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Learning about the importance of STEAM education

Student teachers studying our (Secondary) Art and Design PGCE recently participated in two STEAM workshops to understand why and how art can feature alongside other STEM subjects and to gain a different perspective to inform their own planning of art and design lessons. STEAM – what’s it all about? STEAM is used to define a…

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Professional Practice in Education BA(Hons) event

Gain a degree while you work Join us on Tuesday 30 April 2024 to learn more about our  Professional Practice in Education BA(Hons). Meet our staff who will discuss the course. Chat with some of our students and hear about their experiences. Take a look around the campus and facilities. Ask any questions you may…

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Same Sky partnership benefitting student teachers

A new partnership with community-led arts organisation Same Sky is providing even more opportunities for our student teachers to work with schools.  Same Sky is an award-winning community arts charity and behind the amazing sculptures seen at events including the Brighton Festival Children’s Parade and Burning the Clocks.   During March, Same Sky will be using…

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Tracy Lambert

From student teacher to head teacher in six years

Tracy Lambert trained to teach at Brighton through the Troops to Teacher programme and gained a 1st class honour. Tracy’s passion for helping children started during the last few years of her career in the armed forces. Despite a slightly less traditional route into teaching, Tracy’s passion for the field with a ‘no child left…

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Science education lecturer takes nation’s school children on a safari

School of Education lecturer Dr Andy Chandler-Grevatt will be teaching the nation’s children about the magical properties of moss on Monday 11 March, when his British Science Week 2024 Live Lesson airs on CBBC. “I see moss differently to most people,” says Andy. “Ever since learning that each plump green cushion of moss is its…

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Education studies fieldtrip to the Childcare and Education Expo

A group of students studying Early Childhood Education and Care BA(Hons) and Education BA(Hons) degrees recently went on a field trip to the Childcare and Education Expo in London, the UKs largest education event, which offers a range of features and opportunities for attendees to enhance their professional development, network with peers and explore innovative…

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Postgraduate training to teach online advice sessions

Thinking of a career in teaching? If you have an undergraduate degree or are currently studying for one, join one of our online events to learn more about teaching as a career, what the course entails, and get tips for application and interview success. We are running separate events for primary teaching or secondary teaching…

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Visiting Brighton Museum to explore inclusion and diversity

Final year students studying our Education BA(Hons) recently visited Brighton Museum to explore how issues of inclusion and diversity are reflected in how artefacts/resources are curated. The trip was planned to support one of their modules ‘Learning in Practice’ where students study how learning can take place in a diverse range of contexts and with…

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You don’t need a maths degree to teach maths

Have you ever thought about becoming a maths teacher, but didn’t think that you had the right qualifications? A Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) could help you to top up, refresh and modernise your knowledge and understanding in Maths You don’t need to have won a Nobel prize in maths, to be a brilliant maths teacher!…

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Secondary physics trainee teacher Taofiq Durodola

What is it like studying a Physics PGCE?

We caught up with student teacher, Taofiq Durodola, to give us an insight into what it is like studying a (Secondary) Physics PGCE at Brighton. Why I chose Brighton I am an international student, so it was important for me to study at a university that offered VISA sponsorship. Brighton was very quick to respond…

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