Past Events

CEBE holds regular events, ranging from roundtable discussions and debates, through to focused strategy meetings for specific initiatives. We also advertise relevant events that are taking place in organisations across the network – please get in touch with any thing you would like to promote.

Education Media Centre working group meeting

Submitted by admin on Mon, 14/02/2011 - 4:53pm

This EMC working group meeting will discuss the outcomes of the consultation with potential users and develop a plan to start-up the EMC

Education for the Frontline focus group meeting

Submitted by Jonathan Sharples on Mon, 14/03/2011 - 4:21pm

Harrogate grammar school are hosting a meeting for teachers to discuss the Evidence for the Frontline proposals.

Please contact Emma Dunmore for details - [email protected]

'Evidence-Based Policy - From Development to Delivery' seminar at UCL

Submitted by Jonathan Sharples on Wed, 16/03/2011 - 1:38pm

Professor Kent Weaver, Georgetown University

Roberts Building G08, Sir David Davies Lecture Theatre, Torrington Place, UCL, WC1E 7JE

Policymakers ignore the evidence. Academics ignore the politics. Then the public ignores them both.

EIPPEE project partner meeting

Submitted by Jonathan Sharples on Fri, 08/04/2011 - 10:09am

The EPPI-Centre (Institute of Education) is hosting a meeting of 35 partners from 23 countries across Europe about the issue of evidence informed policy and practice in education in Europe. This meeting is part of the recently successful bid to the European Commission.

IEE inaugural conference - Empowering educators with evidence

Submitted by Jonathan Sharples on Fri, 08/04/2011 - 10:22am

How using evidence can save you money and raise outcomes

Institute for Effective Education, Berrick Saul Building, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD

We know a lot about what works in schools, but do we apply this in practice? How do we translate academic studies into practical applications for busy teachers? How do educators facing a difficult problem in a school, use the insights from research? How do policy makers facilitate this process?

Education Media Centre – Parliamentary reception and briefing event

Submitted by Jonathan Sharples on Thu, 06/10/2011 - 10:04am

Over the past few months, the team developing the EMC have consulted all parts of the education sector – policy makers, journalists, educationalists, researchers – and have received unanimous support for the proposals.

Moving forward, we are now focusing on fundraising activities to get the EMC off the ground. To kick things off we are organising a briefing event in parliament on 22 November (6.30 – 8pm) to raise awareness around the EMC project.

Evidence-based programmes: Breaking down barriers to effective implementation

Submitted by Kate Thorley on Thu, 01/12/2011 - 12:20pm

Organised by the Social Research Unit at Dartington and the Institute for Effective Education at the University of York, this interactive half-day seminar will take place on:

Monday 26 March from 1pm until 5.30pm at London Living Room, City Hall, London

Research, Policy & Practice: Redrawing the Boundaries

Submitted by Jonathan Sharples on Mon, 13/02/2012 - 11:06am

This event is being hosted by the National Education Trust and will look at effective collaboration between research and policymaking.

Baroness Estelle Morris will provide an insight on the relationship between research and policy and Professor Kathy Sylva will draw on the long-running EPPSE project (Effective Pre-School, Primary and Secondary Education) as an example. Organised as a half-day seminar and round-table event, it will take place on:

Thursday 3rd May 2012 from 1.00pm until 4.00pm