By PGCE Science alumnus Ruqaya Mayouf (2023-24), now teaching in a local 11-18 high school Part of the BTEC level 3 Applied science coursework requires students in describibng the potential hazards within a scientific working environment as well as explain health and...
Category: Diversity
Accessing reasonable adjustments whilst training – why collaboration is key!
Charlotte O'Toole, a Science PGCE trainee last year, writes about her experience of the PGCE Everyone takes a unique journey into teaching - and this is true for the training year itself. As trainees, we each bring a distinct perspective on the classroom which aids in...
International trainees visit Trinity High School before embarking on their PGCE Secondary
A group of international trainees spent a day at Trinity High school before beginning the PGCE. This was the first opportunity for many of them to see life in an English school. We attended assembly, had a tour of the school and observed some wonderful lessons....
Inclusion and Inspiration Conference 2024: Education for Social Justice
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,...
Exploring a humanitarian educator’s response to conflict
Exploring a humanitarian educator's response to conflict: Dr Amanda McCorkindale of UoM's Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute with Andrew Howes, Head of ITE - click to watch video What is an appropriate response to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in...
PGCE places – and the UoM STEM Newsletter for Schools
STOP-PRESS: places are still available on our Science PGCE (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Physics with Maths, Engineers Teach Physics) and in English, Modern Languages (French, German, Spanish), Geography and Business Education. Please pass the word on - potential...
“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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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