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Our first school placement

Undergraduate primary trainee teachers are nearing the end of their six-week school placement – this is the first of three they will experience during the three years of their course. The school placement enables students to gain specific experiences in order to develop and demonstrate professional attributes, skills, knowledge and understanding linked explicitly to the…

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Brighton research making a world-leading impact, major review finds

The university has been recognised for research of “world-leading quality” which has “outstanding impact” on people’s lives by the UK’s HE funding bodies. The results of the Research Excellence Framework 2021 (REF) published Thursday 12 May 2022 show that the university’s researchers have produced research consistently rated as world leading. In particular, the university has been recognised for…

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Life as a graduate primary school teacher

James graduated last summer and he chats to us about life in his first year of teaching How are you finding your graduate job? I am enjoying my new job as a Year 2 class teacher, it has been challenging but a great opportunity to develop as a practitioner. I have enjoyed applying much of…

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Drusillas Park field trip

Students on our undergraduate primary teaching courses visited Drusillas Park as part of their studies. The Drusillas trip was linked to the ‘Learning Beyond the Classroom’ module and attended by the year 3 science subject study group. During the day the students were able to explore the importance of offering their pupils different ways of…

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International Scholarships for students starting in September 2022

The University of Brighton International Scholarship fund is open to applications from undergraduate and postgraduate students who hold an offer to study on a full-time course with us starting in September 2022. This scholarship was set up to support international students to make a positive impact on their studies and will be awarded as a…

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Working with Children and Young People online event

Join us on Wednesday 16 March from 5.30pm – 7pm for our Working with Children and Young People online event and speak with our friendly staff and students about studying part-time at Brighton. Ask any questions you may have about the course and studying at Brighton via the Q&A feed. Watch live sessions with course…

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British Library student workshop

We were delighted to welcome Andrea Varney from the British Library for a guest session this month. Andrea ran a workshop for students on our Primary English Education BA(Hons) with QTS course which explored the Discovering Children’s Books website and the new Cooking up your own fairy tale resources. Andrea is National Outreach Manager at the…

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School immersion week for first year QTS trainees’

Trainee teachers on our Primary Education with QTS courses have recently completed their first 12 weeks of university study, including a full week in school as part of their school-based training. School-based training takes place in one of our 650+ partnership schools and forms an important element of each year of study. In the first-year…

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Online book club launched to support trainee teachers

The School of Education held its very first ‘virtual’ book club last week. The book club was created by the school’s English team as an additional and fun way to develop subject knowledge. The club aims to expand student’s repertoire of contemporary children’s authors but also to offer an environment where open discussion can take…

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Preparing for your career

As a Brighton student we’ll help you to get as much as you can out of your time with, so that you can go on to find – or to create – work that excites and rewards you. Our careers team are there to offer advice throughout your time at Brighton and after you graduate…

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