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Young people want and need early grounding in political understanding says Hans Svennevig @citizenshippgceioe.bsky.social
When empowered with the tools of Citizenship, young people can take ownership of the issues that matter to them.
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#EducationDay #UCL200
When empowered with the tools of Citizenship, young people can take ownership of the issues that matter to them.
uclioe.info/3LJe7L4
#EducationDay #UCL200
January 21, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Young people want and need early grounding in political understanding says Hans Svennevig @citizenshippgceioe.bsky.social
When empowered with the tools of Citizenship, young people can take ownership of the issues that matter to them.
uclioe.info/3LJe7L4
#EducationDay #UCL200
When empowered with the tools of Citizenship, young people can take ownership of the issues that matter to them.
uclioe.info/3LJe7L4
#EducationDay #UCL200
This year, #EducationDay centres the power of youth in co-creating education.
As we celebrate #UCL200, we reflect on our rich history of student life. The Generation UCL project – led by Georgina Brewis and Sam Blaxland – celebrates our student community, past and present.
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As we celebrate #UCL200, we reflect on our rich history of student life. The Generation UCL project – led by Georgina Brewis and Sam Blaxland – celebrates our student community, past and present.
uclioe.info/3LJe7L4
January 20, 2026 at 2:31 PM
This year, #EducationDay centres the power of youth in co-creating education.
As we celebrate #UCL200, we reflect on our rich history of student life. The Generation UCL project – led by Georgina Brewis and Sam Blaxland – celebrates our student community, past and present.
uclioe.info/3LJe7L4
As we celebrate #UCL200, we reflect on our rich history of student life. The Generation UCL project – led by Georgina Brewis and Sam Blaxland – celebrates our student community, past and present.
uclioe.info/3LJe7L4
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What if teachers could work from home?
We’re launching a trial to find out whether having the option to complete PPA offsite makes a difference to teacher retention and wellbeing.
Register your interest here: https://office.pulse.ly/9gj6qcjebc
@theeef.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
We’re launching a trial to find out whether having the option to complete PPA offsite makes a difference to teacher retention and wellbeing.
Register your interest here: https://office.pulse.ly/9gj6qcjebc
@theeef.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
Impact of offsite Planning, Preparation and Assessment (PPA) on teacher retention
This project evaluates the effects of primary school teachers taking Planning, Preparation and Assessment (PPA) time away from the school site on teacher retention, job satisfaction and wellbeing.
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January 19, 2026 at 10:59 AM
What if teachers could work from home?
We’re launching a trial to find out whether having the option to complete PPA offsite makes a difference to teacher retention and wellbeing.
Register your interest here: https://office.pulse.ly/9gj6qcjebc
@theeef.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
We’re launching a trial to find out whether having the option to complete PPA offsite makes a difference to teacher retention and wellbeing.
Register your interest here: https://office.pulse.ly/9gj6qcjebc
@theeef.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
This is research with real-world impact 🌎
In these 12 IOE Impact Stories, this is how UCL research is addressing a new generation of complex, interconnected grand challenges.
Explore the #IOEImpactStories x @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social
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In these 12 IOE Impact Stories, this is how UCL research is addressing a new generation of complex, interconnected grand challenges.
Explore the #IOEImpactStories x @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social
uclioe.info/48hP0YI
January 19, 2026 at 10:48 AM
This is research with real-world impact 🌎
In these 12 IOE Impact Stories, this is how UCL research is addressing a new generation of complex, interconnected grand challenges.
Explore the #IOEImpactStories x @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social
uclioe.info/48hP0YI
In these 12 IOE Impact Stories, this is how UCL research is addressing a new generation of complex, interconnected grand challenges.
Explore the #IOEImpactStories x @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social
uclioe.info/48hP0YI
Interested in finding out about studying at UCL, living in London and more?
Join our information session in @paris.fr and meet with UCL representatives.
🗓️ 2 February 2026 | ⏰ 6-7:30pm
📍 University of London Institute in Paris 11 Rue de Constantine, 75007 Paris
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Join our information session in @paris.fr and meet with UCL representatives.
