• Politics Student Views – Votes at 16: The Debate

    Big question. Big solutions. Two sides. At what age should we trust people to make adult choices? It’s a tough philosophical question, possibly reflected in our inconsistent law-making. We asked a couple of students, Amos and Thomas, to mount the soapbox and focus on the thorny issue of votes at 16. Who will get your…

  • Student View: Bethany – Secondary RE with QTS

    Student View: Bethany – Secondary RE with QTS

    Hello. My name’s Bethany and I’m a first year Secondary RE student from Leeds, living on campus in halls of residence. I studied English and Sociology at A level, and BTECs in Performing Arts and Music. I’ve always wanted to be a teacher, though, and through studying Religious Education at GCSE and aspects of my…

  • India Johnson

    BSc (Hons) Psychology “It’s not just about sitting in a lecture theatre and being taught, you are encouraged to learn through being interactive and exploring the aspects we individually find interesting” Hi, my name is India, I am 19 years old and from York, and I have just completed my first year studying Psychology. I…

  • Daria Bannan

    BA (Hons) Criminology “Although going into a prison seems really scary at first, it’s actually very interesting and allows me to see the day-to-day goings on within a prison, as well as the standard of education prisoners in the UK are provided.” Hi! I’m Daria, a second year student here at Edge Hill University. I…

  • Lauren Phelan

    BA (Hons) Primary Mathematics Education with QTS “It’s amazing to be able to train and further my experience in a school setting whilst being supported by my mentor at school and tutors at university.” “My name is Lauren, and I’ve just finished my first year of the BA (Hons) Primary Mathematics Education course at Edge…

  • Sam Colson

    BSc (Hons) Marketing with Digital Communications “From the very beginning of the course we have been encouraged to think outside the box and be creative.” My journey into higher education and my decision to study marketing at university started when I fell in love with my GCSE Business Studies course. The idea of setting up…

  • Anya Law

    BSc (Hons) Nutrition & Health “The welcoming and approachable atmosphere is one of the many reasons why I love studying at Edge Hill.” Hi. My name is Anya and I am in my second year at Edge Hill University,  studying BSc (Hons) Nutrition and Health. My experience of living on campus and in Ormskirk. In…

  • My Life in Teaching: Addison Brown, Class of 2017

    Addison Brown studied for a PGCE in Secondary Science (Biology) with qualified teacher status (QTS) here at Edge Hill University, graduating in 2017. Now teaching at a high school in Leigh, Greater Manchester – and the face of the Government’s new Get Into Teaching campaign (video below), we caught up with Addison to find out…