School of Education wins Erasmus+ grant for new partnership project 6th October 2015 The School of Education has been awarded just under €350,000 for a new Strategic Partnership project under the Erasmus+ scheme.
International exchange programme gives early years students opportunities for reflective learning 23rd September 2015 Helen Sutherland, Senior Lecturer at Kingston University and Kim Kimhag from the University of Gävle, Sweden have developed an exciting exchange programme to provide early years teacher trainees the opportunity to experience another country’s educational system.
Charlie Taylor, Chief Executive, National College for Teaching and Leadership, praises the School of Education’s collaborative approach which offers great outcomes for their Early Years students. 3rd December 2014 Charlie Taylor during his speech for Nursery World Business Summit 2014 has praised Kingston University and Bright Horizons for their pioneering partnership work saying that “For both parties it was a leap into the unknown that required a relationship of trust and openness.
School of Education runs a unique exchange programme with Gävle University of Sweden for Early Years students. 11th November 2014 The exchange programme developed by Helen Sutherland, Senior Lecturer, School of Education and Kia Kimhag, University Lecturer in Education and international coordinator at the department of Education, Gävle University of Sweden offers early years students a wider opportunity of learning.
Dr Michael Allen co-presents a paper exploring how Cypriot nursery teachers simplified sophisticated physical science concepts by using visual materials with their children. 7th October 2014 This study explored how Cypriot nursery teachers simplified some quite sophisticated physical science concepts by using visual materials with their children.