The School of Education is renowned for its high-quality teaching and research, and is one of the principal teacher training providers in the UK.

We offer foundation and undergraduate degrees in early childhood studies, youth and education studies, sports management and teacher training, and postgraduate programmes designed to help education professionals excel in their careers. We prepare our students for enriching careers within the modern education system. Whether you’re looking to become a classroom teacher, a nursery professional, a sports coach or an academic researcher/policy maker – we have a course for you. 

As one of the largest providers of Initial Teacher Training courses in London and the South East many teachers have come through our doors through our PGCE, Lead Partner Route and BA Primary programmes.

We are ranked best modern university in the country for our research in Education (REF 2021).