This symposium will combine keynote talks, interdisciplinary panels, facilitated discussion groups, and structured roundtables aimed at producing publishable outputs and future collaboration. Full event details and programme: bit.ly/4eaMeHv Free to attend, please register.

📝 Exciting new paper from my fellowship at @uonsoe.bsky.social "The research/teaching nexus in sociology: Perspectives from Norway, Hungary and England" Jointly with Betul, Asad and Tom we wrote about the transformative experiences that help to shape students’ possible sociological futures

This week Dr Rachel Lehner-Mehr talks about turning her doctoral thesis into a scholarly book patthomson.net/2026/05/10/f...

Online @srhe.bsky.social event with #UoNSoE's Professor Kathleen Pithouse-Morgan and Dr Charlie Davis. Creative Methods for Newer Researchers: Exploring Researcher Identity through Poetry and Visual Narrative Approaches Wed 1 July, 10-11.30am srhe.ac.uk/civicrm/?civ...

We have written a textbook on the learning sciences and its implications for teaching. Find it here with a 20% discount code (26MA1) www.routledge.com/Introducing-...

This week I’m revisiting coherence But in research design patthomson.net/2026/05/03/k...

Emeritus Professor Colin Harrison has been discussing the #EU report he led on Effective Practices for Literacy Teaching. With audiences in South/Central America, and Romania/Moldova, the report findings were disseminated to policymakers and literacy specialists. Details/report: bit.ly/49iCjMG

Full on day today taking part in @aqaeducation.bsky.social history rountable & holding @uonsoe.bsky.social history #ITE subject advisory group with our fabulous #mentors helping us to co-create our curriculum. Don't know if I'll sleep well tonight or will be awake for hours thinking about it all!

This week I look at what it means for scholars to write concisely patthomson.net/2026/04/26/k...

Beautiful scenes on @uonsoe.bsky.social Jubilee Campus today. The daisies were carpeting the ground.

Jointly with @fghaffar.bsky.social we wrote a blog for @hepi-news.bsky.social on our research on graduate's views on student debt @uonsoe.bsky.social - they (and the sector) are indeed between a rock and a hard place www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/04/25/w...

We launched our new Community of Education, Inquiry and Practice (CEIP) in March with colleagues from local schools, colleges and educational organisations joining #UoNSoE staff to discuss ideas and collaborations. Find out more about the aim of #CEIP and how to get involved: bit.ly/4sMh4Kp

If you have ever wondered what the learning sciences actually is, this book is for you, especially if you are interested in teaching. It's written by members of our @lsriuk.bsky.social, published by @routledgebooks.bsky.social, and now available for pre-order. www.routledge.com/Introducing-...

This symposium will combine keynote talks, interdisciplinary panels, facilitated discussion groups, and structured roundtables aimed at producing publishable outputs and future collaboration. Full event details and programme: bit.ly/4eaMeHv Free to attend, please register.

Interested in studying at #UoNSoE? Join our team at the university's Master's Open Day on Saturday 27 June to discuss our courses in more depth and see our beautiful #JubileeCampus. Register at: nott.ac/masters-open-day

We want to understand the impact we have had on members' feelings of professionalism, belonging in the profession, agency, job satisfaction and use of research evidence. Complete survey to share how membership has impacted you: https://surveymonkey.pulse.ly/7scbd4cdzx

Early years educators are among the most important professionals in our education system. The relationships they build, the environments they create, and the learning they enable in those critical first years have a profound and lasting impact on children's development. Thank you 💙

#UoNSoE's Dr Gabriela Zapata and colleagues from the University of Illinois have provided an innovative resource for understanding and teaching literacy in a #digital and #AI-powered world. wiley.com/en-gb/Literacies+in+the+Age+of+AI%3A+Teaching+and+Learning+in+the+Digital+Era-p-9781394338634

Co-written by Dr Sophie Potter, this paper uses Bourdieu's theoretical toolkit to explore the ways in which inclusion is considered and enacted in UK schools. nasenjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #SIE #inclusion #SEND

Enjoyed working through the formative Spring Profile reports of my #ITT beginning #historyteacher s today. Not just because of the evidence of sustained progress but because of the targets our #mentors have set out for their next steps - clear and actionable. #TeacherMentoring #MentorsMatter

Exhibition at Lakeside Arts finishes this weekend. Open Tuesday to Sunday if you don't want to miss it. www.lakesidearts.org.uk/exhibition/a...

