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International Engagement Many of the School’s academics are engaged in international research and its taught programmes are increasingly internationalised. The School’s close working relationships with partners in France, Germany and Scandinavia, the work with teacher educators in the Middle East, the growing links with South America, Africa and China are all generating insights and innovations to be shared across the School’s partnerships. A recent census by the School’s Internationalisation Committee recorded activities linked to 34 different countries with many examples of engagement during 2012 in addition to international conference keynotes, writing and edited book collaborations with plans for the development of bespoke courses for international cohorts. Current internationally funded research projects include: 22 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION | BRINGING VISION AND VALUES TO LIFE Large-scale international collaborative research, such as the HERA-funded project led by Adrian Blackledge on ‘Investigating discourses of inheritance and identity in four multilingual European settings’. This involves a 15 -strong international research team across four countries – Denmark, Sweden, The Netherlands, and the UK. . Short-term consultancy: as part of a Turkish consortium, members of the Centre for International Education and Research, Lynn Davies, Marion Bowl, and Tom Bisschoff conducted a successful evaluation of the new Turkish curricula for secondary schools. School of Education visited by the BBC’s See Hear production team Our contribution to the ‘internationalisation at home’ agenda includes a consultancy report to the ESRC by Michele Schweisfurth on the Council’s International Fellowship and Exchange programmes. Dr Christine Szwed is currently involved in a research project with a British University in Dubai looking at ‘Young children’s career aspirations and choices: a comparative study, UK and UAE’. Dr Michele Schweisfurth, Director of Internationalisation In July, the School of Education’s Department of Disability, Inclusion and Special Needs welcomed the production team for the BBC Programme See Hear who filmed an interview with Dr Linda Watson, based around International Literacy Day which took place on 8 th September 2012. Linda’s particular interest is in early language and literacy development of young deaf children, and how this can be enhanced by the use of cochlear implants and/or digital hearing aids. Linda was interviewed by Clive Mason, who has been a presenter for over 20 years and was the first See Hear presenter to use British Sign Language (BSL) on television. BSL has only been recognised by the Government as an official language since 2003. The programme was broadcast on BBC2 at 1.30pm, on Wednesday 5 th September 2012.
Chris Unwin completed his degree and a PGCE at University of Birmingham and then returned to complete an MEd in Teaching Studies part time while pursuing his full time career as an English teacher. He enjoyed the independence and appreciated the support he got while working on his research project. His research focus was on the barriers to education of vulnerable children in Zambia and is hoping to disseminate the results of his research with relevant charities. Danyal Farsani is a PhD student researching multimodal mathematical meaning in multilingual classrooms. This interdisciplinary research project involves looking at the experiences that Farsi/English bilingual learners have in learning mathematics in different kinds of settings. Danyal presented a paper at the International Mathematics Education Conference in Seoul, Korea in July 2012. 4 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION | BRINGING VISION AND VALUES TO LIFE Student Voices Farhat Mushtaq successfully completed her teacher training in Modern Languages with the School and was awarded the Elaine Hurman Prize for her excellent work to promote pupils’ use of the target language in class. She has been promoted to Head of Department in her school and is about to start studying for an MEd in Teaching Studies at the School of Education. Jess Whiting is in her second year of study on the Childhood, Culture and Education programme, which has enabled her to develop arguments, analytical skills and an interest in education policy. Jess has nearly completed the Personal Skills Award (Advanced) through being the president of the education society, raising students’ aspirations as an ambassador, volunteering on a play-scheme for children with disabilities, and in a special school. She also volunteered at a primary school in Tanzania this summer. Kate Miles has recently completed her second year on the Childhood, Culture and Education programme, which has allowed her to cover a wide range of subjects relating to children and to pursue elements of interest for her essays. Kate is working towards the Personal Skills Award and has undertaken a two week placement working directly with children. She has also worked as a student ambassador for the School of Education and been a student representative for her year of study. Kate is looking to undertake a PGCE in Primary Education and has already been offered a place on the Teach First Leadership Development Programme for 2013. James Bott was recommended to study to become a physics teacher by a friend who had recently completed his initial teacher training with the School of Education. He comments: “I contacted the Physics course tutor, John Kirkman who offered me plenty of support and practical advice which really encouraged me. He also gave me lots of ideas to explore prior to joining the course, which have since proved invaluable.” James is now employed as a Physics teacher. BRINGING VISION AND VALUES TO LIFE | SCHOOL OF EDUCATION 23
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