🗓️ 2 February 2026 | ⏰ 6-7:30pm
📍 University of London Institute in Paris 11 Rue de Constantine, 75007 Paris
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January 18, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Interested in finding out about studying at UCL, living in London and more?
Join our information session in @paris.fr and meet with UCL representatives.
🗓️ 2 February 2026 | ⏰ 6-7:30pm
📍 University of London Institute in Paris 11 Rue de Constantine, 75007 Paris
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Join our information session in @paris.fr and meet with UCL representatives.
🗓️ 2 February 2026 | ⏰ 6-7:30pm
📍 University of London Institute in Paris 11 Rue de Constantine, 75007 Paris
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Make an impact in the classroom.
Learn about our PGCEs at UCL’s Teacher Training Virtual Events this January – plus application tips & student funding.
🔗 Book your place: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/ev...
Learn about our PGCEs at UCL’s Teacher Training Virtual Events this January – plus application tips & student funding.
🔗 Book your place: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/ev...
January 17, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Make an impact in the classroom.
Learn about our PGCEs at UCL’s Teacher Training Virtual Events this January – plus application tips & student funding.
🔗 Book your place: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/ev...
Learn about our PGCEs at UCL’s Teacher Training Virtual Events this January – plus application tips & student funding.
🔗 Book your place: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/ev...
"Inequality in education is not accidental. It's produced through curriculum choices, pedagogical practises, assessment systems & institutional cultures" - @dr-willo.bsky.social
He discusses how teachers can confront their own biases in this episode of The Staffroom share.transistor.fm/s/0ed8ffc1
He discusses how teachers can confront their own biases in this episode of The Staffroom share.transistor.fm/s/0ed8ffc1
Culturally responsive pedagogy? | The Staffroom | IOE Insights | Episode
Dr Wilton Lodge says it's not enough to just decolonise our curriculum.Wilton, an Associate Professor (Teaching) at UCL, discusses how teachers can confront their own biases about what knowledge is po...
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January 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
"Inequality in education is not accidental. It's produced through curriculum choices, pedagogical practises, assessment systems & institutional cultures" - @dr-willo.bsky.social
He discusses how teachers can confront their own biases in this episode of The Staffroom share.transistor.fm/s/0ed8ffc1
He discusses how teachers can confront their own biases in this episode of The Staffroom share.transistor.fm/s/0ed8ffc1
On 22 January, hear Holocaust survivor Mala Tribich MBE share her extraordinary story of resilience and remembrance – in dialogue with Ruth-Anne Lenga @uclholocaust.bsky.social and @cam.ac.uk
Join online:
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Join online:
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Events
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January 15, 2026 at 12:56 PM
On 22 January, hear Holocaust survivor Mala Tribich MBE share her extraordinary story of resilience and remembrance – in dialogue with Ruth-Anne Lenga @uclholocaust.bsky.social and @cam.ac.uk
Join online:
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Join online:
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2026 resolutions:
✓ Study at a world-leading institute
✓ Learn from people at the top of their fields
✓ Advance your career in education and social sciences
Find out more about the course you're interested in, meet academics and ask any questions you may have:
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/op...
✓ Study at a world-leading institute
✓ Learn from people at the top of their fields
✓ Advance your career in education and social sciences
Find out more about the course you're interested in, meet academics and ask any questions you may have:
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/op...
January 14, 2026 at 11:34 AM
2026 resolutions:
✓ Study at a world-leading institute
✓ Learn from people at the top of their fields
✓ Advance your career in education and social sciences
Find out more about the course you're interested in, meet academics and ask any questions you may have:
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/op...
✓ Study at a world-leading institute
✓ Learn from people at the top of their fields
✓ Advance your career in education and social sciences
Find out more about the course you're interested in, meet academics and ask any questions you may have:
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/op...
What if school policy gave teachers the opportunity to complete Planning, Preparation and Assessment (PPA) time when offsite - would it improve teacher retention?
This EEF project w/ collegeofteaching.bsky.social seeks participant schools! Info: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects-and...
This EEF project w/ collegeofteaching.bsky.social seeks participant schools! Info: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects-and...
