Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge
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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 2001 |
| Dean | Mike Younger |
| Students | ~1000 |
| Location | |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.educ.cam.ac.uk - |
University of Cambridge Faculty of Education, is a prestigious leading education school located in Cambridge, UK. It is part of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Cambridge.[1] Established in 2001, the School is a leading provider of undergraduate and postgraduate study in education, initial teacher education and training encouraging critical reflection and attracting the most able scholars.
Courses at the School include undergraduate programme, masters and doctroal programmes, initial teacher education and training and professional development studies:
- MPhil
- Master of Education
- MPhil Education
- MEd Education
- PhD
- Undergraduate Education
- Postgraduate Professional Development
- PGCE
Students at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education also join one of the Cambridge Colleges, which provides a social context for their work and an opportunity to meet students and academics from other disciplines.
The Faculty is situated on Hill's Road, near Homerton College. Its wooden fronted building is a well known landmark in the city.
History
The University of Cambridge Faculty of Education was formed by the merger of three prior departments within the university, the Institute of Education, the Department of Education (initially on Trumpington Street) and the teaching interests of Homerton College. The new Faculty building was designed by Building Design Partnership, and was opened in 2005 by HRH Prince Phillip. It was named the Donald McIntyre Building in 2009.
ITET rankings
Cambridge is widely regarded as one of the top initial teacher education and training centres in the UK: its MBA program was recently ranked 1st in the 2010 Good Teacher Training Guide.[2]
Research Groups and Centres
Faculty of Education has a number of research groups and research and teaching centres which bring together academics in a variety of fields
The academic groups are:
- Education, Equality & Development
- Leadership for Learning
- Pedagogy, Language, Arts & Culture
- Psychology & Neuroscience
- Science, Technology & Mathematics
The research and teaching centres are:
- Centre for Children's Literature
- Centre for Commonwealth Education
- Centre for Education and International Development
- Leadership for Learning: the Cambridge Network
- Centre for Neuroscience in Education
Notable research projects at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education include the Cambridge Primary Review.
References
- ^ School of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge, retrieved 2010-10-06
- ^ Good Teacher Training Guide 2010 (PDF), University of Buckingam, retrieved 2010-10-06