• Secondary RE with QTS Course Begins!

    Secondary RE with QTS Course Begins!

    First Year undergraduates have successfully enrolled on our newest teaching route – the BA (Hons) Secondary Religious Education with QTS – a unique 3 year undergraduate route to becoming a secondary RE teacher. A dozen eager RE students together with around 150 from other subjects  successfully enrolled over the weekend and were given a warm welcome from…

  • PGCE trainees visit Liverpool Anglican Cathedral

    PGCE trainees visit Liverpool Anglican Cathedral

    The RE PGCE group enjoyed a fantastic tour of Liverpool’s impressive Anglican Cathedral, courtesy of the Cathedral’s specialist education team. The tour was led by Helen Roberts, a former Head of Music, so the ideal tour guide with a great understanding of the needs of new teachers. As in previous visits Helen provided a very…

  • Subject Knowledge gets a boost in Preston

    Subject Knowledge gets a boost in Preston

    Our 17 PGCE RE students have concluded their Subject Knowledge Booster Course with a visit to three places of worship in Preston. First stop was at the Gujarat Hindu Centre, where Biku Patel spoke about the history of the Gujarati Hindu community in Preston and told students about some of the practices that take place at the centre.  There…

  • Booster Begins

    Booster Begins

    The PGCE RE cohort have all started two weeks early so that they can benefit from the Subject Knowledge Enhancement Course which Edge Hill offers, free of charge, to all of its PGCE RE students.  The course which is an intensive introduction to the six major world faiths was originally intended for those who did…

  • Not only ‘Outstanding’, but ‘Exceptional’

    Not only ‘Outstanding’, but ‘Exceptional’

    The sun shone brightly on the stars of the BA(Hons) Key Stage 2/3 Religious Education degree course as they were awarded their degrees and celebrated their achievements.  As the self proclaimed ‘Best RE class ever!’ the 14 graduands were awarded their degree by the Chancellor, Professor Tanya Byrom, describing Edge Hill graduates as “not only…

  • PGCE Graduation success!

    PGCE Graduation success!

    PGCE students from Edge Hill Celebrated their achievements with their Graduation Ceremony.  This year’s PGCE results were fantastic with everyone being rated at least ‘Good’ on their teaching practice and 94% ‘Outstanding’  Around three-quarters of the group already have Masters-level credits which they can take forward to their MA or MEd studies. It was made…

  • Conferences Galore

    Conferences Galore

    Members of the RE team at Edge Hill have been busy presenting the findings of their research at conferences up and down the country.  Paul has presented his work on Using Twitter  with undergraduates at the SOLSTICE conference at Edge Hill.  At the CLIS Conference at Edge Hill Francis presented some of the early findings of his…

  • Subject Network Launched

    Subject Network Launched

    The Edge Hill RE Subject Network got off to a flying start as over 20 Mentors, Lecturers and Advisers gathered from around the Partnership. In the morning session Sue Phillips introduced attendees to the Theatre of Learning, which the Undergraduate and Postgraduate students had enjoyed and valued earlier in the year. After a bufffet lunch there was an opportunity for…

  • Invitation to join the Edge Hill Religious Education Subject Network

    RE teachers and former students from around the partnership are invited to attend the launch of the Edge Hill University Religious Education Subject Network on 5th July 2012. For further details of this event see the atached Flyer.   

  • Christian Question Time

    Christian Question Time

    Year 1 Undergraduates completed their History of Christian Thought and Culture Module with a Christian Question Time.  Three Christian Curches were represented by Tom Cullinan, (Benedictine Monk, formerly at Ampleforth and presently a priest within the Archdiocese of Liverpool), Melvyn Kelly, (Methodist Minister in the Lancashire West Circuit and a member of the Chaplaincy Service at…