School of Education and Community
Glyndŵr University has a thriving school of Education and Community, with a dedicated staff team, which has built its reputation since 1946 on a long tradition of education and training in Wrexham.
The subsequent 60 years have seen the subject firmly established within the University as it gained an excellent reputation both locally and internationally. As a result, the School has developed a wide network of partners who support the University’s extensive range of programmes, which extends beyond traditional education to courses in education and training for teachers in the post-compulsory sector, playwork, and work with children and families.
In 2009 the National Assembly Government announced a 50% reduction in primary teaching training places across Wales and, to this end, the Assembly has instructed Glyndŵr University to cease to provide ITET places on its current three-year BA (Hons) in Primary Education with QTS. The last full intake of trainee teachers were taken on in September 2009 and successful students will graduate in 2012.
Degree courses offered across the School include BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies, BA (Hons) Education and Childhood Studies, BA (Hons) Play and Playwork, Foundation Degree Early Childhood Studies, Foundation Degree Learning Support, and Foundation Degree The Learning and Development of Babies and Young Children. Courses also include PGCE/Cert Ed Post-compulsory Education and Training (PcET), BA (Hons) Post-compulsory Education and Training (a top up degree for those with Cert Ed PcET who do not hold a first degree), Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Development in Higher Education, and MA Education.
All our programmes are accredited at graduate, postgraduate or Master’s level. The University continues to expand and enhance its portfolio of continued professional development (CPD) courses in the field of education and community.
The School’s position as one of the leading Schools of Education in Wales has been further strengthened by its leading role in the establishment of Wrexham’s Children’s University, the first of its kind in Wales and still the finest example of such an organisation in operation.
Alongside the School is the University’s own Science Discovery Centre, TECHNIQUEST Glyndŵr, which provides an excellent facility for students to gain valuable experience of working with children and finding new and exciting ways of delivering the curriculum.
The School supports the Centre for Pedagogical Research and Scholarship, which promotes the culture of research and scholarship across the University. The Centre’s research concentrates on developing models of professional practice which encourage learning and enhance the student’s learning experience.
