sm. School of Education & Social Sciences
A flagship professional school named in honour of Dr. Seema Mughal, Vice Chancellor. One faculty bringing together teacher education and the social sciences. Students learn in real classrooms, through research and fieldwork, and by connecting theory to the challenges facing Pakistan and the wider world.
Educational Engine 07 · Formation
Learn to teach by teaching
Programmes offered
Twelve degree pathways across teacher education, English, sports education and the social sciences.
Bachelors of Education (1.5 Years)
Bachelors of Education (2.5 Years)
- Literacy and Non-Formal Education
- Teacher Professional Development
- STEM Education
- Education Leadership & Management
- Education for Sustainable Development
- Educational Entrepreneurship
Bachelor of Studies in English
- Literature
- Linguistics
- English in Digital Education & AI Communication
MPhil in Education
MPhil in English
MPhil in International Relations
PhD in Education
PhD in International Relations
Five reasons this school exists.
- 01
Teach from year one
Your first lesson to camera, watched back with a supervisor.
- 02
Be corrected early
Recorded microteaching, coded and improved session by session.
- 03
Work in real schools
A supervised placement with a mentor teacher and a real class.
- 04
Produce knowledge
A fieldwork study or policy brief on a question that matters here.
- 05
Go deeper
Four MPhil routes and three doctorates sit above the degree.
Every other profession in this country is downstream of one: teaching.
Yet teacher education is largely delivered as theory, and the first time many graduates stand in front of thirty children is the day they are employed.
sm. was built to move that moment years earlier — into a model classroom, on camera, in front of a supervisor, while it is still safe to be bad at it.
The sm. Formation Floor
Not a lecture theatre with a teaching-practice module at the end. Six rooms where you teach, are watched, are recorded, are corrected — and then go and do it in a real school.
The model classroom
A full working classroom on campus.
You teach it, your peers are the class, and everything is observed.
The microteaching lab
Short lessons, to camera.
Watched back frame by frame with a supervisor — the room that makes bad habits visible early.
The social research lab
Methods and fieldwork.
Research design and academic writing, applied to questions about Karachi rather than borrowed ones.
The survey & data studio
The Karachi Social Survey lives here.
Instrument design, sampling, collection and the statistics that make it defensible.
Seminar & debate rooms
Argued out loud.
Political science, international relations and policy, against people who disagree with you.
Literacy & community clinic
Beyond the campus.
Reading and learning support delivered to children and adults from surrounding communities.
Six steps, from foundations to leadership
The cycle every teaching route runs, and runs again.
- 01Foundations
- 02Microteach
- 03Observe
- 04Practise
- 05Assess
- 06Lead
What you will have taught, by when.
Foundations & first lesson
Learning theory, development and ethics — then your first short lesson to camera.
Microteaching & methods
Subject methods and a term of recorded microteaching, each session coded and improved.
The school placement
Supervised practice in a partner school, with a mentor teacher and a class that is yours.
Research & leadership
A fieldwork study or policy brief on a real question, presented at the Teacher Leadership Forum.
A teacher who has never produced knowledge only passes on someone else’s.
Leave with a teaching record — lessons delivered, hours supervised, recordings reviewed, learners taught — plus one piece of published research or a defended policy brief.
A living lab for education and society
From microteaching and classroom practice to social research, policy analysis and public debate. Students graduate ready to teach, investigate and contribute. Named in honour of Dr. Seema Mughal, Vice Chancellor.
Teach
Microteaching, classroom simulations, supervised practice and education leadership.
Inquire
Research methods, sociology, political science, international relations and academic writing.
Impact
Community literacy, policy briefs, fieldwork and public-facing research outputs.
Why SM Education & Social Science
Learning to teach by teaching
- Microteaching and classroom simulations
- School observation from the start
- Supervised teaching practice
Research-led social sciences
- Fieldwork, surveys and policy analysis
- Seminars, debate and academic writing
- Public-facing capstone outputs
The training engine
- Strengthens teaching across the ecosystem
- Partner schools on and off campus
- A quality benchmark for educators
One school, two strengths
- B.Ed, English, sports & social science degrees
- Model Classroom & research labs
- MPhil and PhD progression
Real classrooms. On campus and in the community.
Education students don't only train in the Model Classroom. Through a structured framework, they support real teachers in real classrooms. Strengthening those schools while building their own practice.
Three partner channels
Two are on the Greenwich campus; the third extends into the community through a formal MoU.
🎓 Edvia College · on campus
- Cambridge A-Level classrooms
- B.Ed students assist teachers & run support sessions
- Observation and supervised teaching
🏫 Greenwich Global College · on campus
- Intermediate & foundation classrooms
- Teaching assistance and small-group tutoring
- Learning-support and remediation practice
🤝 The Citizen Foundation · MoU
- Supervised teaching support in TCF community schools
- Widening access to quality education
- Service-learning with real social impact
The Teacher's Journey
Foundations of Teaching
Learning theory, child development and pedagogy.
Microteaching Lab
Practise teaching in a model classroom.
School Observation
Observe real classrooms and teachers.
Supervised Practice
Teach with faculty mentorship and feedback.
Assessment Literacy
Plan, assess fairly and support every learner.
Leadership & Vision
Graduate ready to lead and improve schools.
The Research Pathway
From community surveys to policy briefs. Social science students learn to investigate society critically.
Foundations
Methods
Fieldwork
Analysis
Capstone
Presentation
Facilities & spaces
Signature initiatives
Named in honour of Dr. Seema Mughal
Dr. Seema Mughal
A leader whose lifelong commitment to education shapes the school that carries her name. The SM School of Education and Social Science stands as a living tribute to teaching, inquiry and service to society.
Teach where it's lived. Research where it matters.
Join SM School of Education and Social Science. B.Ed, English, sports education and social science degrees with real practice.
Prof. Dr. Seema Mughal
Named in honour of Prof. Dr. Seema Mughal, Vice Chancellor of this university — an educator before an administrator.
Naming a school of education after a teacher is the argument the school is making: that the profession deserves the same standing as the ones it produces.
A B.Ed elsewhere ends with a certificate. sm. ends with a record.
Plus one piece of published research or a defended policy brief.
Where can sm. take you?
GX on the Formation Floor
A degree proves competence. GX proves character. Along the journey, students develop the seven pillars, recorded in the GX Passport alongside the degree.
The GX Passport is the documented record of participation, leadership, service and professional development, completed alongside the degree. Explore GX
Your school is your professional home. Greenwich is your wider world.
What a sm. student builds with each of the other units.
thrive School of Psychology
understand the learnerEducational psychology and wellbeing in the partner classroom.
Greenwich School of Computing
build the toolsLearning platforms and educational tools used in real schools.
ARY School of Media Studies
tell itDocumentary, media literacy and public-facing research.
skm. School of Business
sustain itSocial enterprise and education-business models that survive.
kak. School of Law
argue the policyEducation law, rights and evidence-led policy submissions.
curate School of Hospitality
feed the programmeCommunity food and nutrition programmes beyond campus.
drft School of Fashion
record the craftCraft heritage research with Karachi’s artisan communities.
Greenwich Graduate School
go deeperThe Karachi Social Survey and education policy research.
Two notes before advising
B.Ed runs as 1.5-year and 2.5-year routes — confirm which one an applicant qualifies for before submitting. Liberal Arts and Sports & Physical Education are live on the Apply form and sit in this school; both are pending addition to the printed prospectus.
Don't just study teaching. Practise it at sm
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