Learning Goal: I’m working on a english report and need a sample draft to help me learn.
Write a formal academic essay in response to the following brief:
What does a socially just and equitable school look like? Explore one or more aspects of each of the following three features: a support structure, an aspect of pedagogy or the curriculum, and, values, commitments and beliefs that you might find in such a school. What are the challenges and dilemmas that these features present for achieving a just and equitable school?
We expect that you will integrate academic literature and policy literature into your discussion, including but beyond what we have addressed in the seminars.
40 % is the pass mark and the word count limit is 2,000
1.The Criteria
Your essay should be 2,000 words (+/- 10%) in length and address the following criteria:
2. Guidance from the module leader
Your essay needs to include the following parts. You may find it helpful to follow this as a structure, or you can decide to merge distinct parts. Whatever you choose to do, signpost clearly that you are addressing each part, using well-crafted topic sentences and subheadings. This will help your marker to see where you have addressed the marking criteria.
It is important to refer to academic and other sources for any claims that you make.
Please note that each of these sections will likely have multiple paragraphs.
Further elucidation will be available as online recorded talks on MyPlace.
| Part | Suggested content | General comments
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What national frameworks or policies shape the response to injustice and inequality in our schools?
What provision is made in or through schools to redress certain inequalities?
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This part is about the systems and structures that help schools to address inequality and injustice.
Some are part of national initiatives, such as free school meals, through to some that are owned at a local school level, such as informal pupil support groups. Getting it Right for Every Child is the umbrella structure for children’s services. This is approximately one quarter of your essay. |
| 2.Pedagogy and Curriculum | What action can teachers take to make sure that children are not disadvantaged in their schoolwork by their home circumstances?
How can the strengths that diverse students bring to the classroom be recognised and allowed to flourish?
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This part is about the action that can be taken at a classroom level – the broad pedagogical considerations that are responses to inequality and injustice. It is also about the way in which the curriculum can reinforce or redress these issues.
This is approximately one quarter of your essay. |
What are the expectations of teachers in Scotland in terms of their values, commitments and beliefs?
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This part is about the bedrock of socially just and equitable schools. It invites you to consider what attitudes, commitments and beliefs are important to sustaining such efforts as you have discussed.
This is approximately one quarter of your essay. |
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| 4.Dilemmas and challenges | What financial constraints get in the way?
How can educational standards be maintained? In what ways do the structures of schooling tend to reinforce inequalities and disadvantage? How should schools prioritise their efforts when the need is great? What is the personal cost to teachers? Are teachers adequately prepared? How are contemporary circumstances affecting schools, teachers and their pupils?
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This part shows that you understand the difficulties that are faced by teachers and schools.
Schools are constantly adapting to changing circumstances. They are constrained in many ways and must make decisions about how to allocate scarce resources. It might work well to integrate this element of your essay into the discussion rather than leaving it to the end. This is approximately one quarter of your essay. |
3. Referencing
All sources (including course documents) must be referenced.
A reference list must also be provided with the full bibliographical details of the sources cited using APA 7. Guidance on academic referencing using APA 7 can be found at: https://guides.lib.strath.ac.uk/referencing_guide/apa
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