School of Education Official news feed from the School of Education https://www.brookes.ac.uk University Postgraduate Fair (rescheduled for Wednesday 4 July) http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/pg-fair-27-jun-12 University-wide postgraduate recruitment fair - rescheduled for Wednesday 4 July Undergraduate Student Research Conference http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/16022012151244 The Conference is an informal marketplace for undergraduate students to give short oral presentations or present posters, websites and DVDs of their research for academic modules or extra-curricular work. Graduation Ceremony http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/220620112pm Summer Graduation ceremony for students from the school of: School of Arts and Humanities School of Social Sciences and Law How to develop classroom talk for MFL at KS3&4 http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/26102011112607 This course enables to delegates to promote KS3-4 students' use of target language for day to day social communication and for talking about their classroom work. BBC focus on Brookes' Good Behaviour Game pilot http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/news/goodbehaviourgame The BBC has produced a report on a new classroom game which aims to promote good behaviour and is being piloted in Oxfordshire primary schools with the help of Oxford Brookes. about/news/images/gailchan-tn.jpg Open Day October 2012 http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/16012012133303 A university-wide open day for prospective undergraduate students for 2013 entry. Primary Teacher Education (Work Based) Open Evening http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/10012012152215 Are you a teaching assistant and would like to work towards becoming a fully qualified teacher? Graduation Ceremony http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/090920115pm Autumn Graduation ceremony for students from the schools of: School of Technology Westminster Institute of Education Concert by Ben Watson http://www.brookes.ac.uk/wie/news/events/BenWatson wie/news/images/HHChapelThumb Job Fair 09 http://www.brookes.ac.uk/wie/news/events/jobfair09 Job Fair 09 Calling all primary and secondary teachers. Now is the time to start job hunting! Making Research Work for Children http://www.brookes.ac.uk/wie/news/events/MakingResearchWorkforChildren Making Research Work for Children Supporting Parents in Promoting Early Learning: Finding from the Evaluation of the Early Learning Partnership (ELP) wie/news/images/mrwfcthumb.jpg Oxford Education Debates http://www.brookes.ac.uk/wie/news/events/oed Oxford Brookes University and the National Education Trust are hosting the second series of Oxford Education Debates. wie/news/images/oedlogothumb.jpg New carol sung at Westminster Institute http://www.brookes.ac.uk/wie/news/archive/newcarol A new carol was sung in public for the first time at the universitys carol service at the Westminster Institute. Oh My Little Lord Jesus was written by Debbie Rose, an advisory teacher with Oxfordshire County Music Service, specifically for the South Oxfordshire Youth Performing Arts Choir. University Postgraduate Fair http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/pg-fair-25-Apr-12 University-wide postgraduate recruitment fair The revised Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) - What's new? http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/06032012100235 A continuing professional development course for all Early Years practitioners, led by Helen Moylett, visiting fellow and former national director of the Early Years National Strategies Deprived, Disturbed, and Delinquent? Studies of Young People in Britain, c.1945-1970 with speaker Catherine Ellis http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/13042012154802 Deprived, Disturbed, and Delinquent? Studies of Young People in Britain, c.1945-1970 with speaker Catherine Ellis, Ryerson University in Toronto PGCE Teacher Training Open Day http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/25042012142717 The PGCE Open Day is for anyone who is thinking of becoming a teacher and wants to find out more about our PGCE Primary and Secondary / Post compulsory teacher training courses. Artist Teacher Scheme Open Evening http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/06032012155526 An open evening where you can meet artist tutors and current artist teacher students and find out more about the Artist Teacher Scheme course. Working under toxic leaders: a survival guide http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/28022012120054 Public lecture, from the Doctor of Education taster event series Fatherhood http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/28092011150931 Seminar led by Dr Tina Miller, Professor of Sociology Graduation Ceremony http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/1009201110am Autumn Graduation ceremony for students from the school of: Westminster Institute of Education Secondary Teacher Training Open Evening http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/03012012133321 If you are thinking about training to become a secondary school teacher come along to our Open Evening and see what is involved Made in Dagenham: a chapter in the struggle for womens equal pay with men http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/06102011135735 The Centre for Diversity Policy Research and Practice at Oxford Brookes University, invites you to a showing and discussion of this 2010 film dramatizing the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where women sewing machinists walked out in protest against pay discrimination: Religion, Education and Critical Realism: an inter-disciplinary dialogue http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/14122011155734 The inaugural conference for the International Association for Religion, Education and Critical Realism brings together academics, researchers and classroom practitioners to engage in dialogue at the interface of Religion, Education and Critical Realism. It is hoped to