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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…

Hiring overseas teachers – it’s not all plain sailing

Hiring overseas teachers – it’s not all plain sailing Hiring overseas teachers is a necessary last resort and a useful temporary solution for most schools but it presents significant challenges, according to a new report, co-authored by the University of Brighton’s School of Education. Published by the Department for Education (DfE), the report looked at…

EdD information evening

Learn about our Professional Doctorate in Education and chat to the programme leader at our information evening on 14 June 2018. Find out more and book your place.

Professional Skills Test Day

The School of Education recently held a Professional Skills Test Day to provide help and support to those thinking of training to teach. Before starting a course that leads to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) you must first pass the Professional Skills Tests in numeracy and literacy which has proven…

Education graduate starts up new childminding business

Well done to School of Education alumni Dominique Atwell who has recently set up a new business, Playhouse Child Care. Dominique studied here at the School of Education between 2002 and 2006 and has since gained over 12 years classroom experience. She said: “I’ve always enjoyed working with people, elderly and the young and decided…

Brighton professors join the REF

Four professors from the University of Brighton have been invited to join the sub-panels for the Research Excellence Framework (REF). The panel will include School of Education’s Professor Andy Hobson, Professor of Teacher Learning and Development . Professor Hobson will be on the panel with the university’s Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise) Professor Phil Ashworth, Professor…

Research & Enterprise Conference Monday June 18 2018

The Education Research Department and School of Education presents: UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON INAUGURAL EDUCATION RESEARCH & ENTERPRISE CONFERENCE MONDAY JUNE 18TH 2018 All welcome. For full details and to register your attendance please click here