Symposium on Cognitive Approaches to Children’s Literature – book now
The Centre, part of Cambridge University’s Faculty of Education, will be hosting the 4th Cambridge Symposium on Cognitive Approaches to Children’s Literature on Thursday 5 July, 2018.
Cognitive approaches to literature is a relatively new but fast-developing field which draws on areas including psychology, neurology, and literary criticism. Over the past decade it has become an exciting and growing presence in children’s literary studies, explored in many articles, conference talks, and monographs. Because of the field’s interdisciplinary nature, this event will include not only children’s literature scholars but speakers whose research across a variety of areas informs the field.
Professor Lisa Zunshine (University of Kentucky) will present the keynote, and the three panels – Embodiment and Cognition, The Lens of Character, and Readerly Responses – include papers on themes including script and schema theory in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, developing reciprocity through digital personalized books, and the use of children’s fiction in EmpathyLab’s programme for primary schools. Professor Maria Nikolajeva (University of Cambridge) will deliver the closing remarks.
“We're very excited to welcome Lisa Zunshine, one of the most prominent scholars in cognitive approaches, as our keynote,” said Anna Purkiss, a first-year PhD student in the Children’s Literature Research Centre and one of the organisers of the symposium. “I'm also looking forward to hearing speakers from a variety of backgrounds present on a range of fascinating topics within this quickly developing field.”
Registration opens at 8:30am, and closing remarks are due to end at 5pm.
Venue:
Donald Macintyre Building, Rm 1S3
Faculty of Education
184 Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 8PQ
SUPER partnership with Chartered College of Teaching
Launch of African Education Research Database - raising visibility and impact of African education research
The African Education Research Database is a curated collection of over 2,000 studies from 49 countries in the region. It spans the life-course from early childhood to tertiary education, encompassing the full range of educational themes, from literacy to school feeding.
The database, developed by Pauline Rose, Rafael Mitchell and Samuel Asare, is the result of a fruitful collaboration with the charity Education Sub Saharan Africa (ESSA).
The database launched in Paris on June 15th 2018 at an event hosted by the French Development Agency. The next phase of this project, funded by Jacobs Foundation, will involve synthesising findings from across the research evidence base, and identifying gaps, priorities and partners for future research.
BA Education | Exciting new papers added across the tracks
Festival of Education 2018 | Event Livestream
EdD student wins 2018 BELMAS Reflective Practice Award
Steph will be accompanied by the student researchers who feature in her work and they will discuss the development of the student learning community within Passmores Academy.
How stuff gets made - outreach days in primary schools
Fantastical Maps and Poems - Curious art exhibition at the Faculty
Real Centre hosted Pre-Global Disability Summit Workshop
The ‘Pre-Global Disability Summit Workshop on Inclusive Education’(26th-27th April 2018) brought together 35 individuals from key bi- and multi-lateral agencies including World Bank, UNICEF, UNESCO-IIEPP, International Non-Government organisations including Sightsavers, Light for the World, Humanity and Inclusion and Disabled People’s Organisations including United Disabled Persons of Kenya to work together to help inform discussions that will take place at the first the Global Disability Summit to be held in July 2018.
The Summit will be co-hosted by the Department for International Development (DFID, UK) and the International Disability Alliance (IDA). It will bring together global leaders, civil society and the private sector to tackle barriers that prevent people living with disabilities from reaching their full potential. The workshop was funded by the Impact Initiative for International Development and an ESRC Impact Acceleration Award, awarded to Dr Nidhi Singal, Reader in Education at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge.
Evidence of young people's mental health in schools
Professor Gordon Harold holds the Andrew and Virginia Rudd Chair and is Professor of Child and Adolescent Mental Health in the School of Psychology at the University of Sussex.
Professor Harold's primary research interests focus on examining the impact of early rearing adversities (e.g. inter-parental conflict, negative parenting, parent mental health) on child and adolescent mental health (e.g. depression, anxiety, conduct problems), the interplay between genetic factors, pre-natal, post-natal rearing experiences and children's mental health, and translating research-led recommendations to practice and policy contexts.
