During Jeffery Boakye’s lecture on teacher identity he asked a critical question: “Why are you a teacher?”. For me, the answer was obvious. I am Transgender, and trans children need help.I believe that the UK is at the peak of a current ongoing ‘Culture War’ against...
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Partner schools showcase
Colleagues from partner schools shared examples of good practice in their schoolsLiteracy Initiative - David Scott - St James High SchoolTrainee teachers's Induction Day - Mark Tamburo - Cardinal Langley High SchoolBehaviour Mentoring - Ben Scott/Gary Burgess -...
PGCE Social responsibility
Mathematics trainee and Climate Ambassador Leo Nkongnte organised a group of us to volunteer for The Hulme Clean up. Thank you to the amazing Leo, Jack, Janelle and Charlton for a great morning making a difference [gallery size="medium" columns="2"...
PGCE Mathematics with Economics- why we need more Economics teachers
George Bernard Shaw once wrote that if you laid all the economists in the world end to end, they’d still never reach a conclusion. Sadly, the line of economics teachers in the UK is getting shorter just as exam entry data shows the subject is gaining in popularity....
Inclusion and Inspiration – ‘Education for Social Justice’ conference 2023
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...
Online preview event of Manchester Museum’s transformation
Online preview event of Manchester Museum’s new galleries and learning programmes. This is our chance to share with you the incredible £15 million transformation that Manchester Museum has undergone over the last 5 years.Join on line on 30 November to see the new...
PGCE Graduation Ceremony – Tuesday 13th December @ 6:15pm
We are pleased to announce that the graduation ceremony for the 2021 entry cohort has been confirmed as Tuesday 13th December at 6.15pm. Come and celebrate your fantastic achievement! We hope to see as many of you as possible for your PGCE graduation in December. ...
Using mathematics to analyse beliefs and behaviours on climate change
Mathematics Trainee Leo NKONGNTE is the mathematics cohort climate ambassador. He did a presentation on how he used statistic to establish if there is a correlation between beliefs on climate change and actions. He concluded that if we want to take progress towards...
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...
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...
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