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School of Education

Our academic community brings together the expertise, teaching and research from across education, lifelong learning and the Sheffield Methods Institute.

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Our forward-thinking teaching and influential research are respected globally.

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Lifelong learning

We offer degrees with a foundation year for mature students who are returning to education. We value life and work experience, and lack of traditional entry qualifications is no barrier to entry.

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Sheffield Methods Institute

Investigate, analyse, evaluate, understand and explain. We're using research to tackle the big social science challenges.

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EDU- Fiona Scott

Fiona Scott appointed as official adviser for edtech

Dr Fiona Scott has been appointed as an official adviser for the Department for Education鈥檚 edtech evidence board project. The team of 17 advisers will look at how to build evidence around artificial intelligence tools in schools.
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Museum display celebrates mature learners returning to education

Personal stories from people making their way back into education are celebrated in a new display at Weston Park Museum.
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Celebrating World Book day with Rivers of Reading

World Book Day have teamed up with Dr Sabine Little to bring her 鈥淩ivers of (Multilingual) Reading鈥 research to a wider audience, by making it part of the World Book Day core activity packs for all schools in the country.

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