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Promoting Quality in Teacher Education

UCET Teacher Education Blog posts with the theme 'Further Education'

  1. What’s Your Story?: Storytelling as a Tool for Growing Confident, Reflective Teachers

    When we think about storytelling in education, we often picture early years classrooms but storytelling isn’t just for children. Our recent research with trainee teachers in the Further Education (FE) sector suggests it may be one of the most powerful tools for professional development. We began with a simple question: What happens when trainee teachers are invited to tell the story of becoming a teacher? The answer was powerful.

    Dr Sarah Telfer (University of Greater Manchester), Beth Houghton (University of Greater Manchester)