Nov 2011

Schools that take research seriously – both their own and published studies – are less likely to accept edicts from central bodies and more likely to trust their own judgment, according to a new book from the Institute of Education (IOE), University of London.

Universities "crucial to supply of outstanding teachers"

Tue, 08 Nov 2011

Professor Chris Husbands, director of the Institute of Education, University of London, responded to the Government's initial teacher training implementation plan, published today.

Schools Minister sees impact of Holocaust Education Development Programme

Wed, 09 Nov 2011

Nick Gibb, Minister of State for Schools, visited Forest Hill School in Lewisham, South London, on Monday 7 November to see history teacher, Sarah Davey, deliver the first of a series of history lessons on the Holocaust to a class of year 9 students.

The Origins, Rise and Crisis of Scientific Rationalism in English Education System

Thu, 24 Nov 2011

Postponed until further notice. Bernard Barker's paper traces aspects of the thirty-year history of scientific rationalism in English education, from its origins in the legitimacy crisis of the 1970s to near-bankruptcy in the aftermath of New Labour. Bureaucratic, rationalist methods seemed to provide attractive solutions to perceived threats of social, moral and cultural disorder in the 1970s; and to neo-liberal demands for increased human resource efficiency in the 1990s.

Introductory workshop on the Millennium Cohort

Wed, 07 Dec 2011

On Wednesday 7th December 2011 CLS will be holding a one-day introductory workshop on the Millennium Cohort Study: MCS4, focusing on the data from the survey carried out when the study children were aged seven years.

Introductory workshop on the 1958 National Child Development Study (NCDS) and the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70)

Tue, 29 Nov 2011

On Tuesday 29 November, CLS will hold a one-day introductory workshop on the 1958 National Child Development Study (NCDS) and the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70), focusing on data from the surveys carried out in 2008 when the study members were aged 50 and 38 years respectively.

Centenary Scholarships Week

Mon, 05 Dec 2011

This year's Centenary Scholarships Week, brought to you by the Alumni and Development Team, begins from Monday 5th December.

Open Evening - Mathematics Specialist Teacher Programme

Wed, 07 Dec 2011

Every primary school needs a Specialist Maths Teacher. The Mathematics Specialist Teacher Programme (MaST) - an opportunity to improve your mathematics teaching and to take a lead in your school in mathematics education.

Open Evening - Mathematics Specialist Teacher

Thu, 24 Nov 2011

Open Evening - Mathematics Specialist Teacher Programme

Wed, 07 Dec 2011

Why the ukulele could be the secret to a happy retirement

Thu, 24 Nov 2011

How should the growing number of older people occupy themselves when they do eventually manage to retire? Should they learn a language, practise yoga, or join a book group? All of these activities can be enjoyable and fulfilling.

But a new study from the Institute of Education, University of London, suggests that making music with others can do most to improve an older person's quality of life. It can also help the over-50s to feel as fit as a fiddle.

CHES 2011-2012 Seminar Series

Tue, 13 Dec 2011

Policy and the student experience: Reflections on the White Paper and afterwards. This is a lunchtime occasional seminar in the 2011/12 series. The CHES seminars provide a forum for debate and analysis of issues affecting policy, practice and research in higher education, supporting the exchange of views and experiences across higher education.

The Role of Metalinguistic Awareness in the Effective Teaching of Foreign Languages

Sat, 24 Dec 2011

Event to mark the publication of Anthony Roberts book and to remember his outstanding contribution to the modern languages field.

IOE is to support education development in Colombia

Thu, 24 Nov 2011

The IOE is to provide support for raising teaching standards and enhancing research in Colombia, under two memoranda of understanding signed this week.

SSRU Seminar: Involving young people in a systematic review

Wed, 07 Dec 2011

This presentation will describe how a group of young people with experience of being in foster or residential care were invited to be involved in setting the question for a systematic review on a health-related topic, and how they participated in all stages of the research. The presentation will consider the negative and positive impact of their involvement and discuss how consumer involvement may be optimised without compromising on the review quality.

Shape Up – a school-community approach to influencing determinants of a healthy and balanced growing up

Tue, 13 Dec 2011

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series

Open Evening - Mathematics Specialist Teacher Programme

Mon, 12 Dec 2011

School-in-a-bag reduces drop-out rates

Mon, 28 Nov 2011

A more flexible approach to teaching methods and better community support could reduce school drop-out in high HIV-prevalence areas in sub-Saharan Africa. Findings from a project led by London's Institute of Education and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Department for International Development (DFID) show that using new ways of encouraging young children to stay in regular schooling cut drop-out rates by 42 per cent in just a year.

CHES 2011-2012 Seminar Series

Mon, 10 Jan 2011

Leadership and leadership development in UK publicly-funded higher education organisations: local, national or global?

Routes into teaching open evening

Mon, 23 Jan 2012

Interested in the routes into teaching offered at the Institute of Education (IOE)? Come along to this event to find out more about the range of options available. For more information and to register, visit ioe.ac.uk/open

Chris Husbands inaugural lecture: Questions are the answer

Fri, 02 Dec 2011

The task of an institute of education is to mobilise its partners in schools and the community to "re-vision education for the twenty-first century", IOE Director Chris Husbands told a full hall this week as he concluded his inaugural directorial lecture.

2011

Wed, 07 Dec 2011

Leading academics call for action on "galloping centralisation"

Tue, 29 Nov 2011

The current model of education has turned our schools into exam factories and our colleges and universities into skill factories for British industry, say two leading academics in a controversial new book from IOE Publications out today.

CHES 2011-2012 Seminar Series

Tue, 07 Feb 2012

Argumentation in higher education: improving practice through theory and research. This is the seventh seminar in the 2011/12 series. The CHES seminars provide a forum for debate and analysis of issues affecting policy, practice and research in higher education, supporting the exchange of views and experiences across higher education. Seminars are normally held at 5:30 pm on the first Tuesday of the month at the Institute of Education.

CHES 2011-2012 Seminar Series

Tue, 14 Feb 2012

Do we really need "world-class" universities? This is a lunchtime occasional seminar in the 2011/12 series. The CHES seminars provide a forum for debate and analysis of issues affecting policy, practice and research in higher education, supporting the exchange of views and experiences across higher education.

Geoff Whitty collects CBE award for services to education

Thu, 08 Dec 2011

Professor Geoff Whitty, former director of the IOE received his CBE award on Tuesday December 6 from The Queen at Buckingham Palace.

Change your mind; how thought processes effect powerful change

Tue, 31 Jan 2012

For senior and middle leaders, teachers, local authority advisers, LCLL members and all coaches including those working with NQT's, Transitional Coaching, NPQH, MTL and Heads. Cost: £40.00, £30.00 to LCLL members Link: http://www.lcll.org.uk/coaching.html

Teachers from the Revised Code to 'The Importance of Teaching'

Thu, 26 Jan 2012

The Friends of the Newsam Library and Archives are holding a study afternoon on Thursday 26th January 2012 on Teachers: from the Revised Code to `The Importance of Teaching'. Presentations provide an historical perspective on teacher training and the curriculum, and the legacy of the General Teaching Council for England. There will also be an opportunity to find out more about the collections in the Institute's archives and library relating to teachers and teaching.

Pan London Professional Development Award - 2 Feb 12 - Two Free Information sessions

Thu, 02 Feb 2012

We are holding two free information sessions on Thursday 2nd February (2:00pm-3:30pm and 4:00pm-5:30pm) for PD leaders, Headteachers and Senior leaders of all school, so you can find out more about the Professional Development Framework and how your school can achieve the Professional Development Quality Mark Award.

No hard evidence that England has slid down international performance tables, study says

Wed, 07 Dec 2011

Claims that England has been plummeting down international pupil performance tables cannot be justified, according to a new study from the Institute of Education, University of London.

More girls than boys at the highest ability levels, new research suggests

Fri, 16 Dec 2011

Although girls now generally outshine boys at school it is often argued that there are more males than females at the very top of the ability range. However, new research from the Institute of Education, University of London, suggests that boys may have lost their lead here too – at least in the infant school.

Small Group and chamber Music Coaching

Mon, 30 Jan 2012

Participants will explore and integrate a range of practical and theoretical issues that relate to small group and chamber music coaching. The module will be delivered in a workshop setting and participants will be provided with feedback on their own part in the processes.

"We must ensure a real curriculum, not just a mechanism for assessment"

Mon, 19 Dec 2011

Commenting on the Secretary of State's statement today on the National Curriculum review, and on the Expert Group's report, Chris Husbands, Director of the Institute of Education, University of London, said: "Around the world, successful curricula are those which have been taken out of the hurly burly of political argument and built on a powerful consensus between research, practice and policy. The Expert Group have drawn together an impressive range of educational research to support a thoughtful, nuanced and intelligent report.

Department of Psychology and Human Development Seminar Series

Thu, 01 Mar 2012

Department of Psychology, University of York What places a child at risk of dyslexia? Evidence from family-risk studies

Department of Psychology and Human Development Seminar Series

Thu, 16 Feb 2012

Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL Heterogeneity in autism: does intact task performance equate to intact cognition?

Department of Psychology and Human Development Seminar Series

Thu, 15 Mar 2012

Language and Communication Science, City University London Memory and language in children with language difficulties

Book demands radical rethink on how to use teaching assistants

Tue, 03 Jan 2012

Schools and policy-makers need to make radical changes in the way teaching assistants are deployed in classrooms, according to a new book by academics from the Institute of Education, London.

2012

Thu, 05 Jan 2012

The development of Sure Start

Tue, 17 Jan 2012

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series

SSRU Seminar: Children and young people's views about obesity: two systematic reviews

Wed, 11 Jan 2012

Rebecca will present two recent systematic reviews of the views of children and young people in the UK on obesity, body size, shape or weight. Research was found to be variable in quality and support for young people's engagement and participation in research was often lacking. Cross-cutting themes centred around the social nature of body size, responsibility and blame, and stigma and discrimination.

Former head of administration for the doctoral school – Wendy Barber, awarded MBE

Fri, 06 Jan 2012

Wendy Barber, former head of administration in the doctoral school at the IOE has been awarded the MBE in the New Year's honours list for her services to higher education.

6th International Conference on Multimodality (6-ICOM)

Wed, 22 Aug 2012

The Centre for Multimodal Research, NCRM MODE and the Institute of Education are pleased to announce the call for papers for the 3-day 6th International Conference on Multimodality (6-ICOM)

Social Class Inequalities in Education at age 7

Wed, 11 Jan 2012

Part of the department of Quantitative Social Science (QSS) Wednesday Research Seminar series.

Politics and the Primary Teacher - Book Launch

Tue, 17 Jan 2012

Politics, and the primary teacher; why is it vital to engage? New book by Dr Peter Cunningham, Homerton College Cambridge.

IOE names new readers and professors

Wed, 14 Dec 2011

The IOE has conferred the title of Reader and Professor on 15 distinguished academics this year, recognising the continuing academic excellence of its staff.

14-19 qualifications and curriculum: policy and practice in the new context

Tue, 21 Feb 2012

This research based working day will scrutinise policy at a critical time for 14-19 qualifications, and the curriculum that they will require.

Department of Psychology and Human Development Seminar Series

Thu, 19 Jan 2012

Department of Psychology and Human Development, Institute of Education Individual differences in primary mathematics: not just a matter of fact

RS Peters, professor emeritus, dies

Wed, 04 Jan 2012

Emeritus Professor Richard Stanley Peters died on 30 December 2011, aged 92. He was Professor of Philosophy of Education at the IOE for more than 20 years, from 1962 until his retirement in 1983.

Taiwanese Minister of Education given IOE Outstanding Alumnus Award

Wed, 11 Jan 2012

Dr Wu Ching-ji, Taiwan's Minister of Education, was given an Outstanding IOE Alumnus Award by Professor Chris Husbands in Taipei during his first international visit as Director of the Institute. Dr Wu undertook a post-doctoral programme in economics of education at the IOE in 1987.

Research, Critique, and the Innovation Union

Wed, 18 Jan 2012

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

American Pragmatism: Fallibilism and Cognitive Progress

Wed, 25 Jan 2012

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

The Natural, the Artificial and the Artefactual

Wed, 07 Mar 2012

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

Parenting: Responsibilities, Risk and Respect

Wed, 01 Feb 2012

Professor Carol Vincent gets the 2012 Professorial Lecture series underway with a thought provoking talk drawing on research projects conducted over the last twelve years.

Doctoral Research Seminars

Tue, 21 Feb 2012

Paula Sobiechowska - Being an Academic: negotiating the boundaries between academic and professional identities in social work and nursing Lyn Grove - Choosing between the passion and the pay: academic funding choices and research goals

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Autism launches SEN commission

Thu, 19 Jan 2012

A cross-party group of MPs and peers is urging teachers and parents of children with autism to make their views heard regarding Special Educational Needs (SEN) provision. Professor Tony Charman, chair in autism education at the Institute of Education and advisor to the MPs, said too many teachers do not get the training they need to best support these children.

Reading Recovery achieves high success rate despite uncertainties

Wed, 07 Dec 2011

The European Centre for Reading Recovery's annual national monitoring report for 2010-11 reveals that 81% of formerly illiterate children aged between five and six have been able to catch up with their classmates after completing the Reading Recovery programme, which provides daily one-to-one lessons with a specially trained teacher.

European Centre for Reading Recovery responds to tests for six-year-olds

Fri, 16 Sep 2011

Julia Douetil, lead trainer, European Centre for Reading Recovery, responded to the coverage on the reading test for six-year-olds. She said:

"We are pleased to see the government working towards raising attainment in schools and checking a child's knowledge of phonics is important, but the DfE agrees that this is only one aspect of reading. Schools also need to watch for the child's understanding of what they read, the fluency with which they read, and the child's attitude to reading - do they enjoy it and choose it as an activity? Children's writing is just as important, it is not safe to assume that a child who is making good progress in reading doesn't need help with writing.

"Hard evidence" that Reading Recovery works

Thu, 26 May 2011

Julia Douetil, Reading Recovery trainer/coordinator at the European Centre for Reading Recovery at the Institute of Education, London, responded to Department for Education evaluation on Every Child a Reader.

Every Child a Reader schools surge ahead

Wed, 11 May 2011

Conference optimistic about future for struggling readers

Mon, 28 Mar 2011

More than 100 Reading Recovery teacher leaders from around the UK, Ireland and Denmark are attending a week long national conference in Leeds (from 28th March to 1st April 2011) to discuss the impact and future of literacy intervention in schools.

Reading Recovery lifts poor children out of illiteracy

Tue, 19 Oct 2010

The European Centre for Reading Recovery's 2009-10 annual monitoring report has shown that the literacy programme for children struggling with reading and writing after their first year of primary school has maintained a consecutively high success rate during a period of extreme growth.

New Report Reveals Success of Every Child a Reader Programme

Fri, 08 Jan 2010

Government moves to give one-to-one tuition to the children who have the severest learning difficulties will be boosted by the latest research published today (Friday January 8th) into the continuing success of the Every Child a Reader programme three years after the tuition stopped.

Critical Pedagogy and Radical Activism in Education

Tue, 31 Jan 2012

Professor Peter McLaren will be presenting on Critical Pedagogy and Radical Activism in Education. He is an internationally esteemed and eminent radical thinker and activist in education from USA with expert knowledge on critical struggles in and around education in Latin and South America... and beyond. All are welcome

Leading the leaders: 15 years of research and practice

Tue, 24 Jan 2012

The IOE's London Centre for Leadership in Learning comes full circle this week as its founder, Dame Pat Collarbone, returns to mark its 15th anniversary – and that of the national headship qualification developed there -- with a seminar on its history and implications for the future.

Earlier signs of autism detected

Fri, 27 Jan 2012

Scientists have shown for the first time that measuring brain activity in infants as young as six months may help to predict the future development of autism symptoms.

Brian Paddick Lecture - Post 14 Network Open Lecture Series

Tue, 13 Mar 2012

The Post 14 Network is pleased to announce its Open Lecture Series 2012.

Ken Livingstone Lecture - Post 14 Network Open Lecture Series

Tue, 28 Feb 2012

The Post 14 Network is pleased to announce its Open Lecture Series 2012.

Political Morality for Deliberative Citizens: Rawls and Callan Revisited

Wed, 01 Feb 2012

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

How Humanity Got an Education: Three philosophical views of the Fall

Wed, 08 Feb 2012

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

Psychologising the human and curriculum subject: the implications of a new 'epistemology of the emotions'

Wed, 15 Feb 2012

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

What Charles Dickens Knew about Knowledge

Wed, 22 Feb 2012

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

Kant and Kierkegaard on Freedom and Evil

Wed, 29 Feb 2012

Department of Psychology and Human Development Seminar Series

Thu, 02 Feb 2012

Department of Psychology, University of Durham Investigating social learning and cultural transmission in young children

'Nationalism, Internationalism, and American Scholarship, 1780-1840

Tue, 31 Jan 2012

Why you don't have to be middle class to be a good parent

Wed, 01 Feb 2012

Professor Carol Vincent's inaugural lecture: 'Parenting, Responsibilities and Respect'. Parenting is big business. The growth in books, newspaper articles, television programmes, politicians' speeches -- all focusing on parenting, what to do and how to do it -- is a phenomenon of our contemporary society.

