From its inception, the University of Hull has had educational-development at its core. Adult Education was one of the founding departments of the University, coming formally into existence on 1^st January 1928.  The University’s first appointed Professor was in Adult Education.

In order to celebrate our history and heritage in the field of Education, we would like to hear from all those awarded a Certificate in Education (Cert. Ed) in the 1980s and earlier.

These student teachers would, in later times, have been awarded a full bachelor’s degree, and we would like to recognise their studies and subsequent achievements by awarding an honorary degree.

If you are the holder of a University of Hull Cert. Ed, please contact Professor Richard Woolley, Head of the School of Education giving your years of study, your full name at the time when the award was made, your date of birth and, if possible, a copy of your certificate (or other evidence that you were a University of Hull student).

Please also include brief details about your career and life history after your time at the University of Hull. If you are in contact with others who trained as teachers and were awarded a Cert. Ed by the University of Hull, please let them know of this opportunity and ask them to contact Richard at HoS-SchoolofEducation@hull.ac.uk or at School of Education, Wilberforce Building, University of Hull, Cottingham Road, HULL HU6 7RX.

We want to celebrate your achievements and the long history and heritage of Education at Hull, so please get in touch and encourage others to do so, too!

Proud history of Teacher Education

Teacher education and training has its roots in delivery both in Hull and at the Scarborough campus. Initially intending teachers gained a Certificate in Education (Cert Ed) before moves in the 1980s to offer undergraduate degrees in Education notably through a B.Ed. Over the years, teacher education developed to offer qualifications across the primary, secondary and tertiary phases of Education.

Most recently, the School of Education has taken an innovative approach to preparing future teachers through two-year accelerated degrees in both Primary and Secondary Teaching Studies, which prepare students to undertake a PGCE. This is one aspect of the work of a School that offers undergraduate and Masters level programmes across a broad range of areas including Early Childhood, Education Studies, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Youth Work and Special Educational Needs Disabilities and Inclusion. Most recently, Masters programmes in Coaching and Mentoring and in Social Justice and Community Engagement have been launched.