School of Educatio POSTGRADUATE STUDY AND RESEARCH ljmu.ac.uk
Welcome to LJMU s School of Educatio Comprisig Teacher Educatio, Educatio ad Early Childhood Studies, LJMU s School of Educatio provides the kowledge, uderstadig ad skills to ispire learig ad erich commuities. The School s dyamic ad diverse team of academics are committed to collaboratig with various parters to ivestigate ad ehace the educatioal experieces of idividuals, families ad commuities, i a wide rage of settigs. Our parters iclude: schools early, further ad higher educatio providers volutary, public ad private sector orgaisatios We offer a high quality research ad teachig eviromet i which to aalyse the political, ecoomic, social, cultural, evirometal ad techological cotext of educatioal theory ad practice. Liverpool Life Oe of the most affordable ad safest studet cities i the UK, Liverpool is packed with attractios. There s a legedary music scee that s bigger tha the Beatles; a city cetre brimmig with clubs, pubs, bars, restaurats ad cafes; award-wiig shoppig facilities, museums, galleries ad theatres, ot to metio two Premier League football clubs, golf courses, beautiful parks ad outstadig coutryside just a short drive away. Come to study i this magificet city ad you are guarateed a secod home for life. Ad whe it comes to explorig Liverpool, thaks to our umerous cultural parterships, you ll have a host of opportuities to get ivolved with the city s arts scee durig your studies. Whether it s listeig to a classical cocert i the ewly refurbished Philharmoic Hall, watchig a performace i the award-wiig Everyma, or visitig Tate Liverpool i the Albert Dock, as a LJMU studet you will have uprecedeted access to world-class attractios. 1 2
Postgraduate study optios QUALIFICATIONS AVAILABLE LJMU offers a wide rage of taught ad research programmes delivered by academics actively ivolved i iovative research ad groud-breakig cosultacy projects. Ideed, it is this combiatio of academic expertise ad real world experiece that helps esure our programmes: are up-to-date, accredited by key professioal bodies ad deliver the kowledge, skills ad experiece required to achieve your professioal ambitios. Postgraduate Certificates (PgCert) ad Diplomas (PgDip) ca act as stad-aloe professioal qualificatios ca mark iterim achievemets e route to a full (taught) masters qualificatio The Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma i Educatio (PGDE or PGCE) offers a route ito teachig for those with a udergraduate degree focuses o developig teachig skills Leadig the way i educatio Taught Masters (MA, MSc, MBA) builds o udergraduate kowledge ad skills ca be studied 12 moths full-time, with a two year part-time optio ofte available ofte eables you to select specialist optioal modules based o your ow iterests ivolves a dissertatio sometimes available for those with little/o academic experiece i the subject area I 2016, LJMU became the first uiversity to receive two commeded judgemets i the Higher Educatio Review by the Quality Assurace Agecy (QAA). All UK uiversities udergo a rigorous idepedet review by the QAA to check that they meet set stadards. Our review saw us far exceedig the criteria, beig commeded for the quality ad ehacemet of our studet learig opportuities ad beig praised for ie other areas of good practice. The beefits of studyig at LJMU were clearly outlied by the QAA. The report commeted o our: provisio of clear expectatios for studets curriculum ehacig placemets cotiual developmet of teachig staff work eablig studets to reach their graduate potetial programme moitorig ad improvemet processes ability to collect ad act o studet feedback idetificatio of ehacemet opportuities for studets stregtheig collaborative parterships parterships with postgraduate research studets This groud-breakig result meas that, as a future studet, you ca have total cofidece that LJMU delivers a exceptioal learig experiece ad raks amogst the very best i the UK. Master of Research (MRes) focuses o idividual research project work ideal if you wat to pursue a research career provides you with a academic metor who will become your Director of Studies should you progress to a PhD programme MPhil focuses o usig appropriate research methods ad techiques to coduct a idepedet equiry ca be completed i oe to four years, depedig if you are a full or part-time studet Doctorate or PhD focuses o makig a origial, persoal cotributio to the uderstadig of a problem, the advacemet of kowledge or the geeratio of ew ideas takes betwee three ad six years to complete, depedig o your mode of study 3 4
