We are delighted to announce that the 2024 Inclusion and Inspiration Conference Collection is now ready and available at this website, with all the materials and resources that were received from the presenters. Please navigate using the themes on the right hand side,...
Category: Bus Ed
PGCE Mathematics with Economics- why we need more Economics teachers
George Bernard Shaw once wrote that if you laid all the economists in the world end to end, they’d still never reach a conclusion. Sadly, the line of economics teachers in the UK is getting shorter just as exam entry data shows the subject is gaining in popularity....
“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...
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...
‘Ignorance is only bliss to the privileged’: Manchester’s COP26 rally and the PGCE GREEN Conference, 7th January 2022
This post is a call to trainees, teachers and school leaders to build momentum towards action for climate and environmental justice in the curriculum and in schools and colleges in the UoM Secondary PGCE Partnership. It describes the Manchester COP26 rally and march...
PGCE Economics & Business: raising the attainment of disadvantaged students- ‘heartwork’ and high expectations
Trainees in Economics and Business Education spent a day at Manchester Enterprise Academy in Wythenshawe. The school has a high proportion of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, with over 60% drawing in additional Pupil Premium funding for the school. There are...
The missing voices of young people in the pandemic
We're linking here to a stimulating blog post by an MIE researcher, Deborah Ralls, focusing on the missing voices of young people through the pandemic, and calling for changes in policy and practice. We would welcome debate that includes more young people as active...
Race and Racism in English Secondary Schools
The attached report by Remi Joseph-Salisbury at The University of Manchester is based on interviews with 24 teachers across schools in Greater Manchester. It will be one of the reference points for our development of a response to Black Lives Matter within our PGCE...
PGCE 2019-20 Celebrations!
Trainees' completion of the PGCE course this year demanded a celebration, and the circumstances required that this take place on Zoom. The PGCE 2019-20 Cohort and staff of over 200 assembled to celebrate on Friday 12th June, with a magnificent send off including...
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