About
The School of Education prepares teachers, leaders, and education professionals to shape real futures across early childhood, school, and post-secondary education contexts. As a leading provider of initial teacher education and continuing professional education, we prepare graduates who are ethical, reflective, collaborative, and profession ready. Our graduates are prepared to thrive in complex educational settings and contribute positively to local, national, and global communities through leadership, innovation, and evidence-informed practice.
Our school signature 'Real People, Real Learning: Shaping Real Futures' reflects our commitment to fostering critical and creative agency, transformative expertise, people-first technologies, social justice, and continuous learning.
The school is also a recognised leader in research and research training, hosting the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child – the only Centre of Excellence in education nationally. We bring together interdisciplinary expertise across diverse areas of education and maintain strong partnerships with organisations and universities in Australia and internationally. Through our scholarship, research, partnerships, and expertise, we actively contribute to and drive innovation and excellence in learning, teaching, and research.
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Our people
Our staff collaborate on projects that lead to real-world impact and help shape the future.
Our research
ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child
We meet the ongoing challenge of supporting young children growing up in a rapidly changing digital age.
Explore the centreCentre for Inclusive Education
We produce high-quality impactful research on matters that affect students in school education, both in Australia and around the world.
Digital Learning for Change
We connect researchers, developers and designers, industry partners, teachers and learners so that they can co-design, implement and use research about digital learning.
STEM Education Research Group
We provide transformative and responsive STEM education research that is highly relevant to our communities.
Centre for Child and Family Studies
We offer research and consulting services to government, industry and community partners to understand and address real-world issues affecting children and families.
Teachers and Teaching research group
Our projects address the multiple issues related to teachers' work and lives.
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice
Our researchers collaborate in specialised groups and facilities across disciplines and institutions.
Education Precinct
Our state-of-the-art Education Precinct at Kelvin Grove provides technology-equipped teaching spaces.
The precinct reflects our commitment to applying technology and immersive digital environments in teaching, research and engagement.
Real student stories
Find out what it’s like to study education at QUT, learn about student life, and discover how graduates have used their degree to fulfil their passions.
Read the blogEnhance your professional learning
Improve your job prospects, unlock better career opportunities, and extend your relevance with our selection of real world education short courses.