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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…

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Postgraduate information sessions

Join us on Wednesday 14 February for our Postgraduate information sessions. Our postgraduate information sessions are a great way to learn more about postgraduate study and research at Brighton and explore opportunities for you. As well as the option to attend talks about finance and admissions, you’ll also be able to meet lecturers, researchers and…

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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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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…

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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…

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Creative Learning Practices (CLP) – a University of Brighton and National Theatre collaboration

Creative Practices in Primary Education is a research project led by Polly Herbert and Sinead Kennedy from the University of Brighton’s School of Education. The project was produced in partnership with the National Theatre working alongside the university’s Professor Peter Clough, and also primary teachers, senior managers in education, student teachers, senior lecturers in education and…

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Starting at uni with us in 2023?

We know you’re going to have a brilliant time here! Our getting ready for university pages are full of useful information to help you get your student life off to the best possible start. We have also organised some online Belong at Brighton events: The sessions will be held on Microsoft Teams and you may need…

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Trainee teachers flock to local primary school to support a baa-rilliant art project

Second-year students, studying our primary with QTS degree courses recently took part in a project organised by Martlets in partnership with Wild Art to help a local primary school decorate a sculpture of Shaun the Sheep. The charity commissioned a flock of over 40 individually designed Shaun the Sheep sculptures that will be displayed around…

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Using digital tools to teach maths

Trainee teachers on our two-year Secondary Mathematics Education BA(Hons) with QTS degree are benefitting from a new Digital Learning Partnership Project.  The project provides specialist subject-specific software to support trainee mathematics teachers and was inspired by the secondary national mathematics curriculum.  Sarah Yelling, subject lead at the university, was paired with Sam, a University of…

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Exploring maths at the Science Museum

Students from our two-year Secondary Mathematics Education BA(Hons) with QTS degree course went on a trip to London museums with senior lecturer Nicola Tuson. The main objective of the trip was to visit the Science Museum’s Winton Gallery. The bold and thought-provoking gallery, was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, and examines the fundamental role mathematicians,…

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