I did two presentations on geometry education this week. One at the BSRLM day conference and one seminar at Birkbeck, University of London.
Southampton Education School had a strong presence at the European Science Education Research Association (ESERA) conference in Denmark at the end of August. Most of the science education branch of the Maths & Science Education (MaSE) research centre attended, including three of our doctoral researchers, contributing to a vibrant programme of talks and discussions. With…
Our research centre does not just have an enormous amount of subject expertise when it comes to science and mathematics, it also has plenty of novel methodological expertise. This new project by PI Dr Christian Bokhove, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, is an example of this. From 1 April 2022, the project “Inspecting the inspectorate:…
The transition from A-level mathematics and further maths courses to undergraduate (UG) mathematics courses can be challenging at times. This project aims to contribute to an improved transition through creating and curating high quality tutoring materials for the transition from Maths and Further Maths at A-level to undergraduate mathematics, and piloting these materials in a…
University of Southampton student Simon Alles (PGCE 2012-13) set a Guinness World record recently for the largest mathematical jigsaw. Simon and 500 students at the British School of Beijing recently completed a 3348 piece the Tarzia jigsaw, designed by Simon, as part of a Charity Marathon event.
A new 18-month longitudinal research study, funded by The Leverhulme Trust is exploring the impact of an innovative health education programme, developed by the University of Southampton, on teachers’ attitudes, confidence and competence to teach and promote health and well-being in schools. The study is being led by Dr Jenny Byrne at Southampton Education School,…
Our colleague Dr Jenny Byrne has published a new paper on reframing teacher education in England in the journal Educational Review. ABSTRACT Bildung has a long tradition in continental European education but in England it is less well known and is underused to theorise about education. In this paper the German concept of Bildung is…