In early-mid January we will have our first meeting of the ethics board including Johanna and our independent advisor Adam. As neither attend the OMT meetings and there is little documentation capturing developments thus far, I would like each WP lead to prepare either a 1-2 page document (bullet points preferable over prose) or short video (like Sofia did for the OMT a few months ago), outlining what has been done already in the WP, what is planned between now and September and detailing any ethical issues you have identified within your own work package or the project more broadly. This should include 1) ethical issues that would be common in any project (e.g. informed consent and data storage which we should all know how to deal with through our training as researchers and GDPR) 2) project specific ethical issues (e.g. such as how data from the LA system might be used to inform teachers about students) and 3) emerging issues (e.g. the need for retrospective ethical approval). I would also like you to include any country specific regulations that might be relevant. Finally, if you have any specific questions for the ethics board, please include these in your email to ensure they are all recorded and addressed.

Please note, the purpose of the ethics board is to support the project and is not an ethical review committee.

Send me (and cc Jake) your document or video by the 7th January, please.

All the best,

Carina