School of Education News Back to 'The School of Education' College of Social Sciences’ Twitter @CoSS_Birmingham Department of Disability Inclusion and Special Needs (DISN) Twitter @DISN_UoB Department of Education and Social Justice (ESJ) Twitter @esj_bham.ac.uk Department of Teacher Education Twitter @UoBTeach 2020 How do we ensure autistic children and young people get the education they deserve? DescriptionWith a rise in exclusions of autistic pupils, academics are investigating the underlying causes and are advocating for enhanced support for teaching staff.Date:Wednesday 9th December 2020 Are we there yet? How the pandemic is affecting children and young people's learning DescriptionDr Karl Kitching looks at how the pandemic has affected children and young people's learning and and invites parents to support their child's participation in a new University of Birmingham survey.Date:Wednesday 2nd December 2020 Supporting education for children with disabilities in war-torn countries – major new project gets £2.5 million DescriptionSome 85% of children with disabilities in Low- and Middle Income Countries have never attended school – but that could change thanks to a major new research project.Date:Monday 30th November 2020 The Trojan Horse Affair: how governance issues became a story about 'extremism' DescriptionResearch by Dr Reza Gholami features on BBC Radio 4 in a programme which, explores how a local education story become a national security issue, sparking a wave of Islamophobic coverage and comment.Date:Friday 6th November 2020 Successful reaccreditation of the National Standards SENCO Programme DescriptionThe National Standards SENCO Programme has been reaccredited by The NASENCO Provider Partnership.Date:Wednesday 4th November 2020 The pandemic has made educators move to remote learning at an unprecedented scale – research concludes that might not be a bad thing DescriptionRemote and blended approaches to teacher education can be as effective as face-to-face approaches concludes a new study from the University of Birmingham.Date:Wednesday 23rd September 2020 An examination system fit for purpose in the Covid-19 era? Time for real system leadership in education DescriptionColin Diamond discusses adaptive leadership for schools in the COVID-19 era.Date:Wednesday 2nd September 2020 Impact of Covid-19 has created stark discrepancies in students' experiences of taking A Levels says new study DescriptionResearch from the University of Birmingham and University of Nottingham has indicated some stark discrepancies in students' experiences of taking A Levels this year.Date:Tuesday 11th August 2020 Surjit and foster carer Helen provide support for vulnerable people during lockdown DescriptionSurjit, a young man with autism and Helen his foster carer and also an ACER student on the MEd course have been busy during the lock down period providing support to vulnerable people.Date:Wednesday 5th August 2020 'Journal of Philosophy in Schools' has moved to the University of Birmingham DescriptionThe Journal of Philosophy in Schools (JPS) has a new home and a new look!Date:Thursday 23rd July 2020 All work and no play? Why children need play during Covid-19 DescriptionBy Dr Anita Soni, Academic and professional tutor, School of Education, University of Birmingham and Oliver Wilson, Head Teacher, Woodhouse Primary School (and University of Birmingham ITE alumnus).Date:Thursday 18th June 2020 Birmingham ranked tenth in the UK for Education DescriptionIn the latest Complete University Guide 2021, programmes within the School of Education have been ranked tenth in the UK, moving up three places from last year.Date:Monday 15th June 2020 Business as usual? Race, white privilege and COVID-19 DescriptionBy Professor Kalwant Bhopal, Professor of Education and Social Justice & Director of the Centre for Research on Race and Education.Date:Thursday 4th June 2020 Constructing a new reality: leadership lessons from other times of crisis DescriptionMadeleine Findon provides insights into recent research in educational leadership in times of conflict and natural disasters.Date:Friday 29th May 2020 Constructing a new reality: leadership lessons from other times of crisis DescriptionBy Dr Madeleine Findon, Lecturer in Educational Leadership, School of Education.Date:Thursday 28th May 2020 Re-opening Schools– why I think it is too much of a risk to all DescriptionIn this Social Sciences blog, Colin Diamond considers the risks posed by reopening schoolsDate:Tuesday 26th May 2020 Character in a time of crisis DescriptionBy Benjamin Miller, Research Fellow, Jubilee Centre for Character & Virtues, University of BirminghamDate:Friday 22nd May 2020 Education project launched to understand Birmingham learning at home during COVID-19 DescriptionThe University of Birmingham and Birmingham City Council are working together to study the implications of the shutdown on schools, teachers, pupils and parents due to COVID-19 pandemic.Date:Friday 22nd May 2020 The importance of the 'great outdoors' DescriptionBy Victoria Saunders, Lecturer in Primary Teacher Education, School of Education.Date:Thursday 21st May 2020 Remote working for schools brings a whole set of new challenges for school leaders in the Middle East DescriptionColin Diamond writes for 'Teach Middle East' on the problems of home schooling during COVID-19Date:Wednesday 20th May 2020 Displaying 1 to 20 of 342 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next