• “The Trainee teachers were wonderful to work with”- Stretford High pupils teach the teachers

    “The Trainee teachers were wonderful to work with”- Stretford High pupils teach the teachers

    School based partnerships are at the core of what we do in the RE ITT team and we are always looking for ways to develop and enrich trainee experience. As a national priority behaviour for learning is right at the fore of the DfE’s agenda for ITT, but as everyone who has been a trainee…

  • Raga and Puja in Bradford

    Raga and Puja in Bradford

    Our subject knowledge trip to places of worship in Bradford is now becoming an annual feature of the RE PGCE giving trainees an invaluable insight into the dharmic traditions within our communities through experiential learning. This year was no exception and we were warmly welcomed by our colleagues in the Hindu and the Sikh communities.…

  • If you go down to the woods today…

    If you go down to the woods today…

    As part of the launch of the PGCE Primary programme, the trainees took part in workshops that gave them a taster of creative ways to teach the foundation subjects. A group of 60 students took part in exploring Sacred Spaces by considering the work of Eliade (1987) and Turkle (2011) where objects become evocative or…

  • Awesome and Intimate- PGCE trainees visit the Great Space

    Awesome and Intimate- PGCE trainees visit the Great Space

    RE PGCE trainees were over awed by the magnificent splendour of Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral during a visit on Friday 20th September. Once again we were hosted by our superb tour guide Helen, a former secondary school teacher and a fount of knowledge. Helen explored the deep symbolism and religious significance of the Cathedral and its…

  • Inspirational Induction at Stretford High School

    Inspirational Induction at Stretford High School

    Starting PGCE is always going to be a challenge so positive messages and an inspirational induction in a successful secondary school set the right tone for the rest of the training year. This is the third year running in which PGCE trainees have had the professional boost of an induction day at Stretford High school,…

  • Back with a Boost

    Back with a Boost

    Term has started early at Edge Hill, with our annual Subject Knowledge Booster Course. This course was originally funded by the TDA to help those with non-Theology or Religious Studies degrees enter RE PGCE courses.  We at Edge Hill found these courses to be so useful that we have continued them after the central funding…

  • NATRE Network Day

    NATRE Network Day

    The RE Team welcomed Stephen Pett and Fiona Moss from NATRE to Edge HIll for the Annual RE Network Conference.  This year the Conference was generously supported by the Jerusalem Trust and drew together Undergraduate and Postgraduate students from Edge Hill as well as guests from Liverpool Hope’s RE PGCE.  Around a dozen of our…

  • Dynamic Partnerships

    Dynamic Partnerships

    Inspiration and professional messages from Stretford High You don’t need me to tell you that training as a secondary teacher is a daunting process, so it makes it all the more important that our trainees hear from recently qualified successful practitioners who are making an impact. We’ve enjoyed a strong partnership with Stretford High school…

  • ‘Crime and Punishment’ : Ribblesdale High School Gifted and Talented Study Day

    ‘Crime and Punishment’ : Ribblesdale High School Gifted and Talented Study Day

     ‘People should take illegal drugs if they want to’  ‘Reformation is the most important aim of punishment’ Controversial and contentious statements, not the easiest assertions to evaluate and guaranteed to provoke argument and debate!  In fact, debate, discussion and heated argument was our aim, as twenty year 10 GCSE high flyers and their teacher, CM,…

  • Subject Knowledge Enrichment- exploring faith in Manchester

    Subject Knowledge Enrichment- exploring faith in Manchester

    Experiential learning through visits to faith communities continues to be an integral feature of the course, not least because we hope our trainees will develop their own RE network from the experiences. We are fortunate to have such a rich and culturally diverse resources with so many faith communities in our region. In December we…