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Professor of Social Work has written a book that gives insights into the pre and post-care experiences of boys who were pupils in a residential school
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Professor of Social Work has written a book that gives insights into the pre and post-care experiences of boys who were pupils in a residential school
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This article will question how ready Scottish primary teachers are to adopt a pedagogy of play as opposed to more traditional didactic teaching approaches when planning and delivering an early years curriculum for children starting school.
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Dundee Law School has celebrated their first in person prizegiving event since 2019.
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Have you ever wanted some hands-on crafts training without the need to attend a full-time education institution? Alumna Rebecca Wilson has got you covered!
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Insights from the 2023 ‘What Kids Are Reading Report’, a nationwide study including more than 40,000 Scottish pupils, reveals that children read 24% more books than in the previous year.
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From DJCAD to dynamic director, alumna Rose Hendry is a successful and fastidious filmmaker who aims to hone in on details which tell a bigger story.
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This paper explores the pre-transition preparation experiences of parents of 6th class children from two single sex primary schools in an area of social disadvantage in the Republic of Ireland.
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Pupils from schools in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda and Zimbabwe participated in the University of Dundee’s African Schools Mooting Competition 2022
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Using drama to support pupils’ transitions from primary to secondary school: interface between scholarship, research and practice
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Pupils living in areas of high deprivation are far more pessimistic about their post-school prospects than peers from more affluent postcodes, according to a new University of Dundee study.
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The debating skills of Africa’s future legal experts have been recognised as outstanding in a mooting competition hosted by a leading UK university
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Engrained negative thinking about postsecondary prospects is contributing to high levels of youth unemployment in Scotland’s most disadvantaged communities, according to new research from the University of Dundee and The Kelvin Centre.
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Kirsty started off studying English law, but after finishing her degree she wanted to learn more about Scots law. She explains how this helped her stand out.
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Although attempts were made to establish an art school in Dundee as far back as the 1850s, it was not until 1888, following the creation of the Dundee Technical Institute, that a full-time art school become a possibility
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• Scottish pupils' reading skills improved over lockdown • Reading helped improve wellbeing during pandemic
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Two University of Dundee initiatives are to benefit from millions of pounds of UK Government investment.
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Girls perform better than boys and “low ability” children make the biggest achievement gains when taught using online and blended learning techniques, according to research led by the University of Dundee.
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Study examines the reading habits of more than 1 million young people; Scottish pupils have the second highest level of reading comprehension among home nations; David Walliams, Jeff Kinney, and Roderick Hunt amongst most-read authors
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An annual study detailing the reading habits of the nation's children has shown shows a 4.4% year-on-year decrease in the number of books being read by children from Year 1 to Year 11.