Why study at LJMU? A global uiversity LJMU is a global uiversity, welcomig studets ad staff from over 100 differet coutries ad workig i collaboratio with busiesses, professioal bodies ad educatioal istitutios from all over the world. We offer studets ad staff excitig opportuities to work, trai or study overseas, ecouragig them to embrace iteratioal employmet opportuities. Our appetite for collaboratio has created huge success ad ispired our graduates to see beyod atioal boudaries ad cultural traditios. Excellet facilities O-campus teachig i the School of Educatio takes place at IM Marsh, just a few miles outside Liverpool city cetre, i the leafy suburb of Aigburth. The campus has: idepedet study spaces with IT facilities a library with relevat resources ad study spaces (ope 8am 11pm) a cafeteria ad shop a fitess room access to studet welfare ad support You will also be able to use the full rage of facilities i the City Cetre Campus, icludig the Aldham Robarts ad Avril Robarts libraries, which are ope 24 hours a day i term time. World-leadig research Fouded i 2004, the Cetre for Educatioal Research (CERES) has a extesive record of coductig research that has bee ifluetial locally, atioally ad iteratioally. It coducts research ad evaluatio across all sectors of educatio ad i activities cocered with learig outside the traditioal boudaries of istitutios. Areas of expertise iclude: childre s learig ad developmet research i educatioal techology workplace ad professioal learig school leadership ad maagemet sport, outdoor educatio ad body pedagogy STEM educatio theory ad politics of educatio Curret projects iclude: The acquisitio of literacy skills through gamificatio priciples This project puts the critical role of libraries ad digital iformatio resources at the heart of curriculum ehacemet i terms of study skills, lifelog learig skills ad studet employability. Athrozoology i Early Childhood Educatio This project cosiders how youg childre lear about aimals, the perspectives of early educators regardig aimal-related learig, the teachig of aimal-related themes i early childhood ad the issues associated with child-aimal iteractios. Early Years Hubs Research Iitiated by the Natioal College for Teachig ad Leadership (NCTL), staff have worked with Everto Nursery School ad Family Cetre to research models of local early years improvemet etworks. Research fidigs have bee shared atioally. Employmet opportuities The School of Educatio has a excellet employability record. Postgraduates from the School go o to work i a variety of roles. Recet alumi are ow workig as: Director of Busiess ad Educatio, Assistat Faculty Leader, Assistat Head of 6th Form, Director of Music, Iclusio Maager, Learig Support Officer, Special Needs Teacher, Learig Techology Developmet Officer, PSHCE Coordiator, Head of Year ad Seior Lecturer. First class learig resources LJMU has three libraries: the Aldham Robarts library at the Mout Pleasat Campus, the Avril Robarts library i the City Cetre ad the IM Marsh library. A hub for all frot-lie studet services, our libraries are the place to: register ad erol, had i your coursework, pay fees ad get guidace o aythig related to the studet experiece. All libraries have WiFi so you ca work o your ow device, borrow a laptop or book a PC. You ca also book a space to work quietly with frieds ad ca prit, copy ad sca items here too. I essece, our libraries offer: 2,000 study spaces - icludig desigated postgraduate areas for whe you eed some quiet time to focus ad meetig areas so you ca collaborate i groups helpful ad friedly academic liaiso librarias for each Departmet/Faculty Wi-Fi access etworked PCs ad access to 2000+ applicatios laptops you ca borrow whe you eed to be out ad about helpdesk ad iductio sessios to familiarise yourself with the resources ad facilities available a user-friedly search egie to search more tha 820,000 items icludig 650,000 prited resources, 129,000 e-books, 45,000 electroic joural titles, olie ewspapers, legal databases, compay jourals ad special collectios I would ecourage ayoe to come to LJMU to study at postgraduate level. Mature studet, Catherie Gadd 5 6
