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Education and Social Work

12 December 2023

Cultivating social work leaders: The impact of field education on career success

Ryde Community Mental Health Centre highlights the quality and values our students bring to the centre, including Georgie Turnbull, final-year student in the Bachelor of Social Work.

24 October 2023

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences announces new Head of School

With 16 years of experience working in the School of Education and Social Work, Associate Professor Kelly Freebody will now take up a senior leadership position as Head of School.

Calum Taylor: Honours graduate driving change in social work

How a love of people, a desire for a better world, and a passion to make a difference inspired Calum Taylor to pursue a career in social work.

James Adams: A passionate educator at Cranbrook School

James Adams, a secondary school teacher, shares his love for teaching and how his time at the University of Sydney shaped his teaching philosophy. He offers advice for aspiring teachers and reflects on his childhood dream of becoming a palaeontologist.

From an arts degree to making business a force for good

Proud arts grad Aivee Robinson is making corporate responsibility and social giving sustainable – with thanks to a foundational education in the arts.

A legacy paying forward in meaningful ways

A scholarship donated in memory of pioneering social worker and academic Katharine Ogilvie MBE is being used to fund vital research by 2021 PhD candidate Natalie Morton.

HSC Aboriginal Studies outreach initiative to enrich student learning

In collaboration with Aboriginal knowledge holders and Bachelor of Education students, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences develops HSC Aboriginal Studies Major Project Consultation program for Year 12 students.

Next generation of Sydney teachers are Learning from Country

Offered to enhance the cultural competency of our teachers, the Learning from Country unit connects students with Aboriginal community educators to bring First Nations histories and cultures into schools for safer, more responsive classrooms.

12 October 2021

Social Work students embark on COVID-response online seminars

COVID has presented significant challenges for social work students who are required to do placements as part of their degree. Dr Margaret Spencer, Field Education Director, has a creative solution.

Secondary education degree transformed for future generations

The new Bachelor of Education (Secondary) degree is redesigned to ensure our secondary teachers will be responsive to the future of education and be leaders in the field.