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Student teachers visit UK Parliament to explore parts of primary national curriculum
The intention of the trip was to develop our students understanding of teaching Fundamental British Values. -
Partner school of BGU features in local and national press for commitment to providing a safe place for pupils
St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy, who work in collaboration with student teachers at BGU, appeared on BBC Breakfast News. -
EDI Week 2025
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Week at BGU is an annual event aimed at raising awareness and promoting understanding of the importance of equal rights and opportunities in education. -
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Week 2025: In review
Purposed to be a collaborative effort to support trainee teachers’ professional commitment to equality in education. -
British Science Week at BGU!
A ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths. -
BGU academic meets with Ofsted to ‘further understanding’ regarding flexi-schooling
Last month Associate Professor Clare Lawrence from our Secondary PGCE team met with members of Ofsted including Head of Research and Evaluation Richard Shiner, to share insights into the provision of Flexischooling. Clare shared her ongoing research, including two recent research articles (Lawrence, 2025; Griffin et al., 2024) to discuss this provision for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Flexischooling is a formal, shared education arrangement made between parents and schools where the child receives a blend of part-time school and part-time home education, together making up the child’s full-time education. Such an arrangement can only be requested by parents, with the final decision regarding it resting with the headteacher. It may be requested to meet specific and individual needs in children that may be perceived by parents as not being fully served by mainstream education. Ofsted became interested in flexischooling after Chief Inspector Martyn Oliver suggested that they did have a “proper handle” on the practice. “I was delighted to share my research on this important subject with members of Ofsted”, Clare reported. “It is a tremendous opportunity to share our BGU research findings together with those by academics from the Netherlands and Germany and focus and community groups such as The Relationships Foundation and Beyond the Flex with Ofsted, and to come together to better understand the reasons behind parents’ desire for this shared education”. Clare has offered to continue to work with the Ofsted team to further their developing understanding of this approach. -
Meet the Team (BRIDgE)
We are a diverse group of academics, widely published through both peer-reviewed and professional outputs and through conference and presentation. We work collegiately, supporting each other at the intersection of our interests, and we have a host of wider connections within our communities that enable us to implement a vibrant national and international network. -
Current & Recent Projects (BRIDgE)
Check out what the team’s working on and stay up to date with our latest and ongoing projects. -
Mary Brown
Mary joined BGU November 2023. Lecturer in Sociology and Criminology. Mary has contributed to the programme development and delivery of the new undergraduate programme: BA Criminology degree and to the BA Sociology degree, developing several modules including the new module Sociology of Education, one of her specialist subject areas. More widely, Mary contributes to the Lincolnshire Youth Justice Team Futures4Me programme on the Community Panel. She is involved with developing placement opportunities as part of the BA Criminology as well as developing involvement of multiple sections of Lincolnshire police and agencies within the Criminal justice System in vocational curriculum development and employability. Other connections and class based learning development Mary has affiliated with include from Social Work teams, the Lincolnshire Recovery Partnership and LiNCHIGHER. Previously, Mary gained her BA (Hons) Social Sciences degree at the University of Hertfordshire (1995), her PGCE from Nottingham Trent University (2010) and her Master of Philosophy research degree from University of Lincoln (2022). Mary has taught at Lincoln College, where she was a lecturer in sociology, criminology (2007-2024) and policing (2021-2024) and at the University of Lincoln where she was an Associate Lecturer (2018-2021). Mary’s research interests are principally focused on young people and social class, particularly in the field of education and the relationship between these and what they mean for experience and success in education. She has contributed to improved innovation and focus on learning programmes and their accessibility for wider participation students and those with more practical focus particularly from working class backgrounds. Such interests are also shared with the wider sociological community via the British Sociological Association and Mary is a contributor to discoversociety.org. By applying research literature reviews of sociologists of education, Mary has applied new found ways of contributing to teaching programmes. -
PGCE
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