News
Education academic awarded international professorship
10 May 2013
Southampton Education School's Dr Martin Dyke has been awarded a visiting professorship by Xiamen University
New project to explore inquiry skills
3 May 2013
Southampton Education School has secured funding from the AstraZeneca Science Teaching Trust to run a primary science research project.
Race discrimination in academia 'has not improved' over past 20 years
23 April 2013
Dr Bhopal’s research into racism of Black and ethnic minority academics has been featured in the Times Higher Education. The article is repeated below in full.
15 April 2013
Applications for the third round of the National Scholarship Fund (NSF) for teachers opened on 8 April 2013. The aim of the fund is to provide an opportunity for teachers to deepen their specialist or subject knowledge. It is anticipated that this will also lead to the sharing of learning, knowledge and expertise across the school system.
Southampton students given African opportunity
9 April 2013
Students from the University of Southampton are being given a unique opportunity to volunteer with local community projects in a poverty-hit region of South West Kenya.
Engaging teenagers in science will improve the health of future generations
27 March 2013
A science and educational-based approach to diet and lifestyle will help young people improve their own health and the health of their future children, Southampton research has shown.
Director of ITT speaks at Westminster
12 March 2013
Our Director of Initial Teacher Training has recently spoken at Westminster at an event entitled, “Training the Next Generation of Outstanding Teachers: New Strategies to Deliver Success”
Leadership in higher education: this much we (don't yet) know
19 February 2013
New research uncovers a persistent belief in, and demand for, inspirational university leadership but an equally deep vein of resistance from the sector.
Key Ideas on Teaching Mathematics
15 February 2013
A new book co-authored by one of our key academics is to be launched at the Nuffield Foundation, London, on Wednesday 13 March 2013.
Can digital technologies support children's participation in research?
12 February 2013
New research will explore the potential of using digital technologies for informed consent with children and young people.
Accessing Higher Education in Greece research
7 February 2013
A new project brings together almost 30 researchers from two universities in Greece, in collaboration with other European Universities, to study access to higher education within the Hellenic Republic.
Talk to US: new project to engage young people in research
1 February 2013
The University of Southampton has successfully bid for funding to launch a new project aimed at getting secondary school students enthusiastic about research.
Research award to measure teenagers' health literacy around alcohol
30 January 2013
Researchers in Southampton Education School have recently received an award from the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences’ Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Development Fund.
Prof Lianghuo Fan interviewed by Singapore's newspaper Today
23 January 2013
Prof Lianghuo Fan, Head of the Mathematics and Science Education (MaSE) research centre, gave an interview to Singapore's newspaper TODAY about Singapore mathematics education.
17 January 2013
To be ready for the challenges of teacher training and teaching the developing ICT curriculum, your subject knowledge and understanding of information technology and computer science has to be of a sufficient standard. If your degree subject is not close enough to the subject you want to teach, you can take additional training before your initial teacher training (ITT) through Subject Knowledge Enhancement programmes (SKE).
Doctoral Training Centre studentships on offer
2 January 2013
The Economic and Social Research Council Doctoral Training Centre (ESRC DTC) at the University of Southampton has been awarded 18 studentships to fund postgraduate training and research at doctoral level every year for the next five years.
Enhancing Southampton’s research impact
18 December 2012
A new team has been created at the University of Southampton to bring together world-leading researchers with key policy-makers and practitioners.
The Effect of Austerity on Active Citizenship in Europe events, 6-7 December
27 November 2012
This two-day event series is intended to examine the project findings and its future policy and research implications.
Renowned educationalist helps inspire primary writing conference
27 November 2012
Pie Corbett, educationalist and author, well-known for his books on teaching creative writing, delivered a day conference for Southampton Education School this month.
Open days and evenings for courses based in partnership schools (School Direct)
22 November 2012
Open events at partnership schools will help provide information on the new School Direct training route.