Education

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Education

Those who can, teach brilliantly.

Why study Education at Kent?

Shape the future of learning and opportunity through critical thinking, ethical awareness and real-world experience. Gain the skills to inspire minds, shape inclusive classrooms and make a lasting impact on the lives of learners and communities.

Learn your lesson.

Step into a field where your work shapes lives every day. You’ll explore how education policy, inclusive practice and evidence-based teaching shape the learning experiences of children, young people and adults across diverse settings. Along the way, you’ll critically examine the role education plays in creating opportunity, equity and lifelong learning.

You’ll gain valuable insight into how learners are supported in classrooms, communities and wider education systems, developing the skills to make a positive impact where it matters most.

Through dynamic seminars, open discussion and research-led teaching, our courses are united by a commitment to improving lives and preparing you for careers that influence education policy, practice and leadership.


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Join a lively community passionate about enhancing academic practice.

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Kent is ranked within the top 50 in the UK in The Complete University Guide 2026.

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Kent is ranked 38th in the Times Higher Education (THE) rankings based on REF 2021.

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Courses suitable for students from a wide range of subject backgrounds and with a rich variety of experiences.

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Dr Edd Pitt awarded prestigious National Teaching Fellowship

Assessment and feedback is the foundation of student life at university, but in an age of rapidly advancing digital tools and changing learning behaviours, the landscape has never been more challenging. That’s where Reader in Higher Education, Dr Edd Pitt, is making a difference. 

Off the back of being awarded a prestigious 2025 National Teaching Fellowship by Advance HE, he shares the impact he’s making closer to home.

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