Reading Recovery helps close the gap for thousands

Fri, 09 Jul 2010

Reading Recovery has given 70,000 children a fresh start and a better life since it was launched in England two decades ago, Baroness Shephard told an audience of 750 practitioners of the scheme from around the world at the Institute of Education, London on Thursday July 8.

Care worker strategies challenged by modern welfare systems in the UK and Norway

Tue, 07 Feb 2012

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series

More than one in four UK children facing multiple risks to development, study finds

Tue, 07 Feb 2012

More than one in four UK youngsters are growing up in families facing multiple challenges such as parental depression and financial hardship that can have a damaging effect on children's development, new research suggests.

Schools for the Future Europe – booklaunch and seminar

Mon, 12 Mar 2012

The edited collection Schools for the Future Europe is to be published by Bloomsbury/Continuum March 2012. The editors are hosting a seminar at which three of the contributors, namely Professor Hugh Starkey and Dr Shirley Lawes (IOE), Paddy Carpenter (European Consultant) will present a summary of their work and invite discussion chaired by John Sayer (Oxford University). Refreshments will be served.

Rewriting the history of subject English in London schools 1945-65: methods and approaches

Tue, 06 Mar 2012

History of education seminar John Hardcastle and Georgina Brewis, Institute of Education

Centre for Research in Autism and Education (CRAE) seminar: In conversation with Michelle Dawson

Thu, 01 Mar 2012

Michelle Dawson is an autistic researcher affiliated with Professor Laurent Mottron's lab at the University of Montreal.

Centre for Research in Autism and Education (CRAE) seminar: In conversation with ... Michelle Dawson

Thu, 01 Mar 2012

Michelle Dawson is an autistic researcher affiliated with Professor Laurent Mottron's lab at the University of Montreal. She is also a pioneering blogger and commentator who explores many aspects of autism research, including the science of popular autism interventions. Her view is that autistics deserve the basic scientific and ethical standards, which exist to protect and benefit nonautistics.

2012 Centre for Research in Autism and Education (CRAE) Annual Lecture: Professor Patricia Howlin

Tue, 27 Mar 2012

We are delighted to invite you to CRAE's 3rd Annual Lecture to be given by Patricia Howlin, Professor of Clinical Child Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, London.

MBA Higher Education Management Decennial Conference

Thu, 08 Mar 2012

Managing higher education in the post-2012 era - to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the MBA in Higher Education Management, followed by a reception. Places are limited, for further details please contact Alison Peacock a.peacock@ioe.ac.uk

LCLL Annual Lecture – Ben Levin, Building a great school

Mon, 26 Mar 2012

We all know a lot about what it takes to build a great school, yet somehow everything else seems to get in the way of doing it.

NCRM NOVELLA - Narrative Ethics

Mon, 19 Mar 2012

This event will engage participants with an overview of ethical issues in narrative research, a consideration of how narrative research presents specific, unavoidable, and productive problems in the ethical arena, and some specific examples of ethically challenging research.

NCRM NOVELLA - Collaborative Seeing Lecture

Tue, 24 Apr 2012

We are pleased to announce that NOVELLA (Narratives of Varied Everyday Lives and Linked Approaches) and MODE (Multimodal methodologies for digital environments) are holding a public lecture on Collaborative Seeing with Professor Wendy Luttrell from The Graduate Centre, City University of New Yor

NCRM NOVELLA - Visual Narratives Workshop

Tue, 24 Apr 2012

We are pleased to announce that NOVELLA (Narratives of Varied Everyday Lives and Linked Approaches) and MODE (Multimodal methodologies for digital environments) are holding a workshop on Visual Narratives with Professor Wendy Luttrell from The Graduate Centre, City University of New York.

Exploring the British Library's Collections for Researching Children and Families.

Tue, 21 Feb 2012

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series

Putting the community back into community schools? Learners, teachers, parents and community in co-operative schools

Tue, 13 Mar 2012

Putting the community back into community schools? Learners, teachers, parents and community in co-operative schools

BOOK LAUNCH/ LUNCHTIME SEMINAR

Tue, 13 Mar 2012

CeCEPS/Sociology/Journal of Education Policy Book Launch/Lunchtime Seminar

CHES 2011-2012 Seminar Series - Academic motivation: the role of the prestige economy

Tue, 06 Mar 2012

Academic motivation: the role of the prestige economy. This is the ninth seminar in the 2011/12 series. The CHES seminars provide a forum for debate and analysis of issues affecting policy, practice and research in higher education, supporting the exchange of views and experiences across higher education. Seminars are normally held at 5:30 pm on the first Tuesday of the month at the Institute of Education.

Book Launch - Reading Circles, Novels and Adult Reading Development

Tue, 28 Feb 2012

NRDC and the IOE Adult Literacy, Language and Numeracy SIG would like to invite you to the launch of `Reading Circles, Novels and Adult Reading Development', by Sam Duncan.

Parents and students' participation in school management and democratic policy in Brazil.

Wed, 21 Mar 2012

Since the 1980's public basic education schools have been creating school councils that include parents and students. Despite almost all such schools having this council, there is evidence to suggest that they are not effective. In general, the main decisions are made by the school principal or are mandated directly by education authorities. This seminar will explore reasons why authoritarian decision-making persists in Brazilian education.

Doctoral Research Seminars

Tue, 20 Mar 2012

Robert Troschitz - Who is the student? Ideas and ideals in English higher education since 1940 John Francis - Lecturer Personas

Conference committed to help schools change the lives of children with serious literacy problems

Wed, 07 Mar 2012

A three-day professional development conference for Reading Recovery teacher leaders, held at the Institute of Education from 7-9 March 2012, will look at how the success of the Reading Recovery literacy programme for struggling readers and writers can change children's lives and impact on a whole primary school.

In Teachers We Trust: Explaining the Finnish Miracle

Thu, 29 Mar 2012

Finland has often been praised as having one of the most successful education systems in the World. But what drives its high level of achievement?

6th International Conference on Multimodality (6-ICOM)

Wed, 22 Aug 2012

The Centre for Multimodal Research, NCRM MODE and the Institute of Education are pleased to announce the call for papers for the 3-day 6th International Conference on Multimodality (6-ICOM)

NCRM MODE: Training Day: Using Video for Digital Multimodal Research

Tue, 21 Aug 2012

This advanced training day, hosted by MODE, is designed for postgraduate research students and established researchers who are working with video data

NCRM MODE: Seminar - Multimodal Transcription

Wed, 13 Jun 2012

This MODE seminar focuses on transcription with the aim of investigating how different modes of (digitally recorded) social interaction can be remade on the page-like screen, it will explore what is sustained, gained and lost in transcribing embodied communication.

Positive Psychology, Happiness and Education

Wed, 14 Mar 2012

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

Making Mathematics Phenomenal - Dave Pratt's Inaugural Lecture

Wed, 14 Mar 2012

Making Mathematics Phenomenal - Professor Dave Pratt. Mathematics is often portrayed as an `abstract' cerebral subject, beyond the reach of many...

Open Evening

Mon, 23 Apr 2012

Interested in the education and social science programmes offered at the Institute of Education (IOE)? Come along to this event to find out more about the range of options available. For more information and to register, visit ioe.ac.uk/open

Reading Recovery: Empowering Schools, Inspiring Teachers

Sat, 12 May 2012

The Reading Recovery national conference offers opportunities for Reading Recovery colleagues to enhance their practice, deepen theoretical understandings and share experiences. There are also seminar opportunities designed for early intervention teachers, literacy coordinators, literacy managers, SENCos, class teachers and head teachers.

Schooling in Palestine

Thu, 29 Mar 2012

How does a State emerging from colonialism and under occupation forge a new educational system? What are the accomplishments so far, and what are the challenges facing schooling in Palestine?

Faculty of Children and Learning: Faculty Lecture Series

Tue, 20 Mar 2012

Professor Gunther Kress: Making learning evident, social semiotics and multimodality as means for recognising learning

Professor says maths teaching must be turned on its head

Wed, 14 Mar 2012

Dave Pratt's Inaugural Professorial Lecture at the IOE points the way to more effective teaching.

Theory, causality, and context in evidence synthesis of complex interventions: a project on crime, the environment and health

Wed, 04 Apr 2012

The use of `theory-led' methods, such as logic models, in reviewing evidence on complex social interventions is increasingly a focus of methodological attention.

CHES 2011-2012 Seminar Series - Current developments in UK higher education policy

Tue, 03 Apr 2012

Current developments in UK higher education policy

Anxiety and somatic symptoms in children

Wed, 28 Mar 2012

Part of the department of Quantitative Social Science (QSS) Wednesday Research Seminar series.

England has weak support systems for schools compared to highest performing countries, says expert

Mon, 26 Mar 2012

Schools improve best in an "open and positive" climate.

Learning through play or playing to learn?

Thu, 24 May 2012

EYPE Research Seminar

Initiatives aimed at widening access to universities must start long before age 18, study concludes

Wed, 28 Mar 2012

Government pressure for university admissions reform is unlikely to trigger a marked increase in the number of 18-year-olds from poorer backgrounds going on to higher education, a new study has concluded.

Success against the odds at 14: how both parents and schools make a difference

Thu, 29 Mar 2012

The benefits of pre-school last until children are at least 14, one of the UK's biggest childhood studies shows. While social class has a strong influence on academic success for many young people, there are ways to mitigate the effects of disadvantage. If parents focus on their children's learning when they are very young it raises their attainment at KS3 on average by a whole national curriculum level, which is equivalent to about three years of school.

Launch of the Centre for Philosophy of Education

Thu, 10 May 2012

The Institute of Education is pleased to announce the launch of the new Centre for Philosophy of Education at this special event.

Every Child a Reader schools close the gap in reading and writing attainment

Thu, 29 Mar 2012

A report on the government-supported Every Child a Reader (ECaR) literacy strategy, published by the European Centre for Reading Recovery, has shown that ECaR schools are still achieving a greater increase in attainment in Key Stage 1 assessments than non-ECaR schools and that the children who receive the support continue to make impressive gains throughout their educational career.

Evaluating Impact

Mon, 23 Apr 2012

This innovative and practical session helps you to plan for, and evaluate, the successful impact of organisational initiatives and developments.

Evaluating Impact

Wed, 04 Jul 2012

For Senior Leaders, CPD Leaders, ASTs, Local Authority Advisers, LCLL members From: 1.30pm - 4.30pm (Registration 1.00pm)

Psychosocial Studies Network Conference 2012

Tue, 18 Dec 2012

17th and 18th December. 5th Psychosocial Studies Network Conference Knowing and Not Knowing: Thinking psychosocially about learning and resistance to learning

CHES 2011-12 Seminar Series - From the Tiger to the Troika

Tue, 08 May 2012

From the Tiger to the Troika: Irish higher education in a time of crisis. This is the eleventh seminar in the 2011/12 series. The CHES seminars provide a forum for debate and analysis of issues affecting policy, practice and research in higher education, supporting the exchange of views and experiences across higher education. Seminars are normally held at 5:30 pm on the first Tuesday of the month at the Institute of Education.

Honorary awards for Holocaust survivor and prominent educationists

Wed, 04 Apr 2012

A Holocaust survivor and two prominent educationists received honorary awards at the Institute of Education's graduation ceremonies this month, at which more than 1000 students were presented with qualifications.

IOE is among public engagement grant winners announced by RCUK

Thu, 05 Apr 2012

The Institute of Education is one of eight universities to gain funding for public engagement with research under the Research Councils UK (RCUK) Catalyst programme, it was announced today (5 April).

Book launch: An introduction to systematic reviews

Wed, 18 Apr 2012

The Social Science Research Unit's EPPI-Centre have pleasure in inviting you to the book launch of 'An Introduction to Systematic Reviews,' by David Gough, Sandy Oliver and James Thomas, and published by Sage.

Teenagers in North America most unrealistic in western world about getting degrees, research says

Wed, 11 Apr 2012

Teenagers in North America are the most unrealistic in the western world about their chances of getting a degree, the British Sociological Association's annual conference in Leeds, UK, heard today [Wednesday 11 April]. Dr John Jerrim, of the Institute of Education, University of London, analysed data on 15-year-olds in 25 industrialised countries and found that the percentage gap between those expecting to get a bachelor's degree and the actual graduation figure was largest in the US and Canada.

Research for policy short course

Tue, 24 Apr 2012

This two-day short course takes place on 24 and 25 April 2012 and is for those wanting to explore the relationship between research and policy. Guest speakers include Tim Butcher (Low Pay Commission), Leon Feinstein (Cabinet Office), Dr Ruth Lupton (LSE), Lee Elliot Major (Sutton Trust) and Prof Anna Vignoles (IOE).

New awards to honour outstanding contribution to children's literacy through Reading Recovery

Thu, 12 Apr 2012

The European Centre for Reading Recovery, based at the Institute of Education, University of London, has announced new awards to recognise and honour practitioners who have made an outstanding contribution to children's literacy through the Reading Recovery programme.

Chris Husbands joins speed commission into the 'academisation' of schools

Fri, 13 Apr 2012

IOE Director Professor Chris Husbands has been appointed to a new commission set to examine the implications of the "mass academisation" of state schools and the impact this might have on educational outcomes.

A review of conceptualisations and meanings of 'community' in research: a meta-narrative approach

Wed, 02 May 2012

There is a burgeoning interest in broadening the methodological scope of systematic reviews, particularly related to theory-driven, qualitative and mixed-methods approaches to reviews. The meta-narrative is one of such approaches - it attempts to make sense of complex and heterogeneous literature using a historical and paradigmatic perspective. This seminar will critically reflect on the meta-narrative approach using an example of a review on the meanings and conceptualisations of comm

This is a school, it's not a site': teachers' attitudes towards Gypsy and Traveller pupils in schools in England

Tue, 24 Apr 2012

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series

LLAKES Public Seminar

Mon, 14 May 2012

Parity of Esteem - possibility or utiopia? Negotiating equilibrium in Danish upper secondary education.

This is a school, it's not a site': teachers' attitudes towards Gypsy and Traveller pupils in schools in England

Tue, 24 Apr 2012

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series

LLAKES Public Seminar

Mon, 23 Apr 2012

Education and its effects on income, health and survival for those aged 65 and over.

Defending the integrity of teachers and teaching

Wed, 25 Apr 2012

Teaching has never enjoyed full professional status, but recent trends pose even greater threats to teacher autonomy. The increasing instrumentalization of education threatens the very integrity of the practice of teaching, a practice which plays a key social role in the creation and revitalization of values. This suggests a deep ethical predicament in contemporary culture. A Philosophy of Education Seminar.

Introductory workshop on the 1958 National Child Development Study (NCDS) and the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70)

Thu, 10 May 2012

On Thursday 10th May, CLS will hold a one-day introductory workshop on the 1958 National Child Development Study (NCDS) and the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70), focusing on data from the surveys carried out in 2008 when the study members were aged 50 and 38 years respectively.

Neville Butler Memorial Lecture 2012: Why Birth Cohort Studies Matter

Thu, 17 May 2012

John Hobcraft is ESRC Strategic Adviser for Data Resources and the Professor of Demography and Social Policy at the University of York.

Llakes centre is awarded a second five-year contract

Fri, 27 Apr 2012

The IOE's influential Llakes centre, directed by Professor Andy Green, has been awarded a second five-year contract from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

Schools that crack down on smoking could stub out the habit before it starts

Mon, 30 Apr 2012

Cracking down on youngsters who smoke and trade cigarettes in school could be the most effective way to reduce the number of teenagers who take up the habit, according to a new study from the Institute of Education, University of London.

Introductory workshop on the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS)

Tue, 08 May 2012

On Tuesday 8th May 2012 CLS will be holding a one-day introductory workshop on the Millennium Cohort Study: MCS4, focusing on the data from the survey carried out when the study children were aged seven years.

21st century tools for teaching and learning

Fri, 15 Jun 2012

Internet based communication and collaboration tools are part of everyday life, particularly for the younger generation

Effective leadership is community leadership

Thu, 10 May 2012

The golden thread will be an exploration of leadership which does not compromise on achievement or attainment and repeatedly incubates a sense of community: communities of learners, communities of practice, communities of providers and communities of place.

CHES 2011-12 Seminar Series Does Size Matter?

Tue, 12 Jun 2012

Does Size Matter? Comparative lessons learned from management responsibilities and experience in a large modern university and a small Oxford College

Research Degrees at the IOE: Advice Evening for Current IOE Students

Wed, 09 May 2012

Are we essentially rational animals? On a recent debate between neo-Kantianism and existential phenomenology, and why it might matter for education

Wed, 20 Jun 2012

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

The Logical Priority of the Question: R.G. Collingwood, Philosophical Hermeneutics and Enquiry-Based Learning

Wed, 27 Jun 2012

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

Moral education in a perfectionist (e.g. Aristotelian) ethics

Wed, 13 Jun 2012

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

Alumni and development team awarded for fundraising efforts

Fri, 04 May 2012

The IOE's fundraising team have been given a prestigious award in recognition of their outstanding success in matched funding.

