The Institute of Education Welcome to our guests

1. The Institute of Education Welcome to our guests Penny Sweasey Head of Programmes www.ioe.mmu.ac.uk

2. About the Institute of Education (IoE) One of the largest UK providers of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for Teachers and Further, Adult and Higher Education lecturers, Youth Workers, Careers Advisers, Education Managers, Early Childhood specialists and Teaching Assistants, at undergraduate and postgraduate level. www.ioe.mmu.ac.uk

3. About the Institute of Education • Significant research and commercially funded portfolio: • 6000 students and 120 full time lecturers + 50 associate lecturers • Currently based on three campuses: • Didsbury • Crewe • Royal Northern College of Music www.ioe.mmu.ac.uk

4. Initial Teacher Education Programmes • A range of routes for Primary, Secondary and Post-Compulsory Education, at undergraduate and postgraduate level. • Top Rating for Quality Assurance and Leadership / Management • The region’s schoolchildren directly benefit from the programmes offered by the IoE: 81% of newly qualified teachers who stay on to work and live in the region each year. www.ioe.mmu.ac.uk

5. Multi-professional Programmes • Childhood Studies Programme (UG and PG) • Youth and Community Work (UG and PG) • Careers Guidance (PG Diploma) • Foundation degrees in Early Years Practice • and Supporting Teaching and Learning • - in collaboration with Local Authorities and • Colleges of Further Education. • Education Studies www.ioe.mmu.ac.uk

6. Continuing Professional Development • Award-bearing courses from Certificate to Master's degree • level including research degrees. • Meeting the professional development needs of those working at all stages of their careers in a wide range of contexts. www.ioe.mmu.ac.uk

7. Research Degrees • Master of Research (MRes) • Master of Philosophy (MPhil) • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) • Professional Doctorate in Education (EdD) • 89 registered research students (56fte) • The only new university department of education • ‘recognised’ by ESRC for receipt of research awards Best RAE results in MMU and 7th in UK (December 2008). www.ioe.mmu.ac.uk

8. Education and Social Research Institute • An internationally recognised centre of excellence for • educational research and evaluation. Research groups: • BRiTE - Building Research in Teacher Education • Centre for Social Justice in the City • Centre for Cultural Studies of Children and Childhood • CREATE: Research in Education and Technology • Communication, Discourse & Learning • Theory, Methodology and Knowledge Production www.ioe.mmu.ac.uk

9. Education and Social Research Institute (ESRI) Portfolio of research grants totalling over £5 million in the past 5 years, from sponsors including the Economic and Social Research Council, the major charitable trusts, government departments, local and regional authorities, and companies such as Barclays, Microsoft, Siemens and Lego. www.ioe.mmu.ac.uk

10. Third Stream (3S) Activities • This aspect of our work is managed by the Centre for Innovation and Enterprise (CIE) • School Business Managers Programmes, Safer Recruitment Programmes, De Bono, Healthy Bus • International activities, e.g. GEMS International Schools • Early Years Professionals • Science Learning Centre Northwest • Centre for Urban Education • Centre for Educational Leadership - Cheshire www.ioe.mmu.ac.uk

11. Centre for Innovation and Enterprise cont. • High quality short courses, conference and projects • Booster courses, CPD activities • Conferences • Educational Projects eg Student Associates Scheme • Publications • International activity • – S Africa, China, USA, Dubai www.ioe.mmu.ac.uk

12. The Future • Diversifying – Coalition Government changes to Education • Developing Quality across all programmes • Developing new sites • Challenging the national agenda • Innovative practice – leading edge. www.ioe.mmu.ac.uk

13. International Activities • The Institute welcomes applications from international students, as they not only bring social and cultural diversity to the Institute, they also broaden the Institute’s perspectives on education. • Over 100 international students a year enrol on a range of programmes. This number includes about 50 undergraduate and 20 graduate students per year, studying at the Institute on European Commission funded grants. • A number of programmes have been taught outside the UK by Institute staff, including professional studies courses in Pakistan, literacy programmes in India and Sri Lanka and science and maths education programmes in Indonesia, Slovenia and Greece. • The Institute has hosted delegations from the USA, China and a number of other Asian countries as well as individual visitors from Europe, South Africa, Australia and Kashmir. www.ioe.mmu.ac.uk

14. Professional Development • For qualified teachers, there is a range of part-time courses which can be studied as qualifications in their own right or credited towards a first or higher degree. Students can construct their own professional development routes to achieve undergraduate and postgraduate awards. • The Institute has well-developed links to plan and deliver Continuing Professional Development in the same schools who deliver initial teacher education courses. • We offer a wide range of courses for serving teachers and other professionals in education leading to awards from certificate to Master's levels. Courses for serving teachers emphasise the development of reflective practice and involve practitioners undertaking enquiries into their everyday practices and gives recognition and accreditation for school-based professional development. www.ioe.mmu.ac.uk

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16. The Institute of Education: A Faculty of MMU Thank you . . . We hope you enjoy your visit! www.ioe.mmu.ac.uk