About the School of Education
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Congratulations to Dr Ingrid Harrington
Dr Ingrid Harrington, lecturer in the School of Education, received the 2008 Minister for Education and Training and Australian College of Educators NSW Branch Quality Teaching Award - a citation from the Department of Education and Training for her outstanding service to education. We congratulate Dr Harrington for her excellent professional qualities that serve [...]
UNE African Research Endeavours: The ZAUNE Project
Following the win of a $175,000 grant from the DelPHE arm of the British Council, Associate Professor Tom Maxwell and Dr. Charles Kivunja, have joined forces with colleagues at the University of Zambia (UNZA) and Kyambogo University in Uganda (KYU), to conduct a capacity building research project into the feasibility of using multigrade pedagogy to [...]
Welcome!
The School of Education's 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. Our teaching staff are involved in acclaimed national and international centres of excellence in research projects focusing on our key subject areas.
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:
- UNE School Acquisitive Art Prize (UNESAP); and
- UNE School Drama Prize (UNESDP) - 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.
Our involvement with the international community The School of Education has educational and humanitarian links to areas across the globe. Link here to find out more about our work with the UNE-African Research Endeavours.