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UCL Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment @cpaucl.bsky.social · Jul 23

Congratulations to CPA colleagues @gracehealy.bsky.social, @drlaurenhammond.bsky.social,‬ Alexis Stones, Emma Newall, Zongyi Deng & @arthurjchapman.bsky.social on their papers and to our @kossnetwork.bsky.social co-authors! Looking forward to continued work together! 3/3

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UCL Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment @cpaucl.bsky.social · Jul 23

The edition explores 'Powerful Knowledge', 'epistemic quality', and related concepts to make international comparisons between how subjects are modelled in secondary curricula in Sweden, Finland and England - a project developed and funded through the @kossnetwork.bsky.social, 2018-23. 2/3

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UCL Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment @cpaucl.bsky.social · Jul 23

Great to see that this special edition of the Journal of Curriculum Studies, edited by CPA's Professor Zongyi Deng and @arthurjchapman.bsky.social in collaboration with @kossnetwork.bsky.social colleagues is now 'live', open access, and online. www.tandfonline.com/toc/tcus20/5... 1/3

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KOSS network @kossnetwork.bsky.social · Jul 15

Call for KOSS network 2026 conference papers.

Didactica Viva: General and subject-specific didactics as living and responsive fields

20-22 May 2026
Faculty of Education, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · May 22

Great to hear from Professor Tomas Janik, Masarjk Univesrity about the next @kossnetwork.bsky.social conference in the Czech Republic in May 2026. Call for papers as below. 7

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KOSS network @kossnetwork.bsky.social · May 22

Thanks to Dr Wilton Lodge for such an excellent opening to the #KOSS2025 conference with your opening keynote 'Towards racially just research and scholarship practices'

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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · May 22

KOSS began meeting in 2018 and explores paradigms of knowledge and curriculum in a range of contexts, starting with Swedish, English and Finnish models, supported by Swedish government funding. www.kau.se/en/rose/exte... 2/2

Knowledge and Quality across School Subjects and Teacher Education, KOSS

The network Knowledge and Quality across School Subjects and Teacher Education, KOSS, bring together three cross-disciplinary educational research groups, rooted in several academic disciplines from S...

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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · May 22

We have been delighted to broaden the base of KOSS in recent years, engaging with German and Czech colleagues, for example. CSSRG is the @cpaucl.bsky.social research group involved in KOSS. 3 www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departme...

Curriculum Subject Specialism Research Group

Conducting and promoting research into subject-specialist teaching. We are interested in all areas of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment, and the role of knowledge in school teaching.

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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · May 22

Exciting to be attending @dr-willo.bsky.social’s keynote today on racially just research and scholarship, opening-up our @kossnetwork.bsky.social event, with @cpaucl.bsky.social and Czech colleagues in the room and by 32 colleagues joining us online. 1/2 @ioe.bsky.social

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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · May 8

Excellent new article from Professor Brian Hudson

Hudson, B. (2025) The demise of subject-specific teacher education in England, Journal of Curriculum Studies, dx.doi.org/10.1080/0022...

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The demise of subject-specific teacher education in England

This paper addresses the demise of subject-specific teacher education in England in recent years. In doing so it considers the national policy context and historical developments of education in th...

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KOSS network @kossnetwork.bsky.social · May 2

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Brian Hudson @brianhudson.bsky.social · May 2

Pleased to see this paper is available - it is one of a collection for a special issue of JCS on “Transnational and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Subject Didactics” based on a paper presented at the @kossnetwork.bsky.social conference at University of Trier in 2024.
dx.doi.org/10.1080/0022...

The demise of subject-specific teacher education in England

This paper addresses the demise of subject-specific teacher education in England in recent years. In doing so it considers the national policy context and historical developments of education in th...

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Kristian Niemi @hurlumhei.bsky.social · Mar 18

New article out today!

Niemelä, M. A., Niemi, K., Salmenkivi, E., & Stones, A. (2025). Powers of knowledge in secondary religious education curricula of Sweden, England, and Finland. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1–19. doi.org/10.1080/0022...

Powers of knowledge in secondary religious education curricula of Sweden, England and Finland

What might the powers of knowledge in religious education (RE) be; what knowledge and abilities does RE provide to pupils in lower secondary education? These questions are asked through this study ...