Our people Our academics have the specialist kowledge ad idustry isight to make a real differece to your future. Here are just some of the tutors based i the School of Educatio. MATT MCLAIN DR NAOMI McLEOD Secodary Iitial Teacher Educatio Programmes Iteratioal Approaches to Early Childhood Educatio I ejoy learig ad teachig, ad the opportuity to ethuse ad equip ew teachers. Practical ad creative educatio is a area that I am passioate about, particularly for desig ad techology ad I value the opportuity to have a formative role i the developmet of the subject at atioal level. Matt is Head of Secodary Programmes, leadig our core PGDE ad School Direct (traiig route) programmes across the rage of subjects. Before joiig LJMU to lead the PGCE Desig ad Techology programmme, Matt taught desig ad techology i Greater Merseyside for over a decade ad developed a high profile with the D&T educatio commuity. He chairs the Desig ad Techology Associatio s Secodary Workig Group ad is ivolved with curriculum ad policy developmet for Natioal Curriculum, GCSE ad A Level. Matt s research iterests ivolve teachig styles ad i particular the practices ad values of teachers of desig ad techology, relatig to teacher modellig ad explaiig. He is also iterested i Q Methodology research, the philosophy of techology ad sociotechological huma activity. A ovice ruer ad lover of midfuless meditatio, Matt admits to beig mometarily mistake for a recoverig drug addict by Lady Diaa i the late 1990s whe he worked at a drug rehabilitatio cetre. I ejoy workig with studets, lookig at differet aspects of practice across early childhood educatio ad, i particular, developig a appreciatio ad uderstadig of participatory ad creative learig approaches. After may years teachig Early Years ad Key Stage 1 i Liverpool ad Cheshire ad workig as a Deputy Head teacher, Naomi led Early Childhood Studies ad the Early Years Teacher Educatio programme at Liverpool Hope Uiversity before joiig LJMU. Naomi s doctorate focused o developig pedagogical participatio for youg childre ad Cotiued Professioal Developmet for teachers ad early years professioals - ad this cotiues to be a sigificat research iterest. She is curretly workig with early years ad family curators at Tate Liverpool, lookig at how artwork ca act as a provocatio to ehace youg childre s sese of self. Away from academia, Naomi is a kee ruer ad likes to walk her dog, Archie, come rai or shie. Studets i the Faculty receive a cuttig-edge educatioal experiece iformed by our research, scholarship ad real-world experiece. WHAT OUR STUDENTS THINK David Leagh gave up a successful career as a Pharmacist to trai as a Chemistry Teacher ad has recetly completed his PGDE. Whe I decided to do my teacher traiig I looked at all of the programmes available ad realised that Liverpool Joh Moores offered just what I wated. I was really draw to the PGDE ad the opportuity to gai masterslevel credits. For the first three or four weeks of the programme all teacher traiig studets sped time together at the Uiversity gettig a good groudig i the basics. It is a great opportuity to familiarise yourself with the Uiversity, the programme structure ad, of course, get to kow your fellow traiees. Oce i school you begi by observig lessos, the get ivolved with team teachig, the lead a small portio of a lesso ad fially take your first full lesso. This iitial classroom experiece may seem a little dautig but it is also very rewardig. Although givig up my career i pharmacy seemed a big step at the time I ca hoestly say it was the right decisio for me. Seeig the progressio of the childre i my classes is ample recompese for ay sacrifices I have had to make. 7 8
Iitial Teacher Traiig Uiversity-led Postgraduate Diploma i Educatio Our Programmes Iitial Teacher Traiig (ITT) at LJMU provides the skills ad cofidece to ispire ad motivate learers. Our programmes are desiged to develop reflective practitioers who ca apply a deep uderstadig of the curriculum, learers ad learig to impact the developmet ad achievemet of youg people i our schools. We deliver iovative approaches to iitial teacher educatio, workig with primary, secodary ad other educatio providers across the North West of Eglad ad beyod. Each year we receive outstadig feedback from our studets, with 92% ratig our teacher traiig as good or very good. Our logstadig liks with local authorities, schools ad professioal subject associatios eable our studets to gai a variety of professioal experiece ad forge useful cotacts withi the sector. Our parters provide vital isights ito curret practice, ehacig our ogoig research ad cosultacy work. The practical compoets of our teacher traiig are closely liked to the Uiversity-taught elemets. This eables studets to reflect o their professioal developmet ad build strategies to improve their teachig skills. Our programmes LJMU is oe of a small umber of uiversities offerig the Postgraduate Diploma i Educatio (PGDE). Like the traditioal Postgraduate Certificate i Educatio (PGCE), the PGDE leads to Qualified Teacher Status, however, it also icorporates 120 credits at masters-level, based o assessmets closely liked to classroom practice. The PGDE ca be completed over the same time frame as a PGCE, for the same cost. As the course has