Birmingham City University Faculty Of Education, Law And Social Sciences

The Faculty of Education, Law and Social Sciences was established in 2008 as part of the re-organisation in Birmingham City University, England. It includes elements of the former faculties of LHDS and Education. The latter provides courses for intending teachers, serving teachers or those interested in education issues covering a range of school phases from infant to continuing education, from full-time undergraduate to postgraduate level and PhD. The faculty has three schools: Education and Teacher Training; School of Law; and School of Social Sciences. The Faculty of Education, Law and Social Sciences specialises in the fields of education and teacher training, law and legal studies, criminology, human rights, sociology, psychology, policy and housing studies. The university has links with local and wider communities and has partnerships with schools, children's agencies, the criminal justice, governmental, legal and housing professions. HistoryThe Faculty of Education was first run in the following colleges: Anstey College of Physical Education;Bordesley College of Education; andCity of Birmingham College of Education Anstey College specialised in training female physical education teachers whereas Bordesley College offered teacher training to mature female students. The City of Birmingham College offered primary and secondary teacher training. The three colleges became part of the original Birmingham Polytechnic in 1975. The Westbourne Road Campus accommodated staff from all three colleges when the Anstey and Bordesley sites were closed for teacher training. In September, 2001, the faculty moved into Attwood Building on the Perry Barr Campus, now called City North Campus. School of Education and TrainingWithin the faculty there are two Schools of Education; the School of Early Years, and Primary Education and the School of Secondary and Post-Compulsory Education and Training. Following the a 2010 OFSTED inspection, the quality of provision in the primary and secondary age phases was rated as Grade 1: Outstanding.

The Faculty of Education, Law and Social Sciences was established in 2008 as part of the re-organisation in Birmingham City University, England. It includes elements of the former faculties of LHDS and Education. The latter provides courses for intending teachers, serving teachers or those interested in education issues covering a range of school phases from infant to continuing education, from full-time undergraduate to postgraduate level and PhD. The faculty has three schools: Education and Teacher Training; School of Law; and School of Social Sciences. The Faculty of Education, Law and Social Sciences specialises in the fields of education and teacher training, law and legal studies, criminology, human rights, sociology, psychology, policy and housing studies. The university has links with local and wider communities and has partnerships with schools, children's agencies, the criminal justice, governmental, legal and housing professions. HistoryThe Faculty of Education was first run in the following colleges: Anstey College of Physical Education;Bordesley College of Education; andCity of Birmingham College of Education Anstey College specialised in training female physical education teachers whereas Bordesley College offered teacher training to mature female students. The City of Birmingham College offered primary and secondary teacher training. The three colleges became part of the original Birmingham Polytechnic in 1975. The Westbourne Road Campus accommodated staff from all three colleges when the Anstey and Bordesley sites were closed for teacher training. In September, 2001, the faculty moved into Attwood Building on the Perry Barr Campus, now called City North Campus. School of Education and TrainingWithin the faculty there are two Schools of Education; the School of Early Years, and Primary Education and the School of Secondary and Post-Compulsory Education and Training. Following the a 2010 OFSTED inspection, the quality of provision in the primary and secondary age phases was rated as Grade 1: Outstanding.