Faculty of Education
Donald McIntyre Building (DMB)
Room GS5 | Wednesday 16th May 2018 | 16.00-18.00
All welcome
Please register attendance on Eventbrite
ERI and NIS celebrate 10 year partnership
To help celebrate the occassion ERI welcome you to join them for a lecture and discussion by Kulyash Shamshidinova, Chairwoman of NIS with esteemed guests of honour from NIS.
Thursday 26 April 2018
Faculty of Education
Donald McIntyre Building (DMB)
Room GS5 16.00 - 18.00 Followed by a drinks reception.
Registration | Free - Please register on Eventbrite
Strengthening the Connections between Leadership and Learning
Making a case for a radical reappraisal of leadership, learning and their interrelationship in educational policy, this book extends the original research first published in Connecting Leadership and Learning (2009).
To help celebrate the occasion, LfL welcome you to the book launch and drinks reception:
Wednesday 25th April, 5.15 - 6.30pm
Faculty of Education
Donald McIntyre Building (DMB)
Room GS5
Free - please confirm attendance to lfl@educ.cam.ac.uk
Talking evolution with PGCE trainees
Recently the Faculty welcomed some visiting lecturers (and their class teacher!) to discuss learning about evolution with our primary teacher trainees.
Four Year 6 students from Buckden Primary School took part, explaining what they have learned about evolution as part of their science curriculum. They were supporting a lecture given by Rosie Burns, a former Faculty of Education PGCE trainee who is now their class teacher. All involved learned a great deal about teaching and learning in this important subject.
New UPCA Accredited Counselling Programme Launched
The new Postgraduate Diploma builds on 30 years of experience delivering courses in this area, and provides specialised teaching supporting those who wish to work therapeutically with children and young people.
Read more details about the Full Diploma course.
Exploring the construct of empathy
Newly published book Empathy, Emotion and Education by author and Faculty Teaching Associate Helen Demetriou explores the construct of empathy and its connection with education.
Charting literature on the origins and evolution of the concept of empathy, Helen examines the multifaceted nature of empathy and the external and internal influences behind this concept.
Find out more and purchase as ebook or hardback from publishers Palgrave Macmillan
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-54844-3
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-54843-6
Livestream of REAL Centre Conference
University to host Education, Psychology and Learning Subject Masterclass
The Masterclass will consist of two academic sessions, exploring Education and Psychology and giving students the opportunity to explore topics of interest beyond what's covered within the school curriculum.
The students will also have an admissions session, giving them an introduction to the University of Cambridge.
Find out more and book your place
For further information about the event, contact Eve Berwin at outreach@educ.cam.ac.uk
PhD is turned into educational guidelines for a nation
Fiona Maine awarded €4.4million Horizon 2020 grant
Fiona Maine has been successful in her application to the Horizon 2020 EU Research and Innovation programme and awarded €4.4million to conduct research exploring the cultural literacy learning of young people in Europe through their responses to visual texts.
DIALLS (Dialogue and Argumentation for cultural Literacy Learning in Schools) is a three year project starting June 2018, working with Early Years, Primary and Secondary schools across Europe.
Celebrating the work of Professor Christopher Colclough. One day conference:9th March 2018
A one-day conference celebrating the work of Professor Christopher Colcloughwill take place at the University of Cambridge on 9 March. You can find futher information about the event and sign up on Eventbrite.
REAL Centre Seminar Series. Lent Term 2018
Guardian University Guide 2018 - BA Education ranked number one
Cambridge digs in at the top of the university league table
The undergraduate Education course allows students to followone of the following three tracks, combining in-depth study of a particular field of interest with an examination of wider educational and social issues.
- Education, Psychology and Learning : focusing on education from a psychological perspective; exploring human development and education in a variety of social and cultural environments.
- Education, Policy and International Development :considering historical and contemporary discussions concerning these areas, and education’s role in economic and social change.
