We are delighted to invite you to our next University of Manchester Inclusion and Inspiration - 'Education for Social Justice' conference on Friday 13th January 2023 (online through Zoom and free to attend for UoM trainees, mentors and ECTs).Nazir Afzal OBE is going...
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Engineers Teach Physics – a new DfE initiative
The University of Manchester PGCE Secondary programme is delighted to be part of a new DfE initiative aiming to attract more engineers to train as teachers of Physics. Please click on the image below to find out more and for a form to express further interest. Further...
Education for social justice
Read all about our Inclusion and Inspiration annual conference on the University of Manchester Teach, Apply, Explore (TEA) blog.You can find out more about our 2022 Inclusion and Inspiration conference 'Education for Social Justice', including summaries of keynotes...
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...
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...
ESRC GM Schools Share and Learn Event
GM Share and Learn Showcase: leading Education Recovery - Wednesday 17th November 4-6pm About this eventAs part of the Economic and Social Research Council's Festival of Social Science, this virtual event focuses on understanding and capturing the innovative school...
Where are the Women in the Curriculum? PGCE Historians, mentors and tutors reflect on a pressing question
PGCE History Subject Leader Tom Donnai ponders some of the issues facing teacher educators I recently asked my 9 year-old daughter a fairly simple question, as she walked through the front door after her first day back at school. ‘What is History?’ Her reply, though...
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...
Placement advice from Clara, PGCE ML trainee 2020-2021
Get to know the rest of the trainees in the school. They will be going through the same as you! I used to have lunch in school around two times a week with the other trainees and it was lovely.Get a planner and start using it! Write EVERYTHING down. With the...
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