Christina Camm

Meet Education MA graduate: Phil Marsh

Phil Marsh graduated in 2022 from our Education MA. We recently caught up with him, to find out more about his experience at Brighton and how studying a Master’s has supported him in his career as a teacher. “Teaching is a profession which makes great demands on our time, but it is also something…

birds eye view of students sitting in the Checkland building atrium

A welcome return to our PGCE teacher trainees.

It’s been great welcoming new teacher trainees studying one of our postgraduate teaching courses, as they joined us for the first time on campus at the beginning of September. For their first three weeks, and as part of their induction, trainees will take part in various enrichment activities, workshops and field trips which will help…

Birds eye view of exhibition on the open evening

Art and Design PGCE exhibition returns to celebrate trainee teachers’ final assignment

This year we welcomed back our annual (Secondary) Art and Design PGCE graduate exhibition at the Falmer campus. The display was been part of an assignment that showcases the hard work of our trainee teachers whilst on placement in schools. The exhibition included a variety of work, from display boards that would be used in…

Children colouring in Shaun the sheep picture

Trainee teachers flock to local primary school to support a baa-rilliant art project

Second-year students, studying our primary with QTS degree courses recently took part in a project organised by Martlets in partnership with Wild Art to help a local primary school decorate a sculpture of Shaun the Sheep. The charity commissioned a flock of over 40 individually designed Shaun the Sheep sculptures that will be displayed around…

trainee teachers in the house of commons

Exploring teaching parliament, democracy and the rule of law in primary schools

Second and third-year students studying on our primary teaching degrees recently visited Parliament in London to develop their understanding of how to teach primary-aged pupils about parliament, democracy, and the rule of law – linking to their understanding of teaching British values, and the citizenship curriculum. This was an excellent opportunity for our trainee teachers…

Meeta and Rob presenting session on persona dolls

Early Childhood Education and Care Conference

Students studying our Early Childhood Education and Care BA(Hons) recently attended their end-of-year conference. The conference provides an opportunity for students across all three years to share their knowledge, including their experiences on placement and the writing of dissertations. Personal academic tutoring sessions also enabled them to review and reflect on the academic years and…

Image of the hive school building and swimming pool

My Education BA placement in the Dominican Republic

Our Education BA offers students a wide variety of enriching placement opportunities to develop key skills and enjoy unmissable experiences. During their time at Brighton, students will take part in a two-week placement in their first year, followed by an eight-week extended placement in the second year. Prior to their placement, students attend the school’s annual employability…

Secondary Art and Design PGCE – trainee experience of UBATO workshop

Mair Park is a trainee teacher on our (Secondary) |Art and Design PGCE course, who recently had an opportunity to attend a workshop day organised by The University of Brighton Art Teachers Organisation (UBATO). Here she tells us a bit more about her experience: “As students on the Art and Design Secondary PGCE, we have…

Delivering a screen printing workshop at a local secondary school.

We caught up with (Secondary) Art and Design PGCE trainee, Abbee Martin, who recently delivered a screen printing workshop at Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (BACA), a local secondary school. Here is what she had to tell us about her experience: “This was a very valuable learning experience for both myself and the students at BACCA…

Meet trainee teacher: Abbey Pope

Abbey Pope is a second-year international student, from South Africa, who chose to study our Primary Education (3–7 years) BA(Hons) with QTS degree and follow her dream of becoming a teacher. We caught up with her recently to find out more about her experience: Why did you choose to study Primary Education (3–7 years)…