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📑 Our latest Oxford Education Deanery Digest explores how English teachers' approaches to curriculum and text selection have evolved since Black Lives Matter in 2020. ➡️ Read the digest: lnkd.in/dq6s4NSd
Dr Jason Todd reflects on the experiences that have shaped his research into empire, migration and belonging in the latest episode of our podcast, Education Explored 🎧 Listen now ➡️ podcasts.ox.ac.uk/episode-8-ja...
How can engineering education evolve to meet the needs of the UK’s rapidly evolving defence sector? Today we launched ‘Engineering the Future of Defence’, a major new skills study in collaboration with Babcock International Group. Read more ➡️ www.education.ox.ac.uk/news/nationa... #EduSky
Congratulations to Professor Pamela Sammons (Emeritus Professor of Education) on being elected a Fellow of the @britishacademy.bsky.social 👏 Read more ➡️ www.education.ox.ac.uk/news/profess...
Teaching religious education in an English secondary school as a teacher with other specialisms? Join us for a workshop where the history and nature of RE in England today will be discussed alongside suggestions for how to build subject knowledge and confidence. Find out more: shorturl.at/Q4P1j
🎉We're delighted to share the findings from the independent evaluation of Talking Time. The evaluation found that Talking Time improved children's oral language skills, with strong outcomes for children facing additional barriers to language development. Read more: tinyurl.com/4pm45sdw
🥳 The Department is pleased to share that Margo Kubik has passed her Viva without corrections for her thesis titled “MBAs in the 21st century – educational elitism or an opportunity to promote social mobility?“. Congratulations Margo! 🎉 Margo is (left) pictured with Prof. Jo-Anne Baird (right).
The Department is delighted to share that Dr Katharine Burn has won an Achievement Award for Sustained Commitment to Education at the Social Sciences Division Teaching Excellence Awards 👏 Read the full article here: shorturl.at/8JXM4
Dr Sara Ratner has commenced a week-long Distinguished Visiting Researcher Fellowship in Australia, where she is working with the Forrest Research Foundation and the Fogarty Foundation to help shape conversations regarding the future of AI in education. Read more: tinyurl.com/6j85dvzh
👏 Congratulations to Professor Rebecca Eynon on her appointment to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's (DSIT) new College of Experts, a recognition of her expertise and contribution to national science and technology policy. ➡️Read more: www.education.ox.ac.uk/news/profess...
Walking through London last weekend, this blog by Dr Natasha Robinson captures how the Anti-Apartheid Movement wasn’t just history - it was lived in the streets we still pass today. A really compelling read on how place, memory, and activism intersect: tinyurl.com/5atujx4y
Continuing our month-long celebration of World Environment Day, Episode 8 of the Education Explored podcast is all about net zero and climate education with Dr Steve Puttick🌳 Listen now ➡️ podcasts.ox.ac.uk/episode-7-st... #Edusky #WorldEnvironmentDay
Professor Robert Klassen has been awarded a €2.5 million European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant to lead TEACHFORCE, an ambitious new project exploring how to attract more talented young people into teaching 🧑🏫 Read more ➡️ www.education.ox.ac.uk/news/major-e...
New Deanery Digest podcast episode: "Creating an Inclusive Languages Policy for Coventry City" 🎧 In this episode, Dr Eowyn Crisfield discusses why language policies are central to inclusion, and how the Coventry Language Policy for schools is being developed 💡 Listen here: bit.ly/4vfGz8M
For #LearningDisabilityWeek, members of the SEND Research Group at the Department reflect on how research can help ensure that young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are seen, heard and valued Read blog ➡️ www.education.ox.ac.uk/news/learnin... #Edusky #SEND
🌳Our NetZeroED project asks how can schools help students understand the complexities of climate change, sustainability, justice, and the transition to a low-carbon future? ➡️ Find our framework here: https://shorturl.at/svQ0Z
We're excited to share the first publication from our Department's Picture This project📑 The research explores how visual literacy is understood and taught in schools across different countries, and why it matters in today’s image-rich world. ➡️ More here: shorturl.at/brrce
Thank you to John McKendrick (photo centre), Scotland's Commissioner for Fair Access, for delivering a thought-provoking public seminar on fair access to HE in Scotland, and considerations for the rest of the UK 💡 🎥 If you missed the seminar, the recording is available here: bit.ly/4ehB6Hj
The Department celebrated success at the Vice-Chancellor Awards last week, with one award winner and two highly commended entries recognised for their outstanding contributions 🌟 Read more ➡️ bit.ly/43hUmiW Pictured: Dr Danica Sims (right) with Vice-Chancellor Professor Irene Tracey (left)
🌍 Today's World Environment Day and we’re celebrating it all month by highlighting the work we do. Here's a blog from our researcher Dr Isobel Talks, as she reflects on what schools in the UK and Australia can learn from each other on the path to net zero. Read blog: shorturl.at/N8JQn
🚶A new walking tour at the The British Academy Ideas Festival will transform central London into a living archive of anti-apartheid activism, drawing directly on Dr Natasha Robinson’s Anti-Apartheid London Digital Map project. ➡️ Find out more: shorturl.at/i3JfO
Join educators, researchers, technologists, and policymakers in Oxford for the AIEOU Summer School: Bringing the Standards to Life Explore how DfE GenAI Safety Standards can apply in schools through workshops, product scenarios and design activities 📅 27–31 July 2026 🔗 Apply now: bit.ly/3Qee6kv
Oxford-Cambridge Exchange 2026: Building connections across educational research 📚 Students came together to share ideas, explore research across a range of educational topics, and strengthen connections between the two institutions. Read blog by MSc student Farzana Chowdhury ➡️ bit.ly/4uKmWFQ
🎧 In episode six of our podcast, Education Explored, we speak with Dr Carol Brown about the intersections of psychology, teaching and research. Listen now ➡️ podcasts.ox.ac.uk/episode-6-dr... #Edusky
Join John McKendrick on 8 June for a public seminar on fair access to higher education in Scotland and considerations for the rest of the UK 💡 Register to join in-person: forms.office.com/e/rUgrpd1gMH Or join online instead: bit.ly/3Rvz7HN #Edusky @cghe.bsky.social
Happy International Museum Day 🏛️ This blog highlights how children engage with museums in active and creative ways, showing the important role museums play in education and public learning. ➡️ Read blog: shorturl.at/b7VG5
We warmly invite you to a knowledge exchange event where we will share findings from research on the hopes and aspirations of British Bangladeshi and Pakistani students and their families towards higher education 🎓 📅 13 June ⌚ 10am - 2.30pm 📍 LMH, University of Oxford Register ➡️ bit.ly/433HtJ4
The STORIES Conference 2026 brought together 300+ students from around the world to explore power, equity, and hope in education. From AI to educational justice, the conversations highlighted key challenges shaping education today. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4fgd01F #Edusky
What if teaching had a “signature pedagogy”, in the same way medicine and law does? 🧑🏫 Professor Clare Brooks (@camedfac.bsky.social) delivered her public seminar on rethinking teacher education through signature pedagogies yesterday Catch up with the recording ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8HK...
How can schools deliver effective mental health education? 🧠 New research from the Department of Education and BrainWaves highlights the role of accessible, evidence-based resources in supporting teachers. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #Edusky 🔗 Read more and explore resources: bit.ly/4wniZYE