more credits tha a PGCE, graduates ca go o to complete a full masters degree (MA/MSc) while workig as a ewly qualified teacher (NQT). Programmes ivolve aroud 120 days o school placemet where studets are itroduced to professioal teachig practice by a experieced, uiversity-traied metor. Placemets help to develop skills i: plaig for learig, orgaisig learers, behaviour maagemet, assessig learig ad workig with others. Traiig also ivolves a umber of course-related professioal developmet activities ad small scale research projects. These provide a deeper uderstadig of teachig as a professio ad how research skills ca be applied to improve learig. All LJMU ITT programmes are accredited by the Natioal College of Teachig ad Leadership (NCTL) ad studets who successfully complete our PGDE programmes graduate with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). This is the essetial accreditatio for ayoe who wats to teach i state-maitaied ad special schools i Eglad ad Wales. Etry requiremets All PGDE applicats should hold, or be expected to achieve: a Hoours degree (or recogised equivalet) at 2:2 or above. Some programmes may require a 2:1 or a degree i a specific subject GCSEs i Eglish Laguage ad Mathematics at Grade C or above (or equivalet). Those applyig for Primary courses will also require a Grade C or above (or equivalet) i Sciece QTS Skills Test passes i umeracy ad literacy IELTS : 7.0 overall with a miimum of 6.5 i each elemet All offers are coditioal o applicats securig satisfactory Ehaced DBS Disclosure ad health checks. Practical experiece of workig i a relevat educatioal eviromet will also be required prior to traiig the duratio of this varies from course to course. See our olie course iformatio for subject-specific requiremets. Subject Kowledge Ehacemet programmes (SKE) If your subject kowledge is cosidered iadequate at the selectio stage, we may offer you a place coditioal o completig a relevat SKE programme. You may be etitled to receive a small cash bursary for this programme. Please cotact the Faculty Admissios Team for more details. SKE programmes ivolve the equivalet of eight weeks study of the subject liked to secodary curriculum demads. They are a excellet way to prepare for your iitial teacher traiig. Most SKE programmes start i Jue, followed by PGDE erolmet i September. QTS Professioal Skills Tests All traiees are required to pass computer-based QTS Professioal Skills Tests i umeracy ad literacy before startig their ITT course. You will eed to register for these olie tests ad are advised to take them as soo as possible. You are restricted to three attempts for each of these tests, which must be completed before you begi your teacher traiig. Attempts two ad three icur a resit charge ad, if you fail either the literacy or umeracy test o three occasios, you will ot be eligible to apply or be cosidered for a teacher traiig course for 24 moths. Fudig your studies As a ITT traiee, you will be charged a tuitio fee of 9,250 ad will be eligible for the same rage of fiacial support as udergraduate studets, icludig: a o meas-tested studet loa to cover your tuitio fees. This moey is paid direct to LJMU a meas-tested studet loa to help cover some of your livig expeses. This is paid direct to your bak accout Please ote: You oly start repayig your studet loas after you graduate ad start earig over 21,000 (this guidace is based o studets ormally residet i Eglad). Detailed guidace ca be foud at: www.gov.uk/teacher-traiig-fudig Bursaries The cost of Iitial Teacher Traiig, i some subject areas, may be supported by the Natioal Bursary Scheme of the Natioal College for Teachig ad Leadership (NCTL) or, i some cases, by scholarships awarded by professioal subject bodies. Bursaries vary depedig o your teacher traiig subject ad degree class or highest relevat academic qualificatio. Larger fiacial icetives are offered to traiees with 2:1 ad first class degrees. For further details, go to www.educatio. gov.uk/get-ito-teachig/fudig/ postgraduate-fudig LJMU is oe of a small umber of uiversities offerig a PGDE. PGDE i Primary Educatio with QTS Study full-time over oe year Aual tuitio fee: 9250 Our iitial teacher traiig programmes feature 120 days of school-based traiig ad practice i parter primary schools i Key Stage 2, Key Stage 1, receptio ad ursery classes. These courses are desiged to produce reflective, iformed ad committed professioals who are cofidet teachig i Primary Schools or other Early Years settigs. Traiig is geared to meetig Teachig Stadards ad Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with the developmet of a high degree of critical uderstadig of relevat educatio theory ad