• Experiencing Dharma in Bradford

    Experiencing Dharma in Bradford

    On Friday 28th September, PGCE trainees braved the long hike up the M62 and over the Pennines to enjoy a memorable day meeting faith representatives of the dharmic traditions in Bradford. Our first visit was to the highly impressive Shree Laxmi Narayan Mandir on Leeds road where our faith tutor, Seema, provided us with a…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • A Day in the Theatre of Learning

    A Day in the Theatre of Learning

    Postgraduate and Final Year Undergraduate trainee teachers came together to spend a day in the Theatre of Learning with Sue Phillips. As well as being introduced to the experiential pedagogy in theoretical terms, we were able to visit both ‘The Island’ and ‘The Cave’.  Sue showed how these approaches can yield huge benefits in terms…