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Department of Education, University of Oxford @education.ox.ac.uk · Aug 27

Congratulations to Adrian Fernandes on winning the 2025 @uklitassociation.bsky.social Student Research Prize for his MSc Education dissertation on how secondary school English teachers responded to the 2020 Black Lives Matter movement.

Read more ➡️ bit.ly/45Qovqm

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Department of Education, University of Oxford @education.ox.ac.uk · Jul 3

🎓 We're delighted to announce a new DPhil scholarship in memory of Professor Richard Pring.

Open for entry from October 2026, the scholarship is open to applicants worldwide, with preference for research in philosophy of education and vocational education.

Find out more bit.ly/4nLaZfY

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Department of Education, University of Oxford @education.ox.ac.uk · Jun 17

Congratulations to Dr Nicole Dingwall, Dr Cate Hamilton, and Dr Lulu Shi on receiving @socsci.ox.ac.uk Teaching Excellence Awards today! 👏🎉

These awards celebrate outstanding contributions to education and teaching at @ox.ac.uk.

Read more on our website ➡️ www.education.ox.ac.uk/news/departm...

Photos of Nicole Dingwall, Cate Hamilton and Lulu Shi.
Text: 2025 Teaching Excellence Awards

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National Society for Education in Art & Design @nsead.bsky.social · Apr 7

iJADE Conference 2025 | Ecologies

Registration and abstract submissions open now!

🗓️ Thursday 6 November & Saturday 8 November 2025
📍 Hybrid - Online & Arnolfini, UWE Bristol

Registration details, call for papers and more information can be found on our website - link in bio
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#iJADE2025

Abstract painting of a landscape overlaid with text. Ecologies, The 14th International Journal of Art and Design Education Conference. Online, Thursday 6 November 2025. Arnolfini, UWE Bristol, Saturday 8 November 2025. Registration and abstract submissions open now. Artwork: Untitled by Dr Rachel Payne (2025).

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Vic Clarke (she/her, they/them) @vicclarke.bsky.social · Apr 15

@ginnybraun.bsky.social & I were interviewed by @nature.com for a feature on the Most-cited papers of all time. Our paper Using Thematic Analysis in Psychology is number 3! And the 9th most cited paper OF ALL TIME! Wow! Go qualitative research!! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Exclusive: the most-cited papers of the twenty-first century

A Nature analysis reveals the 25 highest-cited papers published this century and explores why they are breaking records.

www.nature.com

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Rachel Fish @rachelefish.bsky.social · Apr 18

New paper with @alexfreidus.bsky.social l + @ericaoturner.bsky.social : “Weighing Risks:
How Families of Disabled Children Made School Choices During the Pandemic.” edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1171 (1/4)

Weighing Risks: How Families of Disabled Children Made School Choices During the Pandemic

In this paper, we show how positionality shapes caregivers’ decisions about children’s schooling, by expanding on research on Black families’ educational decision-making (Cooper, 2025; Posey-Maddox et...

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Department of Education, University of Oxford @education.ox.ac.uk · Apr 10

Professor Rebecca Eynon (Professor of Education, the Internet and Society), and Dr Alice Tawell & Teresa Williams (@reescentre.bsky.social) have been awarded SDG Impact Fund grants for their projects to advance the Sustainability Development Goal of 'Quality Education' 🎉

Read more ➡️ bit.ly/42ksJER

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Thomas Procter-Legg @procterlegg.bsky.social · Apr 9

It discusses peer-reviewed articles 2000-2023, highlighting the benefits of RP in fostering inclusive networks and holistic development. However, it also identifies significant gaps, particularly the lack of young people's voices, and the need to address systemic issues relating to ableism.

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Thomas Procter-Legg @procterlegg.bsky.social · Apr 9

I'm really pleased to share my new (open access) article ‘Restorative practice and young people with special educational needs and disabilities: a scoping study' www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@oxforddeptofed.bsky.social #AcademicSky #Restorative #SEND #Disability

Restorative practice and young people with special educational needs and disabilities: a scoping study

Restorative practice in schools has been seen to aid inclusive networks and the holistic development of young people; however, this scoping study of peer reviewed articles published between 2000 an...

www.tandfonline.com

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Simon Knight @simonknight100.bsky.social · Mar 26

The opinion is definitely more recent than that photo!!

Why an EEF-style approach is of limited use for special schools

Our learners' needs are labelled 'special' precisely because they can't be supported uniformly

schoolsweek.co.uk

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Department of Education, University of Oxford @education.ox.ac.uk · Mar 21

Are you a practitioner, educator or policy worker looking to engage with the Department of Education? 🧑‍🏫

Join the #OxfordEdDeanery mailing list to get news of our events, workshops, and CPD courses for professionals, and termly digests of our research to your inbox ➡️ eepurl.com/iAtDik

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Department of Education, University of Oxford @education.ox.ac.uk · Mar 20

The Lit in Colour Pioneers pilot increased the number of students answering texts by writers of colour by 🌟100-fold🌟 since 2019

The research by @veldaelliott.bsky.social with Pearson Edexcel, Penguin Books and the Runnymede Trust is Highly Commended at the #SocialSciencesImpactAwards today 👏

Zaahida Nabagereka, Lesley Nelson-Addy and Velda Elliott in the sunshine in the Department of Education's garden

Graphic which reads: Impact Awards 2025

Velda Elliott, Zaahida Nabagereka, Lesley Nelson-Addy

Highly Commended, Developing Impact, Lit in Colour

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Ian Cushing @iancushing.bsky.social · Mar 20

what does ‘misbehaviour’ sound like? in new open access work i ask this question in the context of school discipline policies, looking at how ideologies of ‘im/proper language’ and ‘im/proper behaviour’ coalesce and get co-constructed with one another. doi.org/10.1080/0962...

