Education Studies News and Events

Professor Robert Jackson has been awarded an honorary doctorate (Doc h.c.) by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, on 10th March 2017. The degree was awarded in recognition of Professor Jackson’s contributions to education about religions and beliefs in an intercultural context in Norway and internationally. The Norwegian University of Science and Technology also hosted an international seminar on 9th March dedicated to the discussion of Professor Jackson’s work. Speakers included three of Professor Jackson’s former Warwick PhD students, Professor Sissel Østberg, former Vice Chancellor of Oslo and Akershus University College, Dr Judith Everington from the Warwick Centre for Education Studies and Dr Oddrun Braaten from NTNU. Dr Ana Perona Fjeldstad, Director of the Council of Europe-linked European Wergeland Centre, where Professor Jackson has held an honorary Professorship, was also a speaker. Professor Jackson played trombone at a jazz concert with a Norwegian trio led by bass player and jazz writer Bjørn Alterhaug.

You can read more on the Doctoral Awards Ceremony here.

Read more about the Norwegian University of Science and Technology here.

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The University of Warwick in collaboration with St Mary’s is launching its next Warwick Summer School, a three week programme which will run from July 16 – August 4 2017. The Summer School will be delivered in London from the St Mary’s University campus. The Summer School will be taught by world leading academics including Professors Ken Binmore and Abhinay Muthoo.

Inspirational Evening Programme

Last year, Nobel Prize Winner, Professor George Akerlof, former MP and Police and Counter Terrorism Minister Hazel Blears and Neuroscientist Dr Tali Sharot shared their insights and experiences with our students. We are delighted to be welcoming back Professor Akerlof as a guest speaker, and more 2017 evening guest speakers will be announced over the coming months!

Fantastic Social Programme

In the tuition fee, we also include a fantastic social programme including a BBQ, welcome dinner at the beautiful Ravens Ait (an Island on the Thames), curry and quiz night and farewell event as well as sports activities. In addition students can book for additional trips to London, Brighton and the dreaming spires of Oxford, river cruise and more. Accommodation packages are all fully catered and so there is no hassle for students and are available to suit a variety of budgets.

A variety of discounts are available for early booking, group bookings and more.

See what our previous Summer School cohorts thought of their WSS experience here.

To apply or for further details go to our website.

By Associate Professor and Director of Centre for Education studies Ian Abbott & Research Fellow at the Centre for Education studies David Middlewood.

Managing Staff for Improved Performance provides a comprehensive guide to people management in schools, giving school leaders and managers clear insights into how to develop employee performance and ensure high quality service in education. Middlewood and Abbott explore human resource management (HRM) theory and practice, drawing on examples from a wide-range of school contexts across many different countries. They examine what is meant by all levels of performance, from excellent to poor, and offer strategies for evaluating the performance of all staff – starting with the school leader. The authors also explore a range of issues including recruitment, performance-related pay, working with unions and other professional organisations, engaging stakeholders and the thorny issues around dismissal procedures.

Throughout this comprehensive guide for aspiring and practising school leaders, the emphasis is on taking a proactive and positive approach with a view to developing a culture within the organisation which only accepts very effective performance, and supports the style and approach of the school leader.

To read more about the book and to get hold of your own copy please click here.

CES Assistant Professor Emily Henderson and James Burford (Lecturer at Thammasat University, Thailand) have launched a new blog: 'Conference Inference: Blogging the World of Conferences'. The blog, which will include posts from Emily and Jamie as well as regular guest contributions, aims to provide a platform for critical and creative analyses of conferences. Conferences are an integral aspect of the academic profession, but they are under-researched, and much literature about conferences takes an anecdotal or 'top tips' approach.

This blog approaches conferences with an open mind – never fully knowing what they are, or the reasons their participants do the things they do. 'Conference Inference' is interested in contributions that explore the ways conferences are influenced by (and also influence) socio-political dynamics. The blog is also interested in space, relationships, emotions, and contributions that illuminate academic conferences as complex ecosystems.

The blog launched on Monday 30th January with guest posts from Yvette Taylor (Strathclyde) about conference labour, Mark Readman (Bournemouth) about 'selfish' conference behaviour, Adisorn Juntrasook (Thammasat) on conferences and the contemplative education movement, and Nicholas Rowe (Lapland) on the in/efficacy of poster sessions.

Date: Wednesday 1^st February 2017

Time: 1pm-2.30pm

Venue: C1.11, Centre for Education Studies, Social Sciences Building, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL

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