Education
What is Education?
Teachers in primary and secondary education and workers in the education sector play a vital role in helping children and young people develop and fulfil their potential.
With a teaching or education related degree from Sunderland you have the opportunity to make a positive and real difference to children's lives.
Why Sunderland for Education?
- 100 years of teacher training
- Large range of teaching courses
- 96% of our Education graduates entering employment go into a graduate job (2010 Destination of Higher Education Leavers Survey)
The University of Sunderland has been identified as one of the top providers of both Primary and Secondary Teacher Education in the university sector by the Government's Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted).
The Faculty has grown significantly over the past 100 years and now provides a wide range of secondary and primary courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
At undergraduate level we offer courses in Primary, ICT, Science, English and Mathematics.
We also offer Maths and Science Enhancement Courses which act as a ‘top up’ course for students who want to progress onto a Secondary Postgraduate programme. These courses are are for students who already hold a Maths or Science degree and students who require additional subject knowledge.
Our 11-18 years Postgraduate programmes include Design and Technology, English, Geography, ICT, Mathematics, Science (Biology, Chemistry and Physics) and Business.
