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Excellence in teaching and research

Study at the Institute of Education and benefit from a supportive environment and our outstanding reputation with employers.

We are ranked 9th in the UK for Education (The Guardian University Guide 2024)

Exciting career opportunities

Studying education actively prepares you for the job market. You'll develop an impressive range of practical and academic skills that will enable you to pursue a wide range of industries and interesting careers, such as:

  • teaching
  • youth work
  • educational publishing
  • museum education
  • charity work
  • prison education
  • family guidance work
  • education administration
  • and early years education

    to name but a few of the job opportunities available to you after completing your studies with us. 

Studying with the IoE also boasts high-employability rates, with 97% of our graduates  in work or further study within 15 months of leaving the course. (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2020/21, based on first degree responders from the Institute of Education.)

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Our research

Improving education and learning as a route to enhanced self-efficacy, economic well-being and life chances.

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How you'll study

Take part in lectures, practical seminars and workshops, where interactive and discussion-based techniques will encourage you to engage, reflect and challenge.

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Read our stories

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