Your School of Education Offer-Holder Hub
Welcome to the School of Education Offer-Holder Hub. This page will provide you with all the information you need to make an informed decision about where to study your undergraduate degree in Education.
Activate your future
We are absolutely thrilled you have decided to make the University of Birmingham one of your choices. Our Offer-holder Hub is designed to provide you with information to help you make an informed decision on where you wish to study.
Reading lists
You will be given reading lists at the start of the term however in the meantime, feel free to browse some of the reading and other content suggestions for your Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology degree below.
Keep in mind that these are just suggestions. You might find more options at your local library, as free downloads online, or at affordable prices in a second-hand bookshop.
Beyond the books
Explore other mediums and engage with different content about Education produced in and outside the University of Birmingham.
Blog: Clubs and societies at Birmingham
Throughout your time in the School of Education, employability is a key area of focus.
When you graduate, an array of possibilities opens up for you to take your career where you want it to be.
During your degree, you will gain a number of transferrable skills, including:
- Written communication
- Oral communication
- Ability to work in a team
- Research and analytical skills
- Time management
- Negotiation and influence skills
- Problem solving
Our students go into roles such as: Primary School Teacher, Special Educational Needs, Educational Psychologist, Child Psychotherapist, Counsellor, Social Worker, Careers Adviser/Personal Adviser.
For employers such as: Nurseries, Primary Schools, Academy Trusts, NHS, British Army, Local Government, Human Resources.
Whilst other students decide to take their studies further with courses such as:
- PGCE Teaching
- MA Education (Leadership; Social Justice; Comparative and International Perspectives)
- MA Social Work
- MA Inclusion
- Educational Leadership
Visit our School of Education's postgraduate teacher training hub and taught master's and professional development programme page for more information.
We are ranked #1 as most targeted university by the UK’s leading graduate employers (High Fliers Research 2024).
We help to make sure that you are employable through a range of department-led and university-wide initiatives which include:
Careers Network
Careers Network is the University of Birmingham careers and employability team offering: career fairs, employer events with top firms across the UK, start-up and entrepreneurial activities, and support. Internships and bursaries are also available exclusively to University of Birmingham students.
Gain practical experience
During your degree, you will get the opportunity to gain invaluable practical experience by completing a placement in your second year of study. This placement can be based in the UK or overseas, taking place in a variety of settings such as voluntary teaching assistants in schools; shadowing an education professional; working on an educational research project; leading educational activities on a summer camp or language school; shadowing a prison educator; working in a tutorial school, and; helping in an outdoor education centre.