School of Education
Welcome to the School of Education at the University of New England.
Our core focus is to educate emerging and developing teachers, and this provides us with opportunities to showcase our research strengths and our commitment to high-quality, flexible teacher education.
"Off campus" students benefit from our commitment to providing flexible course structures, making use of a range of technologies. Using WebCT, podcasts and chat groups we seek to put our students in touch with each other, our academic staff, and our programs in a professional and resourceful way.
- Studying within the School of Education
- Courses and programs
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Research Involvement
School of Education Research
The School of Education is home to the following research centres:
- National Centre of Science, Information and Communication Technology, and Mathematics Education for Rural and Regional Australia (SiMERR)
- Centre for Research on Education in Context (CREC)
- Centre for Research English Multiliteracy Education (CREME)
- The Centre for Research in International Education and Sustainability (RIES)
Maintaining our links with alumni
The UNE Teacher Alumni Support Program (TASP) is a free service available to all UNE graduate beginning teachers in their first year of teaching. The Program provides ongoing support for our past students, whether they are still looking for teaching work, or already employed in casual, contract or full-time positions.
Our involvement with the local community
In addition to our academic links throughout the New England region, across Australia and outwards across the globe, staff within the School of Education take tremendous pride in their commitment to the enrichment of experiences for the children of our local community. The School of Education co-ordinates and awards the following prizes to the students of our local schools:
Staff from within the School maintain close alliance with TalentEd - a site dedicated to the provision of material about the education of gifted and talented children within the community. Members of our staff specifically edit the TalentEd Journal.
The School also works hard to support and encourage the work of teachers within rural Australia, recognising the difficulties involved with isolation and ongoing access to professional development opportunities. The Rural Teacher Education Project (R(TEP) , looks specifically at the needs of rural teachers.
The School of Education Research Series is a journal produced by staff of our School, designed to showcase the diversity of our educational research. The audience for this publication is teachers in New South Wales schools. The intent is to not only showcase our research, but to place the findings in a relevant and helpful way to teachers. Through the series we also expect to attract postgraduate students to the School of Education, as information about our research programs is made known more widely
Our involvement with the international community
The School of Education has educational and humanitarian links to areas across the globe. Links are made most often via our School related research centres (see above). Our longstanding affiliation with the Royal Government of Bhutan has allowed us the very unique opportunity of establishing and developing the Bhutan Multigrade Attachment Program (BMAP).