Education Matters

Published in SoEResearch

·Jun 21

Beyond the medical: The impact of long-term health conditions on young people in school

Dr Lauren Baggley, Dr Charlotte Davies, Dr Erika Payne & Dr Sarah Lakeman all gained their professional doctorate in Educational and Child Psychology (DEdCPsy), in 2021. Their research makes visible the experience of young people whose needs are often narrowly defined as ‘medical’. …

Health

8 min read

Published in SoEStudent

·Jun 16

Amazing placement experiences from our BA Level 2 students:

Congratulations! Two of our current BA Level 2 students from the School of Education have just finished their placement at Maker{Futures}. We asked them to share their placement experience with us: What is Maker{Futures}? Maker{Futures} is an ambitious programme from the School of Education which is led by Dr Alison Buxton to support…

Education

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Amazing placement experiences from our BA Level 2 students:

Published in SoEStudent

·Jun 16

Ten tips to improve written assignment grades

by Blansh Al-Awkabi When I started my undergraduate studies at the School of Education, I was completely new to university-level academic writing. After I received my first grade, a lucky pass, I understood that I needed to do some learning as my old strategies for writing college-level assignments differed completely…

Study

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Ten tips to improve written assignment grades

Published in SoEResearch

·May 25

Visiting Fellowship in Canada

Having completed the data collection process for my thesis I was given the opportunity to conduct a research visit to Canada. This opportunity came from a Turing Scheme at the University of Sheffield that allows PhD students to undertake a research placement abroad. …

Education

3 min read

Published in SoEResearch

·May 24

Rethinking Deafness, film and accessibility

By Ryan Bramley, Beth Evans, Kirsty Liddiard and Jon Rhodes Dr Kirsty Liddiard and Dr Ryan Bramley, of the School of Education and iHuman, are working on a Sheffield Innovation Programme (SIP) project with Beth Evans and Jon Rhodes at user research and design studio Paper to explore how Deaf…

Accessibility

3 min read

Published in SoEResearch

·May 10

Re-Emerge: Reflecting on the Maternal Journal Training workshop

Lauren Brennan, Isla MacRae and Jessica Bradley, School of Education, University of Sheffield 29 April 2022 In this blog post we introduce the Re-Emerge Arts and Health Programme, led by The Art House in Wakefield, and consider Maternal Journal, an important strand of the programme which engages directly with new…

Education

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Re-Emerge: Reflecting on the Maternal Journal Training workshop

Published in SoEStudent

·Mar 31

Working a part time job whilst at Uni?

We’re delighted to welcome blogs by one of our student ambassadors, Hien T Dao, who will be sharing posts about her experience of coming to Sheffield and studying on our MA Education course. T Hien joins the School of Education from her home country of Vietnam. Working a part time job whilst at Uni? Being an international student…

Jobs

4 min read

Published in SoEResearch

·Mar 30

Spring into a better night’s sleep

Sunday night marked the start of British Summer Time (BST), and what beautiful spring weather we have had! The lighter evenings and bright weather are certainly mood-enhancing — and we need that more than ever in these turbulent times. However, you may be feeling the effects of losing an hour…

Sleep

3 min read

Published in SoEStudent

·Mar 24

It’s sunny today, isn’t it? — Weather in the UK

We’re delighted to welcome blogs by one of our student ambassadors, Hien T Dao, who will be sharing posts about her experience of coming to Sheffield and studying on our MA Education course. T Hien joins the School of Education from her home country of Vietnam. It’s sunny today, isn’t it? — Weather in the UK Weather is one of…

Education

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It’s sunny today, isn’t it? — Weather in the UK

Published in SoEStudent

·Mar 16

Advice if you’re planning to apply for a scholarship

We’re delighted to welcome blogs by one of our student ambassadors, Hien T Dao, who will be sharing posts about her experience of coming to Sheffield and studying on our MA Education course. T Hien joins the School of Education from her home country of Vietnam. Advice if you’re planning to apply for a scholarship Hello everyone, I am…

Education

4 min read

Advice if you’re planning to apply for a scholarship