Education

Education at Pembroke

Education at Pembroke College is a multidisciplinary degree that examines a range of big issues and problems relating to the changing nature of knowledge in the information age, social justice and inequality, politics and policy making, and the economic role of education in different societies.

Our focus is to enable our students to develop their ability to solve ambiguous problems of the type that they will meet once they transition into the labour market. Such problems have no easy solutions, defy means end rationality and have the quality of being double binds: whatever you do it will be wrong. Our focus is therefore on developing the capabilities needed to think clearly and critically about complex issues in order to argue, both orally and in writing, for balanced solutions through small group supervision with highly experienced tutors. Such capabilities are important in a range of careers and occupations.

Students studying education come from a diverse range of backgrounds and there are no requirements to have studied particular subjects before you arrive. We have built an inclusive environment designed to help all our students thrive both academically and socially.

Pembroke Education Teaching Staff

Professor Geoff Hayward - Director of Studies:

I am Pembroke’s Director of Studies for Education. I am an Emeritus Professor of Education and my research focusses on issues to do with education and training policy, social justice and educational change. I have over forty years of experience as a University teacher and I play an active role in undergraduate education within the College. I supervise students on all three years of the Education Tripos which means I that I get to know you really well and support you throughout your journey at Pembroke College.