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Meet trainee teacher: Abbey Pope

Abbey Pope is a second-year international student, from South Africa, who chose to study our Primary Education (3–7 years) BA(Hons) with QTS degree and follow her dream of becoming a teacher. We caught up with her recently to find out more about her experience: Why did you choose to study Primary Education (3–7 years)…

Trainee teacher making her mark in pages – and pageants

Shamima Khatun is combining teacher training at University of Brighton with success as a children’s author – and in pageants such as Miss Great Britain. Swapping the catwalk for the classroom, single parent Shamima Khatun is studying Primary English Education BA (Hons) with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). But away from lectures and classrooms, she has…

Meet Tim Laing

I am a senior lecturer and course leader for all undergraduate primary teaching degrees, as well as the ITE curriculum lead for primary PE. My journey to teaching I have a lifelong love of PE and sport in all its forms, created through wonderful personal experiences and opportunities in this field when growing up. The…

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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…

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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Come to an applicant event

Our applicant events are a great way to learn more about your course after you have applied, to get to know us better and make sure we are the right university for you. To book you’ll need your University of Brighton student number which you’ll find on any emails you’ve received from us about your…

Booknic showcases contemporary children’s books

Our first-year trainee primary teachers visited a local primary school to hold a ‘booknic’ The trainees are all studying on our Primary English Education BA(Hons) with Qualified Teacher Status degree which focuses on English as a specialism alongside the other national curriculum subjects. As the name might suggest, a booknic is like a picnic but…

Award-winning children’s wellbeing podcast set for schools role

The new series of young people’s mental health podcast The Rez , produced by lecturer Lance Dann, is the first podcast to be accredited for teaching in schools. The latest outing for The Rez – beginning on 1 November – has received groundbreaking accreditation this month from the PSHE Association, which allows it to be used in…

Group photo of primary English with QTS trainees, course team , national theatre leads and partnership school staff

A day of creative joy!

Trainees in their second year of our Primary English Education BA(Hons) with QTS recently took part in a special workshop hosted by two leads from The National Theatre where they explored the creative journey of storytelling, creative pedagogy and joy. The day also launched the research project for course team members Polly Herbert, Sinead Kennedy…

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