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Derby Professor Plays Major Role In Mayoral Education Enquiry
19 October 2012

A Derby Professor who was a part of an education enquiry led by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, sat alongside the Mayor today (October 19) at ...

Des hewitt

Forest To Help Children's Knowledge Grow
5 October 2012

A group of primary school teachers and education academics have come together under the canopy of The National Forest to explore how they can ...

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Fundraising Students' £8,000 Charity Gift
14 June 2012

By raising a staggering £8,297 in just one week, a group of University of Derby students have beaten all their previous records and ...

Kirsty Fosh and Etwall Primary School

Kids Go Continental With University
30 May 2012

Primary school children at two Derbyshire schools learned how to order breakfast in a French cafe, built the Eiffel Tower, created their own ...

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Teaching At Derby Gets Another Glowing Report
25 April 2012

Two of the University of Derby's teaching courses have received glowing reports from Ofsted (the Office for Standards in Education, Children's ...

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Children's Needs Are Top Of Conference's Agenda
20 February 2012

The current challenges facing professionals working with children with special educational needs and disabilities will be the focus of debate at ...

Deljeet Sangha, Christine McCrone, Des Hewitt and Jill Falivenad

Nurseries And University Join Forces To Improve Profession
2 February 2012

Nursery schools from across the city have teamed up with the University of Derby to launch a network for people working with infants and young ...

Andy cox

Welder Andy Sparks Love Of Learning
13 January 2012

When single dad Andy Cox attended his daughter's 'bring a parent to school day' he got more than he bargained for, as the classroom experience ...

Rania hafez

New Appointments Boost Research At Derby
4 November 2011

Four high profile figures from the world of education have joined the University of Derby as visiting research fellows, it was confirmed this week. ...

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University Celebrates Launch of Learning Trust
1 November 2011

Children and teachers from schools across East Staffordshire joined together with academics from the University of Derby at Burton Albion's ...

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Derby In Teaching Top Ten
24 October 2011

The University of Derby has entered the top ten for primary education teacher training in the prestigious Good Teacher Training Guide 2011. The ...

Visit Hogeschool Edith Stein Teacher Training College in Hengelo, Netherlands

International Education Learning Experience For Students
11 July 2011

Earlier this year students from Derby's BA (Hons) Education Studies and BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies degree programmes travelled to the ...

Professor Dennis Hayes

Top Panel To Debate Teacher Professionalism
1 July 2011

An intriguing panel of speakers with a national profile has been unveiled for a debate on teacher professionalism at the University of Derby next ...

Education students

Once Upon A Time In A Land Far Away....
9 June 2011

Did you know that La Chenille Affamée and Vamos a Cazar Un Oso are titles of two of the best loved children's books of all time? You might, if ...

Continuing Professional Development in the Lifelong Learning Sector'

Derby's Lifelong Learning Solution To Wolf Report
24 May 2011

Academic experts in lifelong learning at the University of Derby could hold the key to helping the education sector achieve some of the ...

Des Hewitt and Jo Baines

Launch Of Teacher Research Associates Network
6 April 2011

Teachers from across the East Midlands and education researchers from the University of Derby have launched an exciting new forum to share their ...

Dr peter jones

Derby Academic Features On Late Kick Off: BBC1 at 11:05pm
21 February 2011

Don't miss Dr Peter Jones, the University of Derby's Head of Sport and Exercise, on Late Kick Off on Monday February 21 at 11.05pm on BBC1, or ...

Degrees of Success

Degrees of Success
27 January 2011

There was special reason for Sally Hall and Carol Brazier to cheer their graduation success this year. Both students were successful in clinching ...

The Doha Debates

Millions To View Free Speech Debate
26 November 2010

A leading Derby Education academic is preparing for a global audience of up to 400 million viewers after being invited to the Middle East to join ...

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Teaching Beyond The National Curriculum
17 August 2010

Support to help put UK teacher trainees at their ease working in European school settings, is the focus of a European Union funded project ...

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Triple Ofsted Delight For School Of Education
14 July 2010

The University of Derby has received a ringing endorsement of its initial teacher education provision from Ofsted. It has recorded an ...

Professor Dennis Hayes

National Teaching Fellow Awards
24 June 2010

Two members of academic staff at the University of Derby are in line for a top national academic accolade this year. Professor Dennis Hayes and ...

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Campaign To Empower Trainee Teachers
20 May 2010

Teacher trainees are benefiting from a new programme being spearheaded by the University of Derby to help them support children with special ...

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A Forum For Teachers
19 March 2010

There is a 'debate deficit' in education says University of Derby expert Professor Dennis Hayes, ahead of a conference to launch a new teachers' ...

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Conference To Empower Teachers
4 March 2010

More than 160 teachers from Derbyshire schools are taking part in an education conference to share best practice helping children from ...

Margaret Christopoulos

We 'never had it so good' say 60+ generation
23 November 2009

Workers reaching the age of 60 believe that they 'never had it so good' by starting work when jobs were easy to come by, according to a new ...

Dr Des Hewitt

Putting Derby On The National Education Map
24 September 2009

Academic expertise at the University of Derby is set to contribute to an exciting future for education in our schools with two significant ...

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