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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...
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...
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/
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...
Online event: 4pm 10 June
We are delighted to host an online event with Prof Lindsay Paterson talking to @chrisdeerin.bsky.social about his new book, Lessons from Scottish Schools, which examines recent history, international comparisons & cognitive science.
www.enlighten.scot/lessons-from...
Following the recent publication of Alan Milburn's interim report we are delighted to host this important discussion on the patriation crisis facing the UK.
@chrisdeerin.bsky.social will be in conversation with @seanduffy69.bsky.social & Rt Hon. Justine Greening. www.enlighten.scot/event/online...
"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...
What is often described as being ‘tech savvy’ is, for my generation, simply the baseline. I was born in 2001, which means I have grown up alongside smartphones, social media and constant connectivity ...
