Edge Hill sponsors our Professional Growth Programme teaching pathway and has supported us through the creation of the content ready for students to explore during their first year at college. These students then got the opportunity to visit Edge Hill and explore the different routes into teaching via university and the difference in how you get into early years, primary, secondary and further education.
One of the teaching lecturers came to talk about his experiences of thinking about his career when he was the same age and how teaching was one, he had thought about for a while. He told them about his route to becoming a lecturer and the difficulties when first being trained and the challenges of any educational environment but also how it can also be very rewarding. He then gave the students some tasks around what traits a teacher should have and the types of teaching scenarios they could come across and whether they agreed or disagreed before giving his professional opinion. The amazing ambassadors then showed the students around campus to show them accommodation, lecture buildings, social hangouts etc.
The students also had a taster session for early years teaching within their practice forest school on campus to which they were shown how to wild weave and make their own using wool and the nature around them by foraging for sticks and flowers to create a unique design. The students were asked why it was important to do this activity for early years children and what skills they produced during this activity. All the students got involved and created some amazing designs and found that not all teaching happens in the classroom.
A massive thank you for the Edge Hill staff and the ambassadors for such an effortless day and making everyone feel welcome!!
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