An invitation to iCeGS Annual Lecture on December 18th 2018 at the University of Derby 2.30 -3.30
Pride and Prospects: Developing a socially just level 1 curriculum to enable more positive school to work transitions
This years iCeGS annual lecture will be delivered by Liz Atkins, Professor of Vocational Education and Social Justice at the University of Derby. The lecture will explore the social impact of innovative level 1 vocational curricula, central to which is career guidance, on the outcomes for young learners in an island community. The research has implications for all those working with marginalised young people.
Liz has previously worked at universities in the UK and Australia. Her research interests are focussed on school to work transitions through vocational education and the ways in which these are mediated by social class. She is currently working on a project around the level 1 curriculum which is funded by Rothschild and based at Guernsey College. Her new book (with Vicky Duckworth) Research Methods for Social Justice and Equity in Education will be published by Bloomsbury in March, 2019.