practice. You will also explore reflective practice liked to your ogoig professioal developmet ad gai the practitioer research skills required for effective teachig ad learig. Primary educatio optios: Primary - Foudatio Stage/Key Stage 1 (3-7 years) This course stresses learig ad teachig through play ad iteractio. To help you gai a greater kowledge ad uderstadig of Early Years teachig ad learig, you will complete placemets workig with differet age groups (ursery, receptio, ad Key Stage 1), i differet settigs ad socio-ecoomic cotexts. LJMU s liks with Forest School practitioers will eable you to experiece this iovative approach to Early Years practice. Primary Geeral (5-11 years) This course prepares you to teach all curriculum subjects across the 5-11 age rage. The iitial stages of the course focus o preparig you with the subject kowledge ad practical skills to teach the core subjects of Eglish, Mathematics ad Sciece, with a particular focus o the teachig of phoics. Later modules spa the etire breadth of the Primary curriculum icludig strategies to support learers with special educatioal eeds ad disabilities. Primary with Mathematics specialism (5-11 years)/primary with Physical Educatio specialism (5-11 years) Whilst preparig you to teach effectively i primary schools, these courses focus o ehacig your uderstadig ad skills i the learig ad teachig of Mathematics OR Physical Educatio. They are desiged for applicats with a special ethusiasm ad iterest i either of these subjects. PGDE: Secodary with QTS Study full-time over oe year Aual tuitio fee: 9250 With a choice of subject specialisms ad a mix of o-campus ad school/college-based traiig, the PGDE provides the ecessary skills, kowledge ad attributes to prepare you for life as a teacher i Secodary educatio. You will complete 120 days professioal practice i two secodary schools, teachig your specialist subject to 11-16 year olds. You will also gai appropriate experiece of post-16 teachig. All programmes icorporate expert traiig geared to meetig the Teachig Stadards ad QTS. They stress the developmet of a high degree of critical uderstadig of educatio theory ad practice relevat to your chose subject area. You will explore reflective practice liked to your ogoig professioal developmet ad gai the practitioer research skills required for effective teachig ad learig. Outstadig teachers are required i all subject areas but the Govermet is particularly tryig to address a eed for skilled teachers i Sciece, Egieerig, Mathematics ad Techology courses. Geerous bursaries are ofte offered i these areas. Fid out more at: www.educatio.gov.uk/get-ito-teachig/ fudig/postgraduate-fudig Secodary educatio optios: Art ad Desig Biology Chemistry Computer Sciece Desig ad Techology (Product Desig or Food) Eglish Geography History Mathematics Media Studies Moder Laguages Performig Arts (Dace or Drama) Physics Physics with Mathematics Physical Educatio Religious Educatio 9 10
School Direct Programmes School Direct provides a alterative to uiversity-led teacher traiig programmes. Schools, workig closely with LJMU, take a lead role i all aspects of the course from recruitmet to plaig, deliverig ad maagig the teacher traiig. LJMU works with School Direct cosortia across Merseyside ad Cheshire to provide Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) i: primary educatio (ages 3-7 ad 5-11) various secodary subjects As a School Direct traiee, you will probably be i school from the first day of the school year through to its ed. You will also atted a short summer school at LJMU ad a series of uiversity-based traiig days throughout the year. School Direct programmes support early career developmet ad iclude a masterslevel postgraduate award, such as the PGCE or PGDE. All LJMU Iitial Teacher Traiig (ITT) programmes are accredited by the Natioal College of Teachig ad Leadership (NCTL) ad lead to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). QTS is the essetial accreditatio for ayoe who wats to teach i state-maitaied ad special schools i Eglad ad Wales. As with our uiversity-led programmes, School Direct: ivolves 60 days of traiig ad at least 120 days of teachig i the classroom covers the same subject ad professioal developmet elemets predomiatly offers traiig i a home school, with a shorter placemet i a alterate school works towards a PGCE/PGDE ad QTS School Direct parterships Each School Direct cosortium has a Lead School which works with LJMU to develop their traiig programme. While the traiig provided by each cosortium is based o a framework agreed with the Uiversity, each School Direct programme is uique. You ca check the full details of traiig ad requiremets