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Are you from Cyprus and thinking of studying in Leeds in the future?
If so, why not make time to come and talk to one of our academic colleagues, Hilary Asoko, who will be... Read More
New Research Report Addressing Faith Schooling and Community Cohesion
From the 2007/08 schools year all maintained schools in England are required, by law, to promote community cohesion. This applies to... Read More
Great Opportunity for Newly Qualified Teachers
The introduction of the new M level PGCE programmes now makes the MA in Teaching degree here in the School of... Read More
From Brazil to Eritrea via Leeds
John Holmes (TESOL) spent two weeks in December as Visiting Research Fellow at the Catholic University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The... Read More
Double success for CCHRE graduate
A recent graduate of the CCHRE interdisciplinary MA Education and Democracy programme is celebrating two outstanding achievements. Joanna Stephenson has been... Read More
Prof. Audrey Osler delivers the annual 24th Symposium Lecture
The School of Education's CME Symposium Distinguished Lecturer, Prof. Audrey Osler, discusses British politicaldiscourse on multiculturalism, patriotism and shared values and... Read More
'Changing Citizenship' receives warm review by Canadian scholar
Changing Citizenship by the School of Education's Audrey Osler and Hugh Starkey has received a warm review by Canadian scholar Michael... Read More
Research project receives national press coverage
Research carried out by Schools of Education at Leeds and Nottingham universities and Mori Social Research Institute has recently received coverage... Read More
BA CEC Graduate receives top marks for dissertation
A recent graduate from the BA Childhood, Education and Culture course has been commended on her dissertation by tutor Mary Chambers... Read More
May Han Hong, a student on the Masters degree in Lifelong Learning at the School of Education, has a blog on... Read More
TC21 wins Equality and Diversity award
The Teachers for the 21st Century Project (TC21) has won the Regional Equality and Champions award for 2007.The project, a consortium... Read More
Professor to deliver lecture at prestigious event
Professor Audrey Osler, Director of the Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights Education, will contribute as a Distinguished Lecturer to a... Read More
Professor John Flowerdew to join Leeds
Professor John Flowerdew, currently at the City University of Hong Kong, will be joining us at Leeds in Autumn 2007 as... Read More
Early Support and Intervention Conference, 4th June 2007
The inaugural Early Support and Intervention conference organised by the Inclusive Education team took place on 4th June 2007. Participants from... Read More
School of Education Research Conference 2007
The third School of Education Research Conference will take place on Monday 14th May 2007, at Hinsley Hall, Leeds. The annual... Read More
New Initial Teaching Award to be piloted by School
A new Initial Award in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector will be piloted by the School of Education this summer.... Read More
New TEYL short course announced for summer 2007
The School of Education has announced a new short course to be run in conjunction with the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.... Read More
Staff raise money for solar power in Eritrean school
Staff from the School of Education have helped raise enough money to install solar power in a school in rural Eritrea.... Read More
Lecturer presents "routes into becoming a teacher" at conference
A School of Education lecturer has presented at an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) conference, held on March 14th 2007.... Read More
New Research Degree Scholarships for part-time students announced
The School of Education has announced it is offering up to five Research Degree Scholarships for part-time UK or EU students.... Read More
Professor visits Korea to discuss International human rights education
A professor from the School of Education has visited Korea to present at an important seminar on international human rights education.... Read More
Staff and students present at World DCD Conference in Australia
Five School of Education staff and students have presented at the Seventh World Conference on Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) in Australia.... Read More
School to investigate new GCSE specifications with QCA funding
The School of Education has been awarded funding by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority to research the new GCSE science specifications.... Read More
Indonesian Education Management programme returns to University of Leeds
The fourth Indonesian Education Management programme will start at the School of Education in February. From mid-February the School will welcome participants... Read More
When Commonwealth Ministers of Education met in Cape Town from 10-14 December 2006 to discuss the challenges posed by education, they... Read More
Citizenship education and our nation's future
In a major speech, the fifth in the Our Nation's Future series, the Prime Minister discussed the issues of multiculturalism and... Read More
Christmas and New Year Greetings
We wish all our former and prospective students a Very Merry Christmas and peace and success in 2007. Read More
University of Hokkaido and University of Leeds sign agreement
The Faculty of Education, University of Hokkaido in Sapporo, Japan and the Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (ESSL) at... Read More
Lifelong Learning Doctorate Success
Congratulations to Barbara Hibbert who was awarded her PhD for her doctoral research on the nature of the study of history... Read More
The Institute hosted the SCUTREA Annual Conference in July 2006. Papers from the conference are available from Education Line. A... Read More
Lifelong Learning Doctorate Success
Congratulations to Jennifer Colmer, who has been awarded her EdD for her doctoral research on The Role of Relationships in... Read More
Second Professional Lifelong Learning Conference 2007