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times": Philosophy of education in the contemporary world

Wed, 16 May 2012

This paper reflects on the current state of affairs in Philosophy of Education and ponders its possible futures. Developments in the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia will be examined as part of a broader international picture. Drawing on the work of Pierre Hadot, I also consider what it might mean to talk of philosophy of education as a way of life in the contemporary world.

The life of reason: RS Peters' synthetic view on education

Wed, 30 May 2012

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

You've been framed?' - visualising and viewing qualitative longitudinal research. A Special TCRU/NOVELLA

Tue, 22 May 2012

The Inventing Adulthood study is a qualitative longitudinal project that followed a group of 100 young people growing up in 5 locations in the UK over a period of 10 years through the transition to adulthood. In 2005/6 some of the young people involved in the study were invited to become involved in a film project for the Open University, developed as part of a new course Youth: perspectives and practices (KE308).

NCRM NOVELLA - The Deep and Wide World of Autobiographical Memory: Hindsight and Beyond (Lecture)

Mon, 28 May 2012

Much of the available literature on autobiographical memory focuses on bias and distortion: because we do not, and cannot, re-present the past "as it was" and because our picture of the past is inevitably filtered through the eyes of the present, replete with its sundry wishes and needs, the stories we tell about our lives (this view maintains) are bound to be fictions, even lies.

NCRM NOVELLA - Working with Issues of Memory and Identity (Workshop)

Mon, 28 May 2012

This workshop will have at its main focus what might be termed the "space" of selfhood, focusing especially on the idea of narrative identity. As Professor Mark Freeman has suggested in some recent work, narrative identity may be conceptualized in terms of two interrelated triads, the first of which is concerned with time, the second with our relatedness to those "objects" outside the perimeter of the ego integral to the fashioning of identity.

Archiving your data: planning and managing the process. - A TCRU/NOVELLA special seminar

Tue, 29 May 2012

Dr Libby Bishop will be delivering a seminar on 29 May 2012 entitled 'Archiving your data: planning and managing the process'.

Language diversity will make London a true global player

Thu, 10 May 2012

Understanding linguistic diversity among London's schoolchildren is key for the city's future as a 'global player', research shows. A study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)and carried out a the Institute of Education mapped the distribution of languages spoken by London state school pupils. By combining language spoken with ethnicity, researchers have shed new light on patterns of educational inequality.

I don't predict a riot: better community-school links could douse flames of disaffection

Thu, 03 May 2012

Could better links between schools and the communities they serve have helped prevent last summer's riots? That's the question at the heart of a new book from the Institute of Education, London and a seminar at the IOE on May 10.

Auto/ethnographic reflections on a liver transplant.

Tue, 15 May 2012

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series

Gender, Sexuality and Education SIG Seminar

Tue, 22 May 2012

Micheal Kehler, Western University, London Ontario, Canada will discuss his paper: "Years of it has lead to my poor body image": Boys, bodies and locker room silence

CHES 2011-12 Seminar Series Does Size Matter?

Tue, 12 Jun 2012

Does Size Matter? Comparative lessons learned from management responsibilities and experience in a large modern university and a small Oxford College

From Third Mesa to Bloomsbury: An Anthropologist Comes to Palliative Care

Wed, 04 Jul 2012

This SSRU seminar will explore the power of ethnography in terms of the way it has helped to shape research and care of children with life-limiting conditions and life-threatening illnesses and their families. It will also look into how it has helped to advance our thinking about socialization and approaches to the study of children and families.

Stuff homes full of books, Rosen tells Reading Recovery conference

Tue, 15 May 2012

"We move from the concrete to the abstract and from the abstract to the concrete" whilst reading for pleasure, Michael Rosen, poet and author, told an audience of over 270 literacy experts at the Reading Recovery national conference on Saturday 12 May. "This is an essential contributor to the development of critical thinking and higher order reading skills."

'Sexting' from peers more concerning than 'stranger danger', warn researchers

Wed, 16 May 2012

A new in depth study launched by the NSPCC reveals the level that 'sexting' has reached among teenagers, with schoolgirls facing increasing pressure to provide sexually explicit pictures of themselves.

Gender, Sexuality and Education SIG Seminar

Tue, 19 Jun 2012

Anna Hickey-Moody, Department of Gender & Cultural Studies, University of Sydney, Australia will discuss her paper: Assemblages of governance: Moral panics, risk and youth arts salvation

Pan London Professional Development Award - 2 Feb 12 - Two Free Information sessions

Wed, 27 Jun 2012

We are holding two free information sessions on Wednesday 27 June 2012 (2:00pm-3:30pm and 4:00pm-5:30pm) for PD leaders, Headteachers and Senior leaders of all school, so you can find out more about the Professional Development Framework and how your school can achieve the Professional Development Quality Mark Award.

IOE launches education and social science blog

Wed, 16 May 2012

Expert commentary on education and related social sciences is now at the fingertips of every Internet-user with the launch of the IOE London blog today.

Towards a madrassah imaginary: Cultivating a maximalist view of Islamic education

Fri, 25 May 2012

Islamic education has the best chance of achieving its maximalist ideals if framed along the lines of democratic iterations and deliberations, compassionate imagining and cosmopolitanism. In fact, the prospect for world peace, reconciliation and forgiveness might become a real possibility. This paper shall offer an imaginary perspective of what is thought madrassah ought to look like if it hopes to extend the maximalist understandings of Islamic education.

Ideals in education: an exploration of complexities

Wed, 23 May 2012

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

What is meant by strongly vocational education?

Wed, 13 Jun 2012

The working day will consider the outstanding issues regarding the vocational curriculum.

Open Evening - Mathematics Specialist Teacher Programme

Thu, 14 Jun 2012

Feminisms, gender and sexuality seminar

Wed, 30 May 2012

Feminisms, gender & sexuality: Seminar series

Faculty of Children and Learning: Faculty Lecture Series

Wed, 30 May 2012

Rhythms of justice: using hip hop to teach global awareness and for social change

London Education Partnership Awards 2012

Wed, 20 Jun 2012

The London Education Partnership Awards is an established annual event that recognises and rewards organisations working together to inspire Londoners through learning.

Adjusted efficiency measures for schools

Wed, 27 Jun 2012

Part of the department of Quantitative Social Science (QSS) Wednesday Research Seminar series.

85th Celebration of International work at the IOE

Fri, 08 Jun 2012

Celebration to mark 85 years of international work at the IOE reviewing past achievements and looking to the future directions and trends.

Open Evening - Mathematics Specialist Teacher Programme

Tue, 19 Jun 2012

LLAKES Public Seminar

Wed, 13 Jun 2012

"....and for all my sins they gave me a mission": Recession, Skills, Lifelong Learning and Employability within the EU2020 agenda and ET2020 strategy

Decomposing Class Origins

Wed, 13 Jun 2012

Part of the department of Quantitative Social Science (QSS) Wednesday Research Seminar series.

The Graduate Premium in the UK - Some New Evidence

Wed, 06 Jun 2012

Part of the department of Quantitative Social Science (QSS) Wednesday Research Seminar series.

Hiring and Turnover of Primary school teachers in India

Wed, 30 May 2012

Part of the department of Quantitative Social Science (QSS) Wednesday Research Seminar series.

'Has multiculturalism failed?' Perspectives from parents, teachers and young people.

Tue, 19 Jun 2012

Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) lunchtime seminar series

Should philosophers think feelingly? Diamond and Cavell on Deflection and Doubt

Wed, 06 Jun 2012

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar

Special CRAE discussion panel: Who should speak for people with autism?

Thu, 14 Jun 2012

Autism takes many forms. Some individuals are talented with language. Yet many have difficulties communicating their wants and needs while others still are nonverbal. These differences, together with other differences in general abilities can often make it difficult for these individuals to advocate for their own cause.

Professor David Gillborn given an award for achievements in race theory

Wed, 06 Jun 2012

Professor David Gillborn, from the Institute of Education, has been given a prestigious award for his groundbreaking work on critical race theory.

LLAKES Public Seminar

Wed, 27 Jun 2012

The Disperson of Job Quality in Europe

Quodlibetal Questions on Education

Mon, 11 Jun 2012

Colloquium-Seminar by members of National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore

Summer Fete

Tue, 12 Jun 2012

Come along to our Summer Fete on Tuesday 12 June from 11am till 3pm at 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL.

Persistent poverty damages young children's cognitive development, study finds

Wed, 13 Jun 2012

The corrosive effect of persistent poverty on children's cognitive development is revealed in a new study published by the Institute of Education, University of London.

Curriculum adviser says Government proposals are "fatally flawed"

Tue, 12 Jun 2012

The Government's proposed primary curriculum for the core subjects of English, maths and science is overly detailed and neglects the way real children learn, says a member of the panel appointed 18 months ago to advise on the plans. Writing on the IOE London Blog today, Professor Andrew Pollard warns that "The constraining effects on the primary curriculum as a whole are likely to be profound and the preservation of breadth, balance and quality of experience will test even the most committed of teachers."

Towards a Universal Upper Secondary Education System in England: A unified and ecosystem vision

Wed, 27 Jun 2012

Ann Hodgson and Ken Spours argue for a universal upper secondary education system in England. Seeing the education of 14 -19 year olds in this way brings considerable demands and requires a new form of critical analysis. At present English upper secondary education remains divided, and is a truncated experience for many. Progression to further study or employment is not assured.

Digital revolution bypassing UK education

Thu, 14 Jun 2012

Teaching and learning in the 21st century needs to be 'turbo-charged' by educational technology rather than using technologies designed for other purposes, according to a new report developed by the Technology-Enhanced Learning Research Programme (TEL) - a five-year research programme funded jointly by the Economic and Social Research Council and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.

Reading Recovery Awards 2012 winners announced

Mon, 18 Jun 2012

The winners of the Reading Recovery Awards 2012 were announced at a celebration ceremony on Friday 15th June at the Institute of Education, London.

IOE awards honorary degree to Maestro Jose Abreu for pioneering work in engaging children with music

Thu, 21 Jun 2012

World renowned Venezuelan composer and social visionary Maestro José Abreu is to be given an honorary degree by the Institute of Education, University of London, for his work with the pioneering El Sistema project.

Ceremony presenting Maestro Jose Abreu with honorary degree

Mon, 25 Jun 2012

On Monday 25 June 2012 the Institute will host a special celebratory awards ceremony.

Gunther Kress and Gill Hinson honoured in Queen's Birthday list

Fri, 22 Jun 2012

Two members of IOE staff have received the MBE in the Queen's Birthday's honours list for their outstanding services to education, representing two very different but equally important aspects of the organisaton's work.

SSRU Seminar - Evaluating Child-to-Child approaches to child-centred active learning to promote resilience: a case study from Sierra Leone

Wed, 11 Jul 2012

This presentation explores the evaluation challenges of a five-year Comic Relief-funded project in Sierra Leone which is using the Child-to-Child approach to introduce early childhood and life-skills education (focusing on child protection, teenage pregnancy and HIV/AIDS). CtC facilitates meaningful participation of children and promotes peer to peer learning.Challenges include using local researchers to collect data and researching a complex initiative with limited financial resources.

Co-operative studies – national and international perspectives

Thu, 28 Jun 2012

Co-operative studies How should we research and teach co-operation? Is there a role for `co-operative studies' in higher education? Professor Ian MacPherson, University of Victoria, `Giving Co-operatives their Due: Why Co-operative Studies is Important' Robin Murray, London School of Economics, `Co-operation in the Age of Google' Mervyn Wilson, Co-operative College, `Learning about Co-operation in Higher Education' Thursday 28 June, 2012 Institute of Education, Committee Room 2

The Dynamics of Social Practice - A Special TCRU/NOVELLA Seminar

Tue, 16 Oct 2012

Professor Elizabeth Shove from Lancaster University will be giving a seminar at the Thomas Coram Research Unit on 16 October 2012 (1-2pm), entitled 'The Dynamics of Social Practice'. More details on this event will follow shortly.

Schools and colleges need to stop being purely "examination factories", say Hodgson and Spours

Wed, 27 Jun 2012

Secondary and 14-19 education face a looming crisis and need a radical rethink, according to leading thinkers in the field. Meddling with GCSEs and A levels misses the point, say Professors Ann Hodgson and Ken Spours of the Institute of Education (IOE), University of London. In their inaugural lecture at the Institute on 27 June, they will set out a new, unified vision for 14-19 education.

FE colleges 'reach the students others cannot reach'

Wed, 27 Jun 2012

Further education colleges are able to reach many higher education students who do not want to study at a university, even if one is close by – new research shows. As well as being geographically accessible, FE colleges provide continuity for students who have already taken further education-level courses and offer a more supportive learning environment.

Huge gap in reading scores between bright children in top and bottom social groups

Fri, 29 Jun 2012

New research from the Institute of Education has revealed that there is a yawning gap in attainment between even the ablest children in the highest and lowest socio-economic groups.

Huge gap in reading scores between bright children in top and bottom social groups

Wed, 04 Jul 2012

New research from the Institute of Education has revealed that there is a yawning gap in attainment between even the ablest children in the highest and lowest socio-economic groups.

Music can be the food of literacy, study shows, so read on

Wed, 04 Jul 2012

A structured programme combining music and literacy leads to striking improvements for young children in both, new research from the Institute of Education, University of London, suggests.

Ethnic minorities living in the UK feel more British than white Britons

Thu, 05 Jul 2012

Ethnic minorities identify more closely with Britishness than their white counterparts, says the largest study of race carried out to date in the UK.

Annual Alumni Gathering: Shami Chakrabarti

Thu, 12 Jul 2012

Meet human rights campaigner Shami Chakrabarti.

Using the Olympics and the film industry to inspire young people to aim for the top

Fri, 06 Jul 2012

In these times of riots, unemployment, and negative press for the capital's young people – it is refreshing to see industry and education combining to help raise aspirations and encourage achievement.

People can talk about their practices - A Special TCRU/NOVELLA Seminar

Tue, 23 Oct 2012

Dr. Russell Hitchings from the Department of Geography, University College London will present 'People can talk about their practices'. Following on from Elizabeth Shove's seminar, this talk considers the value of using interviews to research routine practices.

Undergraduate open evening

Wed, 18 Jul 2012

Interested in starting your degree in education or in psychology with education this October? Find out more at the IOE's undergraduate open evening on Wednesday 18 July, 6pm - 8pm.

New Council members appointed

Mon, 09 Jul 2012

The Institute of Education, London University, has appointed five new lay members to its Council . They include a talented line-up of people with outstanding achievements in business, finance, sales and marketing, HR, publishing and education.

IOE appoints new Head of Marketing, Development and Communications

Fri, 13 Jul 2012

Kevin Wilson has been appointed Head of Marketing, Development and Communications for the Institute of Education, University of London.

Knowledge of fractions and long division "key to later mathematics success"

Mon, 16 Jul 2012

Secondary school pupils' maths performance could be substantially improved if children gained a better understanding of fractions and long division in primary school, an important international research study that involved the Institute of Education has concluded.

Political correctness is over – let's talk about race, says book for teacher educators

Wed, 18 Jul 2012

The shortage of black and minority ethnic teachers constitutes a "national crisis that needs addressing," according to a new book from IOE Publications. Pointing out that black and minority ethnic teachers make up only 6.3% of Britain's teacher workforce, the authors investigate the "glass ceilings" that impede potential teachers' success and offer guidance on how they can be overcome.

Radio 4 The Education Debates

Wed, 25 Jul 2012

John Humphrys asks leading educational, political and social thinkers of our generation how WHAT WE TEACH today will shape Britain in the 21st century.

LLAKES Conference

Thu, 18 Oct 2012

Running 18 - 19th October: The second LLAKES conference: Lifelong Learning, Crisis and Social Change.

Phonics should be taught in context, argues new literacy book

Wed, 25 Jul 2012

Teachers and parents must fight for a balanced and research-informed approach to literacy teaching, and "reclaim the curriculum and its pedagogy," says Professor Dominic Wyse in a new handbook for the early years.

Creating the Curriculum: Children, Schools and Aims for Education

Tue, 04 Dec 2012

The fundamental feature of a curriculum for a country, or for a school, is its aims. The curriculum is also a vital feature of teaching and learning. Governments around the world are taking increasing levels of control over the curriculum, a phenomenon that has been linked to claims that curriculum study is in crisis and in need of renewed attention.

Government's decision on unqualified teachers "contradicts its own White Paper"

Tue, 31 Jul 2012

The Government's decision to permit academy schools to hire staff without Qualified Teacher Status "flies in the face of evidence nationally and internationally", Professor Chris Husbands, Director of the Institute of Education, University of London, said today.

