ConnectED Partnerships - Introduction

How can your organisation work with the School of Education?

As a leading university in Wales, we wish to develop a closer working relationship with the best organisations and companies to advance the way children and young people are supported, protected, developed and educated in practice.

If your company or organisation is looking for large or small research and inquiry opportunities,  project collaboration, staff development and training and student and graduate recruitment, then we may be able to help you.

What options are available?

Research and Inquiry opportunities

Get expert advice for your organization - our staff have the research expertise to contribute to the development of  your core business.

They could:

  • Provide research expertise for projects you wish to develop
  • Lead or collaborate on funded projects
  • Offer advice or consultancy on areas of expertise

Use our student projects to help you solve classroom or organisational challenges. Get a fresh perspective on problems while helping future employees develop their skills through small scale inquiry insights.

Our students could:

  • Engage in data collection
  • Provide analysis and exploration
  • Report on current theories and findings
  • Suggest innovative outcomes

Click here to see our research on 'Investigating effects of Covid-19 on Welsh language education'

Staff Development and Training

Access the expertise within the School of Education to gain innovative and impactful training for staff within your organisation. 

Bespoke, customised training can be arranged in a variety of educational and child-centred aspects (for example: numeracy; literacy; language development; pedagogy; mentoring; leadership; research methods; curricular subjects; children’s rights) as well as more formal access to academic and accredited qualifications (for example: Master’s and PhD).

Training opportunities can be flexibly arranged to accommodate geographical requirements.

Student and Graduate Recruitment

Add fresh ideas, energy and skills to your organisation with a student placement, offer volunteering opportunities, benefitting from an intern or by recruiting our high quality graduates.

  • Host a short term placement
  • Offer an internship or Year in Industry opportunity
  • Access enthusiastic and committed volunteers for specific projects or wide-ranging involvement
  • Be the first to recognise and recruit our top graduates to your organisation.

Support the Next Generation

Your organisation could contribute to the development and support of the next generation whilst benefitting from that contribution:

  • Deliver a guest lecture
  • Arrange a workshop about your organisation and its aims
  • Host a visit to your organisation
  • Request or identify an inquiry project
  • Provide a placement