Institute for Education, Teaching and Leadership (IETL)
We address all levels of education, and all forms of teaching, research, knowledge exchange and professional learning, to inform and enhance teacher education, educational policy and educational leadership mentoring and management.
Established in 2010, the Institute for Education Teaching and Leadership (IETL) celebrates and examines the diversity that characterizes a variety of educational settings in the 21st century.
The perceived homogeneity of the past has been challenged by global trends that acknowledge the increasingly complex and interconnected world in which we live. Such trends allow us to explore how histories, geographies, inclusion, exclusion and marginalization impact on teacher development across all sectors of education.
In order to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges, we draw on a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, through the strength of our relationships with local and global partners. We develop, deliver and disseminate programmes and projects from initial teacher education courses through to Masters and Doctoral levels.
We have expertise and professional impact in:
- the changing role of teachers and leaders in a contemporary world
- learning for sustainability
- outdoor learning
- widening participation
- digital literacies in areas of curriculum development like STEM and STEAM education
- the Scottish Traveller Education Programme (STEP)
- Communication, Access, Literacies and Learning (CALL)
Our impact is also felt through its Scottish Sensory Centre, specifically on visual impairment.
Study
We provide specialist expertise for a range of programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level, including:
- routes to become a qualified teacher
- working in the outdoors
- education leadership and management
Research
We have an established record of research focusing on initial teacher education and leadership and management in education.
Research groups
Philosophy of Education Research Group (PERG)
Sustainability in Education Research Group (SIERG)
Research inter-disciplinary networks
Research-led Teacher Education Network (RTEN)
Cross-College centres and networks
Edinburgh Centre for Data, Culture & Society (CDCS)
Research, knowledge exchange and continuing professional development centres
Learning for Sustainability (LfS) Scotland
Scottish Traveller Education Programme (STEP)
Staff
Many of our staff have previously held senior leadership and management positions in schools, colleges and universities, and in third-sector organisations involved in education.
Head of Institute, deputies and administrators
| Name | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Head of Institute | zoe.robertson@ed.ac.uk | |
| Deputy Head of Institute | rosemary.grady@ed.ac.uk | |
| ML White | Deputy Head of Institute | ml.white@ed.ac.uk |
| Duncan McBride | Acting Deputy Head of Institute | duncan.mcbride@ed.ac.uk |
| Valerie Clark | Operations Coordinator (Institute Support) | ETL@ed.ac.uk |
| Leonora Gough | Operations Administrator (Institute Support) | ETL@ed.ac.uk |
| Susan Scott | Operations Administrator (Institute Support) | ETL@ed.ac.uk |
For general enquiries, please contact etl@ed.ac.uk.
Events
Events run by our research centres, groups and networks.
Learning for Sustainability (LfS) Scotland events
Scottish Sensory Centre (SSC) events
Scottish Traveller Education Programme (STEP) events