Conference: Education: the Best Investment (focusing on contemporary Egypt and Britain)

Tue, 18 Sep 2012

The British-Egyptian Society is convening a two day conference (18th and 19th September) for Egypt and Britain to share their recent experience in education and training and to develop initiatives for future collaborative projects.

New Readers named by the IOE

Fri, 03 Aug 2012

The title of Reader has recently been conferred by the IOE on a number of its prominent academic staff, recognising its continued evolution and investment in academic excellence.

IOE hosts Radio 4 debate

Wed, 22 Aug 2012

What should we teach? This is the theme of a Radio 4 education debate recorded at the IOE and airing tonight (Wednesday, 22 August) at 8pm. Iram Siraj-Blatchford, professor of early childhood education at the Institute, is among the panellists discussing what children should learn and how to increase equality of opportunity.

Masters open evening

Tue, 11 Sep 2012

If you'd like to start studying a masters degree, diploma or certificate at the Institute of Education, University of London (IOE) this autumn or spring term, we'll be holding an open evening on Tuesday 11 September, 5.00pm - 7.00pm.

LLAKES Public Seminar

Wed, 19 Sep 2012

School Admissions: Equity and Fair Access to compulsory education

Open Evening - Mathematics Specialist Teacher Programme

Wed, 05 Sep 2012

Teachers in turmoil – how can new teachers square the circle of inclusion v targets?

Fri, 31 Aug 2012

Trainee teachers should be taught how to withstand the contradictions of school life, says an educational philosopher writing on the IOE London blog this week. Research shows that many teachers struggle with the conflict between their deeply held values and the demands to meet targets and achieve league table success.

Stuck in the middle – prospects for four in 10 teens "overlooked" by Coalition

Wed, 05 Sep 2012

Academics have identified a new "squeezed middle" – some 40 per cent of 14-19 year olds who are getting a raw deal from their education. The prospects of these "middle attainers" were "half-served by New Labour" but have "worsened considerably under the Coalition Government as it focuses on high ability students", delegates to the British Educational Research Association conference in Manchester will hear today (5 September).

NCRM NOVELLA - Deleuzian Narrative Analysis

Thu, 11 Oct 2012

This workshop will centre around Deleuzian narrative analysis and involve the research group Interpersonal, Discursive and Narrative Studies (IDNS) from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The group has developed an approach inspired by the rhizome thinking of the French philosophers Deleuze and Guattari.

Professor Heidi Mirza recognised for achievements by Trinidad and Tobago

Mon, 10 Sep 2012

Heidi Safia Mirza, Emeritus Professor of Equalities Studies in Education at the IOE, has been conferred with an award for achievements in academia as part of celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the independence of Trinidad and Tobago.

The freedom to lead? - Hot Topic

Wed, 03 Oct 2012

Join us to explore key questions for education's shifting landscape: What are schools and colleges for? Who should lead them? To whom should they be accountable? Provocations and challenges are from LCLL's Academic Visitors including serving headteachers.

Evaluating impact

Thu, 18 Oct 2012

From evaluating the impact of professional development, to improving the quality of teaching and learning, and curriculum development, this innovative and practical approach helps you to achieve and evaluate impact based on evidence. This seminar helps you to show what works, where and how it works and what doesn't.

Executive coaching: a triumph of style over substance?

Tue, 23 Oct 2012

Successful school leaders are increasingly benefiting from effective coaching. This session is about coaching for sustained performance which supports leaders to select from a repertoire of approaches. The session will also explore remediation of self-destructive behaviours and limiting beliefs.

Improving learning through effective lesson observation

Wed, 07 Nov 2012

Does lesson observation have the learning and development of teachers and pupils at its heart? This practical, interactive workshop explores how a coaching approach can enhance the culture around lesson observation so that it makes a sustained difference to adult practice and pupil outcomes.

What we may be able to learn from young children's career dreams

Thu, 13 Sep 2012

Does it matter whether a seven-year-old wants to be a doctor, a road-sweeper or a fire-eater in a travelling circus?

Under-valued British training network could provide key solution to skills gaps, inquiry concludes

Fri, 14 Sep 2012

An under-valued network of employer-led training organisations established almost 50 years ago could help to remedy the serious skills gaps and shortages that are hampering the UK's economic recovery. This is the conclusion of an independent Commission of Inquiry into the role of Group Training Associations (GTAs) chaired by Professor Lorna Unwin of the Institute of Education.

Environmental evidence for Africa: establishing a new research programme in Johannesburg

Wed, 10 Oct 2012

What drives us as academics to do research if it isn't to make a difference? We believe that to inform policy and practice we need to bring together our individual research studies into relevant, complete and un-biased syntheses of evidence addressing questions of importance. The last twenty years has seen a paradigm shift in the use of evidence for decision-making across the disciplines.

Prepared to lead: how schools, federations and chains can grow leaders – Hot Topic

Tue, 13 Nov 2012

In this interactive session, we will share findings of our research carried out for the National College, and the approach to developing leaders at The Compton which has led to outstanding success. You will have opportunities to discuss the implications of the research for your approach to preparing future leaders and to try out leadership development tools and techniques.

Interpreting data effectively to raise achievement

Wed, 14 Nov 2012

This workshop explores the range of performance data available to school leaders. In particular we will unravel some of the mysteries of RAISE online and how this can be used to support you to make a real difference to pupil outcomes.

Leadership and management in the current Ofsted framework

Tue, 20 Nov 2012

What are the essential aspects you need to know about the current Ofsted framework? What do you need to do to succeed in this framework? This session focuses on three key messages that leaders need to communicate to other colleagues and supports you to prioritise actions to achieve success in your Ofsted inspection.

How we sit and stand changes how we think and talk

Wed, 05 Dec 2012

The body is the missing dimension in leadership and teacher development. Change how we use our body and we change our emotions, our mental capacity and our sense of presence. This session will introduce you to powerful, simple embodiment tools and give you a deeper understanding of how you react under pressure to help you recover an open, confident presence.

21st Century tools for teaching and learning

Fri, 14 Dec 2012

Internet based communication and collaboration tools are part of everyday life, particularly for the younger generation. Do these tools have potential for teaching and learning? See for yourself in this fun and practical hands-on session. Use the session website on the day and thereafter to explore different types of tools.

New EBacc may hamper plans to raise participation age, researchers say

Wed, 19 Sep 2012

Government plans to compel all young people to remain in education or training until at least their 18th birthday seem certain to encounter substantial obstacles and will be further complicated by the proposal to replace GCSEs with an English Baccalaureate from 2015, say researchers at the Institute of Education.

Tales from the Archive: How do food researchers from different disciplines us

Mon, 19 Nov 2012

The recent turn towards the re-use of data in the social sciences means a growing number of food researchers are conducting 'fieldwork in the archives' (Brettell, 1998). Making sense of historical data raises a number of methodological questions for social scientists.

Tales from the Archive: How do food researchers from different disciplines use archives?

Mon, 19 Nov 2012

MODE Public Lecture: Professor Frederick Erickson

Wed, 17 Oct 2012

"Building a website to portray the teaching of physics with young children: Multimodality in the enactment of learning environments and in their representation"

Microfinance can reduce poverty but researchers urge caution, especially on loans to poorest

Wed, 19 Sep 2012

Micro-credit can make people poorer as well as better off and the poorest of the poor are most in danger of suffering, a review of evidence from around the world shows.

Reading Recovery children go on to succeed up to the end of Key Stage 2

Fri, 21 Sep 2012

The effects of Reading Recovery last straight through to the end of primary school, a national monitoring report has revealed. Reading Recovery is designed to lift the children who struggle most in Year 1 from very low literacy to age-expected levels.

Challenging the Quantitative-Qualitative Divide: Exploring Causal Analysis

Wed, 07 Nov 2012

The Gordon Square seminar series is multi-disciplinary, and showcases the work of demographers, statisticians, sociologists, psychologists and economists working in the field of education research.

CHES 2012-13 Seminar Series - Being an academic in today's universities

Tue, 02 Oct 2012

Being an academic in today's universities: This is the first seminar in the 2012/13 series. The CHES seminars provide a forum for debate and analysis of issues affecting policy, practice and research in higher education, supporting the exchange of views and experiences across higher education. Seminars are normally held at 5:30 pm on the first Tuesday of the month at the Institute of Education.

Faculty of Children and Learning: Faculty Lecture Series

Mon, 19 Nov 2012

The persistent failure of science education to be true either to science or to education

What's the big idea? Models and measurement in education practice

Tue, 09 Oct 2012

Literacy attainment data in their contexts of use: From the era of "payment by results" to PISA Gemma Moss (IOE) Measurement, psychometrics and social progress: A brief overview Harvey Goldstein (Bristol University)

Women's narratives of love

Tue, 09 Oct 2012

Part of the Centre for Narrative Research & NOVELLA Graduate Seminar in Narrative Research series. All welcome, especially graduate students.

Exploring narratives of youth violence and antisocial behaviour

Tue, 13 Nov 2012

Part of the Centre for Narrative Research & NOVELLA Graduate Seminar in Narrative Research series. All welcome, especially graduate students.

Revisiting Young Lives interview data with a narrative lens: what insights does a narrative analytic approach offer to children's talk about everyday life and growing up in Andhra Pradesh, India?

Tue, 27 Nov 2012

Part of the Centre for Narrative Research & NOVELLA Graduate Seminar in Narrative Research series. All welcome, especially graduate students.

Workplace well-being

Tue, 12 Feb 2013

Leaders play a vital role in identifying and managing well-being. This session is practical and strategic equipping you to take the next steps in designing or developing a well-being action plan to get the best out of your most important resource - your team.

Leading multilingual schools

Wed, 27 Feb 2013

This session explores key issues for leaders in multilingual education settings. Although the number of bilingual/multilingual learners is steadily on the increase in most urban settings, particularly in London, the mainstream sector in England still largely suffers from the deficit model of bilingual pupils. School leaders have a crucial role in recruiting specialist staff and supporting all staff in engaging with complexities embedded in the linguistic diversity of their schools.

Leading collaborative learning

Tue, 05 Mar 2013

This seminar will explore how to turn a collaborative or cluster of schools into a powerful learning community. Participants will look at how to move beyond sharing ideas and actually change practice through exploring the key features of effective joint practice development and collaborative leadership.

Performance management

Wed, 08 May 2013

This seminar offers an opportunity to explore an approach to agreeing challenging and motivational performance management outcomes that make a difference to adult learning and so to pupil learning.

CLS Conference - The value and use of cohort studies for social investigation and policy making

Tue, 20 Nov 2012

This conference aims to showcase research on cohort data examining various aspects of the lifecourse - including health and wellbeing, education, families and parenting, employment and earnings, poverty and survey methodology.

2012-13 Seminar Series - Making policy in British higher education

Tue, 06 Nov 2012

Making policy in British higher education: what defines the distinctiveness of the system? This is the second seminar in the 2012/13 series. The CHES seminars provide a forum for debate and analysis of issues affecting policy, practice and research in higher education, supporting the exchange of views and experiences across higher education. Seminars are normally held at 5:30 pm on the first Tuesday of the month at the Institute of Education.

Prestigious award will enable IOE researcher to study teacher turnover

Mon, 01 Oct 2012

Dr Rebecca Allen, Reader in the Economics of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, has won a prestigious award that will enable her to carry out a potentially groundbreaking study of the teacher labour market in England.

New Appointments for Key Roles at the IOE

Thu, 09 Aug 2012

The IOE has recently made two senior appointments. It has recruited both a new head of library services and archives for the Newsam Library, and a head of academic services.

Getting CLOSER to cohort studies

Mon, 01 Oct 2012

A world-leading initiative which brings together some of the most important studies of people's lives in the UK, has been launched today by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Medical Research Council (MRC).

Education for tenant reps involved in housing transfer deals "needs complete overhaul"

Mon, 01 Oct 2012

Tenant representatives need better information, training and support if they are to play a meaningful role in projects to transfer housing stock from local authorities to housing associations and other private sector providers.

IOE and UCL to enter strategic partnership

Wed, 03 Oct 2012

The Institute of Education (IOE) and University College London (UCL) have today agreed to enter into a formal strategic partnership to assess the potential for a step-change in the institutions' contributions to education and social science, in London, nationally and globally.

Higher Education and Problems of Citizen Formation: what's wrong with conceiving education as a private good?

Wed, 10 Oct 2012

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar. Morgan White is from Liverpool Hope University.

Faculty of Children and Learning: Faculty Lecture Series

Mon, 19 Nov 2012

The persistent failure of science education to be true either to science or to education

Testing what works to increase access to post-secondary education: new results from a Canadian experiment

Tue, 09 Oct 2012

The Gordon Square seminar series is multi-disciplinary, and showcases the work of demographers, statisticians, sociologists, psychologists and economists working in the field of education research.

Interactions between the individual and the group: reflections from modelling in educational research

Wed, 21 Nov 2012

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar. Federica Russo is from Leo Apostel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and Centre for Reasoning, University of Kent.

Towards a critical genealogy of thinking about race in geography textbooks: Unpacking the pharmakon of race talk

Wed, 28 Nov 2012

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar. Zelia Gregoriou is from University of Cyprus

Philosophy and Educational Policy: Normativity, Underlabouring and Critique

Wed, 05 Dec 2012

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar. Lorella Terzi is from University of Roehampton

London Festival of Education

Sat, 17 Nov 2012

On Saturday 17th November 2012 the Institute of Education will be hosting the inaugural London Festival of Education.

Re-thinking autism: changes to the diagnostic criteria and their implications

Mon, 08 Oct 2012

Special Centre for Research in Autism and Education (CRAE) discussion panel

***This event is now full. Please contact crae@ioe.ac.uk for more details ***

Debates and disagreements about what autism is are certainly not new. But such controversies have been reignited with the overhaul of the official definition of autism in the forthcoming DSM-5. Some believe that the new definition will overcome many of the problems with the current criteria. Others fear that the changes will exclude many from a diagnosis and therefore limit access to critical services.

Bivalve dialectics: Ricoeur's negation papers in the Paris archives and the problem of happiness

Wed, 07 Nov 2012

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar. Alison Scott-Baumann is from Lancaster University.

What is ADHD? A Philosophical Conversation with Children

Wed, 14 Nov 2012

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar. Nancy Vansieleghem is from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and LUCA Gent.

Beyond rationality: why approaches to evidence-informed policy making fail and how they can flourish

Wed, 07 Nov 2012

This presentation will put forward a range of propositions for why there have not been greater instances of evidence-informed policy making in education. Part of this will examine the opposing positions held by researchers and policy makers in relation to understanding the social world. It will also look at the differentials in discursive power between policy makers and researchers in terms of who is able to articulate the issues around policy and research.

21st Century tools for teaching and learning

Fri, 26 Apr 2013

Performance management

Wed, 30 Jan 2013

This seminar offers an opportunity to explore an approach to agreeing challenging and motivational performance management outcomes that make a difference to adult learning and so to pupil learning

Primary and Secondary Effects in Post-16 Educational Transitions

Sun, 14 Oct 2012

The Gordon Square seminar series is multi-disciplinary, and showcases the work of demographers, statisticians, sociologists, psychologists and economists working in the field of education research.

Primary and Secondary Effects in Post-16 Educational Transitions

Wed, 14 Nov 2012

The Gordon Square seminar series is multi-disciplinary, and showcases the work of demographers, statisticians, sociologists, psychologists and economists working in the field of education research.

The Graduate Premium in the UK - Some New Evidence

Wed, 21 Nov 2012

The Gordon Square seminar series is multi-disciplinary, and showcases the work of demographers, statisticians, sociologists, psychologists and economists working in the field of education research.

Impacts of School Expenditure on Performance

Wed, 05 Dec 2012

The Gordon Square seminar series is multi-disciplinary, and showcases the work of demographers, statisticians, sociologists, psychologists and economists working in the field of education research.

Implications of Sharp Discontinuities in Teacher Pay in England

Wed, 12 Dec 2012

The Gordon Square seminar series is multi-disciplinary, and showcases the work of demographers, statisticians, sociologists, psychologists and economists working in the field of education research.

Doctoral Education Workshop

Mon, 17 Dec 2012

An opportunity for senior academics to come together and exchange thoughts on policy and best practice on research student provision.

The limits to toleration in a multicultural society: the poverty of liberal neutrality

Wed, 17 Oct 2012

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar. Roger Marples is from University of Roehampton.

The Varieties of Knowledge

Wed, 31 Oct 2012

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar. Timothy Chappell is from Open University.

Levinas and the Teacher

Wed, 24 Oct 2012

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar. Michael Inwood is from Oxford University.

Sport and Civility

Wed, 12 Dec 2012

Philosophy of Education Research Seminar.

Improving learning through effective lesson observation and professional dialogue

Wed, 07 Nov 2012

Bloomsbury Festival

Sat, 20 Oct 2012

The Bloomsbury Festival 2012 is taking place on the weekend of the 20th October celebrating the cultural organisations, community groups, creative individuals and iconic institutions of this area which surrounds the IOE. It will feature performances and demonstrations including poetry, dance, drama, art, and architecture.

