Following the conclusion of an extremely challenging 2020/21 academic year, Green Shoots conducted a short survey with UK university students to gather their feedback on the experience. The research identified a variety of ways by which students' study was affected and there was a very mixed response with regards to the perceived effectivness of the … Continue reading UK Students feedback on the 2020/21 academic year
Insights and opinions
Teachers’ response to the school-closures
In response to the school-closure period, teachers have been working hard to provide remote learning opportunities for their students. To see how things are going, we conducted a short survey with teachers, the results of which can be read in full on Google Drive by clicking here. To boil it down to three key points: … Continue reading Teachers’ response to the school-closures
Looking back and thinking forward – UK teachers’ review of 2019
With 2019 coming to a close we conducted a final survey of the year to find out how teachers fared. A summary of the results can be found here (which links to a pdf document saved on Google drive). Although it has undoubtedly been a challenging year, overall the majority of the teachers that took … Continue reading Looking back and thinking forward – UK teachers’ review of 2019
What to make of the latest PISA results?
As ever the latest PISA results have prompted a media frenzy across the globe, with the world’s media eager to put the boot into governments where results have not been as good as expected, while in countries where there has been improvement, academics have come out in force to undermine the progress by challenging the … Continue reading What to make of the latest PISA results?
Equity in education – an analysis of recent publications
‘Educational equity’ is a term that we have been hearing more and more in recent months, building up to the OECD report at the end of October that provided a detailed analysis of the impact that socio-economic disadvantage has on educational achievement around the world. Unsurprisingly the report concluded that educational opportunity was not ‘equitable’ … Continue reading Equity in education – an analysis of recent publications
Shaking up the status quo with disruptor start-ups
Hearing from the latest up and coming start-ups always provides food for thought, and the recent 'Shaking up the drinks industry' event was no different. A panel of start-up founders, put together by isobel, and consisting of WOW drinks, Seedlip, and Ugly provided the opportunity to hear about the journey that each of these emerging … Continue reading Shaking up the status quo with disruptor start-ups
