As the election campaign heats up, this is an interesting read from the Mercat Group for our #DevolvingScotland forum on the level of voter apathy in Scotland. Read the full article here: www.enlighten.scot/devolvingsco...
Still time to sign up for this week's online events
Today at 1.30pm - Ahead of the elections a look at the education debate in Scotland & Wales in partnership with @policywise.bsky.social
Thursday at 1pm - the rise of political misinformation
All info below or www.enlighten.scot/events/
Join us on 20 April at 1.30pm for an online discussion looking at school education in Wales & Scotland ahead of the election.
This is a joint discussion with @policywise.bsky.social. Full details and to sign up:
www.enlighten.scot/event/online...
Bill Howat and Keith Yates write for Devolving Scotland, marking 30 years since local government reform in Scotland.
Read the article in full here: www.enlighten.scot/devolvingsco...
"Despite decades of stated commitment to prevention, early intervention and person-centred care, outcomes have not kept pace with ambition"
@timjackson.org.uk @cusp.ac.uk for #NHS2048.
Read the policy summary: www.enlighten.scot/nhs2048/pros...
And the full working paper cusp.ac.uk/themes/healt...
Our Digital Lead Morgan Higgins has written for the Enlighten blog on mobile phones and social media - and why the conversation shouldn’t just stop at young people.
www.enlighten.scot/phones-socia...
ONLINE EVENT: The Dangerous Rise of Political Misinformation
1pm Thurs 23 April
Director @chrisdeerin.bsky.social will be in conversation with @markfrankel29.bsky.social of @fullfact.org.
For more information and to register: www.enlighten.scot/event/the-da...
"At no point has the NHS in Scotland employed the number of nursing staff it says it needs"
Eileen McKenna from RCN Scotland writes for #NHS2048. Read her full article here:
www.enlighten.scot/nhs2048/safe...
Mary Porter of KPE4 writes for the blog on the potential of the "braided career", enabling participants to split their time between the classroom and industry to help address shortages of computing teachers.
Read her full article here: www.enlighten.scot/braided-care...
Join us for an online event on 1 April where we discuss what the NHS can learn from the third sector. Our panel includes:
Jane-Claire Judson @chsscotland.bsky.social
@tejeshm.bsky.social @vhscotland.bsky.social
Rami Okasha CHAS
Chaired by @chrisdeerin.bsky.social
www.enlighten.scot/event/online...
Catch up on our latest Meet the Leader series of events in partnership with Charlotte Street Partners. On Thursday 12 March @chrisdeerin.bsky.social was in conversation with Malcolm Offord . Watch back the discussion here:
www.enlighten.scot/event/meet-t...
"NHS staff are often told they must change their ways of working to improve quality of service. The same is now true of our politicians."
Prof Mark Strachan from @rcpedin.bsky.social writes for our #NHS2048 forum. Read his full article here: www.enlighten.scot/nhs2048/the-...
Keir Bloomer, chair of our Commission on School Reform, gave evidence this morning to @parliament.scot's Education, Children & Young People Committee on reform of curriculum and assessment.
The Commission on School Reform's recent manifesto can be read in full here www.enlighten.scot/publication/...
Research director @alipayne.bsky.social has contributed to @hepi-news.bsky.social's Scottish week reflecting that without an education system firing on all cylinders, the many other problems facing Scotland cannot be fixed
“Pupils are now performing more poorly in physics, and the STEM subjects more broadly, compared to other subjects than historically was the case"
Read the full blog from
@stuartphysics.bsky.social
www.enlighten.scot/lessons-lear...
A blog post for @enlightenscot.bsky.social about the physics curriculum and its assessment. @drewburrett.bsky.social @physicsdrew.bsky.social @andrewkbailey13.bsky.social @colinmcgill.bsky.social @mrdissent.bsky.social @mrdegsy.bsky.social @brucenextlevel.bsky.social @lynnej0nes.bsky.social
This afternoon at #FMQs @stephenkerr.bsky.social has a question on Curriculum for Excellence and highlights the Commission on School Reform's recent manifesto.
Read the manifesto in full here: www.enlighten.scot/publication/...
“when clinicians are empowered to redesign care pathways, streamline processes & adopt evidence-based efficiencies, more patients can be treated without compromising quality”
Nigel Kirkpatrick from Newmedica writes for #NHS2048
www.enlighten.scot/nhs2048/effi...
Tomorrow @parliament.scot will debate the Scottish Government's record on school education. Many of the problems, as well as policy recommendations, were outlined in the Commission on School Reform's manifesto published yesterday. Read it in full here: www.enlighten.scot/publication/...
The Commission on School Reform has published its 2026 manifesto.
It calls for a return to a knowledge-based curriculum & offers proposals to strengthen academic standards, close the attainment gap & improve support for pupils with additional needs
www.enlighten.scot/publication/...
New article:
Paul Argyle McDonald warns that maths curriculum is suffering from a "structural collapse" due to "an educational roadmap that prioritises doing and calculating while largely omitting the why".
Read his full article here: www.enlighten.scot/the-architec...
Paul McGinness of @stormid.com writes for the blog on the potential of AI to reduce administrative burden in the public sector & increase productivity.
Read the full article here: www.enlighten.scot/automate-tas...
Join us on Mon 26 Feb for an online discussion on exclusive new polling in Scotland & Wales & what it might mean.
@profnicolamcewen.bsky.social
Charlie Buckley @moreincommonuk.bsky.social
Dewi Knight @policywise.bsky.social @chrisdeerin.bsky.social
www.enlighten.scot/event/online...
"Walking is one of the most inclusive and accessible forms of physical activity"
Ian McCall of @walkingscotland.bsky.social writes for #NHS2048 on the positive impact walking and wheeling can have as part of a greater focus on preventing illness
www.enlighten.scot/nhs2048/walk...
Katherine Crawford of Age Scotland writes for #NHS2048 on the urgent need to address the problems facing social care. She highlights that while "many, if not most, of us will need social care at some point in our lives"..."it is not a political priority."
www.enlighten.scot/nhs2048/scot...
Penny Halliday writes for the Blog about A Listening Ear's call to follow Manchester City Council's lead and remove council tax for those in their last year of life. Read her full article here: www.enlighten.scot/the-bucket-l...
"rarely even mentioned in this debate are the potentially harmful implications of shorter degrees for schools & for school leavers"
Prof Lindsay Paterson on the impact for schools from cutting degrees from 4 years to 3.
www.enlighten.scot/three-year-d...
"If we want to improve attainment, close equity gaps & develop confident, capable mathematicians the work must begin in our primary classrooms"
Primary school teachers Holly Drummond & Kirsten Fenton write for the blog on improving maths teaching.
www.enlighten.scot/maths-journa...
A powerful read from Sean Duffy @thewisegroup.bsky.social on the need from real and implemented public service reform in Scotland.
www.enlighten.scot/scotlands-pu...
The Scottish Government's consultation on the future of Council tax closes this week. Read our submission here:
www.enlighten.scot/devolvingsco...