January 13, 2026 at 4:11 PM
What if school policy gave teachers the opportunity to complete Planning, Preparation and Assessment (PPA) time when offsite - would it improve teacher retention?
This EEF project w/ collegeofteaching.bsky.social seeks participant schools! Info: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects-and...
This EEF project w/ collegeofteaching.bsky.social seeks participant schools! Info: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/projects-and...
Research is just beginning to understand how climate change amplifies children’s risk of violence & abuse.
By mapping the web of inequitable systems, environmental degradation, colonial legacies & children’s safety, the VACC project at UCL is improving humanitarian practice.
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By mapping the web of inequitable systems, environmental degradation, colonial legacies & children’s safety, the VACC project at UCL is improving humanitarian practice.
uclioe.info/4iB8fPS
January 13, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Research is just beginning to understand how climate change amplifies children’s risk of violence & abuse.
By mapping the web of inequitable systems, environmental degradation, colonial legacies & children’s safety, the VACC project at UCL is improving humanitarian practice.
uclioe.info/4iB8fPS
By mapping the web of inequitable systems, environmental degradation, colonial legacies & children’s safety, the VACC project at UCL is improving humanitarian practice.
uclioe.info/4iB8fPS
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New guidance on children's screen exposure was informed by research from @clscohorts.bsky.social.
@ioe.bsky.social researchers found 2 year olds in England watch TV, videos or digital content for an average of 2hrs per day, double the daily recommendation. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/ja...
@ioe.bsky.social researchers found 2 year olds in England watch TV, videos or digital content for an average of 2hrs per day, double the daily recommendation. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/ja...
Toddlers spending two hours on screens a day
Two-year-olds in England watch television, videos or other digital content for an average of two hours each day, double the daily recommended screen time, new UCL-led research finds.
www.ucl.ac.uk
January 12, 2026 at 4:22 PM
New guidance on children's screen exposure was informed by research from @clscohorts.bsky.social.
@ioe.bsky.social researchers found 2 year olds in England watch TV, videos or digital content for an average of 2hrs per day, double the daily recommendation. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/ja...
@ioe.bsky.social researchers found 2 year olds in England watch TV, videos or digital content for an average of 2hrs per day, double the daily recommendation. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/ja...
Welcome back to uni and Term 2 at the UCL Institute of Education! We work across education, culture, psychology and social science to create lasting and evolving change.
Browse events organised by our research centres and departments, open to all:
Browse events organised by our research centres and departments, open to all:
Events | UCL Institute of Education
We are the hub for new ideas. Share ours. Bring your own.
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January 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Welcome back to uni and Term 2 at the UCL Institute of Education! We work across education, culture, psychology and social science to create lasting and evolving change.
Browse events organised by our research centres and departments, open to all:
Browse events organised by our research centres and departments, open to all:
Our academics had winning presentations at the BERA 2025 Conference.
📚 Jennie Golding, Rachel Marks: Putting TIMSS to work in maths classrooms
🌏 Amy Smail: The teaching of the British Empire, migration and belonging
✏️ Lucy Wenham (alumni): Listening to excluded students
📚 Jennie Golding, Rachel Marks: Putting TIMSS to work in maths classrooms
🌏 Amy Smail: The teaching of the British Empire, migration and belonging
✏️ Lucy Wenham (alumni): Listening to excluded students
BERA Annual Conference 2025 – SIG Best Presentation Award
The SIG convenors shortlisted then attended sessions for their SIG and judged these presentations. The ‘BERA Annual Conference – SIG Best Presentation’ is then awarded. You can view the...
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January 11, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Our academics had winning presentations at the BERA 2025 Conference.
📚 Jennie Golding, Rachel Marks: Putting TIMSS to work in maths classrooms
🌏 Amy Smail: The teaching of the British Empire, migration and belonging
✏️ Lucy Wenham (alumni): Listening to excluded students
📚 Jennie Golding, Rachel Marks: Putting TIMSS to work in maths classrooms
🌏 Amy Smail: The teaching of the British Empire, migration and belonging
✏️ Lucy Wenham (alumni): Listening to excluded students
Ready to make an impact in the classroom?