o the Lead School web pages. There are two types of School Direct traiig programmes available: tuitio fee salaried School Direct - tuitio fee Study full-time over oe year Aual Tuitio Fee: 9250 is ope to all graduates ivolves a sigificat amout of time spet i school features traiig provided by outstadig teachers has a itegral uiversity-based traiig elemet meas you are liable for tuitio fees (loas are available from the Studet Loas Compay) opes up the possibility of a bursary from the Natioal College for Teachig ad Leadership ad subject specific bursaries (amout depeds o degree classificatio ad course) leads to a PGCE or a PGDE with Qualified Teacher Status School Direct salaried: Study full-time over oe year is a employmet-based route ito teachig is ope to graduates with at least three years work experiece (this may be relaxed for some subjects) is ideal if you are cosiderig a career chage meas you are employed by the school - ad receive a salary - as you trai (salary amout depeds o subject) meas you do ot pay traiig costs as these are covered by the school ivolves oe half day LJMU sessio each week leads to a PGCE i primary or secodary educatio with Qualified Teacher Status Applicatios Applicatios for School Direct programmes are made through UCAS to the Lead School ad you may be asked to atted a selectio evet i a school. process will ivolve teachers ad seior leaders from the school as well as LJMU tutors. Etry requiremets You will usually be expected to have: a first degree of 2.2 or above (some Lead Schools will require a 2:1 ad, i certai cases, a third class hoours degree may be cosidered for Maths ad Physics) a miimum GCSE Grade C or equivalet i Eglish ad Mathematics (ad i a sciece subject for Primary programmes) QTS Skills Test passes i umeracy ad literacy evidece of experiece i a school settig You will also eed a satisfactory Ehaced Disclosure from the Disclosure ad Barrig Service (formally the Crimial Records Bureau CRB) ad declaratio of health questioaire prior to startig the programme Subject Kowledge Ehacemet programmes (SKE) If your subject kowledge is cosidered iadequate at the selectio stage, we may offer you a place coditioal o completig a relevat SKE programme. You may be etitled to receive a small cash bursary for this programme. Please cotact the Faculty Admissios Team for more details. SKE programmes ivolve the equivalet of eight weeks study (or slightly loger i some cases) of the subject liked to secodary curriculum demads. They are a excellet way to prepare for your iitial teacher traiig. Most SKE programmes start i Jue, followed by PGDE erolmet i September. QTS Professioal Skills Tests All iitial teacher educatio traiees are required to pass computer-based QTS Professioal Skills Tests i umeracy ad literacy before startig their ITT course. You will eed to register for these olie tests ad are advised to take them as soo as possible. You are restricted to three attempts for each of these tests, which must be completed before you begi your teacher traiig. Attempts two ad three icur a resit charge ad, if you fail either the literacy or umeracy test o three occasios, you will ot be eligible to apply for or be cosidered for a teacher traiig course for 24 moths. The followig programmes are available through our parter schools. See parter school details by visitig the UCAS Teacher Traiig pages. Primary Primary Geeral Primary Early Years Primary Geeral Mathematics Primary Geeral PE Secodary Art ad Desig Biology Busiess Studies Chemistry Computer Sciece Desig Techology Eglish Geography Health ad Social Care History Mathematics Moder Laguages Music PE Performig Arts Dace Performig Arts Drama Physics Physics with Maths Psychology RE Social Sciece Selectio is based o your performace i teachig ad writte tasks ad iterviews, which may ivolve the school s learers. The selectio 11 12
Masters programmes for educators Iclusio, Special Educatioal Needs ad Disability MA Our Masters programmes are desiged to make study relevat to your professioal requiremets, impactig the learig outcomes of youg people ad the leadership ad effectiveess of your teams. You will develop a up-to-date perspective o specialist areas ad key skills i critical aalysis ad practitioer research. Our bleded learig approach esures you ca study at a time to suit you. All modules are supported by olie study resources ad idividual guidace is available i perso or olie. Assessmets are liked to professioal practice ad iclude the completio of reports, small scale research projects, critical reflectios o policy, practice ad the impact of the programme o you, your school ad its learers. Ultimately the MA course eabled me to