Author Archives: MSHE

Health day for trainee teachers

Setting Up a Health Day for Trainee Teachers: A guide for course leaders We are delighted to let you know that the above publication which we launched at the PSHE/PHE conference, Healthy and effective learners: The contribution of Initial Teacher Education is now available (click on the image or here to access the pdf file). […]

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Dr Jenny Byrne to lead a qualitative evaluation for the HeadStart pilot project

Dr Jenny Byrne, Associate Professor in Education at Southampton Education School, has securedĀ funding and will be leading theĀ qualitative evaluation of stage 2 ( pilot) of the HeadStart project. The HeadStart project aims: To raise young peopleā€™s aspirations and outcomes by providing them with the tools and access to activities to strengthen their resilience. Through prevention […]

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Proceedings ICMT 2014

The proceedings of ICMT have been published, the only changes made to the ā€œpre-printā€ version are some minor improvements to a few of the figures. The pagination of all the contributions remains exactly the same. The proceedings can be accessed via http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/374809/

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Prof. Fan in the Battle of Ideas

Last year Prof. Fan took part in the Battle of Ideas. Lessons from Asia: what is a world-class education? (more information). At the end there also is a shout-out to research by other colleagues from Southampton.

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ICMT-2 to be in Brazil, 2017

The International Programme Committee (IPC) of the inaugural International Conference on Mathematics Textbook Research and Development (ICMT2014) has unanimously decided that the Second International Conference on Mathematics Textbook Research and Development (ICMT-2) will be held in April 2017 in Santos – SĆ£o Paulo, Brazil. The conference will be hosted by UNESP – SĆ£o Paulo State […]

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Keith Jones appointed as co-editor of the PME newsletter

Keith Jones has been appointed as co-editor of the Newsletter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics, the premier international organisation in mathematics education research. For information on PME, please click here The latest edition of the PME Newsletter has just been published. It is available in pdf format for download from the […]

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What impact does health training during initial teacher education have on teachersā€™ practice in schools?

A new 18-month longitudinal research study, funded by The Leverhulme Trust is exploring the impact of an innovative health education programme, developed by the University of Southampton, on teachersā€™ attitudes, confidence and competence to teach and promote health and well-being in schools. The study is being led by Dr Jenny Byrne at Southampton Education School, […]

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