Join UCL’s Teacher Training Virtual Events this January. Learn about our PGCEs across Early Years, Primary, Secondary and Further Education, plus application tips and student funding.
🔗 Book your place www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
Join UCL’s Teacher Training Virtual Events this January. Learn about our PGCEs across Early Years, Primary, Secondary and Further Education, plus application tips and student funding.
🔗 Book your place www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
January 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Ready to make an impact in the classroom?
Join UCL’s Teacher Training Virtual Events this January. Learn about our PGCEs across Early Years, Primary, Secondary and Further Education, plus application tips and student funding.
🔗 Book your place www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
Join UCL’s Teacher Training Virtual Events this January. Learn about our PGCEs across Early Years, Primary, Secondary and Further Education, plus application tips and student funding.
🔗 Book your place www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
Learners living in poverty, those from some minority backgrounds, and students with special needs were most impacted by school closures during the Covid-19 pandemic – finds a report co-authored by Jo Van Herwegen @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social
Poverty had the greatest impact on students’ educational experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic | UCL Institute of Education
A report co-authored by Professor Jo Van Herwegen has informed part of the UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry, established to examine the UK’s response to the pandemic and establish learnings for the future.
www.ucl.ac.uk
January 8, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Learners living in poverty, those from some minority backgrounds, and students with special needs were most impacted by school closures during the Covid-19 pandemic – finds a report co-authored by Jo Van Herwegen @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social
Not ready to stop writing 2025?
Take a look at UCL's year in review – featuring research breakthroughs, lost maps and ancient reptiles.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/de...
Take a look at UCL's year in review – featuring research breakthroughs, lost maps and ancient reptiles.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/de...
UCL in 2025: a year in review
In 2025, UCL scientists made breakthroughs in Huntington’s disease, cancer and sight loss, revealed the Sun’s south pole and life under the Antarctic ice. We also found lost maps, flew with wasps, and...
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January 7, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Not ready to stop writing 2025?
Take a look at UCL's year in review – featuring research breakthroughs, lost maps and ancient reptiles.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/de...
Take a look at UCL's year in review – featuring research breakthroughs, lost maps and ancient reptiles.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/de...
Being able to recognise the early risk factors of eating disorders lets us prevent them.
UCL research is shifting policy attention to better health outcomes through strengthening children's decision-making and building healthy relationships with food.
uclioe.info/4axaf9O
UCL research is shifting policy attention to better health outcomes through strengthening children's decision-making and building healthy relationships with food.
uclioe.info/4axaf9O
January 6, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Being able to recognise the early risk factors of eating disorders lets us prevent them.
UCL research is shifting policy attention to better health outcomes through strengthening children's decision-making and building healthy relationships with food.
uclioe.info/4axaf9O
UCL research is shifting policy attention to better health outcomes through strengthening children's decision-making and building healthy relationships with food.
uclioe.info/4axaf9O
Congratulations to all, including our Associate Professor Ruth-Anne Lenga (@uclholocaust.bsky.social) OBE for services to Holocaust education! Hear Ruth-Anne speaking with Mala Tribich MBE and UCL Provost Michael Spence about Holocaust education in schools: youtu.be/PmUI0is60wo?...
January 5, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Congratulations to all, including our Associate Professor Ruth-Anne Lenga (@uclholocaust.bsky.social) OBE for services to Holocaust education! Hear Ruth-Anne speaking with Mala Tribich MBE and UCL Provost Michael Spence about Holocaust education in schools: youtu.be/PmUI0is60wo?...
🎶 LIVE from the IOE, our Music PGCE students bring you a Christmas classic.
Happy holidays! 🎄☃️🌟
Happy holidays! 🎄☃️🌟
December 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
🎶 LIVE from the IOE, our Music PGCE students bring you a Christmas classic.
Happy holidays! 🎄☃️🌟
Happy holidays! 🎄☃️🌟
STEM subjects are becoming more inclusive & equitable thanks to research from the ASPIRES project, which explores how social structures, identity & educational practices impact youth engagement with STEM 🚀🔬
The right changes can empower diverse audiences & influence policy.
