Staff research interests cover the full range of education phases and issues supervision is offered in the main areas of: Private education and development; education policy and sociology of education; philosophy of education; research methodologies in education; theoretical frameworks in education; teaching and learning; educational leadership and management; school effectiveness and improvement; parent/school relations; multi-agency working; the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences enjoys close links with the Research Centre for Learning and Teaching; the School of Medical Sciences Education Development also offers research opportunities, related to health care.