The second Professional Lifelong Learning conference will be held on 9 July 2007. The theme this year will be Professional... Read More
Open Evening for Lifelong Learning Postgraduate Study
If you are interested in studying lifelong learning at masters or doctoral level at some point in the future, come to... Read More
A conference on the Mosaic of Multiculturalism was held in London on 16-17 November 2006. Professor Audrey Osler from the... Read More
Research Student s Conference 2006
The next Annual Conference for research students will take place on Friday 1st December in University House. To find out more... Read More
Language in Africa Weekend shows how research can be fun
16 participants from 10 different universities in 7 different countries got together to present papers and report on recent research... Read More
Autumn Sunshine Welcomes the Postgraduates to the Lake District
The large group of newly-arrived postgraduate students spent a happy weekend in Keswick in the Lake District in mid October. ... Read More
CCHRE supports human rights education developments in Ireland
CCHRE Director Audrey Osler was the keynote speaker at the Inspiring Practice Cross-Border Conference on Human Rights Education held in Belfast... Read More
Languages in Contact; Contexts in Africa and the Diaspora
School of Education staff will be helping to run a weekend seminar held by the Language in Africa Special Interest... Read More
Democracy and Diversity: Conference Report
The recent International conference organised by the the Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights Education has generated interest from across... Read More
Democracy and Diversity: Conference Report
The recent International conference organised by the the Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights Education has generated interest from across... Read More
The School of Education extends a very warm welcome to all new undergraduate and postgraduate students for the coming academic year.... Read More
School of Education Postgraduate Scholarships for 2007/8
The School of Education is pleased to announce up to 20 new scholarships for doctoral and masters students starting in... Read More
Open evening for lifelong learning postgraduate study
If you are interested in studying lifelong learning at masters or doctoral level at some point in the future, come... Read More
CPD course for the Teaching of Citizenship
The Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights Education (CCHRE) is offering an exciting new cpd short course for teachers of... Read More
A Fitting End to the Academic Year
A Reception and Barn Dance evening was held in mid July to mark the end of the postgraduate academic year.... Read More
Congratulations to Anne Hudson, who will be awarded her PhD on 20 July. Anne is the first student member of the... Read More
Democracy and Diversity Conference (CCHRE): Press Release
13th July 2006 Children advise government on multiculturalism and citizenship A key international report on preparing young people for citizenship in multicultural... Read More
School of Education Degree Ceremony 20th July 2006 at 9.45am
Congratulations to all students who have successfully completed their studies. We have arranged a celebration gathering in the North side... Read More
School of Education Research Conference
The School held a most successful research conference at Tetley Hall on 28th June. The title of the Conference was... Read More
International appointment for recent graduate
Dr. Luke Okunya Odiemo, who was recently awarded a PhD following a programme of study with Professors Peter Tomlinson and... Read More
Last week saw the start of two Summer Schools in the School of Education, University of Leeds. The Tianjin Higher Education... Read More
Postgraduate Residential Weekend in the Peak District
Over fifty stafff and students from the School of Education visited the Peak District for their second residential weekend of the... Read More
Democracy and Diversity Conference - 20 July 2006
The Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights Education is hosting a conference on 20th July which will form the UK... Read More
The Government's Equalities Review Interim Report identifies reducing exclusions among boys and certain ethnic minorities as a priority. Professor Audrey... Read More
The Government's Equalities Review Interim Report identifies reducing exclusions among boys and certain ethnic minorities as a priority. Professor Audrey... Read More
International conference on the role of ICT in bridge-building and social
Role of ICT in bridge-building and social inclusion International conference University of Ulster in Coleraine 10-13 September 2006 http://www.socsci.ulster.ac.uk./education/ict_conf/index.html Read More
The School of Education At IATEFL 2006
The Conference of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL) was held this year in... Read More
National and International Researchers Arrive for Metaphor Analysis Workshops
Workshops in Leeds and York this weekend will bring together experts in metaphor to pool their expertise in developing research methods... Read More
Prize for Childhood Studies Alumna
Lizzy Twigger, who graduated from the School of Education in July 2005 with a First Class Degree in Childhood Studies, has... Read More
CCHRE submits written evidence on Citizenship Education
CCHRE has submitted written evidence on Citizenship Education to the House of Commons Select Committee on Education and Skills. The... Read More
Democracy and Diversity Conference (CCHRE), 20 July 2006
The Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights Education (CCHRE) is hosting a conference on Democracy and Diversity. The conference will form... Read More
Democracy and Diversity Conference (CCHRE), 20 July 2006
The Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights Education (CCHRE) is hosting a conference on Democracy and Diversity. The conference will form the... Read More
School of Education Announces New Scholarships
The School of Education has announced a series of new scholarships and discounts for students starting full-time Masters programmes in September... Read More
