A very warm welcome to the School of Education ("SoE" or "SE") at the University of Exeter and congratulations on gaining a place to study here! You are joining a friendly and lively discipline and we look forward to getting to know you and welcoming you into our community.
We are a discipline that works primarily with postgraduate students completing a masters’ degree. We have a diverse education portfolio including both initial and continuing teacher education programmes. Many of the students on our MA Education, MEd TESOL and MSc Education Research programmes are already experienced educators keen to gain a deeper understanding of theory, policy, research, and practice in education to enhance their careers. Find out more about the School of Education on our department webpages.
Whilst we are part of a larger Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS), we are a relatively small discipline based on St Luke’s campus and you will soon get to know us, especially those staff who will be teaching you. In the meantime, you can find out a bit more about us through our staff profiles.
Key contacts
You will each be assigned a personal tutor whom you will meet in your first few weeks on campus. This person will be your first port of call for any questions you might have. Other key contacts include:
- Head of Department: Associate Professor Alexandra Allan
- Director of Education and Student Experience: Associate Professor Annabel Watson
- Education Lead: Dr Sharon Morgan
- Student Experience Lead: Dr George Tarling
- Info Point/Hub for SoE: info.stlukes@exeter.ac.uk
Expectations for attendance and engagement
We expect you to attend all your timetabled classes. If you are unable to attend a class because you are ill, you should report your absence via the absence reporting tool on iExeter. You should also email your lecturer directly to let them know that you will not be able to attend, and to find out what work you will need to do to make up for your absence. If you have a longer illness and are absent for more than 7 days in a row, you will need to get a doctor’s certificate and lodge this with the Info Hub at St Luke’s.
What can I do to prepare for my degree?
We don’t expect you to complete any preparatory work before you get here, but if you’re keen to acclimatise yourself to your course, please take a look at https://education.exeter.ac.uk/study/. Once you have found your programme’s webpage, you can find out more about the various modules you’ll be completing.
You might also like to take some time before you begin your course to reflect on some of the current key issues in education globally. Many major organisations have identified education as a fundamental priority, and they offer some quite different views about what education is for and why it is important. You could have a look at what the World Economic Forum has to say, with their focus on employment and economy. Then, compare that to what the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization says here: About education | UNESCO. What do you think education is for? What educational developments should be prioritised in your context?
Our community
We are proud that our community is made up of students and staff from all around the world. To learn a little more, you could look at our new SoE Student Life website.
Activity: Introduce yourself!
We would love it if you could start getting to know one another by posting a brief introduction in the Forum below, telling us who you are, what programme you are on, and what you are most looking forward to about starting your degree with us.
To post, simply click 'REPLY.'
We are looking forward to welcoming you to the School of Education and to St Luke’s campus very soon.
Please be aware that any comments and contributions in this forum are open to the general public and NOT just other students in the cohort.
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