The Learning Hub

Welcome to all new students starting on an Education programme at the University of Reading (and welcome back to all our returning students!)
The Learning Hub is a teacher training resource centre on London Road campus, with a range of practical resources to help you on placement or even just to inspire.
Pop in and say hello - we can't wait to meet you!

Don't forget to pop by the Learning Hub to see some of the freebies, catalogues and information we have on offer from Education publishers, suppliers and student support departments!

Welcome to our Secondary RPTs starting today! The Learning Hub is our teacher training resource centre - full of things you may want to use in school. We're at the University Life fair today so come and say hi or pop in and see us at London Road next week - we're usually open until 17.00!

Just in case you're missing us in the Learning Hub and on London Road - here are some photos of our beautiful campus and the Hub - We're so excited for our new students, who start arriving on Friday!

We are now closed again until 09.00 on Wednesday 21 August for our second long closure of the summer.

We hope you are enjoying the summer, and we'll see you again soon! ☀

Our students have had their say 🗣️
Thank you to all our finalists who filled in the survey.

The Learning Hub is now closed for the first of our summer closures - we will reopen on Wednesday 24 July.

See you soon! ☀️

We're open today for the University open day until 4pm - pop in and say hello! We'd love to see you!

Today is the last day of summer term. We'll still be open most weekdays from 09.00 - 17.00 over the summer, but please do check our website for latest opening hours before visiting just in case :) Have a lovely summer vacation!

We're celebrating World Bee Day in the Learning Hub today - come and take a look at our displays, which include posters of all the different types of bumble bee, the lifecycle of bees and many books about these fantastic creature: you guessed it - we're buzzing!🐝

It's a beautiful day on London Road - why not pop in to the Learning Hub for something to read whilst you enjoy the sun in the quad?

We'll be here until 17.00

Welcome back! We hope you had a lovely Easter break!

The Learning Hub is now closed for our Easter break. We will reopen at 09.00 on Monday 8 April. In the meantime, have a lovely vacation!

It is a beautiful day on London Road campus to enjoy the scenery! The Learning Hub is open all week, so pop in to pick up something interesting to sit and read in a sunny spot - though don't forget to wrap up warm!

Happy Lunar New Year! This year will be the year of the Dragon!

This week is Children's Mental Health Week, and the Learning Hub has oodles of resources to help you support the children in your classroom with this - whether you're looking to find feeling stones to help with identifying those emotions, a good book to read with your class, or even to borrow our weighted toy dog (who is *extremely* relaxing!) we've got all sorts.

Pop by to take a look.

6 February is Safer Internet Day. The UK Safer internet centre have produced a range of new resources focusing on change online. How are you marking this important day in your classroom?

February is LGBTQIA+ History month, and the Learning Hub contains a range of books for children of all ages to help you celebrate this month in school and learn about some important historical milestones in LGBTQIA+ history 🏳️‍🌈

Coming up! ’s Master’s Open Evening.

If you’re thinking about what to do after finishing you’re undergraduate and keen to continue your study - find out more at the Master’s Open Evening.
📍Whiteknights campus
🕰️17:45-20:00
Book to attend https://bit.ly/3HcH5x8!

Happy New Year! The Learning Hub is open again for our new term, with books, toys, and equipment of all sorts to help you in your journey to become the best teacher you can be.

Just imagine if you had £100,000 to make your idea a reality...
If you’re a budding entrepreneur with a potentially world changing idea, then apply now for the Just Imagine If research grant from the University of Reading and Henley Business School.
But be quick, applications close on 7th January.
Learn more at justimagineif.co.uk

The Learning Hub is now closed for our winter vacation. We will reopen on 8 January for the spring term. During this period we will not be monitoring our social media feeds or the Hub email address. Have a lovely break, and we'll see you in January!

Congratulations to all Institute of Education graduates today - we couldn't be more proud of you! 🥳

As autumn term draws to a close, opening hours for the Learning Hub will change a little too - for up to date details of our opening times, take a look at the Hub webpage: https://libguides.reading.ac.uk/learninghub

It's that time of year! All Learning Hub resources are due for return by 17.00 on Friday 8 December. If you need to renew your items, please send an email our way at [email protected] to do so.