Research Panel &Scope Membership
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durhamjaide2001 Community Co-Production Group, Scope Member Posts: 10,783 Disability GamechangerOptionsThat's strange I do both and have no problems with it.
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This is what the email said...
Dear Darren,
The Research Panel Team wishes you a happy new year 2023.
We would also like to inform you that we have noticed that you are also a Scope Member.
However, due to familiarisation, a Scope member cannot be a panellist. Therefore, we have changed your status in the panel and now, you cannot take part in any project.
If you wish to discuss the change with us, feel free to contact us.
Cordially,
Scope Research Panel team
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durhamjaide2001 Community Co-Production Group, Scope Member Posts: 10,783 Disability GamechangerOptionsI would maybe just contact them and ask why
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I have emailed them. It hurts as I've been doing research projects on various subjects for Scope for over 25 years & then I get that email.
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Globster Community member, Community Volunteer Host, CP Network, Scope Member Posts: 2,385 Disability GamechangerOptions
I also received the same email from the scope research panel but I had not been helping the research panel at scope for long@daz2 but I agree it just feels like a bit of the teethI am a Community Volunteer Host. Please note: if I use the online community outside of its hours of administration, I am doing so in a personal capacity only.
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Hi daz2, I too have received the very same email. Like you, I wasn’t aware it would make any difference so I’ve emailed back querying why this is.
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Hi @daz2 , I have also received the same email. I'm not sure I know what it means. But to be honest, I am feeling so ill, whatever it is, it doesn't matter! I have enough on my plate without trying to work out what this email means.
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daz2 said:Does anyone know when the policy changed and why?
Hi @daz2 and everyone else who received that email.
I'm sorry to hear about your disappointment and apologies for the confusion. Please allow me to talk with my colleagues on the Research Panel to sort this out. We will get back to you as soon as possible with a more detailed explanation. But in the meantime please rest assured that we are taking on board your feedback.
Sorry again, and speak soon,
GiovanniGiovanni Gaetani (he/him)Membership Programme LeadHere East Press Centre, 14 East Bay LaneE15 2GW, London (UK) -
It says that I can longer be on involved in Scope projects. You have no much that hurts and how upset I am after 25 years of doing projects for Scope in my own time and on many occasions at my own expense. The email reads like a redundancy notice.
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Hi everyone,
Earlier today the Research Panel team sent an email to 57 Scope members who are also part of the Research Panel.
We apologise if the email came across as blunt and for any confusion caused. We would like to clarify a few things.
You are still a panellist
First, we want to reassure you that you are still part of the Research Panel.
You can still access your profile and your rewards as usual.
We have just set your research panel status on “inactive”. This is temporary and can be reverted any time
The incompatibility issue
We did this because it’s best practice that a member of a research panel is not involved with the panel’s organisation in other ways.
This is due to the so-called “familiarisation effect”: the more you are involved with the organisation, the more biased your responses will be. This would impact the consistency of our research.
I will personally talk with the Research Panel team to see if we can reconsider this decision. We will keep you posted.
What can you do now
In the meantime, if you wish to keep collaborating with Scope research panel, please email both researchpanel@scope.org.uk and membership@scope.org.uk and we will discuss this further with you.
Thank you for your understanding,
Giovanni Gaetani
Membership Programme LeadGiovanni Gaetani (he/him)Membership Programme LeadHere East Press Centre, 14 East Bay LaneE15 2GW, London (UK) -
durhamjaide2001 Community Co-Production Group, Scope Member Posts: 10,783 Disability GamechangerOptionsGiovanni_Scope said:
Hi everyone,
Earlier today the Research Panel team sent an email to 57 Scope members who are also part of the Research Panel.
We apologise if the email came across as blunt and for any confusion caused. We would like to clarify a few things.
You are still a panellist
First, we want to reassure you that you are still part of the Research Panel.
You can still access your profile and your rewards as usual.
We have just set your research panel status on “inactive”. This is temporary and can be reverted any time
The incompatibility issue
We did this because it’s best practice that a member of a research panel is not involved with the panel’s organisation in other ways.
This is due to the so-called “familiarisation effect”: the more you are involved with the organisation, the more biased your responses will be. This would impact the consistency of our research.
I will personally talk with the Research Panel team to see if we can reconsider this decision. We will keep you posted.
What can you do now
In the meantime, if you wish to keep collaborating with Scope research panel, please email both researchpanel@scope.org.uk and membership@scope.org.uk and we will discuss this further with you.
Thank you for your understanding,
Giovanni Gaetani
Membership Programme Lead -
Yes thanks durhamjadie2001. I had a chat to Giovanni this afternoon and sorted it out.
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durhamjaide2001 Community Co-Production Group, Scope Member Posts: 10,783 Disability GamechangerOptionsdaz2 said:Yes thanks durhamjadie2001. I had a chat to Giovanni this afternoon and sorted it out.
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Thank you @Giovanni_Scope for sorting this out. I received this email too and also want to be a part of both if possible. I'll email both email addresses nowCommunity Volunteer Adviser with professional knowledge of education, special educational needs and disabilities and EHCP's. Pronouns: She/her.
Please note: if I use the online community outside of its hours of administration, I am doing so in a personal capacity only.
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