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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · Apr 15

Delighted 2C this @ioe.bsky.social & @kossnetwork.bsky.social open access special edition of the Journal of Curriculum Studies taking shape. So far we've papers looking @ religious education, history & geography in comparative perspective in England, Sweden & Finland. Congratulations, colleagues! 1

UCL Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment @cpaucl.bsky.social · Apr 15

With thanks to @hurlumhei.bsky.social for reminding us, here's a note announcing a new series of curriculum papers from CPA colleagues and our partners in the @kossnetwork.bsky.social from Helsinki and Karlstad that will be collated soon in a special edition of the Journal of Curriculum studies. 1/4

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UCL Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment @cpaucl.bsky.social · Apr 15

Finally (@ least until more papers in the special edition R published open access), congratulations to Amna Khawaja, Mikko Puustinen, @arthurjchapman.bsky.social & Kenneth Nordgren on their open access @kossnetwork.bsky.social paper comparing history curricula www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 4/4

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UCL Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment @cpaucl.bsky.social · Apr 15

Congratulations 2 CPA's Alexis Stones Mikko Niemelä & Eero Salmenkivi (Helsinki) & @hurlumhei.bsky.social (Karlstad) on this open access @kossnetwork.bsky.social paper on the powers of knowledge in 2ndry religious education curricula in England Finland & Sweden! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 3

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UCL Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment @cpaucl.bsky.social · Apr 15

Congratulations 2 CPA's @gracehealy.bsky.social & @drlaurenhammond.bsky.social & Profs Gabriel Bladh & Sirpa Tani on this open access @kossnetwork.bsky.social paper on the powers, possibilities & constraints of geography curricula in England, Finland & Sweden! 2/2 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · Mar 29

Curricula are camels, written by committee, & heteroglossic, reflecting the various aims & discourses of their multiple makers. Excited 2C this @kossnetwork.bsky.social paper published - reflecting on history curricular aims comparatively, across 3 countries & combining conceptual lenses. 1/2

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Brian Hudson @brianhudson.bsky.social · Mar 18

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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · Mar 18

The review by @brianghudson of 'Teacher Education and Its Discontents' is published. He says: ‘The case study of the recent English education reform by Lisa Murtagh and Louisa Dawes should be required reading for all education policy makers in England.’
www.fabianeducation.com/bookreviews-...

Book Reviews/ Real History initiative | Fabian Education Pol

Book Reviews/Real History initiative/Fabian Education Policy Group

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KOSS network @kossnetwork.bsky.social · Dec 19

Here are the slides from @brianhudson.bsky.social's keynote 'A critical knowledge-led approach to curriculum research and teacher education across school subjects' to the ROSE (Research on Subject-specific Education) Day Conference at Karlstad University on 17th December.

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(PDF) A critical knowledge-led approach to curriculum research and teacher education across school subjects

PDF | This keynote begins by outlining an approach to curriculum research and teacher education across school subjects that has been developed in... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ...

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Brian Hudson @brianhudson.bsky.social · Dec 10

I look forward to celebrating research in subject didactics at Karlstad Uni next week and especially to my keynote on ‘A critical knowledge-led approach to curriculum research and teacher education across school subjects”
www.kau.se/rose/kalende...
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Rose-dagen

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Marilyn Leask (Prof.) @marilynleask.bsky.social · Nov 20

Please forward this free webinar invite from the UNESCO supported International Teacher Task Force : Friday 29 November 2024 Inclusion and Equity Learning Event 1: Attracting people with disabilities to the teaching profession.

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Inclusion and Equity Learning Event 1: Attracting people with disabilities to the teaching profession

In the build-up to Global Disability Summit 2025 to be held on 2-3 April in Germany, the Inclusion and Equity in Teacher Policies and Practices Thematic Group are delighted to invite you to attend thr...

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Gearóid O’Brien @gearoidobrien.bsky.social · Nov 14

Delighted to announce the publication of A Teacher’s Handbook of Global Citizenship Education in the Post-Primary Classroom with Oak Tree Press - written by Seánín Hoy, Gearóid O’Brien &Stephen O’Brien.
Available on Amazon: amzn.eu/d/04aaFEl
and from Oak Tree Press: oaktreepress.ie/news/new-tit...