If the world were a village
Based on the book, 'If the World Were a Village' by David J Smith and Shelagh Armstrong the maths trainees think about representing data and understanding percentages. This gave us an opportunity to think abut big issues like poverty and inclusion. Who said that maths...
Jocelyn Bell Burnell – lecture 13th April 14.30 in Manchester
The Institute of Physics Manchester branch is thrilled to present this talk by Prof Jocelyn Bell Burnell. One of the exciting recent developments in astronomy is the ability to use short exposure times. This has revealed an amazing wealth of new phenomena, some of...
Maths trainees enjoy speed dating
A fun afternoon on speed dating for the maths trainees. Instead of talking about themselves the trainees shared activities to support assessment and differentiation. Congratulations George for the most voted activity. Related Contact Us +44...
“You can’t just stick Alan Turing on your Powerpoint, and be done with it”
Creating a Truly LGBTQ+ Inclusive Curriculum in 2022By Aled Hanson, trainee teacher in PGCE Economics and Business EducationAt the beginning of March 2022, Florida’s Senate passed its hugely controversial ‘don’t say Gay’ bill, which bans teachers from discussing...
British Science Week – resources for teaching STEM
Happy British Science Week 2022! This post contains information for schools and colleges from the University of Manchester relating to resources and activities on offer.Don’t forget to visit our British Science Week webpage to find out about all the exciting...
Making LGBTQ+ History visible in the school curriculum
Whilst there is much discourse within the teaching community about the importance of an inclusive curriculum for History, there seems to be a consensus that many attempts to address LGBTQ+ History are tokenistic at best, and that this is an area that requires...
From Afghanistan to Manchester – supporting refugee students
Schools and colleges in Greater Manchester continue to welcome children whose parents have claimed asylum in the UK. According to data from the Northwest Regional Strategic Migration Partnership, the UK offered protection to 13,210 refugees in the year to September...
PGCE GREEN Conference
We are delighted to be welcoming delegates to our second PGCE GREEN Conference on Friday 7th January, on the theme of Environmental and Climate Justice. This is a participative conference for trainees, this year including all of our English, Maths and Science...
Inclusion and Inspiration Conference 2022
We all need something to look forward to in the New Year and our next University of Manchester Inclusion and Inspiration Conference is on Friday 14thJanuary 2022 (online through Zoom and free to attend).Our keynote speaker is Jeffery Boakye, who will be talking about...
Join our virtual PGCE Open Evening- 15th December 6-7pm
Join our virtual PGCE Information SessionMeet our PGCE Secondary team at The University of Manchester in our upcoming virtual Information Session this December.About the eventOur PGCE Secondary Information Session will provide you with a wealth of information on...
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