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Curriculum Centre hosts unmissable IBBY exhibition!

The School of Education Curriculum Centre is delighted to have yet again been chosen to display a collection of children’s books from the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). IBBY is a non-profit organisation founded in Switzerland in 1953, which represents an international network of people from all over the world who…

Family Fun Day 2019

It’s that time of year again! The Student Support and Guidance Tutors (SSGTs), based at the university’s Falmer campus, are holding their fabulous, free, Family Fun Day on Saturday 9 March. The event takes place from 11am – 2pm in the Checkland building and is for all staff and students with their families. This year we have the amazing Bigger…

Oh what a night!

In early December the university held its fourth annual event to celebrate University of Brighton student achievements. Over 150 guests comprising students, staff, alumni, donors and supporters came together for an important occasion, hosted by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Debra Humphris, and organised by the Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement team. All attendees were there to recognise and applaud the efforts…

IBBY exhibition visits the Falmer campus

The School of Education’s Curriculum Centre was delighted to have again been chosen to host the International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY) biennial touring exhibition.

School of Education Curriculum Centre raising international and national profile!

As demonstrated on the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) website, the Curriculum Centre is currently displaying the 2017 IBBY Selection of Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities. The international touring exhibition, celebrating and providing a variety of books suitable for young people with disabilities, is on display until the end of…

The Malagiri School

Ahead of this year’s festive fundraising extravaganza for the Malagiri school, a charity supported by staff and students at the School of Education, Lorraine Harrison, who is a member of the Malagiri school comittee and an academic talks about the University’s connection with the charity. You can listen below, or via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts…

Glowing Ofsted report for our teacher training courses

The University of Brighton’s established strength in teacher training has been acknowledged in an extremely positive Ofsted report. Our Initial Teacher Education (ITE) Partnership received ratings of ‘outstanding’ for its Early Years, Primary and Secondary Courses and ‘good’ in Further Education and Training. This makes the University of Brighton the only university in Sussex and…

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Exciting research opportunity!

The University of Brighton is currently offering schools the opportunity to engage in beneficial research. A small-scale study is being conducted by the School of Education to develop understanding of the role of textbooks within mathematics teaching. Through a combination of observation and interviews, this research seeks to explore how teachers make sense of textbook…

National honour for Professor Goodson

A University of Brighton professor has received national recognition for “exemplifying the very best in educational research”. Professor Ivor Goodson, Professor of Learning Theory, has been awarded the British Educational Research Association’s (BERA) John Nisbet Fellowship, named after BERA’s first president and awarded for recipients’ outstanding contribution over their careers.

Children need ‘professional’ love

Celebrities and clergy exposed in the media for abusing children have helped create a “climate of wariness and suspicion” among early years practitioners and other professionals who work with babies and young children, according to a University of Brighton expert. Many are nervous to show affection and one in five practitioners questioned said they avoid…