Education studies and teaching courses at Brighton news

My MA research has made a real impact

Having been a qualified primary teacher for six years and in education for over 10 years, Theresa Nimoh, decided to study an MA. She chose the Education MA at Brighton to ‘deepen her knowledge of teaching and learning’. Following the MA Theresa submitted an article on her MA research project to an academic magazine –…

Teacher training at Brighton ‘Outstanding’ in latest Ofsted Inspection.

University of Brighton’s teacher training programmes have been rated as Outstanding and Good by Ofsted following our recent inspection. The report, published this week, rated the university’s Initial Teacher Education (ITE) Partnership as ‘Outstanding’ for the Primary and Secondary age-phase and ‘Good’ for Early Years and Further Education. The outcome further underlines Brighton’s reputation as…

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Trip to a forest school

First year students from our Early Childhood Education and Care BA(Hons) visited a forest school to support their studies. The Mohair Centre is located in Lewes, East Sussex and is a farm-based Forest School that offers child care as well as training for education professionals. Linked to their year 1 modules, the students were able…

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Final year students share their university top tips at conference

Students from all years of our Early Childhood Education and Care BA(Hons) degree were united at their end of year conference. The annual conference enables final year students to share their ‘pearls of wisdom’ and includes sessions focussing on employability and round table discussions. The conference was opened by Course Leader Dr Lesleann Whiteman, Principal…

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A boost for your uni journey

If you’re joining us this September you could get help with halls costs, travel, parking and laptop loans. And if you’re looking for flexible part-time work, we can help with that too! University of Brighton has launched a package of funding, support and other services worth up to £1,750 to new students starting their courses…

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How the Education MA refreshed my passion for teaching

Nick Huxley trained as a teacher at the University of Brighton in 2011 on our Primary Education (3-7) PGCE. During his 13-year teaching career he has been an EYFS class teacher and year leader, and taught in primary years 2 to 4. He currently teaches year 4 and is computing curriculum subject lead. Nick returned…

University of Brighton selected to pilot new teacher degree apprenticeship scheme

University of Brighton selected as one of eight providers in England to deliver a new undergraduate Teacher Degree Apprenticeship as part of a DoE pilot. The Teacher Degree Apprenticeship will offer a fee-free, salaried route to become qualified teachers. University of Brighton will welcome apprentices from 2025–26 and aims to recruit up to 25 of…

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Art workshop encourages new ways of looking, making and thinking

We were delighted to welcome Bill Leslie, from Leap Then Look, to the university to deliver student workshops. The workshops were attended by student teachers on our Art and Design PGCE and undergraduate primary teaching courses and funded by Belong at Brighton. The workshops provided the student teachers with a unique and innovative experience of…

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Diverse History at the Victoria and Albert Museum

To support learning and development, Teacher Apprenticeship trainees and (Secondary) History PGCE teacher students visited the Victoria and Albert Museum in London to explore how to use the ‘historical environment’. The field trip was a great opportunity to look around the museum, offering a wide range of fascinating exhibits to explore and for our trainees…

Postgraduate Training to Teach campus event

If you have an undergraduate degree, or are currently studying for one, join us on our Falmer campus and find out how you can use your degree to teach. Our next Postgraduate Training to Teach event is taking place on Wednesday 8 May from 5pm – 7pm. Come and meet us at our event and find out:…