The Projects Office works within the Faculty of Education to ensure we respond to the challenges faced by Society.  It is actively involved with the Economy (the wealth creation agenda) and with Society (the quality of life agenda), through innovation and academic enterprise.

Professional support is offered for regional, national and international enterprise activity, also courses from Level 3 Certificates to Masters programmes across a range of specialist areas suitable for the public and private sector.

Upcoming Courses and events:

Recent and current projects include:

• Leading the ‘Northern Alliance’ (9 Universities) for Early Years Teacher Status 2012-15
• Fronting the Apple Macintosh ‘Regional Training Centre’ for learning technologies
• Leading MaST (Mathematics Specialist Teacher), government funded project
• Delivery of the National Award for Special Educational Needs Co-ordination (SENCO)

Areas of expertise include:

• Quality Assurance (ISO 9001)
• Information and Data Security (ISO 27001)
• Project Management (Prince 2)
• Business Plans / Tenders / Bids
• Business Management for non-profit organisations
• Risk Analysis
• Specialists in Urban Education
• Marketing
• Conferences and events
• Tracking and Monitoring
• Horizon Scanning

This course has made me much more strategic in my thinking which has already prompted quite dramatic changes in our school culture regarding responsibility for SEN children
Jacqui Terry, National Award for SENCo

I can definitely say that the children are enjoying maths more - I really can't praise the programme enough. It should be available to as many teachers as possible.
MaST Teacher