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Stranmillis University College Our History

The University College has a history to be proud of. It was founded in 1922 to provide state-funded teacher education in the northern portion of the recently partitioned island. The new Northern Ireland government decided to open its own non-denominational College and purchased Stranmillis House, with its very attractive and historic campus of 18 hectares only three kilometres from the centre of Belfast. The College's track record in teacher education since 1922 has been second to none.

The Courses We Offer

To complement our teacher education courses at BEd, PGCE and MEd level, a new BA (Early Childhood Studies) degree was launched in September 1996. A BSc (Health and Leisure Studies) degree was then introduced in September 1998, along with a part-time MA (Arts in the Community). A part-time Master of Teaching degree and a part-time MA (Early Childhood Studies) are now also available. We also offer an innovative Certificate in Working with Schools and the Community.
However, teacher education at pre-service and in-service levels remains our core activity. Our four year, full-time BEd degree prepares students to teach in nursery, primary and special schools. There is also a more restricted full-time BEd provision for those wishing to teach Business Studies, Mathematics/Science, Religious Studies and Technology and Design in the post-primary and further education sectors. A one year, full-time PGCE course is available for Early Years specialists.

Curriculum Development and Research

In recent years the University College has hosted a number of curriculum development and research projects in various subject areas, for example in Early Years education, and has produced a range of publications. There is also a significant commitment by individual staff to academic research.

Some Benchmarks

In 2001, the Education teaching provision at Stranmillis was judged by the Quality Assurance Agency to merit a maximum score of 24 out of 24 - a result which put the College within the top five-per-cent of university schools of education nationally.

The Northern Ireland Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI) has recently (2003) commended the College on the following strengths in teacher education:

* Significant progress in establishing purposeful partnerships with schools;
* Conscientious and hard-working students who are willing to engage with other professionals to review their teaching competences;
* Satisfactory or better quality of the majority of the student teachers' skills in classroom management;
* Student teachers' growing awareness of the importance of self-evaluation;
* Increasing understanding, by the majority of the student teachers, of the importance of literacy, numeracy and ICT across the curriculum;
* Significant progress in the student teachers' ability to manage group and individual learning;
* The establishment of suitable procedures by the College to enable student teachers to be informed about pastoral care and child protection matters;
* The commitment of the senior management to the College and the former's willingness to address issues related to the above.

The National Student Surveys undertaken in 2005 and 2006 produced very positive outcomes for all Stranmillis undergraduate programmes and the Sunday Times University Guide has consistently rated Education provision at Stranmillis as 'Excellent'.

Campus type
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Carnegie
Undergraduate and Graduate Instructional Program

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