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Director of WISERD Education is Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences

Professor Sally Power, WISERD Co-Director and Director of WISERD Education has been conferred as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, along with 68 other leading academics, practitioners and policymakers across the social sciences. The new Fellows have been recognised after an extensive peer review process for the excellence and impact of their work…

‘Handbook of Education in China’ book launch

Cardiff Confucius Institute welcomed Honorary Professor and Leverhulme Emeritus Professor W. John Morgan and Professor of Education at University of Nottingham, Qing Gu, to introduce their new book, theHandbook of Education in China. The launch event was well attended by Cardiff University staff and students representing a range of academic schools, demonstrating the wide interest…

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

Earlier this week we looked at the recent reforms to GCSEs across England, Northern Ireland and Wales and considered students’ views on linear and modular courses. In the second part of this series exploring students’ perspectives on the fairness of GCSEs, Dr Rhian Barrance considers whether internal assessment should be used alongside exams. The question of how…

WISERD GCSE blog series explores young people’s views on choice and fairness

Across England, Northern Ireland and Wales, many 16-year-olds are awaiting the release of their GCSE results tomorrow. This year, for the first time, students in England will receive results for some subjects using the new (9-1) grading system, while students in Northern Ireland and Wales will continue to have their papers graded using the existing…

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

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 Wales, and considers students’ views on linear and modular courses. Across England, Northern Ireland and Wales, many 16-year-olds are awaiting the release of their GCSE…

Are Welsh-medium schools in south-east Wales ‘middle class’?

Are pupils who attend Welsh-medium schools in south-east Wales mostly from middle-class backgrounds and does it matter? Siôn Llewelyn Jones, from Cardiff University’s School of Social Sciences, will examine these questions in a presentation at Cardiff University’s tent at the National Eisteddfod on Anglesey on Thursday 10th August at 4pm. Mr Jones recently presented his…