School of Education

Postgraduate Train to Teach online event – 30 September

Join us on Thursday 30th September from 5.30pm – 7pm for our online event to chat to us about: our primary, secondary and further education PGCEs, Early Years Initial Teacher Training, School Direct programmes and the teaching apprenticeship our 600 partnerships offering you placement opportunities in large, small, urban and rural settings tax-free bursaries and scholarships. To…

Double celebrations for the School of Education at Apprenticeship Awards Ceremony

Huge congratulations to Lis Bundock who has won an award at the Brighton & Hove Apprenticeship Graduation Ceremony 2021, held on 30 June. The awards from the Sussex Council of Training Providers celebrated the achievements and success stories of apprentices across the city, as well as exceptional contributions from employers and education providers that make…

Postgraduate Education Research Conference

Our Postgraduate Education Research Conference, which usually takes place at campus, went virtual this year and proved to be quite the success. The annual event, which was attended by over 70 students studying our Education MA, Education MRes and Doctorate of Education (EdD) was based on the theme of ‘Adventures in Methodology’ providing a stimulating…

Student wins prestigious Diana Award for work with hearing impaired community

Congratulations to Sarah-Beth Parker, who has received a prestigious award named after the late Princess Diana, honouring her work promoting British Sign Language. The Diana Awards acknowledge the work of 9-25 year olds around the world, and are given in recognition of young people creating and sustaining positive social change. Sarah-Beth, who is graduating this…

Marlon Moncrieffe in his former elite racing days

School of Education lecturer tackling lack of diversity in British Cycling Hall of Fame

Dr Marlon Moncrieffe, a pathfinder in highlighting racism in elite cycling, has joined the panel which chooses inductees to British Cycling’s Hall of Fame. The addition of new names to the Hall of Fame only occurs in Olympic years, and Dr Moncrieffe will join British world and Olympic champions on the selection body run by…

Book your place for our Education MA online event

Join us on Wednesday 7 July from 5.30pm – 7pm to find out about studying our Education MA at this online event. During this event you will be able to: Ask any questions you may have about the course and studying at Brighton via the Q&A feed Watch a live presentation from 5.40pm – 6.10pm…

Decolonising the curriculum – latest issue

Teaching and learning about race equality issue 4 – May 2021 Read the latest issue of Decolonising the Curriculum which includes multidisciplinary articles and examples of evidence-based practices from academics and thoughts from students across five higher education institutions, including Melanie Norman, a former geography teacher for the School of Education.

Join us for our summer open days

Get to know us at our summer online open days – from wherever you happen to be. We’re here to help and there will be loads to see and do. All of our events are taking place online at the moment – making it easier for you to get a sense of what it will…

Transitioning from student to graduate

Huge congratulations to one of our final year students, James Lewington, on securing a full-time role in a primary school which he will start after graduating as a newly qualified teacher. James has been studying our Primary Mathematics Education BA(Hons) with QTS and shares some useful tips that have helped him prepare for finishing his…

Bronze Athena SWAN Award

We are thrilled that the School of Education has achieved a Bronze Award from the Athena SWAN Charter, recognising our commitment to gender equality. The Athena SWAN Charter seeks to promote gender equality, representation and progression within higher education and research. A Bronze Award recognises the steps that the schools have taken in assessing data trends, practices…