One of the biggest challenges facing education systems across Europe and further afield is how to improve outcomes for low achieving children and young people. The Scottish Government also committed  to creating a fairer society and to explore the role of education in this overarching aim. The purpose of this symposium is to bring together educationalists and policy makers from across the UK and mainland Europe in order to learn with and from each other in the task of bringing about change. It is our intention that this event will be highly participative with plenty of opportunity for dialogue amongst delegates.