{"id":5,"date":"2025-04-16T09:35:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T09:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/educational-insights\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-03-26T14:53:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:53:20","slug":"educational-insights-blog-edge-hill-university","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/educational-insights\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Educational Insights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This blog is a space for those who are interested in research in the Faculty of Education at Edge Hill University. Contributions come mainly from our doctoral candidates and masters&#8217; students. We hope you enjoy reading about their research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/educational-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/429\/2025\/04\/FOE-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Student walks across the bridge next to the lake looking at her phone with the Faculty of Education building in the background \n\" class=\"wp-image-20\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/educational-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/429\/2025\/04\/FOE-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/educational-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/429\/2025\/04\/FOE-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/educational-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/429\/2025\/04\/FOE-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/educational-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/429\/2025\/04\/FOE-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/educational-insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/429\/2025\/04\/FOE.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/educational-insights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to contribute to this space, please contact Dr Claire Hawkins <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"mailto:hawkinsc@edgehill.ac.uk\">Contact Dr Claire Hawkins: hawkinsc@edgehill.ac.uk<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/educational-insights\/2026\/03\/25\/why-media-literacy-should-not-stop-at-age-11-a-response-to-the-november-2025-curriculum-reform\/\">Why Media Literacy Should Not Stop at Age 11 \u2013 A Response to the November 2025 Curriculum Reform<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Katie Hazel is an MA Education student at Edge Hill University. 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