Professor Leon Tikly Becomes International Ambassador for Bristol
Professor Leon Tikly has accept the invitation to become an international ambassador for the city of Bristol.
News in 2023
Pioneering study shows schools are providing ‘fourth emergency service’ feeding families in desperate need
New research has exposed how food charity in schools is becoming mainstreamed across England amidst the cost-of-living crisis, welfare cutbacks, and entrenched poverty.
GW4 Open Research Prize 2023 – Winners announced!
We're delighted to announce the winners of the inaugural GW4 Open Research Prize!
Louise Hazell wins the Terry Furlong award for research
Louise Hazell Wins Terry Furlong Award for Research at NATE Awards
Israel and Gaza: supporting staff and students
Our thoughts are with everyone affected by the horrific loss of life and suffering in Israel and Gaza. The impact of these distressing and terrifying events is being felt across the world, and by our own international community.
School of Education's Charity Cake Sale Raises £189 for Macmillan Cancer Support
The School of Education at the University of Bristol hosted a charity cake sale, raising £189 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
AI Targeting High-End Jobs: 4-Year Global Study Calls for Concerted Societal Action To Achieve Sustainable AI Transition
In this article: AI innovation in major hubs tends to fragment professional roles, emphasising cost-cutting at the expense of middle-class aspirations; automation, standardisation, and redistribution redefine the nature of professional tasks; human-centric strategies exist to use AI technologies to elevate lower and middle-skilled jobs to unlock greater value.
Bristol courses top Guardian University Guide 2024
Dozens of University of Bristol courses have placed highly in the Guardian University Guide 2024.
Launch of CCF Toolkit for Initial Teacher Training and Staff Professional Development
We are launching the CCF: a brand new toolkit based on over a hundred research reports which underpin the Core Content Framework for Initial Teacher Training.
School of Education student wins 2023 BERA Undergraduate Award
Maria Pulman, a postgraduate student at the University of Bristol, has won the prestigious BERA Undergraduate Award.
Graduation joy for amazing student who was a young carer and went to 11 schools
Chloe Fussell, who was a young carer and went to 11 schools, has graduated from the University of Bristol and will now join the School of Education to study for a PGCE.
Professor Arathi Sriprakash joins FOBZU delegation to Palestine
Professor Arathi Sriprakash from the School of Education was selected for the Fellowship of the inaugural Palestine Academic Links Seminar (PALS) which enables scholars in law, education, politics, literary studies, Arab studies and documentary film making to meet with Palestinian academics, students and civil society organisations to foster academic research links and collaborations.
Sea Creature Installation seeks a name: cast your vote by 31 July 2023!
On 28 June 2023 staff and students from Archway School and All Saint's Academy in Gloucestershire crafted a sea creature, now installed in the School of Education foyer. Now it’s your turn to take part in the project by deciding what we should call the creature. Cast your vote by 31 July 2023!
30 Bristol subjects in UK top 10, says Complete University Guide
Thirty subjects taught at the University of Bristol are in the top ten of UK universities, including Education at 6th, according to a new rankings.
Five Bristol academics awarded funding to work with Catapult Centres via Researcher in Residence scheme
Five Bristol academics have recently won funding from the national Research in Residence (RiR) funding competition which funds academics to work on an innovation project in partnership with the Catapult Network. Six of the 42 applications in the last RiR funding call were from staff at Bristol. Of these, five have been awarded funding, each with a project budget of circa £50,000. The University’s high success rate has been partly attributed to Bristol’s strong innovation ecosystem.
Studying a PGCE in RE at the School of Education
Our PGCE programmes for secondary teaching here at the University of Bristol are rated 'Outstanding' in the most recent Ofsted review. Our students are guided and supported to become high-quality professional qualified teachers, opening up a wealth of career possibilities.
University of Bristol academics earn coveted British Academy Fellowship grants to further their research
Three University of Bristol academics have been selected to receive prestigious Mid-Career Fellowships from the British Academy to fund research relating to social sciences, humanities and the arts.
Train to teach: School of Education offers tuition fee rebate for PGCE Religious Education (RE) students for 2023-24
The School of Education at the University of Bristol is once again offering financial support in the form of a tuition fee rebate of £500 for all student teachers undertaking the Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Religious Education (RE) in 2023-24.
Dozens of Bristol subjects ranked among best in the world
Many of the subjects taught and researched at the University of Bristol are world-leading, finds a global rankings released today.
Reimagining the Diary: Reflective practice as a positive tool for educator wellbeing
'Reimagining the Diary: Reflective practice as a positive tool for educator wellbeing' is the new book by Dr Lucy Kelly, School of Education, and was born from her research project on teacher and student wellbeing. The book is a research-informed guide to a structured, multimodal, playful, and creative approach to reflective practice through diary-keeping. This process of reflective practice identifies small changes that can be adopted to address wellbeing needs and rebalance work and life. A useful and increasingly necessary tool in the current educator wellbeing crisis.
Bristol young people form ‘Tackling Diversity in Teaching’ group and get University of Bristol student English teachers moving
A student group named ‘Tackling Diversity In Teaching’ (TDT) recently visited the University to work with student English teachers on developing their awareness when teaching in multicultural classrooms.
British Academy awards over £1.5 million for new Global Convening Programmes to support international collaborative research
British Academy awards over £1.5 million for new Global Convening Programmes to support international collaborative research
Nearly four million Euros awarded to Bristol academics from ERC for ground-breaking research
Two University of Bristol academics have been awarded prestigious ERC Consolidator Grants totalling almost two million Euros each.
School of Education Climate Justice Challenge 2023
Are you worried about climate change and climate justice but felt it wasn't possible for one person to do anything about it? Have you wanted to work out how your daily lives, studies, or work in the School of Education could help create a more sustainable and fairer world?