Hello! This is the account of the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge, a leading centre for educational teaching and research, and the home of the Cambridge PGCE. Find us at https://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/https://bsky.app/profile/camedfac.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/camedfac.bsky.social/post/3mk7zhldf2k2tThe University and Governing Body of the University of Cambridge Primary School are seeking a dynamic and inspirational Headteacher who can lead the school on the next stage of an exciting chapter in its history. https://universityprimaryschool.org.uk/working-at-our-school/24 Apr 2026 07:38 +0000at://did:plc:6uc32n23frirrs7fuaqhsdtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7zhldf2k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/camedfac.bsky.social/post/3mk5xua5hpc23The announcement Office for Students (OfS) will launch its free speech complaints scheme from September 2026 has generated some urgent headlines. Research student Duaa Karim argues that the challenge this poses to universities is primarily structural. https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=2026042213233261423 Apr 2026 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:6uc32n23frirrs7fuaqhsdtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5xua5hpc23https://bsky.app/profile/camedfac.bsky.social/post/3mjw5hptwgk2uThe Editorial Board of the Cambridge Educational Research e-Journal is now calling for submissions for Volume 13: Education in Changing Times. Deadline for submissions: 22 May 2026 First decision: Within approximately 30 days of submission deadline. Expected publication: November 202620 Apr 2026 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:6uc32n23frirrs7fuaqhsdtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjw5hptwgk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/camedfac.bsky.social/post/3mhum6v3doc2uA new University of Cambridge report finds that class and gender inequalities in the UK's creative industries are linked to students' experiences at school, where "educational hierarchies" steer them away from subjects like art, music and drama. content.educ.cam.ac.uk/node/897425 Mar 2026 07:51 +0000at://did:plc:6uc32n23frirrs7fuaqhsdtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhum6v3doc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/camedfac.bsky.social/post/3mhcv2d5r4k2sNew best practices are being published to help comics festivals become more accessible and inclusive for autistic fans. And of course, they are themselves available as a comic: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/items/3b21a6cb-1c0d-441e-814a-7b9fdf36092d Read more: https://content.educ.cam.ac.uk/content/2603-comics-autism18 Mar 2026 06:42 +0000at://did:plc:6uc32n23frirrs7fuaqhsdtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhcv2d5r4k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/camedfac.bsky.social/post/3mgwlm6owos2aAI-powered toys that “talk” with young children should be more tightly regulated and carry new safety kitemarks, according to a new University of Cambridge report that warns they are not always developed with children’s psychological safety in mind. https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/ai-toys-study-play13 Mar 2026 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:6uc32n23frirrs7fuaqhsdtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgwlm6owos2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/camedfac.bsky.social/post/3mgpd7lwi6s2fOn 25 March, the Faculty of Education will be sharing preliminary findings from the first UK study exploring the factors that shape mathematics teacher wellbeing, drawing on insights from teachers themselves. Find out more and book a place: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understanding-mathematics-teacher-wellbeing-tickets-1984129962128?aff=oddtdtcreator10 Mar 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:6uc32n23frirrs7fuaqhsdtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpd7lwi6s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/camedfac.bsky.social/post/3mgmho3frks2vDue to popular demand, we've expanded the capacity for our @cambridgefestival.bsky.social event on 18 March on immigration and education. If you would like to come along and join the discussion, there are a few more free tickets, but please book soon. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/have-we-lost-the-ability-to-debate-immigration-tickets-198045198118809 Mar 2026 08:44 +0000at://did:plc:6uc32n23frirrs7fuaqhsdtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmho3frks2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/camedfac.bsky.social/post/3mg2viptvuk2yWe only have about 25 (free!) tickets left for our @cambridgefestival.bsky.social discussion on 18 March: Have we lost the ability to debate immigration – and what can education do about it? If you would like to join us, please sign up soon at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/have-we-lost-the-ability-to-debate-immigration-tickets-1980451981188?aff=oddtdtcreator02 Mar 2026 09:03 +0000at://did:plc:6uc32n23frirrs7fuaqhsdtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg2viptvuk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/camedfac.bsky.social/post/3mfqi4jqhkc26"Play nicely, children." This new @pedalcam.bsky.social study led by Emily Goodacre found that getting children to cooperate during play may depend less on their social skills than on what they are doing - especially if they are not already friends. https://content.educ.cam.ac.uk/content/2602-play-nicely26 Feb 2026 05:37 +0000at://did:plc:6uc32n23frirrs7fuaqhsdtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfqi4jqhkc26https://bsky.app/profile/camedfac.bsky.social/post/3mfnwj4fv4c24A new book calls for a rethink of what “counts” as comics, arguing that Western ideas about the medium have obscured the power of visual storytelling in the Global South. If you're interested in comics, you can access it for free via the links in our summary: https://content.educ.cam.ac.uk/content/2602-Comics-Global-South25 Feb 2026 05:17 +0000at://did:plc:6uc32n23frirrs7fuaqhsdtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfnwj4fv4c24https://bsky.app/profile/camedfac.bsky.social/post/3mfcmurkmvs2aThis seminar on 3 March will explore the doctoral journeys of Global Southern Scholars at Cambridge across disciplines, national contexts and stages of the degree. Open to all members of the University. Register here: tinyurl.com/voicesfromgs20 Feb 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:6uc32n23frirrs7fuaqhsdtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcmurkmvs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/camedfac.bsky.social/post/3mf5j5ekmnk2nFluidly blending languages, sometimes called "translanguaging", is gaining growing attention in linguistics. Here, Razan El Helou and Wulandari Santoso, explore its use in English language education in Indonesia, a linguistically superdiverse society. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003399308-41/translanguaging-english-language-education-rasman-wulandari-santoso18 Feb 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:6uc32n23frirrs7fuaqhsdtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5j5ekmnk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/camedfac.bsky.social/post/3mf2bbetmpc2sHave we lost the ability to debate immigration - and what can education do about it? Join us for this free @cambridgefestival.bsky.social event on 18 March and have your say as we explore how education might support more constructive public dialogue. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/have-we-lost-the-ability-to-debate-immigration-tickets-1980451981188?aff=oddtdtcreator17 Feb 2026 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:6uc32n23frirrs7fuaqhsdtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2bbetmpc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/camedfac.bsky.social/post/3mel2aoi2kc2cA University of Cambridge spin-out has developed what it says is the UK’s first automated free-speech compliance system for universities, amid concerns that institutions are struggling to interpret new freedom of speech rules. https://content.educ.cam.ac.uk/content/cambridge-developed-tool-launched-steer-universities-through-maze-free-speech-checks11 Feb 2026 08:20 +0000at://did:plc:6uc32n23frirrs7fuaqhsdtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mel2aoi2kc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/camedfac.bsky.social/post/3mejbu6oeas2yAcademic pressure in East Asia places students at risk for diminished well-being. A new study, co-authored by Boseok Kim and Jongho Shin investigated whether character strength interventions for elementary students could help. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41042-025-00263-910 Feb 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:6uc32n23frirrs7fuaqhsdtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejbu6oeas2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/camedfac.bsky.social/post/3me77g3khe22gPresencing Echoes in the Archive: Material Voices Through Space and Time - this new paper is by PhD researchers Linh S. Nguyễn and Elena Russo, and available open access in the journal "Arts". https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0752/15/1/1506 Feb 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:6uc32n23frirrs7fuaqhsdtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3me77g3khe22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/camedfac.bsky.social/post/3mby4ot4nbs2zThe number of students studying for British degrees overseas has risen sharply over the past decade. This new study suggests the expansion is exporting not just British degrees, but the hierarchies of Britain’s highly stratified higher education system. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14767724.2025.2595016#abstract09 Jan 2026 08:53 +0000at://did:plc:6uc32n23frirrs7fuaqhsdtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mby4ot4nbs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/camedfac.bsky.social/post/3mbwf5rgdnk2gProfessor Clare Brooks has been appointed the next Head of the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge. She will succeed the current Head, Professor Hilary Cremin, in October 2026. https://content.educ.cam.ac.uk/content/professor-clare-brooks-appointed-head-faculty-october-202608 Jan 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:6uc32n23frirrs7fuaqhsdtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwf5rgdnk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/camedfac.bsky.social/post/3mbtd5khjjk2xA new report calls for an urgent increase in international aid for education in Palestine, to address both learning losses and the severe psychological impacts of the war in Gaza. Read more: https://content.educ.cam.ac.uk/content/after-more-two-years-war-palestinian-children-are-hungry-denied-education-and-living-dead Join us for the launch event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/report-launch-palestinian-education-still-under-attack-tickets-1979715132253?aff=oddtdtcreator07 Jan 2026 11:06 +0000at://did:plc:6uc32n23frirrs7fuaqhsdtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbtd5khjjk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/camedfac.bsky.social/post/3maawkxn2c227A collection of award-winning films, developed for the "Only Human" project through the Kavli Centre for Ethics, Science, and the Public, is widening public conversation about genetic science. Strikingly, science itself barely gets a mention. Read more: https://content.educ.cam.ac.uk/content/award-winning-films-starting-new-conversations-about-genetic-science-barely-mentioning-it-118 Dec 2025 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:6uc32n23frirrs7fuaqhsdtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3maawkxn2c227https://bsky.app/profile/camedfac.bsky.social/post/3ma6msaxjys2tWhat happens when you teach sixth formers to teach? Charle Pettit, an affiliated lecturer on the Cambridge PGCE, decided to find out with students at his school, and early results suggest that a remarkable form of self-sustaining learning emerged. https://content.educ.cam.ac.uk/content/self-sustaining-learning-what-happened-when-huntingdon-sixth-formers-took-mini-pgce17 Dec 2025 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:6uc32n23frirrs7fuaqhsdtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma6msaxjys2thttps://bsky.app/profile/camedfac.bsky.social/post/3m7zojirpws2cA new version of the first ever major exhibition exploring how Black people have been represented in UK children’s literature visits Cambridge’s Central Library this week, having been brought to the city by Cambridge researchers. Find out more: https://content.educ.cam.ac.uk/content/exhibition-traces-200-years-black-representation-childrens-literature15 Dec 2025 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:6uc32n23frirrs7fuaqhsdtc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zojirpws2c