🆕E-book from Dr Tara Webster-Deakin taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781003539148/collaborative-approaches-widening-participation-tara-webster-deakin #HigherEducation #WideningParticipation

Co-edited by Martin Cummings, a special issue of Educational Action Research celebrates Stenhouse’s influential contributions to curriculum development and practitioner action research and aims to spark fresh reflection, discussion, and debate. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09650792.2026.2633059

Our next event from the Centre for Research in Human Flourishing #CRHF will be an interesting panel discussion. Join us online on 22 April: bit.ly/47zqhOq

Academic writing and procrastination revisited patthomson.net/2026/04/06/i...

Dr Richard Doyle will be presenting 'More than a diagnosis: depression and young people from a person-centred perspective' at the #BACP Making Connections event on 15 April. bacp.co.uk/events-and-resources/bacp-events/programmes/making-connections/making-connections-norwich-150426/

Today we are welcoming our new cohorts starting pre-sessional English for Academic Purposes courses. Hello to both our online students and those joining us here in Nottingham.

Ranked top ten for education in the UK in the QS World Rankings 2026, and at =56 worldwide. Find out more about studying at the School of Education: nottingham.ac.uk/education/study/index.aspx #WeAreUoN #UoNSoE #QSRankings

This week I’m looking at forwarding, a key aspect of working with literatures patthomson.net/2026/03/30/f...

Following recent celebrations to mark the achievements of the #UNESCO Chair in International Education and Development, and the start of a renewed term, we're very happy to share details of this new collaboration. bit.ly/3PvuiNL

Our next event from the Centre for Research in Human Flourishing #CRHF will be an interesting panel discussion. Join us online on 22 April: bit.ly/47zqhOq

And so we reach the end of an exhausting term. Last night was #mentor development followed today by our @uonsoe.bsky.social #ITT #historyteacher s returned to us so we could take stock at the end of their second term & celebrate with a fabulously yummy #CakeyFriday made by one of their lovely mums.

Hello UAE 32 cohort. We look forward to working with you this weekend for your online induction. Welcome to your #PGCEi course. @staffordglobal.bsky.social #InternationalTeachers

Our #UoNSoE team will be available at the university's Master's Open Day on Saturday 27 June. You'll have the opportunity to attend central talks, meet with colleagues to discuss specific courses in more detail and meet alumni. Register your attendance at: nott.ac/masters-open-day #WeAreUoN

#UoNSoE recently celebrated the renewal of the UNESCO Chair in International Education and Development. The event was hosted by the Centre for International Education Research and brought together colleagues from across our UK, China and Malaysia campuses. bit.ly/4c6dx4d #UNESCO #CIER

We're delighted to announce the winners of our celebrating local teachers initiative in partnership with Notts County Football Club. Our four winners will be guests of honour at the Notts County game on Saturday 21 March. nottingham.ac.uk/news/university-and-notts-county-celebrate-local-teachers

Two professors of education will lead the Universities' Council for the Education of Teachers (UCET) when its current executive director stands down, it has announced https://schoolsweek.co.uk/nottingham-professors-to-lead-university-teacher-trainers-body/

Congratulations to our #UoNSoE colleagues, Professors Stef Sullivan and Jo McIntyre who have been appointed Executive Directors of the Universities Council for the Education of Teachers (UCET). Read UCET announcement: www.ucet.ac.uk/17468/appoin...

A real privilege today for @uonsoe.bsky.social #ITT #historyteacher s to visit @salwilson11.bsky.social & her year 9 & KS5 class to see how she builds meaningful classroom talk into her teaching, building progression in #oracy across the key stages. #ITaP #HistoryEducation #TeacherEducation

The book I wrote with my UoN colleagues UoN is up for pre-order! It’s all about how teachers can use the learning sciences to support their practice. If you teach pre-service teachers, it may be a useful class text. And you can get inspection copies now! www.routledge.com/Introducing-...

🚨NEW BLOG🚨 This one is on #teacher #professionalism and why #ITT #ECT teachers sometimes find it hard to work alongside their peers. uonhistoryteachertraining.school.blog/2026/03/16/t... #TeacherMentoring #TeacherEducation #EduSky #UKTeaching #UKEd