This week marked a whole year since we entered a national ‘lockdown’ for the very first time. The emergency restrictions placed on our everyday lives in response to coronavirus have seen working from home, social distancing and wearing a mask become part of our ‘new normal’. While limiting the spread of the virus – these… Continue reading Lockdown legacies: Let’s stop the spread of inequality
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Reflections from Scotland: What’s the best way to reopen schools safely?
Professor Chris Chapman (Principal Investigator, CNS), and Dr Sarah Weakley (Research Associate, CNS) recently contributed a blog to the International Public Policy Observatory (IPPO) website. On the topic of schools re-opening, Professor Chapman and Dr Weakley discussed Scotland's phased-return approach, set to commence on Monday 22 February. This will see in-person learning restart for 'early… Continue reading Reflections from Scotland: What’s the best way to reopen schools safely?
Emerging from lockdown: Perspectives on ‘easing’ from 5 countries
With lockdown in place due to COVID-19, there are so many unknowns in front of us. It has been key to look at examples from other countries in order to consider what might happen in Scotland post-lockdown.