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Brian Hudson

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Professor of Education; Emeritus Prof, University of Sussex and Guest Prof, Karlstad University, Sweden.

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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Really looking forward to hearing from Ian Widdows on the problems with High-Stakes Accountability at our next FEPG meeting on Monday 28th September 7.00pm-8.30pm. More details below @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @brianhudson.bsky.social
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Brian Hudson @brianhudson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I am very pleased to be acting as discussant for the second @kossnetwork.bsky.social symposium at #ECER2026 in Tampere next week on Bringing Powerful Knowledge into Classrooms: Subject Teachers as Agents of Recontextualisation.
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Brian Hudson @brianhudson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
It has been a fascinating journey to work with Laura Tamassia on this paper which we will be presenting at the first @kossnetwork.bsky.social symposium at #ECER2026 in Tampere next week.
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Brian Hudson @brianhudson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Looking forward to chairing this #ECER2026 symposium in Tampere on Powerful Knowledge, Transformations & Epistemic Quality with papers from Anke Wegner Christina Olin-Scheller Laura Tamassia and me. This symposium arises from the research activities of the @kossnetwork.bsky.social
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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Really looking forward to hearing from Carl Smith on ending selection at our FEPG Meeting this Monday between 7.00pm-8.30pm on Zoom More details on the flyer below @teamsquarepeg.bsky.social @jamesmannion.bsky.social @statesofmind1.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @brianhudson.bsky.social
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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Really looking forward to hearing from Sinead McBrearty on Wellbeing and the Ofsted framework at next Monday's FEPG Zoom meeting 7.00-9.00pm More details on the flyer below. @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @brianhudson.bsky.social @jamesmannion.bsky.social @teamsquarepeg.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Reflections on the Curriculum and Assessment Review Our blogsite features posts from: Brian Hudson, NEU's Ed Harlow, Peter Lacey, Brian Matthews, Ian Davies and Chris Harris. @brianhudson.bsky.social @yorkuniversity.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @teamsquarepeg.bsky.social
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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Really looking forward to this discussion on the CAR this Monday night. Members have been given the link. To join see the flyer below. @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @brianhudson.bsky.social @jaydavenport.bsky.social @teamsquarepeg.bsky.social @statesofmind1.bsky.social @rethinkingjames.bsky.social
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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
What do you think of the Curriculum and Assessment Review? Our next FEPG zoom meeting on March 23rd will address issues around the review and its impact. Please join us. more details below. @brianhudson.bsky.social
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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
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Reflections on the Curriculum and Assessment Review: Brian Hudson – Fabians Education Policy Group UK
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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
An excellent new blog is now on our website from Brian Hudson regarding the principle of a 'Knowledge rich' curriculum. This is part of our ongoing series on the curriculum and Assessment Review. @brianhudson.bsky.social @teamsquarepeg.bsky.social @rethinkingjames.bsky.social
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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Excellent new blog on our site from Peter Lacey kickstarting a new series' Reflections on the Curriculum and Assessment Review' Find it here: fabians4education.edublogs.org/2026/03/03/r... @ecarda1.bsky.social @brianhudson.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @newstatesman1913.bsky.social
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Reflections on the Curriculum and Assessment Review: Peter Lacey – Fabians Education Policy Group UK
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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Really looking forward to tonight's FEPG Meeting with Liz Robinson CEO of Big Education MAT and Ellie Costello discussing the proposals for SEND included with Today's White Paper. Details below @brianhudson.bsky.social @marilynleask.bsky.social @teamsquarepeg.bsky.social @jamesmannion.bsky.social
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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Our next meeting ( February 23rd at 7.00pm) will feature Liz Robinson, CEO of Big Education MAT on doing things differently and Ellie Costello, Squarepeg on the SEND white paper.( See below) @brianhudson.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Our FEPG Review( Volume 2 Issue 1) featuring articles by Mary Bousted, Stephen Gorard and Christina Preston, reviews of books and our newsletter is now online fabians.org.uk/membership/member-interest-groups/fabian-education-policy-group/ @brianhudson.bsky.social @marilynleask.bsky.social
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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Really Looking forward to hearing from Mick Waters,Marilyn Leask, and David Jackson on the Open school tonight at our FEPG Zoom meeting. Full details as to how to join below on the flyer. @brianhudson.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @teamsquarepeg.bsky.social @
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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Really looking forward to hearing from the brilliant Mick Waters, Marilyn Leask and David Jackson on Open Schools in our Zoom meeting on Monday 26th January, Zoom link will be sent to members. More details below: @brianhudson.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @teamsquarepeg.bsky.social @
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Brian Hudson @brianhudson.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
I am pleased to say that the Special Issue of the Journal of Curriculum Studies on Transnational and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Subject Didactics is now published. Co-edited with Christina Olin-Scheller and Anke Wegner it forms Volume 57, Issue 5. www.tandfonline.com/toc/tcus20/5...