Husbands, Pachler and Pridmore are named Academicians

Thu, 11 Oct 2012

The Academy of Social Sciences has welcomed three IOE professors as Academicians, it was announced this week. They are: Professor Pat Pridmore, Professor of Education & Health in International Development; Professor Norbert Pachler, Director of International Teacher Education and Professor Chris Husbands, Director of the Institute and Professor of Education.

Temporary gentlemen" and "temporary masters": Teachers and the Great War, 1914-1919'

Thu, 07 Feb 2013

Institute of Historical Research - History of Education seminar All welcome - no advance booking

International Perspectives on Children's Experiences of Play and Education in Hospital, 1850-1950: Acculturation, Opportunity or Imposition?

Thu, 02 May 2013

Institute of Historical Research - History of Education seminar All welcome – no advance booking

John G. Williams, School Worship and the Idea of Childhood Piety at the BBC

Thu, 06 Jun 2013

Institute of Historical Research - History of Education Seminar All Welcome – No Advance Booking

Department of Psychology and Human Development Seminar Series

Thu, 18 Oct 2012

Are digital media good for children? The cognitive neuroscience of early technology exposure. If you read the newspapers, you'd think that computer games 'stunt teen brains' and that the internet has made us all stupid and lazy. In this talk Dr Sam Wass looks behind the headlines at the scientific evidence and investigates whether these technologies really are damaging our brains.

LLAKES Public Seminar

Mon, 05 Nov 2012

Active Citizenship in the European Union: Policies, Barriers and Trends

Multimodal methods for analysing websites

Tue, 11 Dec 2012

Are you interested in social networking sites, blogs and forums, but not sure how to analyse them? In this one-day seminar hosted by the NCRM MODE project, we introduce a multimodal approach to the study of representation and communication in digital environments.

Doctorate in Professional Educational, Child and Adolescent Psychology Open Evening

Wed, 21 Nov 2012

Thinking of becoming an Educational Psychologist?

Empire of Scholars: Universities, Networks and the British Academic World, 1880-1939

Tue, 23 Oct 2012

Tamson Pietsch, Brunel University An analysis of pre-1939 university networks - a case of 'Victorian' globalisation?

Citizenship in History: Constructing a Global Historiography

Tue, 27 Nov 2012

Kathryn Wegner, University of Cambridge Constructing a global history of citizenship

The origins, Rise and Crisis of Scientific Rationalism in English Education

Thu, 01 Nov 2012

Institute of Historical Research - History of Education seminar All welcome - no advance booking

Broadening Access to Independent Education: From the Fleming Committee to the Public Schools Commission, 1942-1968

Thu, 07 Mar 2013

Institute of Historical Research - History of Education Seminar All Welcome - No Advance Booking

Temporary gentlemen" and "temporary masters": Teachers and the Great War, 1914-1919'

Thu, 07 Feb 2013

Institute of Historical Research - History of Education seminar All welcome - no advance booking

Introductory workshop: Millennium Cohort Study

Wed, 28 Nov 2012

This workshop introduces the Millennium Cohort Study to first-time data users. It includes a practical session where participants can experiment with analysing the data under the guidance of experienced users.

Introductory Workshop: 1958 and 1970 Birth Cohort Studies

Wed, 28 Nov 2012

This workshop introduces the 1958 National Child Development Study and the 1970 British Cohort Study to first-time data users. It includes a practical session where participants can experiment with analysing the data under the guidance of experienced users.

The Causal Effect of Education on Inter-generational Social Mobility: findings from a natural experiment

Wed, 31 Oct 2012

The Gordon Square seminar series is multi-disciplinary, and showcases the work of demographers, statisticians, sociologists, psychologists and economists working in the field of education research.

The Role of Personality Traits, Cognition, Behavioural and Educational Outcomes in Accounting for the Intergenerational Transmission of Worklessness

Wed, 24 Oct 2012

The Gordon Square seminar series is multi-disciplinary, and showcases the work of demographers, statisticians, sociologists, psychologists and economists working in the field of education research.

University access for socio-economically disadvantaged children: a compariso across Anglo-phone countries

Fri, 26 Oct 2012

The Gordon Square seminar series is multi-disciplinary, and showcases the work of demographers, statisticians, sociologists, psychologists and economists working in the field of education research.

Co-operative Schools: Trade Union Perspectives

Wed, 21 Nov 2012

Co-operative schools Patrick Roach, Deputy General Secretary, NASUWT Jon Richards, National Secretary for Education and Children's Services, UNISON Peter Smith, Newham Teachers Association (NUT) Wednesday 21st November, 2012, Room 728 Institute of Education

Centenary Scholarships Week

Mon, 03 Dec 2012

This year's Centenary Scholarships Week, brought to you by the Alumni and Development Team, begins from Monday 3rd December. This event operates from the 3rd - 7th December 2012.

Tunnicliffe Awards go to exceptional students

Tue, 23 Oct 2012

The third annual Alan Dale Tunnicliffe awards were conferred this month to three exceptional IOE students who have overcome difficult circumstances to successfully complete their courses.

The Use of Evidence to Improve Education and Serve the Public Good?

Tue, 30 Oct 2012

The European Commission funded `Evidence Informed Policy and Practice in Education in Europe' (EIPPEE) invites you to an Autumn Seminar on 'The use of evidence to improve education and serve the public good?' presented by Adrienne Alton-Lee, Chief Education Adviser, New Zealand Ministry of Education.

Professional Development Quality Mark Award - Free to attend

Wed, 21 Mar 2012

Find out about the Professional Development Quality Mark Award and its benefits. Talk with leaders who have gained the award and hear about its impact on their schools. Validate the quality of your strategic approach to professional development.

Collaboration and Partnership: What's Happening in Partnerships and Institutional Identity?

Wed, 07 Nov 2012

Reading the Riots: Lessons from an Unusual Research Study

Tue, 30 Oct 2012

This seminar, based on a research study run jointly by the LSE and the Guardian, looks at the English riots inside and outside London.

Department of Psychology and Human Development Seminar Series

Thu, 01 Nov 2012

Establishing the cognitive phenotype of autism spectrum disorders.

Counting Literacy in the Past

Tue, 13 Nov 2012

Gillian Sutherland (Cambridge University) 'Policy-makers and their tools: the sorcerer and his apprentice' Rosalind Crone (Open University) 'The Penal Sideshow' David Vincent (Open University) 'The Invention of Counting'

Ethnicity and Identity in the UK

Tue, 06 Nov 2012

Presenting new analysis of Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study on ethnic identities

Youth at High Risk of Developing Psychosis: Using the Network Episode Model to Highlight the Complexity of Seeking Service.

Tue, 27 Nov 2012

This presentation describes the first empirical application of the Revised Network Episode Model (REV NEM; revised for children and adolescents) to youth at ultra-high risk for psychosis. Dr Boydell is Senior Scientist and Scientific Director of Qualitative Inquiry in Child Health Evaluative Sciences at Hospital for Sick Children and Associate Professor in Departments of Psychiatry and Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto.

History SIG: Keeping Learning Going

Wed, 21 Nov 2012

Keeping Learning Going

In boom years, workers prioritise fulfillment over pay

Thu, 01 Nov 2012

Workers wanted jobs that were challenging and fulfilling even more than ones that were well paid with good promotion opportunities, a new study of Britain's employees during the boom years says.

Book Launch

Wed, 21 Nov 2012

Rethinking Education for Social Cohesion

Feminisms, Gender and Sexuality Seminar Series

Wed, 07 Nov 2012

"Affect and art education: transgressing heteronormativity in hostile territory"

Joint Symposium with Peking University: Improving National Quality Education

Tue, 13 Nov 2012

You are invited to a high-level symposium hosted by the IOE and Peking University and involving senior academics from both universities as well as other institutions in China. This event offers a rare chance to debate education reform in both China and the UK, at a critical juncture for both countries.

London Festival of Education – Creating the future of learning and teaching

Thu, 08 Nov 2012

London's first-ever festival of education will take place on Saturday 17 November at the Institute of Education (IOE) in Bloomsbury. The event will encompass world-leading academics, influential politicians, education practitioners, children and young people.

Doctoral Research Seminars

Tue, 20 Nov 2012

Sally Hancock Scientific identity in the knowledge economy Steve Woodfield Multi-lateral international strategic alliances in UK higher education: how strategic are they?

Trentham Books joins the Institute of Education

Tue, 13 Nov 2012

The Institute of Education is acquiring the educational publisher Trentham Books Limited, effective today (13 November, 2012).

Hopes and aspirations for people with autism: what are "we" striving for?

Wed, 12 Dec 2012

At present, there is little consensus between policymakers, scientists, and advocacy groups as to what defines a "good" intervention or a "good" outcome for autistic individuals. Scientists often concentrate on narrowly-defined outcomes such as changes in IQ scores, autistic behaviours, or language skills.

The Life and Death of Secondary Education for All

Mon, 26 Nov 2012

Book Launch: The Life and Death of Secondary Education for All By Richard Pring (Routledge, 2012)

Department of Psychology and Human Development Seminar Series

Thu, 15 Nov 2012

Tomorrow's seminar has unfortunately had to be cancelled. The seminar will be rescheduled for a date next term. Our apologies both for the short notice and any inconvenience caused.

Research Seminar: Community engagement to reduce health inequalities

Tue, 11 Dec 2012

The aims of this seminar are to communicate the research findings from a recent systematic review of effectiveness, economic / resource analysis and a new conceptual framework on community engagement to reduce health inequalities.

Book Launch: Postfeminist Education? Girls and the sexual politics of schooling

Wed, 12 Dec 2012

You are invited to join Jessica Ringrose (Institute of Education,London)to discuss and celebrate her new book, plus guest speakers for an evening wine reception!

CHES 2012-13 Seminar Series - Policy failure in English higher education: the case of colleges

Tue, 04 Dec 2012

Policy failure in English higher education: the case of colleges This is the third seminar in the 2012/13 series. The CHES seminars provide a forum for debate and analysis of issues affecting policy, practice and research in higher education, supporting the exchange of views and experiences across higher education. Seminars are normally held at 5:30 pm on the first Tuesday of the month at the Institute of Education.

Department of Psychology and Human Development Seminar Series

Thu, 22 Nov 2012

Genes, Cultures, and Mathematics: genetically-sensitive cross-cultural investigations into individual differences in mathematical motivation, ability, and achievement.

Using quantitative data to steer education policy

Thu, 29 Nov 2012

John Jerrim: 'The limitations of quantitative social science in informing public policy' Rosalind Levačić (IOE) 'Using quantitative data on World Bank per student funding reform projects'

Feminisms, Gender and Sexuality Seminar Series

Thu, 22 Nov 2012

Orientations that are privileging. Developing a conceptual repertoire for understanding young women, families and private education.

A narrow primary curriculum would be a "tragedy" warns leading academic

Tue, 20 Nov 2012

A "narrow and imbalanced" primary curriculum looks set to emerge from the current review, warns Professor Andrew Pollard, writing today on the IOE London blog. This would be "a personal tragedy for millions of children and a national tragedy for us all", he says.

Lunchtime Philosophy of Education talk

Thu, 06 Dec 2012

Can We Nurture Democratic Citizens from Childhood? Should We?

What a turnaround: New book shows how schools can get better value from teaching assistants

Fri, 23 Nov 2012

Teaching assistants can make a significant contribution to the way pupils learn and achieve, says a new book from the team behind the prestigious Deployment and Impact of Support Staff in schools (DISS) project at the Institute of Education, London. But schools must fundamentally rethink TAs' role and give them proper support

More people may believe in life after death than God, study finds

Wed, 28 Nov 2012

More people may believe in an afterlife than believe in God, according to a nation-wide survey of Britons born in 1970. Almost half – 49 per cent – of those surveyed earlier this year by the Institute of Education, University of London believe that there is 'definitely' or 'probably' life after death. Only 31 per cent have said that they believe in God, either without doubts (13 per cent) or with some doubts (18 per cent).

"Buzzy, edgy, stimulating" – IOE's first ever London Festival of Education

Mon, 19 Nov 2012

Almost 1500 people attended the first London Festival of Education on Saturday November 17 at the Institute of Education. Participants included educators, students, policy-makers, and entertainers, circulating around a multi-stage event including debates, master classes, workshops, performance and discussions.

Prize-winning book is a cry for "democracy as a fundamental value" in schooling

Thu, 29 Nov 2012

A book by two Emeritus professors from the Institute of Education, London calling for a radical alternative to the current "marketised" system of education has won first prize in the Society for Educational Studies' annual book award.

Innovative teaching, not technology alone, has greatest impact in the classroom, say experts

Wed, 28 Nov 2012

Digital technologies in the classroom must go hand in hand with innovative and structured teaching to have a true impact on educational achievements, research from the Institute of Education, London, and The University of Nottingham has shown.

The Origins of the Traditional School Curriculum

Thu, 06 Dec 2012

Institute of Historical Research - History of Education seminar All welcome - no advance booking

The Basque ikastola in Franco's dictatorship and the transition to democracy: co-operativism and education

Tue, 11 Dec 2012

The Basque ikastola in Franco's dictatorship and the transition to democracy: co-operativism and education. Ander Delgado, University of the Basque Country

Understanding the University: facts and hopes or an exercise in potholing

Tue, 08 Jan 2013

Understanding the University: facts and hopes or an exercise in potholing This is the fourth seminar in the 2012/13 series. The CHES seminars provide a forum for debate and analysis of issues affecting policy, practice and research in higher education, supporting the exchange of views and experiences across higher education. Seminars are normally held at 5:30 pm on the first Tuesday of the month at the Institute of Education.

Universal pre-school systems boost pupil scores and reduce educational inequalities, study finds

Mon, 10 Dec 2012

The UK would have a much higher ranking in international pupil performance tables if a universal pre-school education system had been established in the 1990s, a new study suggests.

School Direct Open Morning

Thu, 13 Dec 2012

Harrow Collegiate Teaching Alliance is offering a marvellous opportunity to train to teach in one of our excellent High Schools in a leading London borough.

Understanding core skills and influences in primary school science learning: taking a scientific approach

Wed, 12 Dec 2012

Recent years have seen substantial improvements in the teaching of reading and arithmetic based on analysis of the component skills on which they rest. Despite the importance attached to science, there is little comparable work that might help primary school teachers put in place key early skills in this area.

It's about time we took a scientific approach to primary school science, urges professor

Wed, 12 Dec 2012

Children are taught to read and do arithmetic by learning a set of core skills which have been analysed and developed scientifically – but this is not true for science itself. In a lecture today (Wednesday 12 December) at the Institute of Education, London, a leading professor of psychology will argue that we need a similar set of skills and principles to underpin primary science if Britain is to develop the scientists, technicians and engineers it will need in the future.

Are girls really winning at school and in society?

Wed, 12 Dec 2012

Despite widespread notions that girls and women are increasingly successful and most gender equality issues have been addressed in UK society, "girls face increasing pressures around 'sexualisation' and sexism in their peer groups, at school and in wider society," says Dr Jessica Ringrose, senior lecturer in the sociology of gender and education at the Institute of Education (IOE), London.

Knowledge and Numbers Seminar 5: Reconceptualising attainment: assessment practices reconsidered

Thu, 13 Dec 2012

Maroussia Raveaud (Bristol University): Assessment in French and English infant schools: assessing the work, the child or the culture?' Alice Bradbury (IOE): Early years assessment data: evidence of attainment or assumptions?'

Sharp Social-Class Divide in Entry Rates also Found in State Schools

Fri, 14 Dec 2012

State school students in England who have university-educated parents are five times more likely to reach higher education than those from disadvantaged backgrounds, a study has found.

Liz Pellicano appointed head of Centre for Research in Autism and Education

Wed, 19 Dec 2012

Dr Liz Pellicano has been appointed as the new head of the Centre for Research in Autism and Education (CRAE) at the Institute of Education (IOE), University of London.

Outcomes for bereaved children and the work of the Childhood Bereavement Network

Wed, 09 Jan 2013

There is a strong drive towards evaluation among organisations working with bereaved children, but different notions of 'effectiveness' and varying ways in which bereaved children's experiences are constructed make this a complex task. Increasingly, such organisations are being encouraged to use measures of mental health or problematic grief, which yield relatively disappointing results when used routinely with all bereaved children.

Research Seminar: Regression Analysis of Cross-National Differences using Multi-Level Data: A Cautionary Note

Wed, 09 Jan 2013

Stephen P. Jenkins (LSE) presents in the Department of Quantitative Social Science (QSS) seminar series. These multi-disciplinary weekly seminars showcase the work of quantitative researchers in the field of social and educational research.

Research Seminar: Breastfeeding and child cognitive outcomes: evidence from a hospital-based breastfeeding support policy

Wed, 16 Jan 2013

Emilia Del Bono (University of Essex) presents in the Department of Quantitative Social Science (QSS) seminar series. These multi-disciplinary weekly seminars showcase the work of quantitative researchers in the field of social and educational research.

