UCL Institute of Education

23/10/2026

📌 Save the date: Monday 9 November, 4–7pm. One evening to work out your route into teaching.

✏️ Early Years, Primary, Secondary or Further Education?
✏️ PGCE, Lead Partner Direct or our new Teacher Degree Apprenticeship BSc?
✏️ Just exploring, or already applied?

Come and talk it through with the people who run the courses at the world's #1 university for education (QS World University Rankings by Subject).

Book your place: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2026/nov/teacher-training-open-evening

21/10/2026

Postgraduate applications are now open! Take the next step towards your career goals with a Master's at UCL.

From a diverse and welcoming community to inspiring teaching and research, hear from our students about what makes their experience special.

Sign up for our Graduate Open Events to explore our courses, meet academics and discover what it’s like to study at IOE: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/open-days/graduate-open-days/upcoming-graduate-open-events?utm_source=ioe_social&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=118330_ioe_pg_open_event&utm_term=facebook

20/10/2026

10 years of investment in leadership, research and experiential learning.

Student Storyteller Aarohi (Social Sciences with Data Science BSc) reflects on the impact of the UCL Laidlaw Leadership and Research Programme.

Interested in joining the programme in 2027? Applications for the next Laidlaw cohort will open to first-year undergraduates on 23 November.
https://bit.ly/4biUlQi

Student Storyteller Aarohi Shah explores the impact of this unique programme open to first year undergraduate students.

19/10/2026

Dreaming of a career in film, games or digital media? Our Media BA prepares you for these creative industries.

Find out where this course can take you at our UCL East Undergraduate Open Afternoon on 28 October.

What to expect:
📸 taster session
🎮 campus tour
🎬 meet current students

Book your place: https://app.geckoform.com/events-embed/ #/events-embed?uuid=21FO00icsjp5880049g4ydobyw&event_field_id=29210

16/10/2026

Emeritus Professor Kathryn Riley at the "I Belong HERE" conference today talking about her new book, Leading for School Belonging.

The book explores the pathways schools can take to build belonging to ensure young people feel safe and connected.

Talk 3 at our “I Belong HERE” conference celebrated the launch of Kathryn Riley’s new book 'Leading for School Belonging'.

With plenty of laughs and celebrations, the session highlighted WHY we must focus on the HOW of creating a true sense of belonging in our schools.

16/10/2026

Congratulations to Professor Lynn Ang who has been awarded the Lee Sing Kong Professorship in Early Childhood Education.

Join Lynn for a public lecture on 28 October, where she'll explore how high-quality interactions at home and in early years settings can create positive learning experiences for children, building their confidence, resilience and socioemotional skills.

14/10/2026

Dr Wilton Lodge reflects on the legacy of Jason Arday, representation and the burden of being a symbol.

"Who is permitted simply to belong, with all the complexity and fallibility that being human entails, without having to represent everyone who looks like them?"

Read on: https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2026/09/08/jason-arday-representation-and-the-burden-of-being-a-symbol/

13/10/2026

There's more than one way into the classroom. Find yours at our Teacher Training Open Evening 🍎📚

Speak to our teams, sit in on subject talks and find out about our PGCEs in Early Years, Primary, Secondary and Further Education.

• When: Monday 9 November, 4–7pm
• Where: UCL Institute of Education, London

Book your place: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2026/nov/teacher-training-open-evening

12/10/2026

📚 Find the course that's right for you.

Our Undergraduate Virtual Open Days are taking place from 19 - 23 October. Sessions include course introductions, inspiring taster sessions and an opportunity to ask any questions you might have.

Registrations are now open for our Undergraduate Virtual Open Days.

Join us online from 19-23 October to find out more about our courses, experience a taster session and ask any questions you have.

We have a range of sessions covering education, social science, psychology, media, communications and sustainability.

Book: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/open-days/undergraduate-open-days/undergraduate-virtual-open-days?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=118296_ioe_ug_virtual_events

09/10/2026

in our purple era