Oxfordshire County Council in collaboration with the Rees Centre launched its Fostering Friendly Policy on Thursday 19th November at the Department of Education. The policy commits employers to making it...
Friday, November 20, 2015
Professor Kathy Sylva was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Gothenburg on 16 October. Professor Roger Saljo, Dean of the Faculty of Education, said the award was 'in...
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
The Department of Education's Professor Victoria Murphy is currently featured on the University's Research in conversation webpages. In the profile, Professor Murphy, discusses her interdisciplinary work with other Departments in the...
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Simon Bayliss, PGCE alumnus and current MLT student has won a Silver Teaching Award for Outstanding New Teacher of the Year in the Pearson Teaching Awards 2015. He teaches science at...
Monday, October 19, 2015
Portrait painting by Beth Marsden Jerome Bruner, psychologist and educator, turns 100 on 1st October! Bruner was closely associated with the Department where he led the SSRC (now ESRC) Oxford...
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Closing the educational attainment gaps at schools in England Research by the Department of Education at Oxford University shows gaps in educational achievement at age 16 have decreased substantially over...
Monday, August 3, 2015
Guardian Social Care Online 7 July 2015. Article asks how good is the social care sector at building an evidence base? Dr Christina Plafky is a research fellow in evidence...
Monday, July 13, 2015
In Trinity term 2015, in a joint effort with the Social Sciences Division, the department organised a high-profile seminar series on Impact and Knowledge Exchange in an Evolving Research Environment....
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
On Tuesday 23 June the House of Commons spent 1:20 minutes debating support for pupil with English as an Additional Language (EAL). The debate was secured by Stewart Jackson, MP...
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Department of Education researchers have highlighted how the role of children's centres across the UK has changed. According to their report, children’s centres have increasingly become more focussed on the...
Thursday, June 25, 2015
The Oxford University Students Union Teaching Awards have been announced and there are several members of the Department who were nominated, shortlisted or a winner in each of four categories....
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Three current students in the Department of Education competed in winning teams in the Boat Races in 2015. Shelley Pearson is in the process of completing her final dissertation in...
Thursday, May 7, 2015