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Transnational and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Subject Didactics. Volume 57, Issue 5 of Journal of Curriculum Studies
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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Really looking forward to hearing Christina Preston and Linda Devlin speaking on the MESH initiative and the use of AI to produce research summaries for teachers this Monday 24th at our FEPG meeting 7.00pm-9.00pm. See flyer for more detail @brianhudson.bsky.social @debouthwaite.bsky.social
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Brian Hudson @brianhudson.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Very pleased to see this paper published. It is the intro to a Special Issue which brings perspectives on subject didactics from SE, FR, DE, AT and CZ and includes my paper on the tragic demise of subject-specific teacher education in England. @kossnetwork.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0022...
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A critical knowledge-led approach to curriculum research and teacher education across school subjects
This paper introduces and provides an overview of the special issue of this journal on Transnational and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Subject Didactics. It describes a perspective on Subject D...
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Brian Hudson @brianhudson.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Deadline extended until 30 November. Call for Papers for Didactica Viva: General and subject-specific didactics as living and responsive fields, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic 20 - 22 May 2026 ivsv.ped.muni.cz/clanky/confe... @kossnetwork.bsky.social
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Conference – Didactica Viva: General and subject-specific didactics as living and responsive fields
The conference aims to bring together researchers from around Europe who are active and interested in didactics research - ranging from subject-specific to general didactics. Contributions in relation...
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Brian Hudson @brianhudson.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
It was a wonderful experience to become an Honorary Doctor of Teacher Education at last week’s Academic Ceremony at Karlstad University. It has been a great pleasure to work with such an accomplished group of scholars in the ROSE group over the past 10 years. @kossnetwork.bsky.social
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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Really looking forward to hearing from the excellent Stephen Gorard at our FEPG meeting at 7.00pm. Zoom link sent already. If you are not a member please see the flyer for details on how to attend. @brianhudson.bsky.social @ukpolicywatch.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @sgorard.bsky.social
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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Really looking forward to hearing from Stephen Gorard next Monday 20th October 7.00-9.00pm on addressing disadvantage in schools. zoom link will be sent to FEPG members by email. Please see below for more details @brianhudson.bsky.social @sgorard.bsky.social @ukpolicywatch.bsky.social
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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Delighted to be welcoming Baroness Mary Bousted as guest speaker at our online FEPG meeting Monday 29th September 7.00-9.00pm. Members will receive the zoom link. Anyone else wishing to join see the contact emails below. @brianhudson.bsky.social @debouthwaite.bsky.social @joedromey.bsky.social
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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Our second FEPG Review is published online today. It features our newsletter, excellent articles by Daniel Kebede, Graham Donaldson, Ian Davies, and Andy Sprakes, our curriculum report and reviews. www.fabianeducation.com/fepgreviewan... @teamsquarepeg.bsky.social @marilynleask.bsky.social
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UCL Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment @cpaucl.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Great to see that this special edition of the Journal of Curriculum Studies, edited by CPA's Professor Zongyi Deng and @arthurjchapman.bsky.social in collaboration with @kossnetwork.bsky.social colleagues is now 'live', open access, and online. www.tandfonline.com/toc/tcus20/5... 1/3
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UCL Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment @cpaucl.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
The edition explores 'Powerful Knowledge', 'epistemic quality', and related concepts to make international comparisons between how subjects are modelled in secondary curricula in Sweden, Finland and England - a project developed and funded through the @kossnetwork.bsky.social, 2018-23. 2/3
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UCL Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment @cpaucl.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Congratulations to CPA colleagues @gracehealy.bsky.social, @drlaurenhammond.bsky.social,‬ Alexis Stones, Emma Newall, Zongyi Deng & @arthurjchapman.bsky.social on their papers and to our @kossnetwork.bsky.social co-authors! Looking forward to continued work together! 3/3
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KOSS network @kossnetwork.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Call for KOSS network 2026 conference papers. Didactica Viva: General and subject-specific didactics as living and responsive fields 20-22 May 2026 Faculty of Education, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Really looking forward to hearing from Tony Breslin on school improvement at our next FEPG Zoom meeting on the 23rd June. 7.00pm-9.00pm Fabian colleagues will be sent the zoom link as usual. see below for more details. @ukpolicywatch.bsky.social @brianhudson.bsky.social @ianwiddows.bsky.social
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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Great to hear from Professor Tomas Janik, Masarjk Univesrity about the next @kossnetwork.bsky.social conference in the Czech Republic in May 2026. Call for papers as below. 7
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KOSS network @kossnetwork.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Thanks to Dr Wilton Lodge for such an excellent opening to the #KOSS2025 conference with your opening keynote 'Towards racially just research and scholarship practices'
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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
CSSRG & KOSS colleagues have published extensively since 2018 on our key research foci. Here @ IOE we’ve collaborated with KOSS on the editorial board of our @uclpress.bsky.social book series #knowledgeandthecurriculum. uclpress.co.uk/book-series/.... Our latest open access book launched 20th May. 4
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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
We have been delighted to broaden the base of KOSS in recent years, engaging with German and Czech colleagues, for example. CSSRG is the @cpaucl.bsky.social research group involved in KOSS. 3 www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departme...
