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Holocaust workshop offers trainee teachers new ways into the subject

School of Education colleagues from led trainee teachers studying on the University’s History and English secondary PGCE courses through a day-long workshop on how to teach the Holocaust. The workshop forms part of a two-week programme of inputs and workshops around professional, subject and education studies which allows students – who have recently returned to university after…

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Teaching interview advice sessions

Are you considering applying for an undergraduate or postgraduate teaching course or have already replied and received an invite to interview? We will be running a series of online events where you will be able to speak with our friendly staff, find out more about what to expect, and learn some top tips for teaching…

Meet one of our teaching graduates

Melanie Fryer is a year 1 teacher at Gildredge House Free School in Eastbourne and graduated from our Primary 5–11 years PGCE eight years ago. We caught up with Melanie to chat about her time at Brighton, her career and her tips for anyone thinking about training to teach. My studies at the University of…

History PGCE trainee teachers setting up slow motion camera

Capturing an event in history

Trainee teachers studying our (Secondary) History PGCE recently had fun exploring how to use stop motion video to capture an event in history or change over time. Michael Edwards, Technical Demonstrator for the School of Education, led the session and explained how history teachers can team up with the DT department to create simple ‘tripods’…

My Glyndebourne Teaching Arts Residency experience

Natasha Tully is a (Secondary) Art and Design PGCE graduate who undertook an artist residency at Glyndebourne last summer. We recently caught up with Tash to learn more about her experience and how the residency has supported her in her career since becoming an teacher: “The best thing about my time at Glyndebourne was reigniting…

Author inspires trainee teachers

We were delighted to welcome author MG Leonard to the Falmer campus as the guest at this year’s Read to Inspire event. The annual Read to Inspire event is organised for our trainee primary teachers and has welcomed a host of authors over the years including Emily Gravett, Liz Pichon, Polly Dunbar, Chris Riddell and…

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From photographer to teacher – why I chose to study (Secondary) Biology PGCE.

Meet Francesca Moore, who graduated from our (Secondary) Biology PGCE as she tells us about her journey into teaching and her current role as a teacher at Holy Trinity Church of England School in Crawley: “Prior to studying for my PGCE, I had been a photographer for fifteen years, creating projects that focused on social,…

Award-winning teacher apprentice shares her experience and charity work

Meet Natasha Paling, a graduate of the Teacher Apprenticeship, who is not only an award-winning teacher but also dedicates her spare time to charity work and local community causes. We caught up with her to find out more about her amazing work and experience on the teacher apprenticeship programme: “My charity work started by volunteering…

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Developing resources to support learning (Secondary) Geography PGCE

Trainees studying on our (Secondary) Geography PGCE recently took part in a workshop with technician, Michael Edwards, where they learnt how to develop resources using animation software on an iPad. The idea was to create a short animation, using the type of materials that you can easily access in schools, to support the delivery of…

Glyndebourne opera performance for schools

Trainee teachers studying our (Secondary) Art and Design PGCE and (Secondary) Modern foreign Languages PGCE recently attended Glyndebourne Opera House for their performance for schools opera of La Boheme. The School of Education has worked in Partnership with the education team at Glyndebourne Opera for several years, and this performance followed our recent collaborative performance…