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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Phil Robson
Phil completed his PGCE in RE at Edge Hill in 2009. He is now a Deputy House Leader at Our Lady’s RE Sports College. He is a Curriculum Mentor and has worked with Postgraduate and Undergraduate students.
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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…
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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.
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Islam in Preston
As part of their third year undergraduate module on Islam, students visited Preston to hear first hand what life was like for a Muslim in the UK in the 21st century. In the morning the trainees visited Fulwood Academy where they were able to interview a number of young Muslim students. They found the youngsters to have widely…
