Events & News

History of the Olympics in England podcast
Dr Martin Polley explores the evolution of the Games over the last century

The Games are coming and the School of Education is gearing up! Listen to SoE Sports Historian Dr Martin Polley's latest podcast in which he explores the evolution of the Games over the last century and reveals some interesting facts and stories about the UK's Olympic heritage.

You can view the interview by logging on to the Winchester City Council website.

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School of Education makes top 10
SoE named in top 10 UK Universities on 'Entry Qualifications' and for trainees 'In Teaching'

SoE has been recognised in the Good Teacher Training Guide for 2008 for it's high entry qualifications and for the large number of trainees in teaching positions after completion of the course. You can read the full report here.

Parental support 'is key for black pupils'
Black children who do well at school have strong support from parents and community churches, research shows.

The research is published today in a new book, Eagles Who Soar: How Black learners find paths to success, was written by Dr Jasmine Rhamie, School of Education, University of Southampton.

Black Caribbean pupils under-perform at GCSE relative to other ethnic groups. Dr Rhamie said teachers may not be aware of their negative attitudes to black pupils and called for "diversity training" to be extended, so every school had at least one member of staff trained to help all staff better understand where misunderstandings can occur.

Simply the (second) best
Southampton University’s postgraduate research students are shown to have the second highest qualification rates of all the English higher education institutions.

Southampton’s thriving business community and the University have both recently achieved top rankings in national surveys aimed at monitoring business and postgraduate success.

In a recent report from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), Southampton University’s postgraduate research students are shown to have the second highest qualification rates of all the English higher education institutions.

Southampton also achieved second place for the postgraduate success of its overseas students, and was the only English university to be in the top two for both tables.

The University already has an established reputation for its pioneering research and scholarship, and is consistently recognised as one of the UK’s top ten universities for research. Yet these recent results from the HEFCE suggest that the future of the University, and its students, is looking even more promising.

Southampton excelled as one of the best Cities in terms of its ‘availability and cost of car parking facilities’, ‘freedom from pollution’ and ‘the quality of life for employees’.