The School of Education is increasingly involved in a wide range of educational research and consultancy. Many of these groupings involve researchers in other Schools and in the Learning and Teaching Research Institute. The School has been successful in attracting considerable funds from outside agencies and research organisations to support this activity and has an excellent record in the publication of textbooks and research and conference papers.
Activity is organised around research interest groups of staff and students.
The effect of anxiety on children's learning in primary classrooms. An investigation of the relationship between gender and approaches to learning in Higher Education There are also opportunities to conduct joint research with other Schools in the University. The School currently has a number of Research Groups which are listed below. The Groups are organized around the research activities of the individual members and subject centres. Many staff in the School of Education conduct research into policy and social issues in education.