Research Seminar: Free to Choose: Reform and Demand Response in the English National Health Service

Wed, 23 Jan 2013

Carol Propper (Imperial) presents in the Department of Quantitative Social Science (QSS) seminar series. These multi-disciplinary weekly seminars showcase the work of quantitative researchers in the field of social and educational research.

Research Seminar: Income shocks, Food Expenditure, Calorie Intake and Health.

Wed, 30 Jan 2013

Stephanie Schloder (University of York) presents in the Department of Quantitative Social Science (QSS) seminar series. These multi-disciplinary weekly seminars showcase the work of quantitative researchers in the field of social and educational research.

Research Seminar: From school burnout to engagement in the context of life-span motivation

Wed, 06 Feb 2013

Katariina Salmela-Aro (University of Jyväskylä and Helsinki, Finland) presents in the Department of Quantitative Social Science (QSS) seminar series. These multi-disciplinary weekly seminars showcase the work of quantitative researchers in the field of social and educational research.

Research Seminar: Social Mobility Over Three Generations in Britain

Wed, 13 Feb 2013

ak Wing Chan (University of Oxford) presents in the Department of Quantitative Social Science (QSS) seminar series. These multi-disciplinary weekly seminars showcase the work of quantitative researchers in the field of social and educational research.

Research Seminar: Multilevel Models for Mean and Variance Heterogeneity with Applications to Educational Research

Wed, 20 Feb 2013

George Leckie (University of Bristol) presents in the Department of Quantitative Social Science (QSS) seminar series. These multi-disciplinary weekly seminars showcase the work of quantitative researchers in the field of social and educational research.

Research Seminar: Understanding childbearing intentions and outcomes over the life course

Wed, 06 Mar 2013

Ann Berrington (University of Southampton) presents in the Department of Quantitative Social Science (QSS) seminar series. These multi-disciplinary weekly seminars showcase the work of quantitative researchers in the field of social and educational research.

Research Seminar: Longitudinal Analysis of Residential Choice in Britain

Wed, 20 Mar 2013

Fiona Steele (University of Bristol) presents in the Department of Quantitative Social Science (QSS) seminar series. These multi-disciplinary weekly seminars showcase the work of quantitative researchers in the field of social and educational research.

Tools of the Trade: Historical Textbooks and other Teaching and Learning Resources

Wed, 06 Feb 2013

The Library and Archives are holding a one day event to encourage people learn more about the history of teaching resources. Covering subjects from using textbooks for propaganda in Germany in the 1930s to creating controversy by debating history in the 1970s the day aims to open up the library's collections to help new and existing users with their own teaching and research.

New Research on Speech, Language and Communications Needs for Children

Thu, 27 Dec 2012

The largest ever report on speech, language, communication needs (SLCN) has been published today by the Department for Education.

LLAKES Public Seminar

Wed, 23 Jan 2013

Minimum wages and pay equity in Europe: understanding the role of pay bargaining

Critiquing Intellectualist Approaches to Expertise

Wed, 09 Jan 2013

Philosophy of Education seminar. All welcome.

CNR/NOVELLA - If I could read your mind: bringing the personal into the critical

Tue, 15 Jan 2013

This presentation will explore the novel's capacity to give voice to the marginalized and unarticulated consciousness of characters with severe learning disabilities.

2013

Mon, 07 Jan 2013

Parents, children and Human rights

Wed, 23 Jan 2013

Philosophy of Education seminar. All welcome.

The IOE's EPPI Centre to work with NICE

Tue, 08 Jan 2013

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), has awarded a contract to the Social Care Insitute for Excellence (SCIE) and its partner organisations, which includes the Insitute of Education's EPPI-Centre (Evidence for Policy and Co-ordinating Centre) – to support the development, adoption and dissemination of social care guidance and quality standards.

Technological Thinking in Education

Wed, 06 Mar 2013

Philosophy of Education seminar All welcome

Practising' as a typical school practice. Why (im)potentiality matters educationally

Wed, 06 Feb 2013

Philosophy of Education seminar All welcome

Learning and modes of representation: beyond speech and writing

Wed, 16 Jan 2013

Philosophy of Education seminar All welcome

IOE top-rated for student satisfaction by Which? magazine

Tue, 08 Jan 2013

The IOE is number one when it comes to student satisfaction according to new data published by Which? magazine.

Pri Sci Net Inquiry Based Science Project

Wed, 26 Jun 2013

Free Training day in primary science

PGCE Post-Compulsory Open Evening

Mon, 04 Feb 2013

Want to teach in Further Education? Attend one of our open evenings to discuss what options are available to you.

PGCE Post-Compulsory Open Evening

Thu, 11 Apr 2013

Want to teach in Further Education? Attend one of our open evenings to discuss what options are available to you.

Human Dignity and Profound Disability

Wed, 27 Feb 2013

Philosophy of Education seminar. All welcome

Concepts of quality management and their transfer to the field of education: Historical examples analysed from the perspective of educational theory

Wed, 13 Mar 2013

Philosophy of Education seminar. All welcome

Neuroscience, crying and learning to speak

Wed, 30 Jan 2013

Philosophy of Education seminar. All welcome

Local authorities should be 'children's champions' under an academised school system, says IOE director

Fri, 11 Jan 2013

Academy status has energised individual schools, and could do the same for the system as a whole, says Chris Husbands, director of the Institute of Education (IOE), London. Professor Husbands is a member of the RSA/Pearson Academies Commission, which reported today (January 10).

Notice of forthcoming 'East Asian Images of Japan' Symposium

Thu, 10 Jan 2013

Recent disputes between Japan and her regional neighbours, especially China and Korea, have been met with resentful incomprehension by many Japanese - contributing to the election, in December 2012, of perhaps the most nationalist Japanese Diet since 1945. These developments highlight the persistent gulf between the images most Japanese harbour of their country, and the ways it (and they) are perceived and portrayed by their neighbours.

Department of Psychology and Human Development Seminar Series

Thu, 17 Jan 2013

Making a statement': Who has responsibility for the teaching of primary school pupils with SEN statements? Issues from a systematic observation study

The Benefits of Reading Recovery Continue into Secondary Education

Mon, 14 Jan 2013

The positive impact of Reading Recovery for pupils who struggled with literacy at the start of primary school lasts up to and into secondary school, a study from the Institute of Education (IOE), London, has revealed.

TCRU/NOVELLA special seminar - The meaning of media in everyday life routines

Tue, 22 Jan 2013

In this seminar Professor Sarah Pink will discuss everyday life in the home from the perspective of the question of how digital media 'matter' in the routines of everyday life. She will examine the role of media in the making and experiencing of environments, through a focus on daily routines of transition in the home.

ALLN SIG event. Ursula Howard on Literacy and the Practice of Writing in the 19th Century: A Strange Blossoming of Spirit

Mon, 18 Feb 2013

Ursula Howard is giving a talk on her book Literacy and the Practice of Writing in the 19th Century: A Strange Blossoming of Spirit, the research behind it, and how this is relevant to adult literacy studies today.

Negotiating with research funders: tips and tricks for project leads

Wed, 06 Feb 2013

One of the biggest challenges of externally funded research is negotiating with funders, from the initial inception stage of the project, through to agreeing the final report. With 30 years experience of funded research between the two speakers, some of the opportunities and pitfalls of different approaches to dealing with funders will be shared in this seminar. You will be invited to share your experiences too and together identify tips and tricks for smooth relationships with funders.

Notice of forthcoming 'East Asian Images of Japan' Symposium

Fri, 06 Sep 2013

Running 6 - 7 September. Recent disputes between Japan and her regional neighbours, especially China and Korea, have been met with resentful incomprehension by many Japanese - contributing to the election, in December 2012, of perhaps the most nationalist Japanese Diet since 1945. These developments highlight the persistent gulf between the images most Japanese harbour of their country, and the ways it (and they) are perceived and portrayed by their neighbours.

Numbering success and failure: gender and race reframed

Wed, 13 Feb 2013

Michele Cohen (IOE): 'Some thoughts on the history of gender and achievement: the objects the discourse sticks to' David Gillborn (Birmingham University): 'Racism by numbers: Statistics are neither neutral nor colour-blind'

Democratic Habitus and National Identity : The Intimate Politics of the Public Sphere

Thu, 24 Jan 2013

Eric Fassin (Université Paris 8) is a sociologist, now a professor in the Political Science Department and the Gender Studies program at Paris 8, affiliated with the research center IRIS (CNRS / EHESS). His work focuses on contemporary sexual and racial politics in France and the United States, and their intersections in a comparative perspective. He is frequently involved in public debates related - from gay marriage and gender parity to the politics of immigration and race.

The emotionally intelligent leader: does EI matter?

Wed, 13 Feb 2013

... probably twice as much as IQ! Explore how being emotionally intelligent supports your personal effectiveness and the effectiveness of your organisation.

UK plc -- sweat shop, worker's paradise?

Fri, 18 Jan 2013

Do the British really have longer working hours than any other country in Europe? That claim is often made but a new analysis of employment data by a leading labour economist suggests that it is no more than a partial truth.

Literacy and the power of numbers

Thu, 24 Jan 2013

CeCeps Knowledge and Numbers in Education Seminar Series (seminar 6) This seminar considers how literacy practices are transformed though the aggregation and collection of numerical data in pursuit of policy objectives.

Key policy areas will be affected by the dynamic and volatile nature of UK identities, report finds

Wed, 23 Jan 2013

The rapidly-changing nature of identities in the UK will have an important impact on future policies in crime, environment, health, education and skills, social mobility, social integration, and extremism, according to a recent report.

Knowledge and Numbers in Education Seminar 8

Wed, 27 Feb 2013

Governing Knowledge: the changing practices of School Inspection in England and Scotland. This seminar aims to promote discussion of inspection as a governing form that makes use of particular kinds of knowledge and evidence. It draws on a current research project comparing the use of school inspection as a form of governing of education in the three systems of Sweden, Scotland and England, in the context of current changes in inspection practices in Europe.

CHES 2012-13 Seminar Series - Fifty Shades of Browne

Tue, 05 Feb 2013

Fifty shades of Browne: Improving higher education policy in an era of discord This is the fifth seminar in the 2012/13 series. The CHES seminars provide a forum for debate and analysis of issues affecting policy, practice and research in higher education, supporting the exchange of views and experiences across higher education. Seminars are normally held at 5:30 pm on the first Tuesday of the month at the Institute of Education.

Department of Psychology and Human Development Seminar Series

Thu, 24 Jan 2013

Identifying the barriers to supporting children with language and communication needs: Evidence from the DfE Better Communication Research Programme

Using iPads in education settings

Fri, 19 Apr 2013

Practice using an ipad and explore different educational apps which have potential for use in a variety of teaching and learning contexts. Share ideas and reflect on their suitability for use in your organisation.

Using iPads in education settings

Thu, 09 May 2013

Using iPads in education settings

Thu, 06 Jun 2013

Using iPads in education settings

Fri, 24 May 2013

Nominations open for the Reading Recovery Awards 2013

Mon, 21 Jan 2013

The search is on across England to find Reading Recovery practitioners who have made an outstanding contribution to children's literacy through the school-based literacy programme. The European Centre for Reading Recovery, based at the Institute of Education (IOE), London, has opened nominations for its annual Reading Recovery Awards.

Book Launch - 'Race, Racism and Development'

Tue, 29 Jan 2013

The London International Development Centre (LIDC) and the Department of Geography, Environment and Development Studies at Birkbeck invite you to a book launch of 'Race, Racism and Development: Interrogating History, Discourse and Practice' by Kalpana Wilson (Zed Books) followed by an informal reception with drinks and snacks.

Further Education Archive Launch

Mon, 04 Mar 2013

Launch of the Coombe Lodge archive, rescued from destruction by the Institute of Education and now saved as valuable source of historical information, thanks to financial support from the Learning and Skills Improvement service.

How good music teaching can support children's literacy

Mon, 28 Jan 2013

Empowering teachers with the skills to use music in the classroom can boost not only music skills in children, but also helps to improve aspects of literacy, particularly reading.

Department of Psychology and Human Development Seminar Series

Thu, 31 Jan 2013

Executive functioning and working memory in children with specific language impairment

Department of Psychology and Human Development Seminar Series

Thu, 14 Mar 2013

Motor and associated difficulties in developmental coordination disorder.

LLAKES Public Seminar

Wed, 20 Feb 2013

Global Report on Adult Learning and Education

Youth education and employment: opportunities and access in one case study school

Tue, 05 Mar 2013

Sociology of Education Seminar Series

Inequality and assessment in early years education

Tue, 12 Mar 2013

Sociology of Education Seminar Series

Research Seminar: The grandparents effect in social mobility: evidence from British birth cohort studies

Wed, 13 Feb 2013

Tak Wing Chan (University of Oxford) presents in the Department of Quantitative Social Science (QSS) seminar series. These multi-disciplinary weekly seminars showcase the work of quantitative researchers in the field of social and educational research.

Research Seminar: Productivity of school expenditure: differences across pupils from diverse backgrounds

Wed, 27 Feb 2013

Birgitta Rabe (University of Essex) presents in the Department of Quantitative Social Science (QSS) seminar series. These multi-disciplinary weekly seminars showcase the work of quantitative researchers in the field of social and educational research.

Using iPads in education settings

Thu, 14 Mar 2013

Honorary degrees for Professors Kingdon and Whitty

Mon, 04 Feb 2013

Two distinguished IOE academics have recently been conferred honorary degrees for the outstanding services to education.

What's happening in 14-19 curriculum qualifications?

Wed, 27 Feb 2013

This will be an important working day, taking stock of where the curriculum and qualifications for post 14 now stand in the reform process.

Collaboration and Partnership: What's happening in partnerships and institutional identity?

Thu, 14 Feb 2013

UNFORTUNATELY THIS EVENT HAS NOW BEEN CANCELLED. This working day will consider how the managers and deliverers of Post-14 learning are responding to the changes imposed by government policies, focussing on unique features of London as a global city.

CHES 2012-13 Seminar Series - The value of higher education

Tue, 05 Mar 2013

The value of higher education. This is the sixth seminar in the 2012/13 series. The CHES seminars provide a forum for debate and analysis of issues affecting policy, practice and research in higher education, supporting the exchange of views and experiences across higher education. Seminars are normally held at 5:30 pm on the first Tuesday of the month at the Institute of Education.

Both parents and poverty matter to children's outcomes, according to a new government report

Mon, 04 Feb 2013

Tackling child poverty and promoting positive parenting environments are both important for ensuring children achieve their potential, according to a report published by the Department for Education.

Book Launch: Education and the Kyoto School of Philosophy, edited by Naoko Saito and Paul Standish

Wed, 13 Feb 2013

Graham Parkes (main speaker and commentator, University College Cork, Ireland), with Andrea English (contributor, Mount Saint Vincent University, Canada) and Paul Standish (editor, Institute of Education). Philosophy of Education seminar All welcome

Popular Education and the Past: Historical Pageants in Twentieth-Century Britain

Tue, 26 Feb 2013

Social history of pageants in the twentieth century.

Introductory workshop: 1958 and 1970 cohorts

Tue, 09 Apr 2013

This workshop introduces the 1958 National Child Development Study (NCDS) and the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70), focusing on the data from the surveys carried out when the study members were aged 50 and 38 years respectively.

Postgraduate and teacher training open evening

Tue, 16 Apr 2013

Visit IOE to find out more about our postgraduate and teacher training courses, including masters, PhD, PGCE and Schools Direct.

Department of Psychology and Human Development Seminar Series

Thu, 14 Feb 2013

Fluency in dyslexic and non-dyslexic adults: Deconstructing Rapid Automatized Naming.

Faculty of Children and Learning: Faculty Lecture Series

Mon, 11 Mar 2013

Professor James A Banks, Kerry and Linda Killinger Endowed Chair in Diversity Studies and Director, Center for Multicultural Education, University of Washington, Seattle 'Diversity and Citizenship Education in Global Times'

LLAKES Public Seminar

Thu, 07 Mar 2013

Method Matters: Social Science, Human Rights and Phronesis

Pupils with most serious special needs spend too much time apart from classmates and teachers

Fri, 08 Feb 2013

Pupils with the most acute special educational needs (SEN) spend over a quarter of their week away from their class, teacher and peers, new research from the Institute of Education (IOE), London, shows. This "high degree of separation" means that both their education and their social development suffer, the study concludes.

Curriculum aims should take precedence over traditional subjects

Thu, 14 Feb 2013

The National Curriculum should not be built around a well-worn list of separate subjects, say two leading academics in a book published today. Instead, educators and policy-makers should begin by asking what schools are for.

LLAKES Public Seminar

Mon, 11 Mar 2013

The National Productivity Agenda: are we asking too much of Skills?

