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...
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...
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...
PGCE Historian Anna Bagnall explores the potential of some amazing new technology with the help of the UoM Special Collections team, and takes a look into Special Collections from a trainee teacher’s perspectiveDonna Sherman of the UoM Special Collections team gives a...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 - 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...
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