Want to better understand your students' experiences of language lessons? We're looking for modern languages teachers in state-funded secondary schools in England to take part in a research study exploring how pupil feedback can support teaching and learning. Register your interest: bit.ly/3TAQUON

📣 We're seeking to appoint a Departmental Lecturer in Geography Education. The post holder will contribute to teaching and supervision on the Geography PGCE and the MSc Learning and Teaching programme. Apply before 21 August: www.education.ox.ac.uk/vacancy/depa... #EduSky #AcademicSky

Can you learn a new language from an app on your phone? 📱 St John's Supernumerary Fellow in Language Science, Prof. Elizabeth Wonnacott, appeared on BBC Radio 4's Sliced Bread programme this afternoon to discuss the efficacy of language learning apps and AI-powered features.

🎒 The Repair-Ed Project at @education.ox.ac.uk and @exeter.ox.ac.uk have been working in partnership to connect with primary schools in Bristol to support pupils' confidence and aspirations. Read the summary by Prof Arathi Sriprakash and Dr Claire Sims: www.education.ox.ac.uk/news/partner...

Partnerships are Powering Widening Participation at Oxford

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📑 Our latest Oxford Education Deanery Digest explores how English teachers' approaches to curriculum and text selection have evolved since Black Lives Matter in 2020. ➡️ Read the digest: lnkd.in/dq6s4NSd

Dr Jason Todd reflects on the experiences that have shaped his research into empire, migration and belonging in the latest episode of our podcast, Education Explored 🎧 Listen now ➡️ podcasts.ox.ac.uk/episode-8-ja...

How can engineering education evolve to meet the needs of the UK’s rapidly evolving defence sector? Today we launched ‘Engineering the Future of Defence’, a major new skills study in collaboration with Babcock International Group. Read more ➡️ www.education.ox.ac.uk/news/nationa... #EduSky

Congratulations to Professor Pamela Sammons (Emeritus Professor of Education) on being elected a Fellow of the @britishacademy.bsky.social 👏 Read more ➡️ www.education.ox.ac.uk/news/profess...

Teaching religious education in an English secondary school as a teacher with other specialisms? Join us for a workshop where the history and nature of RE in England today will be discussed alongside suggestions for how to build subject knowledge and confidence. Find out more: shorturl.at/Q4P1j

🎉We're delighted to share the findings from the independent evaluation of Talking Time. The evaluation found that Talking Time improved children's oral language skills, with strong outcomes for children facing additional barriers to language development. Read more: tinyurl.com/4pm45sdw

🥳 The Department is pleased to share that Margo Kubik has passed her Viva without corrections for her thesis titled “MBAs in the 21st century – educational elitism or an opportunity to promote social mobility?“. Congratulations Margo! 🎉 Margo is (left) pictured with Prof. Jo-Anne Baird (right).

The Department is delighted to share that Dr Katharine Burn has won an Achievement Award for Sustained Commitment to Education at the Social Sciences Division Teaching Excellence Awards 👏 Read the full article here: shorturl.at/8JXM4

Dr Sara Ratner has commenced a week-long Distinguished Visiting Researcher Fellowship in Australia, where she is working with the Forrest Research Foundation and the Fogarty Foundation to help shape conversations regarding the future of AI in education. Read more: tinyurl.com/6j85dvzh

👏 Congratulations to Professor Rebecca Eynon on her appointment to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's (DSIT) new College of Experts, a recognition of her expertise and contribution to national science and technology policy. ➡️Read more: www.education.ox.ac.uk/news/profess...

Walking through London last weekend, this blog by Dr Natasha Robinson captures how the Anti-Apartheid Movement wasn’t just history - it was lived in the streets we still pass today. A really compelling read on how place, memory, and activism intersect: tinyurl.com/5atujx4y

Continuing our month-long celebration of World Environment Day, Episode 8 of the Education Explored podcast is all about net zero and climate education with Dr Steve Puttick🌳 Listen now ➡️ podcasts.ox.ac.uk/episode-7-st... #Edusky #WorldEnvironmentDay

📯 Four Oxford social scientists have been awarded prestigious @erc.europa.eu Advanced Grants. Congratulations to Robert Klassen @education.ox.ac.uk, Rick Schulting @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social, Barbara Petrongolo and Martin Weidner @oxfordecondept.bsky.social! socsci.site.ox.ac.uk/articles/fou...

