Education Studies at BGU

Congratulations to all our students graduating today! It was great to catch up with you all one last time.

A huge THANK YOU from the whole team

Thank you so much for nominating us for the BGSU STAR (Student Teaching Academic Representation) awards this year.
At the ceremony (on Friday 16th May 2025) - brilliantly hosted by Kym and the whole SU team - we won Department of the Year (and Adam won the Staff Hero award)!

Thank you again Adam, Amy, Richard, Sean and Sunny

Sarah Hopkinson, a final year BA (Hons) Education Studies student recently presented her dissertation findings on Higher Education student’s perceptions and use of generative AI .. to Level 5 students, as part of their studies on digital technology and AI use in education. This was very well received and prompted a debate about the ethics of AI use in HE and how it is currently used in schools. Sarah also helped students to better understand how to present and analyse data which neatly dovetailed with a current assessment! Thank you Sarah!!

Final year students exploring globalisation through their favourite dishes and the origins of their ingredients 🍕🍲🍝

First year students brainstorming qualities of an effective school teacher 😎

Dr Amy Wester is launching her book next week!

Final year undergraduate students on our International Dimensions module exploring the challenges facing refugee learners using Brookfield's lenses (1995)

Gender trouble (Butler, 1990)? An exploration of gender norms from our first years. Inspiration from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3Aweo-74kY

First year students playing a rigged game of Monopoly to explore the economical, social and psychological impacts of wealth inequality 🧐

First year students exploring intersectionality and factors that affect attainment at KS2 🧐

Brilliant working with all our Second Year students - both Single and Joint Honours - beginning to explore the contested interpretation(s) of education research. Using a visual research method (data collection tool) to 'critically' compare students perceptions of a researcher. Great to see them moving into the research space.

Fantastic to welcome back our Second Year Single Honours Students to Semester Two! Starting to explore a wide range of 'visions' for education and how these can become a 'reality' (in our Vision to Reality module).