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Children’s Literature expert supporting the children of Calais

Pamela Lewis, Senior Lecturer at the University of Brighton’s School of Education was interviewed on radio reverb to discuss the importance of a project that takes books to children in the Calais Camps. The School Bus Project has invited pupils from Brighton and Hove Primary schools to record themselves reading aloud their favourite books.

Research Seminar with Rada Tirvassen, Associate Professor, University of Pretoria

Come along to our research seminar: The Metanarrative Behind Multilingualism on Friday 22 January All welcome. To register your attendance please CLICK HERE

Research Seminar with Janet Batsleer, Manchester Metropolitan University

Come along to our seminar: Educating for a disappearing profession? And why we are still here. The case of youth and community work. All welcome. To register your attendance please access: CLICK HERE.

Children’s book collection visits Brighton

The School of Education’s Curriculum Centre is delighted and honoured to have been chosen to host a touring collection of 50 illustrated international children’s books from the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). The books form part of the IBBY Honour List 2014 , a selection of books from IBBY member countries which are…

Co-production in social and market research – Weds 13th January 2016, Mithras House 150, Moulsecoomb Campus, UoB 10 – 11 am

The University of Brighton Business School / Education Research Centre and the University of Sussex Centre for Innovation and Research in Children and Youth (CIRCY) present two events on Co-production in social and market research Weds 13th January 2016, Mithras House 150, Moulsecoomb Campus, UoB 10 – 11 am: Insight into digital marketing (specifically…

Welcome to our New VC

The new University of Brighton Vice-Chancellor, Professor Debra Humphris, takes up her post today, 1 December. Read more.

Special Issue of the Journal of Sex Education just out

A Special Issue of the Journal of Sex Education (vol 15 (5) ) has just been published, edited by Sara Bragg from the Education Research Centre / School of Education, Alan McKee (University of Technology Sydney) and Tristan Taormino (independent scholar). It focuses on Entertainment Media’s Evolving Role in Sex Education.

Field trip to the Forest School for new students

The first cohort of our new Early Childhood Education and Care BA(Hons) started their course this September. 26 nervous but lively students arrived for welcome week and engaged in a range of fun activities that introduced them to the course, the university’s Falmer campus and the city of Brighton – one of the highlights of the week…

Troops to Teachers in the THE

The Times Higher Education today features an article on the university’s lead role in the Troops to Teachers (TtT) programme which retrains former military personnel to become teachers. THE journalist John Elmes visited the School of Education in Falmer to interview TtT trainee Mike Parry, a former Army Corporal, and Carol Plater, the university’s TtT…

Annual Practical Primary Science Conference: Making Changes

On 18 June the University of Brighton’s School of Education, working in partnership with the Mathematics and Science Learning Centre at the University of Southampton hosted its annual Primary Science Conference. Over 50 teachers attended the event at the university’s Falmer campus with the overarching theme of ‘Making Changes’.