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Supporting ethical female leaders – Laidlaw Foundation and Oxford Saïd announce new £1.8million 3-year funding gift
Oxford, UK, 26.03.2024 The Laidlaw Foundation, in collaboration with Oxford Saïd and Reuben College, has reaffirmed their commitment to empowering female scholars through the renewal of its prestigious Laidlaw Scholarship. The new £1.8 million philanthropic gift, to be dispersed over the next three years, will enable thirty exceptional female scholars from diverse backgrounds, and who…
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Laidlaw Foundation to fund new research & innovation library at Trinity College Dublin
New library marks major step forward for flagship Trinity East campus Trinity College Dublin is expanding its relationship with the Laidlaw Foundation with the establishment of a new research and innovation library at its Trinity East campus funded by a gift from the Foundation. [19 March 2024]. Trinity has a strong partnership with the Foundation…
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IE Business School and the Laidlaw Foundation Launch Scholarship Fund for Women to Earn Their MBAs
With The Laidlaw Women’s Leadership Fund, IE University aims to support the education and advancement of women dedicated to making a positive impact on the world through ethical leadership. IE Business School, through the IE Foundation, and the Laidlaw Foundation have together announced the launch of The Laidlaw Women’s Leadership Fund, which will offer MBA…
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Oxford University and the Laidlaw Foundation Launch Scholarship at SDG Impact Lab
The Partnership Will Empower a New Generation of Ethical Leaders. LONDON, United Kingdom, [February 29, 2024] – The Laidlaw Foundation, committed to investing in education to change lives, announced today a new partnership with Oxford University. Oxford University, already participating in the Laidlaw Women in Business Scholarship programme at Saïd Business School, extends its collaboration…
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Rethinking School Accountability: Beyond Grades and Exams
December 11, 2023 By: Susanna Kempe and Sally Newton There is an idea – persistent in the debate about public sector reform – that voters really want strict accountability regimes. We hear this time after time. Whenever the teaching profession points out how Ofsted has terrible unintended consequences for both teacher retention and curriculum narrowing…
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Report | Building Tomorrow’s Healthy, Confident and Productive Citizens: an Education for Our Children
December 11, 2023 We believe passionately that education can transform lives. It is why we are proud to sponsor the Laidlaw Schools Trust in the North East, not just in name but with our time, resources and funding. 88% of all schools are judged to be good or outstanding by Ofsted. Yet education is simply…
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Parents and teachers want a more transparent, well rounded and less high stakes accountability system in schools
December 11, 2023 Parents and teachers want Ofsted inspections and the school accountability system to be more transparent, well-rounded, and less high-stakes, a major new report into public support for education reform has found. The research, commissioned by the Laidlaw Foundation, found that mums, dads and carers are overwhelmingly in favour of a report card-style…
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The Laidlaw Foundation, HEC Paris, and the HEC Foundation Join Forces to Award Scholarships to 10 Exceptional Women Annually to the MBA Program
With the launch of the Laidlaw Scholars Program, the Laidlaw Foundation, HEC Paris and the HEC Foundation aim to identify and encourage underprivileged women in their pursuit of an MBA. November 27, 2023 This new partnership is set to make a significant impact by granting 10 full scholarships annually to extraordinary women with strong leadership…
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The Laidlaw Foundation Partners with the Oxford Character Project to Launch an Ethical Leadership Programme
The Laidlaw Foundation is partnering with the Oxford Character Project (OCP) to provide ethical leadership training to all Laidlaw Scholars as part of the Laidlaw Scholars Leadership and Research Programme. The Scholarship is designed to develop a new generation of diverse leaders who are skilled researchers, embrace data-driven decision-making, and believe that it is a…
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Imperial College London Introduces Laidlaw Scholars Programme To Develop Ethical Leaders
Imperial becomes the 17th institution in the Laidlaw Scholars Leadership and Research Programme. [London, UK, 18 October] – The Laidlaw Foundation announces its collaboration with Imperial College London today. With Imperial, the Foundation’s network now spans 17 of the world’s leading universities. The 18-month fully funded programme offers undergraduate students hands-on research and leadership development.…
