The creative journey continues!

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 15:28:00 BST

What can you do with the remaining grounds from your coffee? A new and exciting activity for language learners!

A group of people smiling at the camera wearing wet weather gear. The sky is very grey and there are hills in the background.
A group of people smiling at the camera wearing wet weather gear. The sky is very grey and there are hills in the background.

The Glencoe Project shortlisted for Times Higher Education award

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 11:41:00 BST

The Glencoe Project has been shortlisted for Times Higher Education award for Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Celebrating Languages Week Scotland with our MtA Activities Pack

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 15:34:29 GMT

Dr. Dobrochna Futro and Dr. Lavinia Hirsu, in collaboration with colleagues at Scotland’s National Centre for Languages (SCILT) and Bilingualism Matters, developed the MtA project funded by the Glasgow Knowledge Exchange Fund (GKEF). The MtA Activity Pack includes activities for primary teachers who can use these as inspiration to teach languages multilingually.

School to host two seminars on race and inequalities

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 14:02:19 BST

'Challenging Normalised Inequities Within the School System in the Global North' & 'Radical Knowledge Formations from Anti-Racist Perspectives' take place on 16 and 17 August

Journal Article Publication by Dr Rebecca Wood

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 08:46:24 BST

Journal Article Publication: ‘Learning from autistic teachers: Lessons about change in an era of Covid-19', Dr Rebecca Wood

Margaret Sutherland, Professor of High Ability Studies and Inclusive Practice, is one of four international experts to have been appointed to the advisory board of a new Swedish doctoral programme on gifted education.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:00:01 BST

The programme will, on behalf of the Swedish Research Council, develop knowledge on gifted education with regards to pupils in Swedish pre-school, primary school and secondary schools, a field that is relevant to teacher education as well as to research in educational sciences.

MEd CLL celebrated it's 10th anniversary

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 12:23:42 BST

We are delighted to celebrate 10 years of our Children's Literacy and Literacies masters programme. The programme team, share their experiences of the past 10 years, and their hopes and aspirations for the next.

Nicola Galloway invited to give a plenary address and a workshop at the upcoming JALT conference in Japan in November.

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 15:34:00 BST

In the field of Global Englishes, Nicola has been invited to give a plenary address and a workshop at the upcoming JALT conference in Japan in November. Her talks focus on new perspectives for Teaching English as a Global Language and an innovative online network that she has established to facilitate the development of an Online Community of Practice

International Congress on Children’s Literature Starts

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 08:43:00 BST

For the first time in 50 years, the biannual Congress of the International Research Society for Children’s Literature is being hosted in Latin America and is taking place online. A group of staff and students from SoE are presenting papers.

Dr Paul Lynch, speaking at “Building back better: Digital accessibility as a tool to support inclusive education”

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 11:13:00 BST

We are delighted to announced that Dr Paul Lynch, Senior Lecturer in Educational Studies, will be one of the speakers at “Building back better: Digital accessibility as a tool to support inclusive education”, a side event to the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) to be held on 17 June 2021 at 2000 BST (1500 EST).

School of Education academic, Dr Melanie Ramdarshan Bold, contributes to Mr Men and Little Miss documentary

Tue, 18 May 2021 17:35:00 BST

Dr Melanie Ramdarshan Bold invited to discuss the publishing history of the Mr Men and Little Miss series with comedian Matt Lucas for a new documentary celebrating 50 years of the Mr Men.

Certificate of Award

Wed, 05 May 2021 09:42:37 BST

David Morrison-Love and Fiona Patrick receive the best presentation Certificate of Award!

Fictions for changing worlds seminar

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 08:22:22 GMT

Professor Arizpe presented a paper on literacy as a landmark in narratives of migration for children within the Latin American and Caribbean context

CERES Blogs: The Potential of Children’s Literature to Confront Issues of Injustice

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 15:36:15 GMT

This is the first blog of 2021 and focuses on how children’s literature can be used by mediators to confront local and global issues of injustice, reduce prejudice and educate about racism.

Internationalisation Session on Developing Sustainable Partnerships

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 15:44:00 GMT

On the 27th January Dr Mia Perry and Dr Giovanna Fassetta delivered two short think pieces reflecting on their work.

New Intern working on Alumni Engagement

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 15:47:00 GMT

Please welcome Brittney Nathaniel as the School of Education Alumni Engagement Intern.

New article

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 15:49:03 GMT

New article ‘Children’s Literature in Critical Contexts of Displacement: Exploring the Value of Hope’ by McAdam, Abou Ghaida, Arizpe, Hirsu and Motawy published in Education Sciences.

Multilingual Matters

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 08:47:02 GMT

Fassetta, G., Al-Masri, N. and Phipps, A. (eds) (2020) Multilingual Online Academic Collaborations as Resistance: Crossing Impassable Borders. Bristol: Multilingual Matters

Pedagogies of Hope and Resistance

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 08:51:22 GMT

The book chapter ‘Pedagogies of Hope and Resistance: English language education in the context of the Gaza Strip, Palestine’, in Erling E., (2017) English across the Fracture Lines, British Council

Pandemic Pedagogies

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 08:53:22 GMT

Srabani Maitra was invited by the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE) to speak at a webinar titled “The Impacts of COVID-19 on Adult Learning and Education: An International Panel”.

Able Pupils

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 08:55:23 GMT

The Scottish Network for Able Pupils (SNAP), School of Education and the TILE Network, School of Psychology were delighted to host a webinar as part of the European Researcher’s Night in November.

75th anniversary of UNESCO’s founding in London.

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 14:52:00 GMT

16 November 2020 marked the 75th anniversary of UNESCO’s founding in London. Education, Science and Culture are the tools needed to foster dialogue, mutual understanding and ensure the lasting and sincere support of the peoples of the world. UNESCO's mission remains as vital as ever: to build the defences of peace in the minds of men & women.

Covid-19 pandemic has turned researchers’ eyes to the digital environments more than ever before.

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 16:53:02 GMT

The Covid-19 pandemic has turned researchers’ eyes to the digital environments more than ever before. With restrictions of physical mobility in place, we have had to move teaching and research online, updating our skills and rethinking our research projects so we can continue to work under current circumstances.

Participatory Futures

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 16:55:00 GMT

Participatory Futures is a new International Development research project led by Dr Mia Perry that forms part of the UKRI GCRF Collective Programme.

Whose Crisis?

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 17:01:15 GMT

Amplifying the voices of underrepresented and underserved communities through an arts and research project led by Dr Mia Perry in partnership with the Sustainable Futures in Africa Network

Critical and creative literacies for science teachers working in diverse classrooms: A collaborative workshop for Scottish PGDE students and Indian in-service teachers.

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 17:03:23 GMT

Our classrooms are becoming increasingly diverse. In many areas of the UK, ethnolinguistic diversity can now be regarded as ordinary and a permanent feature of school education.