by Martha Ward I loved completing my undergraduate at the University of Sheffield. The BA Education, Culture and Childhood course was tight-knit, friendly and really supportive. Despite completing the course through the dreaded 2020/21 academic year, we all made an effort to get to know each other and there was…

Connecting with the public, engaging children in crafts, and providing opportunities for families to try out innovative embroidery by coding WRDTP doctoral researcher Charlotte Clarke reflects on the Festival of Social Sciences families event ‘Making Connections’ which took place at the Weston Park Museum on Tuesday 24 October 2023. This…

by Tianzhe Chen In the last two weeks I have reflected on English education problems and classroom management prompted while working on an internship at my school in China. This blog will focus on students mental health in the education system. My contact with students enhances me to worry about…

by Tianzhe Chen In my last blog I focused on problems that I found in English education during internship. In this blog, I’m going to reflect on my experience of classroom management. During my students life, it is easy for me to witness the mean way of teachers managing their…

by Tianzhe Chen Over the summer I worked as a practice teacher in my high school, Harbin Normal University High School. My job contains classroom management as well as English teaching. Through these 34 days practicing, I have more thoughts towards English education, the profession of teacher and my previous…

Dr Rob Begon, Educational Psychologist In the aftermath of recent tragedy, opposition to Ofsted inspections has understandably reached fever pitch. While the fallout is still being processed in the collective consciences of those who are impacted, a long overdue reform of school inspections now seems inevitable. …

by Mengzi Li My years in Sheffield have been one of the best experiences of my life. Initially, I went to university with the aim of gaining a degree that would allow me to get a good job in the future, but in the three years, I have seen so…

By Dr Ryan Bramley It’s safe to say I’ve never been the ‘jet-set’ type. My first time on a plane was to Portugal when I was 16, on my first family holiday abroad. …

by Dr Tim Herrick On Wednesday 3rd May, around 50 colleagues from across the UK gathered in Sheffield for a meeting of the Partnership special interest group associated with RAISE, the network for Researching, Advancing, and Inspiring Student Engagement. It was a chance to discuss in particular how to recognise…