Four Oxford social scientists awarded major European Research Council Advanced Grants

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Professor Robert Klassen has been awarded a €2.5 million European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant to lead TEACHFORCE, an ambitious new project exploring how to attract more talented young people into teaching 🧑‍🏫 Read more ➡️ www.education.ox.ac.uk/news/major-e...

New Deanery Digest podcast episode: "Creating an Inclusive Languages Policy for Coventry City" 🎧 In this episode, Dr Eowyn Crisfield discusses why language policies are central to inclusion, and how the Coventry Language Policy for schools is being developed 💡 Listen here: bit.ly/4vfGz8M

For #LearningDisabilityWeek, members of the SEND Research Group at the Department reflect on how research can help ensure that young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are seen, heard and valued Read blog ➡️ www.education.ox.ac.uk/news/learnin... #Edusky #SEND

Congratulations to our Department Norham Fellow, Dr Lisa Cherry OBE, on being awarded an OBE in The King’s Birthday Honours List.

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🎉We're very fortunate to work closely with Dr Lisa Cherry, who has been awarded an OBE in the King's Birthday Honours List. This is a fitting recognition of Lisa's outstanding contribution to trauma-informed practice, education & improving the lives of children and young people.👏 shorturl.at/lxk0F

🌳Our NetZeroED project asks how can schools help students understand the complexities of climate change, sustainability, justice, and the transition to a low-carbon future? ➡️ Find our framework here: https://shorturl.at/svQ0Z

We're excited to share the first publication from our Department's Picture This project📑 The research explores how visual literacy is understood and taught in schools across different countries, and why it matters in today’s image-rich world. ➡️ More here: shorturl.at/brrce

Thank you to John McKendrick (photo centre), Scotland's Commissioner for Fair Access, for delivering a thought-provoking public seminar on fair access to HE in Scotland, and considerations for the rest of the UK 💡 🎥 If you missed the seminar, the recording is available here: bit.ly/4ehB6Hj

The Department celebrated success at the Vice-Chancellor Awards last week, with one award winner and two highly commended entries recognised for their outstanding contributions 🌟 Read more ➡️ bit.ly/43hUmiW Pictured: Dr Danica Sims (right) with Vice-Chancellor Professor Irene Tracey (left)

🌍 Today's World Environment Day and we’re celebrating it all month by highlighting the work we do. Here's a blog from our researcher Dr Isobel Talks, as she reflects on what schools in the UK and Australia can learn from each other on the path to net zero. Read blog: shorturl.at/N8JQn

🚶A new walking tour at the The British Academy Ideas Festival will transform central London into a living archive of anti-apartheid activism, drawing directly on Dr Natasha Robinson’s Anti-Apartheid London Digital Map project. ➡️ Find out more: shorturl.at/i3JfO

Join educators, researchers, technologists, and policymakers in Oxford for the AIEOU Summer School: Bringing the Standards to Life Explore how DfE GenAI Safety Standards can apply in schools through workshops, product scenarios and design activities 📅 27–31 July 2026 🔗 Apply now: bit.ly/3Qee6kv

Oxford-Cambridge Exchange 2026: Building connections across educational research 📚 Students came together to share ideas, explore research across a range of educational topics, and strengthen connections between the two institutions. Read blog by MSc student Farzana Chowdhury ➡️ bit.ly/4uKmWFQ

🎧 In episode six of our podcast, Education Explored, we speak with Dr Carol Brown about the intersections of psychology, teaching and research. Listen now ➡️ podcasts.ox.ac.uk/episode-6-dr... #Edusky