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The right changes can empower diverse audiences & influence policy.
uclioe.info/48xacIE
December 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM
STEM subjects are becoming more inclusive & equitable thanks to research from the ASPIRES project, which explores how social structures, identity & educational practices impact youth engagement with STEM 🚀🔬
The right changes can empower diverse audiences & influence policy.
uclioe.info/48xacIE
The right changes can empower diverse audiences & influence policy.
uclioe.info/48xacIE
Dr Jasper Green comments on the government's pledge to recruit 6,500 teachers:
“I think it focuses on number as opposed to quality. Both are important.” He says it's important to monitor applicants’ training route, and the schools they go on to work in.
schoolsweek.co.uk/teacher-re...
“I think it focuses on number as opposed to quality. Both are important.” He says it's important to monitor applicants’ training route, and the schools they go on to work in.
schoolsweek.co.uk/teacher-re...
5 takeaways from experts on recruitment and retention crisis
Experts say they fear the government's 6,500 teacher pledge risks 'meeting the target but missing the point' if recruitment does not address subject shortages
schoolsweek.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Dr Jasper Green comments on the government's pledge to recruit 6,500 teachers:
“I think it focuses on number as opposed to quality. Both are important.” He says it's important to monitor applicants’ training route, and the schools they go on to work in.
schoolsweek.co.uk/teacher-re...
“I think it focuses on number as opposed to quality. Both are important.” He says it's important to monitor applicants’ training route, and the schools they go on to work in.
schoolsweek.co.uk/teacher-re...
"To be democratic citizens students need not only knowledge, but also dispositions like equal respect for all other citizens and valuing their own and others’ wellbeing in a free society..."
John White reflects on the importance of democratic citizenship in schools:
blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2025/12/...
John White reflects on the importance of democratic citizenship in schools:
blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2025/12/...
The English school curriculum needs democratic aims
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December 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"To be democratic citizens students need not only knowledge, but also dispositions like equal respect for all other citizens and valuing their own and others’ wellbeing in a free society..."
John White reflects on the importance of democratic citizenship in schools:
blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2025/12/...
John White reflects on the importance of democratic citizenship in schools:
blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2025/12/...
Teaching children how to read: what works? 📚🍎
Researchers from IOE and @ljmuofficial.bsky.social say a more flexible approach is needed, one underpinned by children’s motivation for reading and the use of real books.
@hhcp-ucl.bsky.social @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/dec/...
Researchers from IOE and @ljmuofficial.bsky.social say a more flexible approach is needed, one underpinned by children’s motivation for reading and the use of real books.
@hhcp-ucl.bsky.social @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/dec/...
Narrow synthetic phonics is not effective for teaching struggling young readers
Synthetic phonics, where children are taught to pronounce sounds in isolation before putting them together to form words, isn’t working for many struggling young readers, a study led by UCL has found.
www.ucl.ac.uk
December 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Teaching children how to read: what works? 📚🍎
Researchers from IOE and @ljmuofficial.bsky.social say a more flexible approach is needed, one underpinned by children’s motivation for reading and the use of real books.
@hhcp-ucl.bsky.social @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/dec/...
Researchers from IOE and @ljmuofficial.bsky.social say a more flexible approach is needed, one underpinned by children’s motivation for reading and the use of real books.
@hhcp-ucl.bsky.social @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/dec/...
“Rather than becoming desensitised, greater use of digital technology seems to heighten our concerns about it, particularly among people who have a high level of digital literacy" says @yanghu.co.uk, @sriucl.bsky.social according to new research co-led by UCL.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/dec/...
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/dec/...
Tech savvy users have most digital concerns
Digital concerns around privacy, online misinformation, and work-life boundaries are highest among highly educated, Western European millennials, finds a new study from researchers at UCL and the University of British Columbia.
www.ucl.ac.uk
December 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
“Rather than becoming desensitised, greater use of digital technology seems to heighten our concerns about it, particularly among people who have a high level of digital literacy" says @yanghu.co.uk, @sriucl.bsky.social according to new research co-led by UCL.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/dec/...
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/dec/...