Department of Psychology and Human Development Seminar Series

Thu, 28 Feb 2013

Large scale search behaviour in typical and atypical populations

The New Swedish Music Syllabus for Compulsory School

Tue, 05 Mar 2013

The New Swedish Music Syllabus for Compulsory School - Principles and Practice

The "cultivation of the wish for the end of time" (Cavell) and the recovery from scepticism".

Wed, 20 Feb 2013

Event Presenter Elise Domenach (Ecole Normale Supérieure Lyon, France) Philosophy of Education seminar All welcome

Using Bourdieu's concept of field to explore mathematics education research in the UK

Tue, 26 Feb 2013

Sociology of Education Seminar Series: Using Bourdieu's concept of field to explore mathematics education research in the UK and the place of publication in the work of academics

Seminar: "Immigrants, bilingualism and identities: autobiographic narratives"

Tue, 26 Feb 2013

Using iPads in education settings

Fri, 05 Jul 2013

Annual Alumni Gathering - What does a career in education mean today?

Wed, 13 Mar 2013

What does a career in education mean today? A panel discussion chaired by Professor Chris Husbands, director of the IOE.

Brightest English pupils fall two years behind Far Eastern peers between ages 10 and 16

Fri, 22 Feb 2013

The highest-achieving pupils in England can almost match the most able children in Taiwan and Hong Kong in maths tests at the age of 10. But by the time they take their GCSEs they have fallen nearly two years behind their Far Eastern counterparts, a study has found.

Seminar and Book launch - Professor Ronald Barnett

Wed, 06 Mar 2013

Imagining the University (Routledge 2013) and The Future University (New in Paperback - Routledge 2013) Professor Ronald Barnett, Emeritus Professor of Higher Education, Institute of Education will be giving a seminar at 16:30. This will be followed by a book launch at 17:45.

Beyond Aid. Britain, Africa and Higher Education - who benefits?

Tue, 05 Mar 2013

This debate, the second in our Beyond Aid series, asks - what is the impact for both the UK and Africa of these students coming to study in UK universities? Is it a simple brain drain versus brain drain dilemma or is the relationship more nuanced than that? What is the socio-economic, political and cultural impact of this phenomenon and what are the policy changes needed to make sure this exchange works to mutual benefit?

Reusing qualitative data to examine young adults' experiences of growing up with a chronic illness

Tue, 05 Mar 2013

As part of the TCRU/NOVELLA Seminar Series, on 5 March 2013 Dr Janet Heaton will present a seminar entitled Reusing qualitative data to examine young adults' experiences of growing up with a chronic illness.

CNR/NOVELLA - Men's domestic cooking careers over the life course

Tue, 12 Mar 2013

Seminar presentations from and discussion with graduate students working with narrative and related methods, on narratives in everyday lives.

CNR/NOVELLA - Narratives of Self and Other in the Turkish Cypriot print media

Tue, 04 Jun 2013

Seminar presentations from and discussion with graduate students working with narrative and related methods, on narratives in everyday lives.

Mass Observation: Looking at family Lives (Workshop)

Wed, 20 Mar 2013

This half-day workshop provides an opportunity for researchers, at any stage of their career, to become more familiar with the Mass Observation Archive and the type of data it can offer when studying the everyday lives of families.

CNR/NOVELLA - Narratives of 'parenting' in online forums

Tue, 16 Apr 2013

Seminar presentations from and discussion with graduate students working with narrative and related methods, on narratives in everyday lives.

Improving teaching and learning through research

Tue, 18 Jun 2013

Improving teaching and learning through research

Literacy in 19th Century Working-Class Culture and its Opponents: the Why and How of Learning to use Writing

Tue, 12 Mar 2013

Social history of working class writing and literacy in the nineteenth century.

IOE Academic awarded for work on developing black and minority ethnic school leaders

Wed, 27 Feb 2013

Dr Dolapo Ogunbawo is to be recognised for her pioneering work on developing black and minority ethnic (BME) school leaders.

'Beyond the Bricks' - Film screening

Tue, 12 Mar 2013

Are you interested in the 'pedagogy' of Black boys in schools? Do you currently teach Black Boys in secondary education? Join us for a film screening and discussion. Refreshments will be available at the event.

Analysing feedback

Fri, 22 Mar 2013

Explore why it is useful to analyse feedback for distance learners. This event will demonstrate a feedback analysis tool that has been developed as part of JISC project.

Learning Geometry for Teaching - Day Conference

Sat, 23 Mar 2013

An opportunity to meet course alumni and tutors, to share resources, problems and ideas and also to find out more about the IOE MA in mathematics education and the Learining Geometry for Teaching module.

Gendering the memory of work (Lecture)

Fri, 08 Mar 2013

In this lecture Professor Tamboukou will present some of the emergent themes as well as a tentative framework for theorising gendered aspects in the memory of work.

Every Child a Reader more than trebles school's success in reading

Fri, 01 Mar 2013

Every Child a Reader (ECaR), a whole school improvement strategy for literacy, transforms schools with a high proportion of pupils falling behind into ones 'oozing' with successful and happy readers. This is a key conclusion of a report published today by the European Centre for Reading Recovery, at the Institute of Education (IOE), University of London.

Film viewing: Miss Representation

Thu, 14 Mar 2013

A Gender, Sexuality and Education SIG event. Come and join us for a filming and critical discussion of Miss Representation to celebrate International Women's Day a little late!!

Evaluating impact

Tue, 19 Mar 2013

A call to adventure: vision, community and curriculum for 21st Century primary schools

Thu, 21 Mar 2013

How do we become more adventurous in primary education whilst living with accountability based on league tables and key stage results? This research seminar will explore this important question and share practitioners' answers.

Research Seminar: Partnership history, marriage, and sleep problems

Wed, 13 Mar 2013

Stella Chatzitheochari (Centre for Longitudinal Studies, Department of Quantitative Social Science, Institute of Education) presents in the Department of Quantitative Social Science (QSS) seminar series. These multi-disciplinary weekly seminars showcase the work of quantitative researchers in the field of social and educational research.

Dynamics of the Post-Confucian systems: The rise and rise of higher education and science in East Asia

Thu, 14 Mar 2013

Dynamics of the Post-Confucian systems: The rise and rise of higher education and science in East Asia This is an occasional seminar in the 2012/13 CHES series. The CHES seminars provide a forum for debate and analysis of issues affecting policy, practice and research in higher education, supporting the exchange of views and experiences across higher education.

Strategic Partnership for IOE and UCL

Thu, 07 Mar 2013

Following discussions on the potential for increased collaboration, the Institute of Education (IOE) and University College London (UCL) are to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to enter into a formal strategic partnership.

Ability grouping in primary school may reinforce disadvantage of summer-born children, study finds

Fri, 08 Mar 2013

Ability grouping may be intensifying the disadvantages experienced by summer-born children, new research suggests.

NOVELLA - To thiNk is TO Experiment Postgraduate Research Day - Call for Papers

Wed, 01 May 2013

To 'Think is to Experiment' has been an intellectual and narrative space for postgraduate researchers from various disciplines in different stages of their research.

NOVELLA - Secondary analysis in reflection: some experiences of re-use from an oral history perspective

Tue, 04 Jun 2013

On 4 June 2013 Professor Joanna Bornat, Emeritus Professor at The Open University Faculty of Health & Social Care, presents 'Secondary analysis in reflection: some experiences of re-use from an oral history perspective'.

CNR/NOVELLA - Narratives of Self and Other in the Turkish Cypriot print media

Tue, 04 Jun 2013

Narratives of Self and Other in the Turkish Cypriot print media, Bahar Taseli, Center for Narrative Research, University of East London.

Money worries are keeping us from a good night's sleep

Wed, 13 Mar 2013

Many of us lie in bed counting money rather than sheep, it seems. And it is causing us to lose a huge amount of sleep. New research from the Institute of Education (IOE) suggests that almost half of women with financial worries – and more than a third of men who struggle to "get by" -- have trouble falling asleep at night.

Professorial Lecture: Research for All

Wed, 27 Mar 2013

Looking at health services research from the perspective of service users shows that however meticulously applied the methods, we can still be misled by research findings. Public engagement with research also shows that it is still more rhetoric than norm.

TCRU Seminar - Introduction to Reciprocal relationships and the construction of Well-being in the Finnish context

Tue, 26 Mar 2013

The aim of this multidisciplinary project is to analyse the dynamics of well-being and how the experiences of reciprocity support or diminish the well-being of individuals.

Doctoral Education Workshop

Mon, 01 Jul 2013

For senior academics of research degree provision, to come together and exchange thoughts on policy and best practice.

Doctoral Research Seminars

Tue, 19 Mar 2013

Soren Smedegaard Bengtsen - Didactics and idiosyncrasy: a study of the relation between personality and professionalism in supervision meetings at the university. Bushra Inayat - Influence of organizational and family factors on women's career advancement to senior managerial positions in the universities of Pakistan.

A level reform and post 16 mathematics'

Thu, 07 Mar 2013

ABacc and potentially post-16 mathematics - Elizabeth Truss, MP Please email Emma Saville at e.saville@ioe.ac.uk to book your place

One Nation does not need two systems: reappraising the academic/vocational divide

Wed, 20 Mar 2013

One Nation does not need two systems: reappraising the academic/vocational divide - Ken Spours Please email Emma Saville at e.saville@ioe.ac.uk to book your place

Two thirds of adults gain new qualifications, study finds

Fri, 15 Mar 2013

Over two thirds of people gain qualifications in adult life – often to enhance their career prospects, new evidence suggests.

Millenium Cohort Study: age 14 consultative conference

Wed, 27 Mar 2013

The age 14 survey of the Millennium Cohort Study will take place in 2015. CLS is currently consulting stakeholders on the content and questions to be covered by the survey. Representatives of the academic, policy and third sectors are invited to debate draft proposals for the survey design at this consultative conference.

Knowledge, Mind and Understanding: Aspects of Contemporary Educational Practice in Critical perspective

Sat, 27 Apr 2013

A one-day conference exploring the educational implications of philosophical work on knowledge, mind and understanding.

Alcohol consumption in adolescence and early adult life: What are the consequences?

Thu, 09 May 2013

High alcohol consumption – especially among young people – continues to be a major social and public health concern in the UK. As drinking can often lead to long-term health problems, some of which only emerge after several years, this conference will focus on the unique perspective provided by longitudinal evidence. It will look at the trajectories of alcohol consumption, and the health and social consequences of high levels of consumption during the transition to adulthood.

The selling of schooling: how the profit motive has become acceptable

Tue, 19 Mar 2013

Education has become increasingly "commodified" under the last two governments, while the ethics that formerly underpinned the education service no longer seem to matter, says Stephen Ball, Karl Mannheim Professor of Sociology of Education at the Institute of Education, London, in his latest book.

LCLL Annual lecture - The impact of leadership on student outcomes: five things that really matter (and how to make them happen in your school)

Mon, 22 Apr 2013

Viviane's presentation will explain how leaders at all levels can increase their impact on student outcomes by focusing on five types of leadership practice. She explains the evidence for these five practices, provides rich examples of each, and explains how they work in real school contexts.

Feminisms, Gender and Sexuality Seminar Series

Tue, 26 Mar 2013

LGBT invisibility and the heteronormative framing of identity in English Language Teaching (ELT)materials.

CHES 2012-2013 Seminar Series - Remodelling higher education to harness technology

Tue, 09 Apr 2013

This is the seventh seminar in the 2012/2013 series. The CHES seminars provide a forum for debate and analysis of issues affecting policy, practice and research in higher education, supporting the exchange of views and experiences across higher education. Seminars are normally held at 17:30 on the first Tuesday of the month at the Institute of Education.

Youth education and employment: opportunities and access in one case study school

Tue, 14 May 2013

Sociology of Education Seminar Series.

Revising rationality: the use of `Nudge' approaches in education policy-making (postponed from Spring term)

Tue, 11 Jun 2013

Sociology of Education Seminar Series

Freedom of choice or 'sinks of disadvantage'? Managing schools in the educational marketplace

Tue, 18 Jun 2013

Sociology of Education Seminar Series

Centre for Multimodal Research - Public Lecture: Reading bodies: learning and communication in medical settings

Wed, 10 Apr 2013

In this talk I will argue that reading the bodies of others is a central component of communication and learning. Using audio and video recordings of actual surgical operations in a London teaching hospital I will show a) that surgeons –both trainers and trainees– read not only the bodies of their patients but also the bodies of each other; and b)that that is a critical resource for achieving safe care in the operating theatre.

Putting patients at the heart of the NHS: a policy muddle?

Wed, 10 Apr 2013

Policy makers have a tendency to justify health service reforms by reference to their intended impact on "putting patients at the heart" of services. This has been particularly apparent in the reform agenda of the coalition government. Yet genuinely person-centred care has remained stubbornly elusive.

`Pro-market educational governance: is Argentina a black swan?'

Tue, 16 Apr 2013

Sociology of Education Seminar Series

Research Seminar: Cohort differences in gender, work and family: Relationships with health and wellbeing

Wed, 01 May 2013

Anne McMunn (University College London) presents in the Department of Quantitative Social Science (QSS) seminar series. These multi-disciplinary weekly seminars showcase the work of quantitative researchers in the field of social and educational research.

Research Seminar: Measuring the Impact of Universal Pre-School Education and Care on Literacy Performance Scores

Wed, 17 Apr 2013

Tarek Mostafa (Centre for Longitudinal Studies, Department of Quantitative Social Science, Institute of Education) presents in the Department of Quantitative Social Science (QSS) seminar series. These multi-disciplinary weekly seminars showcase the work of quantitative researchers in the field of social and educational research.

What do Students "Deserve"? Public Discussions of Educational Policy and Narratives of Student Merit and Worth

Tue, 23 Apr 2013

Sociology of Education Seminar Series

English and maths: competencies for young people and adults

Tue, 16 Apr 2013

London Region Post-14 Network Research and Policy Working day

Policy enactments in secondary schooling. The role of headteachers as 'policy translators' in two state secondary schools in the City of Buenos Aires

Tue, 07 May 2013

Sociology of Education Seminar Series.

We don't need another hero. It takes the whole staff to inspire children

Tue, 26 Mar 2013

It takes a whole school to teach a child. No one teacher or leader can carry this responsibility alone. This is one of the key messages to be proposed by the distinguished New Zealand school leadership expert Professor Viviane Robinson when she gives the annual London Centre for Leadership in Learning lecture next month.

Evidence-based practice and its causal presuppositions

Wed, 24 Apr 2013

Philosophy of Education seminar All welcome

On Precarity and Pedagogical Responsibility

Wed, 01 May 2013

Ann Chinnery (Simon Fraser University, Vancouver) Philosophy of Education seminar All welcome

The Contrasting Philosophies of Martin Buber and Frantz Fanon: The political in Education as dialogue or as defiance

Wed, 15 May 2013

Philosophy of Education seminar All welcome

Imagination Metaphor Bildung

Wed, 08 May 2013

Philosophy of Education seminar All welcome

Autonomy, Care, and Hospitality: The Gender of Ethics in Education

Wed, 22 May 2013

Claudia Ruitenberg (University of British Columbia) Philosophy of Education seminar

Patriotism and Nussbaum's Cosmopolitan Education

Wed, 19 Jun 2013

Philosophy of Education seminar All welcome

In Excess of Epistemology: Siegel, Taylor and the Conditions of Thought

Wed, 17 Apr 2013

Philosophy of Education seminar All welcome

The idea of 'Islamic' Education: Origins, challenges and possibilities

Wed, 05 Jun 2013

Philosophy of Education seminar All welcome

Art and the Morality System: The Case of Don Giovanni

Wed, 29 May 2013

Genia Schoenbaumsfeld (University of Southampton) Philosophy of Education seminar All welcome

School Readiness and Success: An Innovative Child-to-Child Approach

Thu, 09 May 2013

This seminar aims to raise awareness of the critical importance of the Trust's school readiness programme in the absence of early childhood education in low income countries, and to share learning generated by the pilot, with Yemen as a case study.

TCRU Seminar - Cannabis use and psychosis: a participatory arts-based youth project

Tue, 16 Apr 2013

This presentation will describe a participatory research project whose aim was to increase awareness and understanding of the relationship between cannabis use and psychosis from the perspective of youth.

Educating non-specialist music teachers: a study of content and discourses in teacher education

Tue, 14 May 2013

Educating non-specialist music teachers

Book Launch Seminar: Human Development and Capabilities, Re-imagining the University of the Twenty-First Century

Mon, 29 Apr 2013

You are cordially invited to the launch of a new book edited by Alejandra Boni (Technical University of Valencia, Spain)and Melanie Walker (University of the Free State,South Africa): Human Development and Capabilities, Re-imagining the University of the Twenty-First Century, published by Routledge.

Identity crisis? An opportunity for us to discuss and reflect on our subjectivities as feminist researchers

Thu, 09 May 2013

The discussion will be introduced by 2-3 very short presentations by the seminar organisers - Claudia Lapping, Emily Henderson and Annette Braun.

