Catherine May

Our Director has been sharing his thoughts with
@hepi-news.bsky.social
about what the next Welsh Govt
(whatever it may look like) needs to consider if it is really going to support current and future students in Wales.

Who, what, why, and where: History and the curriculum across the UK and Ireland Our history lessons are never just a straight-forward account of the past. They are based on carefully constructed ideas which shape our sense of who we are and how we understand our place in the worl...

Coming soon... Wise in 5: History in Schools

An upcoming Wise in 5 briefing compares how history is positioned in the curricula, focusing on secondary education in Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England.

This blog offers a glimpse of what’s to come: lnkd.in/dh-9hp2C

Do you know there is now a six/seven handshake? It will never leave!

HIGHLY COMMENDED! We are pleased that @policywise.bsky.social was runner up in the "1 to watch" category at the inaugural @smartthinking.bsky.social awards. 2 years since we launched website, newsletter & Wise in 5s. What an adventure launching a new initiative to build understanding of devolution.

It is great title!

Revealing my bias but this is a policy I could back!

We've talked for a long time @policywise.bsky.social about creating a Weatherspoon's index across the UK. Price of a pint in each nation!

Bridging divides: lessons in cross-nation collaboration from the PolicyWISE roundtables. Bridging divides: lessons in cross-nation collaboration from the PolicyWISE roundtables. In a time of shifting power dynamics, widening regional disparities, and voting volatility, how can the nations...

Bridging Divides: Lessons in Cross-Nation Collaboration from the PolicyWISE Roundtables from @cmay99.bsky.social

100+ leaders discussed intergovernmental relations and collaborative policymaking across the UK and Ireland.

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Event: Reimagining Disengagement. 3rd June, 12:00–1:30pm
www.policywise.org.uk/node/736
Join social commentator/author Darren McGarvey, @drdonnasmith.bsky.social & Dr Dan Taylor from @oupolitics.bsky.social for a thought-provoking conversation on what disengagement means & how we can respond to it.

Watch the Webinar: "A More Collaborative Form of Governance? YouTube video by PolicyWISE

Can tomorrow's Council of Nations & Regions meeting navigate the big and small 'P' politics of national and local #devolution?
Watch our webinar with @michaelkenny.bsky.social @alwalker.bsky.social & Dewi Knight www.youtube.com/watch?v=tru3...
Read our report www.policywise.org.uk/about/inter-...

Watch the Webinar: "A More Collaborative Form of Governance? Watch the Webinar: "A More Collaborative Form of Governance? UK Intergovernmental Relations and the Council of Nations and Regions." You can now watch the recording of our recent webinar, which explored new research calling for a step change in UK Intergovernmental Relations through the Council of the Nations and Regions. We discussed a new model of collaborative governance, the purpose and remit of the Council, the English dimension, and international examples of good intergovernmental relations. Our panellists, and report co-authors, were: Dewi Knight (PolicyWISE, The Open University) Professor Michael Kenny and Alex Walker (The Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge) The event was chaired by Catherine May (PolicyWISE, The Open University), and took place live on the 13th of May.

Watch the Webinar: "A More Collaborative Form of Governance? UK Intergovernmental Relations and the Council of Nations and Regions." youtu.be/tru34dF5EvQ

The webinar explored new research calling for a step change in UK Intergovernmental Relations through the Council of the Nations and Regions.

What a view! Happy to be back in Llandudno for the launch of the @openuniversity.bsky.social @taipawb.bsky.social report into Tenants’s experience of decarbonising social housing. @policywise.bsky.social we’re looking into how the findings can be shared across UK/Ireland.

Yes! Until I found myself in this situation I really hadn’t known the scale of demands and how much this doesn’t fit with also having a full-time job and a family of my own. I wish there was more discussion about how woefully we are set up for an aging population.

