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How the Student Experience Fund supported my Teaching Artists Residency at Glyndebourne

Tash Tulley graduated in 2022 as a qualified teacher after studying our (Secondary) Art and Design PGCE. During her time at the University of Brighton, Tasha had an opportunity to complete an artist residency at Glyndebourne which allows trainee teachers a chance to create work in their own right as an artist, free from expectations…

How to teach the Holocaust

Teaming up with other subjects at university is a great way for trainee teachers to promote cross-curricular understanding and to make more friends on the course. This year’s highly successful teaching the Holocaust session teamed up with students teachers from our (Secondary) English PGCE and (Secondary) History PGCE to explore some of the challenges and…

University of Brighton 2023 Highlights

2023 has been another extraordinary year at the University of Brighton with world-leading research, major awards and new facilities for our students, staff and the community. Check out some of the highlights from our incredible Brighton students, staff and alumni in our 2023 review. Season’s greetings and a happy new year!

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Art and Design PGCE partnership with Glyndebourne

As part of our ongoing partnership with Glyndebourne, teacher students studying (Secondary) Art and Design PGCE recently took part in their autumn season workshops, as well as attending the school performance of Mozart’s Don Giovanni’. Trainee teachers first took part in the workshop which picked up on elements of the Glyndebourne production, bringing together directors,…

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First UBATO workshop of the new year

The first University of Brighton Art Teachers Organisation (UBATO) CPD workshop of the new academic year took place at the end of October. We were delighted to welcome primary and secondary teachers from across the region who took part in member-led art workshops which included batik, screen printing and paint splatter. Read the full story on…

Turner Prize visit for trainee teachers

Trainee art and design teachers explored the Towner Gallery in Eastbourne as part of their course. An important part of our Secondary Art and Design PGCE is to consider learning about art and design outside of the classroom including the value of running school trips. As the Towner Gallery in Eastbourne is currently hosting the…

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Exploring different aspects of photography in Photoworks workshop.

Trainees studying our (Secondary) Art and Design PGCE had a brilliant time recently when they took part in a practical photography workshop delivered by Photoworks. The workshop introduced trainees to various elements of teaching photography within the art and design curriculum. Many schools now deliver digital as well as more traditional areas of photography, sometimes…

Exploring Brighton’s past and how trainees can teach about history in schools

Brighton has a diverse history and plenty of scope to remap what pupils see when they walk through it. Drawing on the research done by volunteers at Brighton and Hove Black History our intrepid group of (Secondary) History PGCE trainees recently took part in a field trip locally, trekking across Brighton town unearthing its hidden…

Brighton in the top tier for social and economic benefits

Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) results announced today place the University of Brighton in top tiers for delivering benefits with partners. Research England’s third Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF3) confirmed that Brighton continues to perform highly across key categories. The University achieved a ‘very high’ rating for its research partnerships and public and community engagement, complemented by…

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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…