Centre for Transformative Change in Schools (CenTCS)

We’re delighted to share our Annual Summary for 2025-26 which provides an overview of CenTCS activities and achievements this past session. You can download the summary here: CenTCS Annual Summary 2025-26  

During 2025–26, CenTCS has: 

• Finalised and launched its collaboratively developed Research Compass. 

• Established three Project Streams to guide shared Centre activity over 2025-26. 

• Hosted a monthly seminar series showcasing the work of CenTCS Fellows, Associates and International Affiliates. 

• Developed and delivered an international partnership project, Developing Place-Based Dialogue about High-Quality Education Using the Quality Teaching Model: A Pilot Study for Scotland, funded through the Glasgow Global Partnership Fund, in collaboration with CenTCS Affiliates at the Universities of Newcastle and Sydney in Australia. This included: 

• Hosting a QTR training event involving local teachers, international researchers, teacher associates from the Centre for Teaching Excellence, postgraduate students and CenTCS members. 

• Piloting work using the Quality Teaching Model and Quality Teaching Rounds (QTRs) with a Glasgow City Council learning community and community partners. 

• Secured funding for a new project on Multilingual New Scots, School Leadership and Refugee Language Integration, working with the UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts(PI), and School Leaders Scotland. 

• Developed and strengthened connections with leaders of international peer research centres. 

• Continued to grow a scholarly community of colleagues from across research and teaching groups within the School of Education. This includes CenTCS Fellows and Associates from across a range of contracts together with International Affiliates and postgraduate researchers. 

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First published: 14 July 2026