Student Experiences
"The application and enrolment procedures were straightforward and before I knew it I was training to be a Primary School teacher!"
Just [Justine] Jeffrey, PGCE Primary Education (2007)
"I grew up in New Cross and went to school just down the road from Goldsmiths, so when I decided to return to university to do my Teacher Training Goldsmiths seemed the natural place to do it.After nine years in a full-time career I was understandably a little apprehensive about returning to student life and I put off applying for two years. The application and enrolment procedures were straightforward and before I knew it I was training to be a Primary School teacher! Because Goldsmiths is such a welcoming place to study I quickly settled in and realised that being a student for the second time round wasn’t going to be anywhere near as bad as I had thought.
The campus is a great place to study and relax – it’s everything that you could want it to be. The Students’ Union has some great entertainment and there are lots of places for quietly relaxing and catching up with other students too. The Library and ICT facilities are both good and are accessible for long hours as well as during holidays which is great.
I was instantly impressed by the organisation of the Department
of Educational Studies. Timetables for the full year were handed
out on the first day along with all the other information that makes
being a student a whole lot easier. This high level of organisation
hasn’t dwindled and there is always someone who can help you
out with any questions or problems that you have.”