Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge

Exporting status differences? The stratification of British transnational higher education Literature on transnational education (TNE) has grown rapidly, yet the power relations underpinning this form of internationalisation, as well as the increasing diversification of TNE provision, re...

The number of students studying for British degrees overseas has risen sharply over the past decade. This new study suggests the expansion is exporting not just British degrees, but the hierarchies of Britain’s highly stratified higher education system.

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Professor Clare Brooks appointed Head of Faculty from October 2026

Professor Clare Brooks has been appointed the next Head of the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge. She will succeed the current Head, Professor Hilary Cremin, in October 2026.

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After more than two years of war, Palestinian children are hungry, denied education and “like the living dead”

A new report calls for an urgent increase in international aid for education in Palestine, to address both learning losses and the severe psychological impacts of the war in Gaza.

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The award-winning films starting new conversations about genetic science – by barely mentioning it. An emerging collection of award-winning short films, commissioned by Cambridge researchers, is being released as part of a project to widen conversations about genetic science, particularly among audi...

A collection of award-winning films, developed for the "Only Human" project through the Kavli Centre for Ethics, Science, and the Public, is widening public conversation about genetic science. Strikingly, science itself barely gets a mention.

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Self-sustaining learning: What happened when Huntingdon sixth formers took a mini-PGCE? An experimental project at a Cambridgeshire schools trust in which sixth formers stepped into the shoes of teachers has found that the approach can generate valuable forms of learning that complement ...

What happens when you teach sixth formers to teach? Charle Pettit, an affiliated lecturer on the Cambridge PGCE, decided to find out with students at his school, and early results suggest that a remarkable form of self-sustaining learning emerged.

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Exhibition traces 200 years of Black representation in children’s literature A new version of the first ever major exhibition exploring how Black people have been represented in UK children’s literature visits Cambridge’s Central Library from 15 December.

A new version of the first ever major exhibition exploring how Black people have been represented in UK children’s literature visits Cambridge’s Central Library this week, having been brought to the city by Cambridge researchers.

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Our paper on the use of AI in child development checks is available now on the Early Childhood Education Journal:

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So excited this paper is out. What started as a brainstormed idea after an invited talk has turned into a whole line of research in my lab. Look out for more papers in the future!

Mark your calendars: The #PEDALConference2026 is coming on Thursday 11th June 2026, #InternationalDayOfPlay 🧸

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Majority want wider worldviews taught in Northern Ireland’s primary school RE curriculum

The Religious Education syllabus in Northern Ireland mandates compulsory teaching of exclusively Christian content, but there is strong support for change.

New research from @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social and @cam.ac.uk

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Rewilding Education - A Conversation with Prof. Hilary Cremin — Good Impact Labs The idea of rewilding is now a common topic of conversation in response to the depletion of biodiversity and natural habitats for local wildlife and widespread industrialisation and globalisation of f...

"We’ve had a discourse for decades about meritocracy, but it’s a fig leaf to hide the ways our economies are not achieving social mobility."

Hilary Cremin spoke to the Future Learning Design Podcast about why we need to "rewild" education and how to do it.

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We've added capacity for this event due to demand but tickets are going! If you would like to join this discussion with Hilary Cremin and Luke Kemp about how to educate for existential threats, please sign up now.

Nov 26, 5pm - 6.30pm at the Faculty of Education; tickets are free.

Could the spread of Generative AI lead to new, talk-based approaches to teaching and learning? A new conceptual paper by ‪@rupertwegerif.bsky.social‬ and Imogen Casebourne suggests it might.

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AI toys are the future of play. I'm a researcher trying to figure out if that's a good thing for kids. Researcher Emily Goodacre is exploring how AI-powered toys impact kids. Here's what she wants parents to consider.

Should you be getting your child an AI toy for Christmas? Cambridge expert @ejgoodacre.bsky.social discusses how her research with @drjennyg.bsky.social is exploring what we know - and don't know - about the new wave of toys hitting the market.

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They submitted oral & written evidence calling for more research on mental health in the workspace, a more consistent measurement of productivity, & stronger empirical evidence to better know the impact of home-based working.

