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Inspirational third UBATO workshop day

We welcomed 26 art teachers from primary and secondary schools to our third University of Brighton Art Teachers Organisation (UBATO) workshop day on Saturday 20 May. Workshops on offer this time included eco printing, making survival blankets from crisp packets (pictured on the right), scrape painting, figure sculpting, needle felting and fusing fibres. Some of…

Staff member to take part in the UN Women’s Commission on the Status of Women

The School of Education’s Suse B. Bentley has been selected as one of the delegates to represent UN Women UK at the 67th National Commission on the Status of Women. To be held online, the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender…

trainee teachers taking part in Geography PGCE fieldwork

Delivering Geography fieldwork to local secondary schools

Trainee teachers studying on our (Secondary) Geography PGCE recently organised and delivered fieldwork to three local secondary schools, looking at sustainability, transport links, and perceptions of place around the university of Brighton and Sussex University campuses. Each fieldwork plan was linked to the GCSE specifications of the school and considered the specific needs of the…

Art Teachers Organisation workshop day

The University of Brighton Art Teachers Organisation (UBATO) held its second members workshop on Saturday 11 February. What an exciting day it was too! Workshops on offer included: Selecting which workshops to take part in was a very difficult task! UBATO members were also asked to bring in artwork from their school setting to share…

Explore your subject at one of our events

We have a range of upcoming events where you can explore studying your chosen subject at Brighton. Subject tasters Our subject taster sessions will help you focus in on the courses that interest you. These sessions offer an interactive and informative mini-lecture with University of Brighton academics and current students that will help you get…

Postgraduate Open Evening

There’s no better way to explore your future study opportunities than by meeting lecturers and researchers at a postgraduate event. Join us at Falmer campus on Tuesday 7 February from 5-6.30pm – 8pm to: Find out more and book your place.

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Creating a cohesive community at a forest school field trip

In keeping with the university’s ‘Belong at Brighton’ ethos, year one students studying our Early Childhood Education and Care BA(Hons) were recently treated with a visit to a local forest school. The field trip was a great activity to allow students to develop a closer comradery and a sense of a learning community while providing…

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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,…

Semi-professional goalkeeper shares Teacher Apprenticeship experience

Meet semi-professional women’s footballer Faye Baker, who swapped standing between the posts for Brighton and Hove Albion and Lewes FC, for honing classroom skills at a partnership school as part of our Postgraduate Teacher Apprenticeship – which blends paid workplace learning with university study. “I have played football since the age of six and reached…

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Considering a career in teaching?

Join staff and students at our online event to learn more about our undergraduate teaching courses. 22 November 2022 Tuesday 5.30–6.30pm Join staff and students from the School of Education to learn more about our undergraduate teaching courses. Take part in a Q+A session and chat with current trainees and staff about our courses to…