Working in partnership with Mersey Forest, LJMU have developed the Natural Curriculum, which is already gaining a strong local and regional reputation. We run a professional practice hub for local schools and have successfully delivered Department for Education/Natural England funded income-generating programmes for teachers.
The Green Spaces Research Group within the Institute for Health Research, is concerned with research that aims to improve access and benefits from being outdoors.
Within the Outdoor Education Research Group we work with a range of outdoor-related organisations. Our expertise includes outdoor leadership, environmental education and expeditions. Find out more about what we work on and who we work with.
The Nature related Pedagogies research group promotes inter-organisational collaboration and knowledge creation with a focus on nature related pedagogies for wellbeing.
Expertise within The Liverpool Institute for Research in Education spans the following topics: school leadership, children's development, technology in education, sports and outdoor education, teacher's professional development, STEM education, and the theory and politics of education.
Find out more about education related courses including undergraduate and postgraduate routes into teaching (PGDE with QTS, School Direct).
A vibrant centre for all education leaders across Liverpool City Region. Working in partnership we will connect scholarship and practice, to benefit our children and the communities they live in.
Get in to teaching and gain hands-on teaching practice in schools, observe how children learn, undertake work-related learning within the local community. Explore LJMU's undergraduate and postgraduate education courses.
Explore the The Liverpool Institute for Research in Education's research cluster into teacher education and development for schooling and learning improvement.
The Liverpool Institute for Research in Education has an extensive record of conducting educational research that has been influential locally, nationally and internationally.