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WISERD GCSE Series – Part 3: Is tiering fair for all students?

WISERD GCSE Series – Part 3: Is tiering fair for all students?

Posted on 25 August 2017 by WISERD

©University of the Fraser Valley via Flickr (CC BY 3.0) Having previously looked at the different types of GCSE courses and how they are assessed, in the third and final […]

WISERD GCSE Series – Part 2: Should internal assessment be used for GCSEs?

WISERD GCSE Series – Part 2: Should internal assessment be used for GCSEs?

Posted on 24 August 2017 by WISERD

Image credit: Komsomolec, via Pixabay, CC0 Creative Commons Earlier this week we looked at the recent reforms to GCSEs across England, Northern Ireland and Wales and considered students’ views on […]

WISERD GCSE Series – Part 1: Should all GCSE students be assessed in the same way?

WISERD GCSE Series – Part 1: Should all GCSE students be assessed in the same way?

Posted on 22 August 2017 by WISERD

In the first of a series of blogs about students’ perspectives on the fairness of GCSEs, Dr Rhian Barrance outlines the recent reforms to GCSEs across England, Northern Ireland and […]

Climate change and poverty are as much of a threat as terrorism for many young people

Posted on 27 March 2017 by WISERD

Credit: Shutterstock It will probably come as little surprise that recent surveys have found the majority of adults in Europe think that international terrorism is the most pressing threat to […]

School allocations – an illusion of choice?

School allocations – an illusion of choice?

Posted on 2 March 2017 by WISERD

Image: PetarPaunchev, iStock Thousands of families across Wales will shortly be learning which primary and secondary schools their children will be attending in September. For many, this will be their […]

Just how much of a problem is cyberbullying in Wales?

Just how much of a problem is cyberbullying in Wales?

Posted on 13 January 2017 by WISERD

Young peoples’ social media usage on the rise Amongst young people social media has been consistently growing in popularity over the past ten years. EU Kids Online’s research on young […]

Reflecting on the Diamond Review

Reflecting on the Diamond Review

Posted on 12 October 2016 by WISERD

As Professor Sir Ian Diamond says in his introduction to The Review of Higher Education Funding and Student Finance Arrangements in Wales “in times of austerity it is easy for society […]

Girls may perform better at school than boys – but their experience is much less happy

Girls may perform better at school than boys – but their experience is much less happy

Posted on 30 August 2016 by WISERD

The usual discussions about children’s schooling experiences often focus on academic achievement, personal development and school evaluation. Ask a teacher, parent or policy maker what is the most important thing […]

Foundation Phase Practitioner Conference

Foundation Phase Practitioner Conference

Posted on 14 June 2016 by WISERD

On Monday, May 23rd, WISERD held a one day practitioner conference to disseminate key findings and recommendations in relation to the three year independent evaluation of the Foundation Phase early […]

Curriculum, Culture and Citizenship Education in Wales: Investigations into the Curriculum Cymreig

Curriculum, Culture and Citizenship Education in Wales: Investigations into the Curriculum Cymreig

Posted on 8 June 2016 by WISERD

In 2014, I presented a paper at the British Education Research Association’s (BERA) annual conference. Shortly after the presentation, I was approached by an editor with Palgrave MacMillan and asked […]