A mathematics trainee reflects on taking part to the climate strikes:'I was able to see the students in a different perspective, as young adults capable of believing and fighting for something they believe in. This was during the internationally recognised climate...
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Critical Inclusivity Seminar Series
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...
PGCE Historians and The Guardian Foundation – the issue of fake news
Tom Donnai, Subject Leader, PGCE History Last week ended with a new input for our History PGCE, which generated some really good discussion and follow-up work, as PGCE Historians grappled with the topical and timely issue of fake news and media literacy. So much of...
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...
Embedding environmental sustainability into teacher training
Post by George Vallis: Science PGCE (2019/20)I was part of a group of trainee science teachers from the class of 2019/20 who began to grapple with how to further embed environmental sustainability into our lessons. We decided to use our pupil voice assignments...
The missing voices of young people in the pandemic
We're linking here to a stimulating blog post by an MIE researcher, Deborah Ralls, focusing on the missing voices of young people through the pandemic, and calling for changes in policy and practice. We would welcome debate that includes more young people as active...
Equality, diversity and inclusion post-lockdown: useful links for NQTs
The following links may be useful to NQTs, mentors, and rofessional mentors preparing for the Autumn. There are links here on the recovery curriculum, SEN, inclusion, equality and diversity and issues relating to education and disadvantage:Sutton Trust blog – School...
Understanding Lesson Study for Mathematics: A Practical Guide for Improving Teaching and Learning
After 3 years of work, we are excited to announce that our book will be published on July 23rd 2020!Using the latest research, our book provides an insight into how learning in mathematics can be improved through a lesson study approach. Through studying ten lessons...
Teenagers lockdown advice to teenagers – research briefing
What advice do older teenagers have for each other on how to manage the lockdown? Attached is a highly-accessible summary of the early outcomes from an ongoing lockdown research project run from Manchester Institute of Education and LJMU. Click on the image below to...
Race and Racism in English Secondary Schools
The attached report by Remi Joseph-Salisbury at The University of Manchester is based on interviews with 24 teachers across schools in Greater Manchester. It will be one of the reference points for our development of a response to Black Lives Matter within our PGCE...
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