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Jack Worth @jackworth.bsky.social · Feb 25

Today we have published new research on the special schools workforce in England: an under-researched sector that can get neglected and misunderstood in policymaking.

Part 1 looks at staffing, and part 2 next week will have even more insights 👀

www.nfer.ac.uk/blogs/explor...

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Exploring the special schools workforce: What’s the current picture?

In this first of a two part feature length blog post series on special schools, Senior Economist Michael Scott discusses the current workforce, teacher vacancy rates and data about teachers with quali...

www.nfer.ac.uk

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Simon Knight @simonknight100.bsky.social · Mar 3

The term ‘Assess don’t assume’ is one that I like and which should have universal value, although I’m not sure it necessarily has in either mainstream or Specialist.

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Stephen Unwin @stephenunwin.bsky.social · Mar 3

Stop calling people 'morons', 'idiots' and 'retards'.

My new book (out in June from @Wildfirebks) tells how badly people with learning disabilities have been treated in the past, and the way that is embedded in everyday culture today.

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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · Mar 7

SEND is in crisis – but pupils with SEMH needs are suffering the most in terms of not getting the right support. @johngroberts.bsky.social explores why this is the case and what schools can do ⬇️

Why SEMH support is schools’ biggest challenge

Pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs have been found to fare the worst in terms of getting SEND support. Why is this, and what can schools do with constrained resources?

www.tes.com

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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · Mar 7

Special investigation: Interventions lacking evidence, copy and paste plans, health and social care missing - Schools Week reveals how EHCPs are failing vulnerable children

Investigation: How EHCPs fail our most vulnerable children

England now spends nearly £11 billion providing education for children with additional needs. But what does the funding in EHCPs actually get spent on?

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Thomas Procter-Legg @procterlegg.bsky.social · Mar 1

If you’re interested in #TeacherRetention maybe check out our new publication examining the motivational factors that shape #EarlyCareerTeachers career decision-making. Results show how #ProfessionalIdentity and #Belonging are key #AcademicSky bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

<em>British Educational Research Journal</em> | BERA Journal | Wiley Online Library

Teacher retention in England continues to be in a state of decline, with early career teachers (ECTs) most at risk of leaving the profession. High attrition rates create an unstable and unsustainable...

bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Department of Education, University of Oxford @education.ox.ac.uk · Feb 25

📢 Join Professor Cristina Mckean for her inaugural lecture on 3 March, 'Creating the conditions for robust early language development'

📅 3 March
⌚ 5pm

Register for in-person attendance ➡️ https://buff.ly/3XdF389
Or join us online ➡️ https://buff.ly/41dhD3Y

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Thomas Procter-Legg @procterlegg.bsky.social · Feb 25

Volume 10 of the International Journal of Nurture in Education including my peer-reviewed thought piece on ‘behaviour as communication’ as a hinge commitment to whole school #nurture and #restorative practice. @oxforddeptofed.bsky.social www.nurtureuk.org/journal/volu... #AcademicSky

IJNE Volume 10 - 2024 - nurtureuk

Explore the International Journal of Nurture in Education, a valuable resource for educators and researchers. Gain insights into nurturing approaches, social-emotional development, and promoting well-...

www.nurtureuk.org

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Department of Education, University of Oxford @education.ox.ac.uk · Feb 18

📣CALL FOR PAPERS: STORIES 2025 💡

STORIES (STudents’ Ongoing Research In Educational Studies), our annual student-run conference, will take place online on 10 April at 10am.

Find out more and submit your abstract - open worldwide! ➡️ bit.ly/3X7hDBg

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Simon Knight @simonknight100.bsky.social · Feb 22

This is definitely a conversation we need to be having about Special schools. A positive experience of being in school is necessary but not sufficient and should not be confused with a high quality of education. We need to be giving thoughtful consideration to what is our purpose and what is our 1/2

Becky Francis @beckyfrancis.bsky.social · Feb 21

From me, in @schoolsweek.bsky.social today schoolsweek.co.uk/what-do-we-m...

We want high standards for all young people, not some

Delivering that vision will mean having a shared understanding of what we mean when we talk about standards

schoolsweek.co.uk

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shira. @shiraalg.bsky.social · Jan 27

Are there ASL-based resources for discussing immigration rights and resources for Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, and Hard of Hearing students? Thanks for sharing!

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National Society for Education in Art & Design @nsead.bsky.social · Jan 28

📣 Save the Date!

We are pleased to announce the NSEAD conference will be returning for 2025. Taking place online, the National Art & Design Education Conference is the must-attend event for art, craft and design education training and curriculum insight.

#NSEADConference25

Poster graphic with a pattern of curved overlapping lines. Overlaid text reads: The National Art and Design Education Conference 2025. Leading better practice for art, craft and design educators across the UK. Theme: Designing a learner-centred & contemporary curriculum. Thursday 19 June 2025, online.

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