About us
The School of Education, within the College of Social Sciences, has deep roots within the educational traditions of the University of Glasgow and the surrounding environment of Scottish Higher Education. These roots include the heritage of Scottish teacher education, of adult and lifelong learning and of renowned centres for research into educational policy and practice such as the Scottish Centre for Research in Education (SCRE).
In keeping with the identity and ambition of a major international and research-led University, the School of Education has maintained and renewed these indigenous traditions by developing a wealth of fresh opportunities for those who wish to study with scholars of international reputation across a diverse spectrum of educational thought and practice. Among the key strengths of the School of Education are
- Adult and Lifelong Learning, with a strong commitment to Community Education and Development
- Professional Knowledge and Learning at the leading edges of undergraduate and postgraduate Teacher Education
- Science, Technology and Infomatics
- Culture, Creativity, Religion and Education
- Assessment, Learning and Pedagogy in Education, including Support for Learning and Gifted and Talented Children
- Early Years and Pre-School Education
- Social inclusion, global justice, health and wellbeing
- Educational Leadership and Management in all levels and types of educational institution
Our extensive and continually evolving postgraduate programmes include an innovative on-line doctorate in education as well as Masters degrees, including professionally focused qualifications in Educational Practice, and a number of named pathways in Adult Education, Support for Learning, English Language Teaching and Religion and Education. The School also supports a wide variety of part-time and full-time PhD students. A particular strength of the Faculty is educational leadership, where we offer a number of programmes including our ground-breaking Masters in Educational and Public Service Leadership taught in collaboration with the University’s Business School. Complementing this is a programme designed particularly for those who wish to become leaders in religiously denominated schools. We also offer a Masters in Educational Research.
As a research-led School of Education we are constantly re-shaping and developing our teacher education programmes, which include a Bachelor of Education (Primary Education); Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary); Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (Primary); MA in Philosophical and Religious Education; Bachelor of Technological Education and a Bachelor of Education (Music) taught in collaboration with the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. An important responsibility of the School is the preparation of teachers for service in Catholic schools and this is reflected in key components of several of the initial teacher education programmes.
The work of the School is organised around five Research and Knowledge Transfer Groups (RKTGs):
Creativity, Culture and Faith
Leadership and Professional Learning
Social Justice, Place & Lifelong Education
Pedagogy, Policy and Practice
Interdisciplinary Science Education, Technologies and Learning
It is also advanced through a number of important research and development centres (CRADALL; Centre for Science Education; Robert Clark Centre for Technological Education; the PASCAL International Observatory; STRADA)
Colleagues across the School offer a wide range of research and professional consultancy as well as Continuing Professional Development.
Please enjoy browsing our website and feel free to contact any of my colleagues who will be only too happy to help. I am sure that you will find the information useful and hope that we can welcome you on one of our many exciting initiatives.
Prof Robert A. Davis
Head of School