School of Education news

Awards for Anti-Bullying

Congratulations to Matt Esders, one of our Troops to Teachers trainees who has recently won a role model award for his LGBT work in Tyneside. Read the full article here.

The National Society for Education for Art and Design

Lesley Butterworth, General Secretary of The National Society for Education for Art and Design (NSEAD) recently presented to (Secondary) Art and Design PGCE students about the work of the art subject organisation and the place of art and design in the curriculum.

Silent Books exhibition in the Curriculum Centre

International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) exhibition ‘Silent Books’ will be available in the School of Education Curriculum Centre from Monday 6 – Thursday 16 November 2017. Head over to the Curriculum Centre blog to find out more.

Glyndebourne performance for schools

Students from our (Secondary) Art and Design PGCE and (Secondary) Modern Foreign Languages PGCE attended the performance for schools production of Mozart’s Così Fan Tutte at Glyndebourne Opera in October. After the show students took part in a bespoke workshop led by renowned composer and conductor Howard Moody who was also joined by opera director, Simon Lorio…

Cross curricular and animation workshop at Towner Gallery

Students from (Secondary) Art and Design PGCE and (Secondary) Modern Foreign Languages PGCE started the year with a visit to the Towner Gallery in Eastbourne where they were invited to attend a tour of the Ravilious & Co: The Pattern of Friendship exhibition.

Art and Design PGCE peer-led workshops

Every student on our (Secondary) Art and Design PGCE brings their own art subject expertise, experience and practice to the course and we develop this rich vein by sharing ideas and techniques through peer-led workshops. These sessions are planned and taught by our students, who then receive feedback from course leaders to help develop their…

Creating art inspired by Glyndebourne

Well done to newly qualified teachers (NQTs) Olivia Broadbent Smith and Rebecca Bleach who spent part of their summer as artist in residence for Glyndebourne Festival as part of a collaboration with the School of Education at University of Brighton.

Research Seminar: Wednesday 22 November

The Education Research Centre and School of Education present: Supporting the participation and empowerment of (marginalised) young people using action research With Barry Percy Smith Wednesday 22 November, 1pm Mayfield building, room 129 All welcome For further details please click here.

Research Seminar: Friday 13 October

The Education Research Centre and School of Education present: Habitus as foregrounded history: theorising the affective in the social formation of embodied practice With Sarah Leaney Friday 13 October, 12.30pm – 1.30pm A501 All welcome. for further details click here.

Research Seminar: Thursday 12 October

The Education Research Centre and School of Education present: School cultures of teacher learning and the cultivation of ecologies for innovation With Professor Dave Pedder Thursday 12th October, 12.30pm – 1.30pm Checkland Building, Room C122 All welcome. For further details please click here.