The Institute of Education is committed to building and developing strong partnerships with diverse stakeholders.

Our partnerships help to foster a community of collaboration. We support global engagement to share ideas and learning opportunities, and enhance the scope of our students' career paths.

Working with a range of other organisations enables us to provide students with a collaborative and connected educational experience, both locally and internationally.  

Schools and settings

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We maintain longstanding partnerships with over 400 schools and settings across Berkshire and the Thames Valley region to support the delivery of our early years, primary and secondary teacher training programmes.

FE colleges

We work closely with local Further Education (FE) colleges in Basingstoke, Bracknell and Maidenhead to deliver our two-year Foundation Degree in Children’s Development and Learning.

Academic visitors

Every year, we are delighted to welcome a diverse range of academic visitors from across the globe to our Institute. Our visitors enrich our academic community and make invaluable contributions to the work and life of our School.

Centre of Excellence for Overseas Teachers

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Our Centre of Excellence for Overseas Teachers (CEOT) helps international qualified teachers find a career in the UK, and supports local schools with the recruitment of overseas teachers.

International partnerships

Our international partnerships are crucial to our commitment to global engagement, as well as enhancing the vibrancy and culture of our wider School community.

Universal Voices logo comprised of 3 music notes
Universal Voices is a community choir for children aged 7–11 from the Reading area, directed by Dr Rebecca Berkley. The choir provides inclusive, play-based choral and musicianship training, alongside teacher training for University of Reading students and local partnership schools.

Life in Reading

Step off campus and you'll find yourself in a bustling town centre offering a variety of shops, restaurants and activities. We're also well-connected – you can reach London Paddington within half an hour by train.

Read our stories

Read about the experiences of our students and the work of our academics.

Explore our research

The Institute of Education is recognised for the quality of its research. We are rated in the top quartile of education departments in the UK. 98% of our research is of international standing (REF 2021, combining 4*, 3* and 2* submissions – Education).