By Megan Kemp (UoM PGCE History trainee), Tom Donnai (PGCE History Tutor) and Ben Scott (Professional Mentor, Wellington School)Megan Kemp, PGCE History traineeAlthough our experiences at both of our placement schools had been massively rewarding, there was one area...
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Questions for school governors – environmental crisis
Following on from our PGCE GREEN conference in January...On Monday 26th April, we are contributing to the University of Manchester School Governor Conference. It has the theme 'Environment, Sustainability and Climate Change'. There are a few places left for governors...
An LGBT+ inclusive lesson – Clara Marmo
The Educational Professional Studies element of our secondary PGCE encourages our trainee teachers to consider the wider aspects of their role as teachers. One main focus of critical reflection within the programme is on equality, diversity and inclusion and how this...
TELL study – toolkit and teacher event
I’m getting in touch to let you know about a new free, online toolkit for education staff and settings providing support to teenagers and young people during the COVID-19 pandemic, including in secondary schools, colleges, and universities. The toolkit presents...
Inclusion and Inspiration Conference 2021
The next University of Manchester Inclusion and Inspiration Conference is on Friday 15thJanuary 2021. Due to the coronavirus situation, we have moved the whole conference online this academic year. This means that the keynotes and sessions will all be delivered via...
Critical Inclusivity Seminar Series
Critical Inclusivity Seminar - Education, disadvantage and placeThe first of our Critical Inclusivity seminar series was held last week with Dr Carl Emery as our special guest and chaired by Siân Morgan. The theme for this first seminar was education, disadvantage and...
PGCE Historians – decolonising the curriculum through digital archives
On October 6th, PGCE Historians took part in a collaboration with Maya Sharma, Collections Access Officer at the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre, which is based in Manchester’s Central Library. Adam Cooke, Widening Participation Coordinator for The...
Embedding environmental sustainability into teacher training
Post by George Vallis: Science PGCE (2019/20)I was part of a group of trainee science teachers from the class of 2019/20 who began to grapple with how to further embed environmental sustainability into our lessons. We decided to use our pupil voice assignments...
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...
Understanding Lesson Study for Mathematics: A Practical Guide for Improving Teaching and Learning
After 3 years of work, we are excited to announce that our book will be published on July 23rd 2020!Using the latest research, our book provides an insight into how learning in mathematics can be improved through a lesson study approach. Through studying ten lessons...
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