Meet the graduate history teacher inspiring and empowering the future generation of Greater ManchesterA recent Manchester Evening News special features Julia Morton, a 2021 PGCE History graduate who has just taken up her first teaching post at a high school in...
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Mathematics and the climate crisis
Post by David Hackett: Mathematics PGCE (2020/21)This week the Met Office issued its first ever severe heat warning in the UK, sadly it will not be the last. With the UK hosting the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow at the start of...
championing the vulnerable
Greater Manchester Research and EngagementChampioning the vulnerable by encouraging a collective, research-informed response to local issues.Our vision at Manchester Institute of Education - University of Manchester - is a deep commitment to championing the vulnerable...
Critical Inclusivity Seminar Series – Invisible dis/ability
Our next critical inclusivity seminar features Hannah Strickland (MIE, UoM) and will focus on ableism in education. This seminar will be held on Thursday 17th June from 4-5.This seminar will bring forward discussions about ableism in education focusing on teachers...
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...
It is time for more action on ableism in Education
Hannah Strickland (English tutor and Widening Participation tutor) writes a blog which is featured on our 'links and blogs' page. Her first post raises important issues and is reproduced here with permission. Hannah writes:The last day of February each year is...
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...
GREEN online conference 7th January 2021
This event has now taken place. Videos of sessions from the event are available here. More will be added shortly.Dear Colleagues,We are writing to you from the Manchester Institute of Education to warmly invite you to an exciting online conference called GREEN:...
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...
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