When 'New Labour'came to power in the United Kingdom in 1997, one of their first major
initiatives was to establish new devolved political institutions in Scotland, Wales and …

This paper seeks to explore how we may best understand the relationship between teacher
identity and national culture. Using Raymond Williams' concept of 'structure of feeling'as a …

This paper is based on a survey of teachers following the Chartered Teacher programme in
two Scottish universities. The aim of the study was to gain a better understanding of the …

The year 1999 saw the establishment of the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Executive
(SE). Powers that were devolved from the UK government in Westminster, London, included …

The production of simplified language materials (SLMs) is a widespread practitioner
response to delivering a curriculum to a diverse student population across mainstream …

There has been much recent interest in collaboration and networking within and between
schools to promote innovation, school improvement, and professional development. This …

In Scottish education, school leadership is regarded as central in realising the policy
ambitions to raise attainment. This article examines critically the policy expectations and …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to analyse the challenges in undertaking occupational
pay comparisons and why this matters for evidence-based reward management, union …

Dans le cadre de la réalisation du projet de révision du cahier des charges de l'enseignant
secondaire, le Secrétariat général du département de l'instruction a mandaté en novembre …

Recent policy introductions in Scotland have led to a contractual statement that teachers'
work should be capable of completion within a 35 hour working week. However research by …