The Knowledge

Dr Naomi Hodgson The 2021 film, Young Plato, screened this month as part of Edge Hill’s Annual Conference on Research in Education, and it has garnered widespread praise and won multiple awards at international film festivals for its depiction of Holy Cross Boys’ School in Ardoyne, Northern Ireland. More specifically, it is a depiction of…

Dr Karen Boardman, Jackie Sumner and Silvia Cont Every child has the right to play and learn outdoors. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) outlines Article 31 – the right to play as “Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of cultural…

Matthew Greenhalgh Quality education, often measured through an individual’s academic achievement, is a proven factor of later successes in academia and employment, and has the potential to improve health outcomes, increase income, and support social mobility. However, research suggests disparities are presented across socio-economic classes, with disadvantaged students’ experiences of education and opportunities for learning…

Dr Ian Shirley and Dr Anna Mariguddi Music is all around us. The power of music and benefits of music education  are well documented (see for example Hallam, 2010; Hallam and Himonides, 2022). In England, the teaching of music is a statutory requirement between the ages of four and fourteen. Although a large proportion of this…

Professor Jo Crotty The Institute of Social Responsibility started a blog in March 2020 in response to the first Covid lockdown. With the aim to critically examine broad conceptualisations of social responsibility across all disciplines, the Institute was committed to exploring the opportunities for cross sector collaboration and co-operation and to draw on the experience…