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Curriculum Subject Specialism Research Group
Conducting and promoting research into subject-specialist teaching. We are interested in all areas of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment, and the role of knowledge in school teaching.
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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
KOSS began meeting in 2018 and explores paradigms of knowledge and curriculum in a range of contexts, starting with Swedish, English and Finnish models, supported by Swedish government funding. www.kau.se/en/rose/exte... 2/2
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Knowledge and Quality across School Subjects and Teacher Education, KOSS
The network Knowledge and Quality across School Subjects and Teacher Education, KOSS, bring together three cross-disciplinary educational research groups, rooted in several academic disciplines from S...
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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Exciting to be attending @dr-willo.bsky.social’s keynote today on racially just research and scholarship, opening-up our @kossnetwork.bsky.social event, with @cpaucl.bsky.social and Czech colleagues in the room and by 32 colleagues joining us online. 1/2 @ioe.bsky.social
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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
We are delighted that both Curriculum expert, Graham Donaldson and General Secretary of the Fabians, Joe Dromey join us for zoom meeting on Monday 19th May at 7.00pm Members will receive the zoom link as usual @brianhudson.bsky.social @ukpolicywatch.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
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Brian Hudson @brianhudson.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Pleased to see this paper is available - it is one of a collection for a special issue of JCS on “Transnational and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Subject Didactics” based on a paper presented at the @kossnetwork.bsky.social conference at University of Trier in 2024. dx.doi.org/10.1080/0022...
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The demise of subject-specific teacher education in England
This paper addresses the demise of subject-specific teacher education in England in recent years. In doing so it considers the national policy context and historical developments of education in th...
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Kristian Niemi @hurlumhei.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
New article out today! Niemelä, M. A., Niemi, K., Salmenkivi, E., & Stones, A. (2025). Powers of knowledge in secondary religious education curricula of Sweden, England, and Finland. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1–19. doi.org/10.1080/0022...
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Powers of knowledge in secondary religious education curricula of Sweden, England and Finland
What might the powers of knowledge in religious education (RE) be; what knowledge and abilities does RE provide to pupils in lower secondary education? These questions are asked through this study ...
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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Really looking forward to our SEND discussion at Monday's FEPG meeting with Cllr Valerie Bossmann Quarshie and panel. An opportunity to discuss the current issues in this key area of provision. @debouthwaite.bsky.social @brianhudson.bsky.social @teamsquarepeg.bsky.social @jamesmannion.bsky.social
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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Curricula are camels, written by committee, & heteroglossic, reflecting the various aims & discourses of their multiple makers. Excited 2C this @kossnetwork.bsky.social paper published - reflecting on history curricular aims comparatively, across 3 countries & combining conceptual lenses. 1/2
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Brian Hudson @brianhudson.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
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Brian Hudson @brianhudson.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Really looking forward to Ian's talk on political education on 31st March at 7.00pm The Zoom link for this meeting will be sent to all members in due course. We welcome other interested colleagues to contact our chair-details on the flyer. @brianhudson.bsky.social @ukpolicywatch.bsky.social
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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Really looking forward to our next FEPG Meeting on 31st March ( see below). Ian Davies will be talking about political education and citizenship. Zoom link to follow @marilynleask.bsky.social @brianhudson.bsky.social @youngfabians.bsky.social @ukpolicywatch.bsky.social @teamsquarepeg.bsky.social
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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
We are very pleased to attach the final version of our report on Aims and Values of the curriculum held at the House of Commons You can access the pdf report here www.fabianeducation.com/fepgreviewandreports @ukpolicywatch.bsky.social @brianhudson.bsky.social @marilynleask.bsky.social
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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Excellent meeting with the inspiring Richard Poutney and Andy Sprakes of XP school last Monday. Thanks to Tracey Price for chairing a discussion around the new proposed Ofsted framework, too. @brianhudson.bsky.social @marilynleask.bsky.social @ukpolicywatch.bsky.social @fabiansociety.bsky.social
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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Really looking forward to hearing from Richard Pountney and Andy Sprakes of the XP Trust at our next FEPG meeting on Monday 24th February 7.00-9.00pm. @marilynleask.bsky.social @brianhudson.bsky.social @ukpolicywatch.bsky.social @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social @rethinkingjames.bsky.social
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Fabian Education Policy Group @edufabians.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Our very first edition of the FEPG Review with newsletter, articles by Sir David Bell, @deb_outhwaite @brianghudson, David Cooper and reviews of recent educational books. See www.fabianeducation.com/fepgreview @MichaelRosenYes.bsky.social @RethinkingJames.bsky.social @UKpolicywatch.bsky.social
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