Welcome to the Department of Educational Studies
We are an open and friendly Department, committed to excellence in research and teaching. Our staff enjoy working with students from a range of countries, and our research groups have a national and international reputation for the quality of their research. The Department is one of the top ten education departments in the UK, having been ranked eighth in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. The most recent reviews of our teaching have rated our degree programmes as ‘excellent’ and our teacher training course as ‘outstanding’.
Professor Judith Bennett, Head of Department
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New course underway!
22 students on the new BA in Language, Literature and Education Programme celebrate the first teaching session on 22 October 2009. Photo
Student accolades for Educational Studies
Every year, the York Students' Union asks undergraduate and postgraduate students to highlight the great supervision taking place in the University by nominating academic supervisors who they feel 'really make a difference'. The Students' Union makes awards to the best supervisors on the basis of these nominations and this year the Department of Educational Studies received three separate nominations and one award. The Department prides itself on being a friendly and caring one, as well as being committed to excellence in research and teaching. We are delighted to receive these accolades from our students.