Tony Blair opens the National Science Learning Centre
The White Rose University Consortium of Leeds, Sheffield and York, together with Sheffield Hallam, were funded by The Wellcome Trust... Read More
CCHRE student at Geneva International Model United Nations (GIMUN)
CCHRE graduate student, Yusra Diab, from Sudan has won a place on the UN's Geneva International Model United Nations (GIMUN) programme.... Read More
New colleague: Dr. Ithel Jones
Dr. Ithel Jones, currently of Florida State University, will join the School as a Reader later in the year. Ithel's... Read More
The East Asian postgraduate students hosted a party for tutors and fellow students to welcome in the new year, sharing... Read More
Masters Success for York St. John Student
M.Phil candidate Andrew Shipton, jointly supervised by John Spindler of York St. John, and Paul Armstrong and Janet Coles of the... Read More
Invited Conference on 'New Routes to Science'
An invited Conference is being organized under the auspices of the project Creating Applied Science in Schools. It will be... Read More
Indonesian school management course has high impact
In an article discussing the extent to which Western governments are investing in the development of Indonesian Education, the Education... Read More
Funding success for the new Centre for the Study of Metaphor in Language
Professor Lynne Cameron has been awarded funding from the ESRC National Centre for Research Methods, for a short-term project "Metaphor... Read More
School Annual Research Conference
Following the success of this year's Research Student Conference the School's Annual Research Conference for 2006 is currently in the... Read More
Celebrating Christmas in the School
In the tradition of the School, Christmas was celebrated with some things familiar at this time of the year and... Read More
Families and staff celebrated the outstanding achievements of students of the School of Education at the winter graduation ceremony on... Read More
Stef Lesnianski: Long Service Award
Stef Lesnianski has worked as a lab technician in the Centre for Studies in Science and Mathematics Education for 25 years.... Read More
Research Students' Annual Conference
Our annual conference for full and part time students took place on Friday 9 December. We listened to presentations about... Read More
Zeynep Onat-Stelma: PhD success
Congratulations to Zeynep Onat-Stelma on passing her PhD Viva (subject to minor editorial corrections.) Examiners: Sheila Rixon (external, & Prof. Lynne Cameron... Read More
Research Students' Conference 2005
The School's Annual Students' Research Conference will take place tomorrow (9th December). It opens for registration at 9.00 am in... Read More
Grant funding success for Education and PCI
Calvin Taylor (Performance and Cultural Industries) & David Smith have been awarded £137k by the AHRC. The award is one... Read More
Masters success for Lisa Catherall
Many friends of the School of Education will know Lisa, who works in the Initial Teacher Training Office. She has... Read More
School of Education Research Conference
The 2006 School of Education Research Conference will take place on 28th June 2006. The theme of the Conference is... Read More
Mike Roberts recently successfully completed his EdD. His thesis explored employers' perspectives on qualifications for the coloration industry. Mike was... Read More
Luke Odiemo successfully defended his thesis today, and will be awarded his PhD once some small corrections to his work... Read More
Celebrating Eid Mubarak Away From Home
Muslim postgraduate students from around the world entertained their classmates and tutors to an Eid feast on 9 November. "As... Read More
School of Education Research Reported
Dr. Aisha Walker's work on digital technology and culture was recently reported in the Guardian: http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,16376,1637572,00.html If you don't know what a Connected... Read More
2005 Student Research Conference
The 2005 School of Education Student Research Conference will take place on Friday 9th December. The Keynote Lecture will be... Read More
Language in Africa Event an Occasion for Convergence
The very first meeting of the Language in Africa Special Interest Group of the British Association for Applied Linguistics took... Read More
Policy impact of publication on citizenship
Dear All Audrey Osler and Hugh Starkey's book CHANGING CITIZENSHIP: DEMOCRACY AND INCLUSION IN EDUCATION featured prominently in a speech given yesterday... Read More
BAAL Language in Africa event: Languages in the Community: Oral and Written Literacies
Dr John Holmes of the Centre for Language Education Research has organized the first meeting of the Language in Africa... Read More
An Autumn Welcome for Our New Postgraduate Students to England...
The first of many social and cultural activities organised by the School for full-time postgraduate and research students. The first... Read More
Svein Sjoberg, a former MA student in the Centre for Studies in Science and Mathematics Education, has been awarded this... Read More
Visit from the Minister of Education of Malawi
The Hon. Mrs. Kate Kainja-Kaluluma MP, Minister of Education for Malawi, visited the School of Education on 11 October. She... Read More
Science education and the economy
Emeritus Professor Edgar Jenkins has been appointed a member of a Working Group set up by the Royal Society to... Read More
Floor-warming party at the Lifelong Learning Institute
Everyone is invited to the party celebrating the Institute's successful transfer to the School of Education on 6 October, 2005.... Read More
Visitors from the University of Hokkaido at the Lifelong Learning Institute
Colleagues from the University of Hokkaido will be visiting the Lifelong Learning Institute in the week of 3 October, to... Read More
Grant from The Leadership Foundation for Higher Education
The Leadership Foundation for Higher Education has awarded a new research contract to Dr. David Smith and the Higher Education Policy... Read More
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