- Education, English, Drama and the Arts : combining the study of English literature, and the option of studying practical Drama, with key issues in education, such as debates around creativity, learning and culture.
If you would like to learn more about the undergraduate education course, or have any questions, contact Eve Berwin at outreach@educ.cam.ac.uk
Faculty Librarian Angela Cutts - 25 Years of Service
To celebrate her 25 years of service, Angela was invited to a prestigious reception with other long serving members of the University and was presented with a certificate by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Stephen Toope.
'Become A Brilliant Trainer' Book launch
There is a copy of the book on display in the Faculty Library. Digital, paperback and hardback copies are available to purchase from Routledge and Amazon.
CORERJ Volume 5 Call for submissions - Now Open!
Cambridge Open-Review Educational Research e-Journal CORERJ is now open for submissions of papers for Volume 5, celebrating five successful years in publishing. The DEADLINE for this year's volume is JANUARY 15, 2018!
Please read more about the Call for submissions and submit your paper.
PGCE Open Day: 26 January 2018
Following the huge success of November's open day, the Faculty is delighted to be hosting a second PGCE open afternoon on Friday 26 January 2018.
Prospective applicants will have the opportunity to look round the Faculty, attend a course presentation and meet members of our teaching and admissions teams.
Find out more about the event and how to register.
Cambridge cracks measurement of ‘learning gain’
Read more in the Times Higher Education Article Researchers at the University of Cambridge believe they are a step closer to cracking the measurement of students’ “learning gain”.
Article by Chris Havergal Twitter: @CHavergalTHE
Modern Languages postgraduate wins national teaching prizes
Congratulations to Dawn Piper, ex PGCE and MEd student, whose outstanding teaching has been recognised in two national awards.
First, Dawn won The Association for Language Learning Secondary Teacher of the Year award for 2017. In addition, this year the German Embassy presented her with The Peter Boaks prize for excellence in German teaching.
Dawn is currently Head of Languages at a school in Derby, and credits the "inspirational teaching" at Cambridge as key to her continuing career success.
World Innovation Summit For Education - Nidhi Singal and Hannah Ware present report
Findings of the report were covered Hindustan Times (a national newspaper in India) and Schools Week (a leading British education newspaper). The Report was also featured on the University of Cambridge's website.
Diane Reay speaks in todays Guardian about inequality in education
REAL Centre informs cross-party report calling for “significant spending” on early-years education
Faculty and Peking University partnership in Early Years Education
Delegates from China's Peking University have made a visit this November to the Education Reform and Innovation Team at the begining of a long-term cooperation for Early Years Education.
The University of Cambridge Faculty of Education wishes to promote further academic and research links with the China Center for Strategic Studies at Peking University, a partnership which was initiated in April 2017.
The focus on this visit is to develop kindergarten head teachers and early year professionals' understanding of education in the UK as well as surrounding policy.
This visit consisted of lectures in the Faculty as well as visits to local schools looking at the importance of indoor/outdoor environments as well as 'physical' areas of learning and integrated practices. This will be followed up with a research and scoping visit of the ERI team to Beijing and Jinan in January 2018, before moving onto a long-term agreement with regular visits and interaction.
The ERI team is grateful for the help of PhD Students from the Faculty of Education that have assisted with translation and interpretation.
Choreographies of Class
The Culture, Politics and Global Justice (CPGJ) Research Cluster invites Staff and Students at the Faculty of Education to attend the Panel on "Choreographies of Class: Elite Formation in a Transnational World”
Presenters Prof. Jane Kenway, from the University of Melbourne, Australia; and Prof. Debbie Epstein, University of Roehampton.
Response: Professor Marilyn Strathern, Anthropology, Cambridge.
The Panel will take place at DMB Room GS5, from 3.00- 5.00. A wine reception will follow. All welcome. No need to RSVP.
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Graduate Open Days: Paths to the Faculty of Education
There are various paths to graduate studies at the Faculty of Education. Read more on the FERSA blog why some of our students decided to come to Cambridge for graduate studies in education.
Read more about FERSA, the Faculty of Education Research Students Association.