foster an exchange of ideas and methods, leading to the development of theory, research and practice. Selected papers will also be published in an edited volume to further inspire and support the ongoing dialogue. From emotional well - being to 'citizens of character': challenging behavioural interventions and new policy discourses http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/28092011141243 Professor Kathryn Eccelstone is Director of Doctoral Research in the School of Education at Birmingham University and will be leading the seminar. University Postgraduate Fair (rescheduled from 27 June) http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/pg-fair-4-july-12 University-wide postgraduate recruitment fair Excellence through meaningful mathematics http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/08052012095831 A Primary partnerships schools conference with keynote speaker Lynne McClure, Project director of NRICH Recruiting, Training and Retaining the Best Teachers http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/12122011104014 Andy Jones, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Institute of Education at Manchester Metropolitan University, Vice Chair UCET will lead the Oxford Education debate on 'Recruiting, training and retaining the best teachers' Public Lecture Giving Children Voice: Empowering Pedagogy http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/08052012102409 A celebratory public lecture marking the retirement of Simon Catling, Professor of Primary Education. Getting to know the EdD (Doctor of Education) http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/28022012131455 Taster event to help you learn more about the doctorate. School of Education Partnership seminar series http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/12072011131853 'By Us For Us' Developing a whole school CPD programme European Union Lecture http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/10102011135158 Mr Jonathan Scheele will speak on contemporary and specific EU issues as well as the possibilities for student exchange and employability in Europe. Impact Conference 2012 http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/17012012084812 The national conference for student volunteering and social action The HSS Lunchtime Lectures http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/lunchtimelecturehSS "Before CSI: Crime, Medicine and Science in History" Dr Katherine Watson Learning with Technology http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/17012012114853 A FREE learning technology event, exhibition and Teachmeet for Oxfordshire and the surrounding area Where can we live but days? A window on summer http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/20022012093657 An exhibition of summer paintings by Jane Strother Open Day November 2012 http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/16012012141303 A university-wide open day for prospective undergraduate students for 2013 entry. Thinking ahead - moving away from the noun-centric approach to MFL http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/26102011124548 This course enables delegates to reflect upon the nature of the traditional noun-centric approach to MFL, where the teacher introduces from the front and then sets a series of tasks. This course aims to look at ways to hand more responsibility for the direction of learning over to the pupils and also how to generate further spontaneous use of Target Language. University Open Day http://www.brookes.ac.uk/studying/contact/opendays/open-day-nov-2011 The university's three campuses will be open between 9.30am and 4.30pm. University Open Day http://www.brookes.ac.uk/studying/contact/opendays/open-day-oct-2011 The university's three campuses will be open between 9.30am and 4.30pm. University Postgraduate Fair http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/pg-fair-08-feb-12 University-wide postgraduate recruitment fair Teacher preparation and professional development: surveying the landscape after the government's reforms http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/24112011135733 Speaker: Professor John Howson, MD of DataforEducation.info and authority on the labour market for teachers. Interacting or Interfering? The role of the adult in early learning http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/02122011120416 A seminar from the Education partnership series. Speaker: Julie Fisher, visiting professor at Oxford Brookes University. Where can we live but days? A window on summer http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/20022012105746 A private viewing of Jane Strother's collection of summer paintings, exclusive to invited guests and members of Oxford Brookes University staff. Open Day June 2012 http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/02122011155553 A university-wide open day for prospective undergraduate students for 2013 entry. The BELMAS Doctoral Research Interest Group Seminar Series http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/12072011133620 The seminar series focuses on the role of the doctorate in providing thinking tools and opportunities to build and sustain leadership by bridging different worlds. A new KS4: Active language learning for engagement and independence http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/26102011130102 This module helps colleagues to motivate and engage able pupils in the classroom who may be compelled by their schools into taking a language at KS4 but who have little interest in and who see little value of languages. Oxford Brookes Clearing Information 2011 http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/news/brookesclearing2011news Information on clearing 2011 for Oxford Brookes University. about/news/images/clearing2011-tn.jpg 'Developments in Initial Teacher Education' A review of the new landscape http://www.brookes.ac.uk/about/events/e-items/12032012115500 A discussion forum for secondary Heads and senior teachers to review developments in the initial teacher education landscape from both school and university perspectives