Today, the @houseoflords.parliament.uk Home-based Working Committee released a report which repeatedly references research by an interdisciplinary team at @cam.ac.uk highlighting the need for better data on productivity & mental health in the workplace to inform policy on home-based working.

Innovative methods to centre children in research: celebrating 10 years of play with the PEDAL Research Centre Centring children in play research is fundamental for both children and researchers. It also offers the opportunity to gain important insights that would otherwise remain hidden from view for other...

To mark its 10th anniversary, this newly-published article highlights three projects led by the University of Cambridge PEDAL Centre which show how centring children in play research can generate new insights that would otherwise remain hidden.

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Learning how to learn in the age of generative AI - ABC listen It's exactly three years since ChatGPT burst onto the scene. In that short period of time the process of academic assessment has been in upheaval. Across the world educators are trying to address how ...

Three years after ChatGPT burst on to the scene,
@rupertwegerif.bsky.social spoke to ABC's future tense about its potential impact on education. Listen again here: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Making RE part of the national curriculum will promote tolerance – but only if it’s taught in the right way Until now religious education teaching has been compulsory but patchy in quality.

Making RE part of the national curriculum will promote tolerance – but only if it’s taught in the right way. Daniel Moulin discusses new recommendations for Religious Education in the curriculum in @uk.theconversation.com

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How can we educate for existential threats? Join Hilary Cremin and Luke Kemp for an interactive dialogue about the threats facing humanity and how education might respond.

Join Hilary Cremin and Luke Kemp for this interactive dialogue at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge about the existential threats facing humanity and how education might respond. Nov 26, 5pm - 6.30pm. It's free and open to all!

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A course for climate justice Cambridge sees education as key to a just future

Action on climate change and a just response to the climate crisis are challenges for education. This University of Cambridge article summarises how researchers are exploring how learning can nurture justice, sustainability, and wellbeing for people, planet, and peace.
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The Government’s imminent curriculum review presents an opportunity to reassess the place of languages education in our schools. What, though, does the evidence base tell us?

Join us for this University of Cambridge seminar exploring some potential ways forward.

Applications are OPEN for the Cambridge Doctor of Education (EdD) programme starting 2026: a part-time research degree for working professionals who want to use the power of education to drive innovation in any sector. Open to UK and international students. www.educ.cam.ac.uk/courses/post...

'A new book by Head of Cambridge’s Faculty of Education, @camedfac.bsky.social, calls for radical change in a school system it describes as over-standardised, stressful, and ‘sick.' @cam.ac.uk
We are crying out for a completely new vision of what education involves, however challenging that may be.'

Poorer students more likely to miss out on studying a language at GCSE Students from less wealthy backgrounds are more likely to attend schools where learning a language to GCSE is treated as optional – and not necessarily strongly encouraged – new research shows.

Students from less wealthy backgrounds are more likely to attend schools where learning a foreign language to GCSE is considered optional – and not necessarily even encouraged – new research by @karenforbes.bsky.social shows.

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Very happy to share this article exploring the influence of school-level curriculum policies on both uptake and attainment in GCSE modern languages in England @camedfac.bsky.social Freely available to download - key points below ⬇️ (1/6)

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Schools are educating children for a vanishing future. Is it time to ‘rewild’ the system?

A new book by Professor Hilary Cremin, Head of Cambridge’s Faculty of Education, calls for radical change in a school system it describes as over-standardised, stressful, and ‘sick’. Is it time to think bigger about education reform?

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The Editorial Board of the Cambridge Journal of Education is seeking education scholars with diverse intellectual interests to join its Editorial Panel.

Find out more at: www.educ.cam.ac.uk/research/cje/

A new prize for education and social justice research in South Asia has been launched in memory of Dr Arif Naveed. Arif was an outstanding Pakistani social scientist who undertook his doctoral research at the Faculty of Education.

More about the prize here: www.educ.cam.ac.uk/centres/real...

More about @drjennyg.bsky.social and @ejgoodacre.bsky.social's research on AI toys and children's development here: content.educ.cam.ac.uk/content/new-...