Education and Teacher Training blog

Why is Early Years education important?

Early years is a vast career path that can be extremely rewarding. It is also hugely important and helps to shape children’s futures. Find out more about why early years education is so important, and how you can use our Early Childhood Studies degree can support you into a career in this area.

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7 careers you can do with a Working with Children, Young People and Families degree

You’re interested in BA (Hons) Working with Children, Young People and Families – the clue is in the course title! But ...

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6 careers you can do with an Early Childhood Studies degree

Why not take a look and find out where a degree in Early Childhood Studies could take you? 

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7 careers you can do with a Working with Children, Young People and Families degree

Do you know about the range of careers you could pursue once you finish the Working with Children, Young People and Fam...

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Placement profile: Working with Children, Young People and Families

Hear stories of Raihana, Isaac and Ariba, who are all currently on placement and in their second year of the BA (Hons) ...

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Placement profile: Breiana Thompson

BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies  student, Breiana Thompson, is on placement at a nursery in Smethwick. She tells us ...

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Placement Profile: Raman Sahota

BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies student, Raman Sahota, is currently on placement within a nursery in Smethwick, Bi...

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Reasons to study education

We have been delivering education in the city of Birmingham for over 50 years, and we also work with over 400 partner s...

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Careers you can do with an Education Studies degree

There's more to an Education Studies degree than just teaching. Find out what other careers options there are.

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Academic Spotlight: Kelly Davey Nicklin

With a huge variety of wonderful staff members and academics teaching our courses and shaping the futures of our studen...

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Academic Spotlight: Gary Pykitt

Here at BCU, we are proud to be home to so many wonderful staff members and academics that teach our courses and shape ...

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How to prepare for your Education course

Starting your studies with us soon? We’re looking forward to welcoming you! If you want to get a head start on your stu...

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Why you should study education in Birmingham

If you decide to study here at BCU, you'll be pleased to know that we are in the Top 15 for graduate outcomes for Educa...

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My top tips for using the library

Using the library for research and further reading is an important part of studying at university. But we know it can b...

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My first year on a Conductive Education degree

Callum, now in the second year of his Conductive Education (CE) degree, recently reflected on what he’d learnt and expe...

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Top tips for applying for an education course

If you're wondering about taking the next step and applying for a course then we've got the help you need to make an a...

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Top tips for applying for a teacher training course

If you're wondering about taking the next step and applying for a course then we've got the help you need to make an ap...

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Dying Matters: Let's talk about dying

Every year in May, Dying Matters and coalition members host an Awareness Week. From the 10th to the 16th of May, this y...

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What does a Play Therapist do?

Read our blog about how you could become a Play Therapist, and help children cope with negative experiences and challen...

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What does an Education Officer do?

Find out about the role of an Education Officer, and how you can inspire others outside of the classroom.

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What does a Family Support Worker do?

Find out more about the role of a Family Support Worker, and what you need to do to get into this type of work.

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How to become a PE teacher

Find out more about the role of a P.E. teacher, and what it takes to become one. 

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A career at BCU: My journey from Early Childhood Studies (ECS) student to Course Lead

Shannon Ludgate joined BCU on the BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies (ECS) programme, and never did she think that on co...

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Six benefits of attending an Applicant Taster Day

Find out all about our Applicant Taster Days (ATD) and read our top six reasons to attend an ATD.

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Katie Goodacre (Education Studies student): My First Children's Book

Birmingham City University BA (Hons) Education Studies student, Katie Goodacre would like to tell you about how her dre...

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Childhood, Youth and Community: FAQs

If you’re interested in one of our Childhood, Youth and Community courses, we’ve compiled a list of frequently asked qu...

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Teacher Training Open Day: Frequently Asked Questions

Are you thinking about studying Teacher Training? Our Virtual Open Day is a great opportunity to find out some more in...

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Exploring the parks around our City South Campus

If you're looking for places to go around campus to enjoy some exercise, fresh air and scenery, check out our Parks blo...

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Welcome to the Mary Seacole Library

Get to know the library at our City South Campus, before you start your studies, and give yourself a head start. 

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What stationery supplies do I need for university?

Ready to start a new chapter this September? Our third-year student Shelby has made a short vlog about some key station...

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Ben Hobbis: My placement experience

BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS student, Ben, is half way through his second-year of course and recently began a b...

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A day in the life of an education, childhood and youth student

Jess had always wanted to have a career working with children, so was very interested to go to university to work towar...

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A day in the life of a trainee primary school teacher

Have you ever wondered what a typical day in a primary school is like? Second-year Primary Education with QTS student, ...

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The first Master of Conductive Education

We are proud to work with NICE – Centre for Movement Disorders and their Conductive College, awarding their BA (Hons) i...

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Gabby Tooze - Camp America

BA (Hons) Primary Education student, Gabby Tooze, knew before she even started at the University that she wanted to tra...

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Six reasons why I love being a teacher

Do you have a passion for inspiring and educating young learners? Teaching is one of the rewarding career options avai...

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Wear Red Day: My experience with Sepsis

Almost four years ago, on the 23 December 2015, Ellie began to feel ill. But this wasn’t just your common cold. Below...

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Why study for a Master's in Education?

We’ve spoken to a full-time, a part-time and an international student to find out what motivated them to go on to furth...

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Subjects in action: learning to teach primary art

We grabbed second-year BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS student, Lois Kitchen, just before she put her Post-it note...

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A day in the life of an Education Studies student

We spoke to Mollie Zacarias, a second-year BA (Hons) Education Studies student to find out what she gets up to on a ty...

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Teacher training placement travel tips

We know that placements are an important part of your experience during your course. We’ve already covered what to wear...

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A day in the life of a student conductor

Have you ever wondered what a conductor does? Conductive Education student, Megan, kept a diary of one day in her life ...

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Mollie Zacarias: My financial life as a student

Second year Education Studies student, Mollie tells us what she spends her money on as a student in Birmingham and offe...

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What to wear on placement

We know that placements are an important part of your experience during your course. What do you wear on placement? And...

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Looking after your mental health at Christmas

Discover tips and advice from Mental Health lecturer, Kim Moore on how to take care of your mental health during the f...

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Looking after your mental health at Christmas

Discover tips and advice from Mental Health lecturer, Kim Moore on how to take care of your mental health during the fe...

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Are you looking for a career working with children?

Looking for a career with children? There's a whole of host of ways in which you could develop a career if you want to ...

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How does childhood studies make a difference?

When you learn to look at the world from a child-centred point of view, it quickly becomes clear how much impact we can...

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Ten top tips for thriving on a PGCE

Check out these ten top tips for thriving while on a PGCE written by a former BCU Secondary Drama PGCE student Natalie ...

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Jess Wythe - Peru

Education Studies student, Jess, went on a journey of a lifetime to Peru with the BCU Go Abroad programme spending two...

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