I'm really looking forward to chairing this discussion today, and will be making sure there is a lot of time for the Q and A. Still time to sign up 👇

Tomorrow! Join Dewi Knight, @alwalker.bsky.social and @michaelkenny.bsky.social to hear why the Council of Nations and Regions matters and the importance of working with all UK leaders no matter the politics....
Sign up www.policywise.org.uk/node/671
#intergovernmentalrelations #ukpolitics #webinar

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Free Webinar next Tuesday 1pm, discussing our new research report (alongside @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk) into UK Intergovernmental Relations and the Council of Nations and Regions. Sign up here! events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e9af39...

If you’re confused about what folks are voting for in England, @matthewfright.bsky.social from @instituteforgovernment.org.uk explains it really clearly below.
And if you’re elsewhere in the UK like me - grab a deckchair, sit in the sun and get stuck into what’s happening over the border!

Why should 16 year olds get the vote? “I think if you’re old enough to go out and work, if you’re old enough to pay your taxes, then you are entitled to have a say on how your taxes are spent. And also we do have voting at a younger age i...

Want to know more? Read our wise in 5 and join the debate www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-sh...

What difference would it make if 16 year olds could vote in tomorrows mayoral/local elections in England? Our blog by Donna Smith from the @openuniversity.bsky.social
sets out the arguments for/ against reducing voting age (hint: it already is in Wales and Scotland and the PM has backed it).

Did you know that in Scotland and Wales, 16 and 17 year olds can already vote in local and devolved elections? Now, there's a growing movement to extend this right across the UK.

Read more in our latest Wise in 5 here: www.policywise.org.uk/news/policyw...

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Mark your calendar for June 3rd, 12–1:30pm (online) for the launch of the ‘Engaging the Disengaged’ toolkit!

🔗 Register now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9cf613...

Sounds like a good one for @policywise.bsky.social - looking forward to discussing this and more in Manchester on 30th April

Potholes, funding formula, and the arts: what the UK Spring Statement could mean for all UK governments. There have been rumours, leaks and hints of what will be in the Chancellor’s statement on Wednesday morning, and it seems to be so far, so glum – cuts, increased need for defence spending and an ever-...

This weeks blog discusses what the UK Spring Statement could mean for all UK governments.

You can read this weeks edition and share any feedback here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/pothol...

New Briefing Highlights Gaps in Language Education for Refugees and Migrants Across the UK and Ireland. A new Wise in 5 briefing is published today highlighting disparities in language education policies for refugees and migrants across the UK and Ireland. Wise in 5: Language Education for Refugees and ...

New from PolicyWISE in the latest edition of our blog, The Comparative angle, featuring our latest Wise in 5 on key gaps in ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) provision, funding shortages, and the need for multilingual approaches to language education.

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I think maybe there is some nervousness about calling something "England" when it's not that clear who is the responsible government - points to the paradox at the heart of it!!

Catherine May on LinkedIn: #devolutionlearningweek #publicaffairs #policyengagement… Yesterday’s post by PolicyWISE on news reports missing the mark on devolution led me to reflect on the role we play in helping others get it right. One of the…

I've just been mulling over this following similar errors in the Times re health appointments yesterday! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Following yesterday’s @policywise.bsky.social post on devolution I reflected on a 2024 highlight presenting to 170+ civil servants at #DevoLearningWeek. Delivering clear explanations is critical for accurate reports, & effective policy-making.
📸 Not explaining Barnett Consequential from Westminster!

Poetry, Packed Bags & Positions of Power - The Comparative Angle on Tourism Policies “Whatever is given – Can always be re-imagined.” Seamus Heaney’s words about creation, inheritance and imagination, might not seem an obvious starting point for a comparative policy blog.

You might've seen we recently updated our Wise in 5: Tourist Tax to reflect recent developments across the UK&Ireland, and cross-nation comparisons.

In today's edition of The Comparative Angle, Dewi delves into the emerging policy divergence across the governments: www.linkedin.com/pulse/poetry...

Follow @policywise.bsky.social for more comparative policy analysis across UK and Ireland and artfully positioned coffee cups!