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REAL Centre Seminar Series - Professor David Hulme
Date: Tuesday 7 November
Location: Room 2S7, Faculty of Education, Donald McIntyre Building, 184 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8PQ
Title: Converging Divergence ? Unpacking the new geography of 21st century global development.
All welcome - please join us 12:00-13:00
See https://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/93478 for more information
School choice in England–who chooses where and why?
PGCE-MEd student Kate Stockings features on TV
The 'Get Into Teaching' campaign have recently released a TV advert featuring teachers speaking about their reasons for choosing teaching as a career. We are excited to report that one of the teachers featured is former Cambridge PGCE Geography trainee and current MEd student Kate Stockings.
Kate is now in her third year of teaching, and is already in her second year as Head of Geography.In addition to featuring in the TV advert, Kate has written a fantastic blog post for the the Get Into Teaching campaign giving advice to those who are considering a career as a teacher. This comes at a fantastic time, as the application process for teacher training programmes, including our PGCE courses, has just opened. In her blog, Kate talks about the wonderfully varied nature of life as a teacher and the fact that she thrives on learning new
things every day. She also highlights the great opportunities for career progression that the teaching profession offers.
If you want to hear more you can follow Kate on Twitter, a platform which she regularly uses to share innovative teaching ideas and engage with others in the profession.
Visit our PGCE pages to find out more about our PGCE courses.
REAL Centre Seminar Series Professor Elaine Unterhalter
Education to host the 15th edition of Corpus Linguistics
The main focus of this edition is the use of corpora as a research method and the methodological changes over the years. Researchers from all over the UK, Italy, Spain, Austria and Brazil will discuss how corpus research methods can be improved and fine-tuned.
Corpus-linguistics research methods offer ways to look at communication through the analysis of large collections of texts and, particularly, examines the role of lexico-grammatical frequency and patterning phenomena across corpora of L1 and L2 language. The applications of corpus-research methods go beyond the realms of applied linguistics and currently many disciplines in the social sciences or computer science are gaining insight into how the combinatory nature of language informs language-related variation across language registers and domains.
CLS15 showcases research from different areas of inquiry and, among others, will look at trolls in political blogs, the narratives of Magdalane Laundries survivors, pragmatics in L2 education, or the new spoken British National Corpus 2014.
CLS15 is sponsored by PLACE academic group and Cambridge University Press.
BBC WORLDHACKS - Psychological benefits of Viking re-enactments
In this episode Carol Holiday from the Faculty of Education gives her opinion on the power of play acting in therapy.
Homerton Santander Award for Outstanding Achievement in PhD
Babatunde is undertaking a very interesting study of two FE colleges, which is an under researched area in education. He is focusing on the colleges’ implementation of the Equalities Act which is of course a crucially important and timely topic given the inequalities that we observe in the FE sector.
Gaining access to these colleges to conduct his work has proved difficult and Babatunde has had to revise his research design. Rising to this challenge, Babatunde showed commendable persistence in his work. He has also done particularly well in writing up and disseminating his research design, including presenting his work at an ESRC poster session and being highly commended for its quality.
CORERJ Educational Research e-Journal Volume 4 - now online!
Volume 4 of the Cambridge Open-Review Educational Research e-Journal(CORERJ) is finally live!
CORERJ is the Faculty of Education's online student journal. It forms a platform for students to share ongoing or completed work with peers and and the wider academic community. This year, we are particularly delighted to publish our first ever Special Paper - an interview with Professor Susan Robertson (Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge), on publishing in academic journals.
FERSA Blog - calling all new graduate students
This week we welcome a new cohort of graduate students to the Faculty of Education. The FERSA blog has recently published two blog posts with relevant advice for new MPhil students and PhD students.
The FERSA blog editors, Tyler Shores, Stine Ravnå and CJ Rauch say:
“Embarking on graduate studies is exciting, but also somewhat daunting. We therefore hope that the FERSA blog can be a useful resource for new students, offering insights, ideas and advice on various aspects of the graduate research journey".