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the group of students with Sam Hobbs outside the Checkland Building

Inspirational workshop from Brighton & Hove Museums

We were delighted to welcome Sam Hobbs from Brighton & Hove Museums to the university. Sam (centre in the photo above) is Head of Art at Angmering School in West Sussex and has been an art teacher for over 20 years. Alongside her school role, Sam is also Secondary Schools and Colleges Coordinator at Brighton…

Join us at our Postgraduate Training to Teach Information Day

Are you thinking about a career in teaching? Our Postgraduate Training to Teach Information Day at the University of Brighton is a great opportunity to explore your options and find out how we can support your journey. Join us on Saturday 16 November 2024, from 11am to 4pm at our Falmer campus in Brighton. This…

University of Brighton marks beginning of new era in the city

New and returning students began their studies this week at our three campuses across the Brighton at the beginning of a new era for the institution. The major redevelopment of the university’s Falmer campus has now been completed, enabling courses which had previously been taught more than 20 miles away in Eastbourne to relocate to…

Student teachers reading as part of the YAL Reading Group

Shaping Future Educators with the YAL Reading Group

Reading opens doors to imagination, creativity and understanding. At the University of Brighton, we believe that English teachers play a crucial role in helping secondary learners unlock those doors, guiding them to become confident and enthusiastic readers. However, both the importance of regular reading for post-primary pupils as well as Secondary English teachers’ role in…

group of all the students lined up in the studio

Developing teaching skills at Glyndebourne workshop

Our new student English, and Art and Design teachers spent a day at Glyndebourne Opera House at the start of their one-year course. The whole-day workshop was led by Glyndebourne’s composer and conductor Howard Moody, and choreographer Mike Ashcroft and involved Glyndebourne soloists Michael and Therese. The day was inspired by the opera Il turco…

Brighton rises again in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025

The University of Brighton has risen by a further 16 places in this year’s The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025. Brighton now stands at 71 in the overall UK league table, up from 87 last year. This follows a rise of 11 places in the previous year, and of 19 places the…

Education courses rise to 2nd in the Guardian University Guide

The Guardian University Guide 2025 was published over the weekend and the University of Brighton has risen to 2nd in the UK for education courses – a climb of four places! Plus, we were the only institution to receive a value added scored of 10 in the subject area. The value added score compares students’…

Raising the aspirations of GCSE photography students

Around 40 GCSE photography students from Fareham Academy visited the university to take part in photography workshops run by our PGCE Art and Design trainee teachers. The students spent all day on campus and worked in groups that rotated, so they could each participate in four workshops using the university’s specialist photography equipment. The workshops…

Exhibition celebrates art and design in the classroom

Student teachers on our Secondary Art and Design PGCE held an exhibition in the University’s Checkland building at Falmer to celebrate the end of their course. The student teachers were asked to select three projects they had planned and delivered during their school-based training. Their decisions were based on schemes that they felt best represented…

Teacher training at Brighton ‘Outstanding’ in latest Ofsted Inspection.

University of Brighton’s teacher training programmes have been rated as Outstanding and Good by Ofsted following our recent inspection. The report, published this week, rated the university’s Initial Teacher Education (ITE) Partnership as ‘Outstanding’ for the Primary and Secondary age-phase and ‘Good’ for Early Years and Further Education. The outcome further underlines Brighton’s reputation as…