Professor Chris Husbands to judge 9/11 National Schools Competition

Thu, 11 Apr 2013

Professor Chris Husbands, Director, the Institute of Education, University of London is to be one of the experts on the judging panel for the 9/11 National Schools Competition.

Picking yourself up: bootstrapping and discontinuities in learning

Wed, 12 Jun 2013

Philosophy of Education seminar All welcome

LLAKES Public Seminar

Wed, 01 May 2013

Rethinking sector-focused industrial policy in the UK: foreign ideas and lessons, home-grown programmes and institutions.

Judging the Impact of Interventions

Thu, 02 May 2013

Schools need to be sure that the interventions they deploy, whether in-class supoort by teaching assistants or commercial intervention schemes, actually enhance the learning of pupils with SEND.

LLAKES Public Seminar

Wed, 15 May 2013

Global Report on Adult Learning and Education

CHES 2012-13 Seminar Series - New models for higher education

Tue, 07 May 2013

New models for higher education. This is the eighth seminar in the 2012/2013 series. The CHES seminars provide a forum for debate and analysis of issues affecting policy, practice and research in higher education, supporting the exchange of views and experiences across higher education. Seminars are normally held at 17:30 on the first Tuesday of the month at the Institute of Education.

LIDC Bi-Annual Conference 'Five years of interdisciplinary research in development – looking back and looking forward'

Thu, 23 May 2013

London International Development Centre is inviting all its members - staff, students and alumni from Bloomsbury Colleges, to the first LIDC Bi-Annual Conference on 23 May 2013, to celebrate five years of successful interdisciplinary research in international development and to look forward. We want to work with our membership to generate more and better projects, offer better training to our students, and engage more deeply with our alumni – future and current development workers.

NZ UK Link Visiting Professor: Lecture 1: Early Childhood Education: Rights, Research and Policy

Tue, 14 May 2013

Organised by the Social Science Research Unit and the MA in the Sociology of Childhood and Children's Rights.

Emeritus Professor Anne Smith from the University of Otago's College of Education is a highly respected specialist in childhood studies and children's rights. She has been involved in research, advocacy, and policy-making on childhood issues in New Zealand for almost 40 years. Professor Smith will be based at the School of Advanced Study between April and June 2013 and give a public lecture series on children's rights with special emphasis on the links between research on children's issues and government policy.

An Aims-based Curriculum: The significance of human flourishing for schools

Tue, 30 Apr 2013

Michael Reiss and John White invite you to a seminar to discuss their new book 'An Aims-based Curriculum' with Mary Bousted, General Secretary ATL, Kevin Brennan MP, Shadow Schools Minister, Ian Duffy, Community Development Manager at BP, Tina Isaacs, IOE, formerly of Ofqual and QCA and Vanessa Ogden, Headteacher Mulberry School for Girls.

TCRU Seminar - The Munro Review of Child Protection: from recommendations to implementation

Tue, 23 Apr 2013

The Munro Review of Child Protection recommended reducing statutory guidance on safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in order to promote local autonomy and increase the scope for practitioners to exercise their professional judgement.

Social inequalities in cognitive scores at age 16: The role of reading

Wed, 24 Apr 2013

Dr Alice Sullivan socio-economic inequalities in cognitive test scores at age 16 for a nationally representative cohort of people born in Britain in 1970

New Dean of Faculty of Policy and Society at IOE appointed.

Wed, 17 Apr 2013

Professor Andrew Brown has been appointed Dean of the Faculty of Policy and Society at the Institute of Education (IOE). Andrew was formerly Dean of the Doctoral School where he was responsible for overseeing considerable growth in the IOE's doctoral training and research student population.

IOE Library Team shortlisted for THE Leadership and Management Award

Mon, 22 Apr 2013

The Institute of Education's Library team has been shortlisted in the Outstanding Library Team category of the Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards 2013.

Female labour force participation and subjective well-being

Wed, 15 May 2013

Anke C. Plagnol (University of Cambridge) presents in the Department of Quantitative Social Science (QSS) seminar series. These multi-disciplinary weekly seminars showcase the work of quantitative researchers in the field of social and educational research.

'Young adults' housing journeys: the role of ethnicity in higher education

Wed, 29 May 2013

Nissa Finney (University of Manchester) presents in the Department of Quantitative Social Science (QSS) seminar series. These multi-disciplinary weekly seminars showcase the work of quantitative researchers in the field of social and educational research.

Family poverty and trajectories of children's emotional and behavioural problems: The moderating roles of self-control and cognitive ability

Wed, 05 Jun 2013

Emily Midouhas presents in the Department of Quantitative Social Science (QSS) seminar series. These multi-disciplinary weekly seminars showcase the work of quantitative researchers in the field of social and educational research.

The effects of the school environment on student health: a systematic review of multi-level studies

Wed, 26 Jun 2013

Christopher Bonnell (University of Oxford) presents in the Department of Quantitative Social Science (QSS) seminar series. These multi-disciplinary weekly seminars showcase the work of quantitative researchers in the field of social and educational research.

Skills and Employment Survey - launch event

Mon, 20 May 2013

Work Intensification, Fear at Work and Job-Related Well-Being in Britain: First Findings from the Skills and Employment Survey 2012

Identifying age, period and cohort effects: Sarah Connor versus the Terminator

Wed, 12 Jun 2013

David Voas (University of Essex) presents in the Department of Quantitative Social Science (QSS) seminar series. These multi-disciplinary weekly seminars showcase the work of quantitative researchers in the field of social and educational research.

Book launch: Childhoods, Real and Imagined

Mon, 20 May 2013

Childhood researchers use a wide range of theories and methods. 'Childhoods, Real and Imagined' reviews connections and contradictions between the different approaches and ways to combine them.

Social Pedagogy Across Settings

Mon, 13 May 2013

Social work, schools, early childhood education and youth justice - this important conference brings together international speakers, experts across these areas and asks them how social pedagogy relates these distinctive fields and what it has to offer.

Book launch: 'Globalisation, employment and education in Sri Lanka: opportunity and division'

Wed, 15 May 2013

London International Development Centre and IOE invite you to the launch of 'Globalisation, employment and education in Sri Lanka: opportunity and division' by Angela W. Little and Siri T. Hettige. The presentation of the book will be followed by a discussion with an interdisciplinary panel of experts from Bloomsbury Colleges and International Alert. Light refreshments will be served from 17:00.

You will get a chance to meet the authors and purchase the book at a discounted price.

Survey shows a rise in demand for people with degrees

Wed, 24 Apr 2013

A national survey of more than 3000 workers aged 20-60 published today shows that across the job market there are now more posts requiring degrees than ever before.

Community engagement to reduce health inequalities: conceptual frameworks and theories of change

Wed, 01 May 2013

What are the theories underpinning community engagement interventions to reduce health inequalities? We present findings from a recent systematic review on community engagement from which a conceptual framework was developed and theories of change were identified. We compared the effectiveness of interventions that were based on different theories of change in a meta-analysis of 131 randomised controlled trials of public health interventions.

MODE Seminar: Multimodality and new media in English, Media and Drama classrooms

Thu, 02 May 2013

English, Media and Drama educators increasingly recognise that engagement with cultural forms and young people's creative production involve literacies wider than reading and writing. This seminar and workshop will look at three kinds of text: digital film, computer games and digital animation. It will demonstrate how we can think about them as multimodal forms, demanding multimodal approaches to literacy. Presenters will also demonstrate how games, animation and film can offer new ways to consider narrative, canonical literature such as Shakespeare, and even grammar. They draw on recent research projects with Shakespeare's Globe and the British Film Institute.

MODE Training Day: Multimodal methods for analysing social media

Wed, 15 May 2013

Multimodal Transcription

Tue, 28 May 2013

This seminar focuses on transcription with the aim of investigating how different modes of (digitally recorded) social interaction can be remade on the page-like screen, it will explore what is sustained, gained and lost in transcribing embodied communication.

Ethical dilemmas in multimodal research, digital data and environments

Tue, 11 Jun 2013

This training workshop will explore ethical challenges of conducting multimodal research in face to face and digital data environments. Multimodal research attends to varied forms of social interaction as realized in moving image, written text, gaze, posture, among other modes of communication.

MODE Application workshop: Doing video research in medical education

Thu, 30 May 2013

Eye-tracking and Multimodality

Fri, 14 Jun 2013

This workshop, organized as part of the NCRM node 'Multimodal Methodologies for Researching Digital Data and Environments' (MODE), focuses on eye tracking and multimodality.

Researchers urge greater autonomy for employees in the workplace

Fri, 26 Apr 2013

Employees' ability to influence decisions at work is one of the most important factors affecting their motivation and psychological well-being. Yet, first findings from the 2012 Skills and Employment Survey (SES), published today (Wednesday), show a growing sense of disempowerment amongst Britain's workforce.

IOE Students' Union wins NUS Green Impact Award

Fri, 26 Apr 2013

The Institute of Education Students' Union (IOESU) has been awarded the Green Impact Students' Unions Bronze Award at the recent annual NUS Services Convention. The award recognises the Students' Union's dedication to sustainability.

IOE researchers contribute to major research conference

Fri, 26 Apr 2013

Researchers from the IOE will join more than 14,000 education researchers at the 94th Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in San Francisco this weekend and many will be presenting papers. With the theme of Education and Poverty: Theory, Research, Policy and Praxis, the conference aims to examine the major issues and challenges facing students, educators, policymakers, and other stakeholders.

For those with psychological issues, cosmetic surgery may not be the solution

Mon, 29 Apr 2013

Patients who have suffered from domestic violence, or who have underlying psychological issues, are more likely to undergo cosmetic surgery. Their conditions may also actually worsen rather than improve following surgery.

International symposium on Literacy as Numbers: Researching the Politics and Practices of Literacy Assessment Regimes

Mon, 17 Jun 2013

Large-scale enumerative projects of literacy assessment are increasingly global in scope and impacting on educational policy and practice.

Music SIG Seminar

Thu, 06 Jun 2013

Growing into music in Mali - Da Kali: the pledge to the art of the griots.

TCRU Seminar - Behaviour change techniques used in randomised controlled trials with children to prevent and treat obesity: A systematic review

Tue, 28 May 2013

This systematic review aimed to identify the active components of behavioural interventions that are successful in preventing and treating obesity in children. The evidence to support the inclusion of specific BCTs in interventions to support the prevention and management of childhood obesity is still relatively weak. This review revealed some important issues in conducting analyses comparing such interventions and provides recommendations for further research.

TCRU Seminar - Searching: making the best use of your IOE and other options

Tue, 07 May 2013

Antony Daws is Media Librarian in the IOE Library and responsible for collection development of audiovisual resources and oversight of the Curriculum Resources Collection. He will demonstrate us various ways of finding journal articles, books, reports with library catalogues, databases, Google and so on.

TCRU Seminar - Researching cultural identities and different childhoods: From home mathematics to child language brokering

Tue, 21 May 2013

This presentation will look at the ways in which theoretical ideas within these areas have influenced my study of diverse childhoods and examine the threads that link topic areas such as home-school mathematics learning, children who work, young carers, language brokers, family money practices and build and space in CAMHS.

TCRU Seminar -'Secondary analysis in reflection: some experiences of re-use from an oral history perspective'

Tue, 04 Jun 2013

Looking back over ten years of engagement with the practice of re-using data, one's own and others', this paper considers what was learned from these experiences from the perspective of an oral historian. An oral history approach to archived data benefits methodologically and empirically from a dual heritage: a position on the boundary between history and sociology which gives access to both disciplines.

Summer Fete 2013

Thu, 06 Jun 2013

Come along to the Summer Fete 2013, brought to you by the Alumni and Development Team, on Thursday 6th June.

10th Annual Chinese Conference 2013

Fri, 17 May 2013

Join us at the IOE Confucius Institutes 10th Annual Chinese Conference on the 17th and 18th May.

Launch Ceremony for the IOE Confucius Institute for Schools

Sat, 18 May 2013

Join us at the official launch of the IOE Confucius Institute for Schools.

Sociologies of Education – Research Day

Tue, 02 Jul 2013

A day of presentations and discussion featuring current work by members of the Sociology Section of the IOE and discussants Michael Apple (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Louise Archer (King's College London). The event is free and open to all and we particularly welcome academics and research students working within the sociology of education.

Places are limited, to book a place email N.Carr@ioe.ac.uk, for more information email Annette Braun (a.braun@ioe.ac.uk).

MODE Summer School: Analysing Digital Data Environments

Mon, 24 Jun 2013

24-28 June 2013

In this intensive 5-day course we introduce multimodal methods for analysing digital data and environments, including video, online, Web 2.0, mobile and tangible technologies.

LLAKES Public Seminar

Tue, 04 Jun 2013

Top team demographics, innovation and business performance: findings from English firms, 2008-2009.

Childhoods Real and Imagined

Mon, 20 May 2013

Seminar 15:00 followed by book launch and drinks at 17:00.

The offender learning journey: where to - how far?

Fri, 28 Jun 2013

Free one day conference on education/training/employment in the criminal justice system for policymakers, service users and providers, practitioners and researchers. International keynotes, practical workshops relevant to prison and community, men, women, youths, plenary debate.

The Sociology of Childhood: starting points, influence, progress and dilemmas

Thu, 23 May 2013

In this seminar two experts in the field look back over the development of the new sociology of childhood and examine its relationship to increasing interest in children's rights. The seminar will address questions such as 'What progress have we made in developing theory, influencing practice and policy'? This discussion sets the ground for the next seminar in which we will be considering future directions and priorities in the current political climate.

Challenging conversations

Tue, 21 May 2013

In this workshop we look at how to manage the challenging and often difficult conversations that you come across as a leader. The conversation may be offering feedback for a task or lesson which does not reach the required level of quality, failure to deliver or addressing unprofessional behaviours. This practical session will provide you with a framework to elicit a successful outcome.

Improving learning through effective lesson observation and professional dialogue

Tue, 04 Jun 2013

Leadership in Learning - what does neuroeducation tell us about building capacity for learning? - Hot Topic

Thu, 13 Jun 2013

How far does our current understanding from neuroeducation help us develop provision for building children and young people's capacity for learning? We share how collaborative learning communities within schools can be designed to achieve this, and how social media and internet-based tools can enhance learning within such communities.

Evaluating Impact

Tue, 18 Jun 2013

Families, schools and success for all: Can improving the links improve the outcomes?

Tue, 21 May 2013

Sociology of Education Seminar Series

2013 CRAE Annual Lecture with Connie Kasari

Wed, 08 May 2013

Internationally-renowned autism expert, Connie Kasari, is giving CRAE's (Centre for Research in Autism and Education) 4th Annual Lecture in the Drama Studio at the Institute of Education on Wednesday 8th May at 17:45.

IOE researcher wins prestigious award for excellence in research impact

Wed, 15 May 2013

Dr John Jerrim, Lecturer in Economics and Social Statistics at the Institute of Education, University of London, has won a prestigious award for his research on the attainment of UK pupils compared to their peers in other countries.

IOE ranked 7th in world university rankings

Wed, 15 May 2013

The Institute of Education is now ranked 7th worldwide in the annual World University Rankings by Subject published by the QS Intelligence Unit this week - an upward move of some ten places from the 17th place recorded in last year's listings.

IOE professor honoured at royal reception

Wed, 15 May 2013

Professor Heidi Safia Mirza, Professor Equalities Studies in Education at the IOE, joined guests from the world of business, politics, sport, entertainment, charity and the media at a reception at St James's Palace last week, hosted by Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, to recognise the contribution of Caribbean Communities in Britain.

Political Narratives symposium

Wed, 22 May 2013

Narratives are not only the means by which individuals breathe public life into personal experience, they are a primary tool by which individuals recognise and affirm themselves as members of a group, thereby often acting as a catalyst for the raising of political consciousness.

Brain Detectives: A fun new science club for kids and young people

Mon, 27 May 2013

27-29 May 2013.

Different research projects involve different activities. Most involve fun computer games designed to work out how children perceive and interpret things. Others involve pen-and-paper tasks. And some use high-tech (non-invasive) equipment that can track children's eyes as they move acros the computer screen so we know what they are looking at.

All of the activities are mean to be enjoyable and straightforward. They also include opportunities for young people to learn about different science questions and to see what brain science can be fun!

A climate of fear: employees face greater stress and job insecurity while working harder

Mon, 20 May 2013

Britain's employees are feeling more insecure and pressured at work than at any time in the past 20 years, national survey results published today (Monday, 20 May) show. The findings are based on face-to-face interviews with 3,000 workers aged 20 to 65.

Objects, Memory, and Narrative

Thu, 04 Jul 2013

Narrative scholars have been turning to visual materials as sources and tools for understanding social life. This workshop explores the use of objects in memory work. Its methodology is similar to one employed by scholars interested in a grounded approach to cultural memory or "memory work" that "carefully builds up explanations from clues and traces extracted from readings of objects of study" (Kuhn, 2007:283)

The leadership landscape

Wed, 19 Jun 2013

This seminar will present the main findings of the research LCLL conducted for the National College of School Leadership.