gai a qualificatio which facilitated a chage i my career path to become a specialist teacher. MA graduate Lear to develop ad maage iclusive special eeds provisio o this flexible masters programme. Why study this course at LJMU? This programme has bee desiged to help you develop the skills to maage ad improve special ad iclusive provisio, while reflectig o the philosophical ad political tesios betwee practice ad the wider iclusio ageda. O completio of the programme you will have a ehaced kowledge ad uderstadig of the theory, practice ad evidece base for iitiatives used to support learers with a rage of special educatioal eeds. You will also be able to critically assess the impact of these iitiatives o learers. The programme is closely liked to professioal practice eeds. It is desiged to support effective practice i the classroom ad to develop your professioal practice through a iquiry-based approach. Flexibility is at the heart of course delivery, eablig you to fit your learig aroud your work commitmets. The programme focuses o ehacig practice ad attracts professioals from across the educatioal sector. This results i a dyamic learig eviromet for all, eablig studets to lear from each other through the sharig of professioal experieces. Teachig ad assessmet The programme s bleded learig approach esures you ca usually study at a time to suit you. A wide rage of teachig methods are used to facilitate learig. These iclude lectures, semiars, groupwork, discussio ad problem-based learig. As with all masters level course, there is a strog emphasis o supportig idepedet study group. To this ed, all teachig is supplemeted by olie study resources, with additioal guidace available through face-to-face or virtual tutorials. Assessmet methods o this course iclude: idividual ad group work tasks, presetatios, essays, reports, critical reflectio o professioal practice accouts, actio research reports ad dissertatios ad other appropriate activities. All assessmets are closely liked to educatio practice. There is a strog emphasis o the applicatio of ideas developed i the cotext of your ow classroom, school or other educatioal settig. Graduate employmet This programme offers excellet etworkig opportuities. You will be ecouraged to joi the relevat professioal associatio for your subject, providig valuable liks with teachers, recet alumi, local professioal commuities ad others iterested i educatio. I geeral, graduates take up roles with explicit resposibility for special educatioal eeds. However, you may wat to progress to researchbased study via our MPhil, PhD ad EdD programmes. Study part time over 3 years. Etry Requiremets: Normally miimum 2.2, relevat professioal experiece ad curret employmet as a educatioal practitioer. Cadidates with existig ad relatively recet curret qualificatios at level 7 may be able to apply for recogitio of academic credit agaist part of the programme. Fees: See ljmu.ac.uk for details. Programme Leader: Carmel Arold: C.Arold@ljmu.ac.uk 13 14
Digital Literacies ad Learig MA Develop your uderstadig of digital literacy issues o this ew distace learig masters programme which eables you to fit your studies aroud your existig commitmets. Why study this course at LJMU? Digital techologies are playig a icreasigly importat role i moder day life, impactig a wide rage of areas icludig social relatioships, commuities, space ad place. This masters offers a i-depth uderstadig of UK ad iteratioal digital literacy issues, practices ad policies. You will develop the skills, priciples ad practices to use digital tools effectively, safely ad ethically ad be able to desig ad lead digital literacy iitiatives i schools, uiversities ad other sectors. Explorig the digital trasformatio of users, data ad practices, you will beefit from the flexibility of digital learig. The course will cotribute to your professioal developmet by ivitig you to examie the digital aspects of literacies ad learig as they relate to ew developmets ad social chage i the family, workplace, educatio system ad ecoomy. Teachig ad assessmet The programme comprises four 30 credit modules ad a dissertatio. Modules are assessed etirely by coursework. Your dissertatio will be assessed by two idepedet examiers. Typically, coursework assigmets are up to 5,000 words ad your dissertatio will be up to 20,000 words. Graduate employmet This programme leads to excellet career opportuities i a wide rage of sectors, both liked directly to educatio ad i areas where trasferable skills are valued. Typical careers for graduates may iclude: Academic or Cotet Developer, Digital Learig Services Maager, Learig Techologist, Studet Learig Maager, Lecturer ad IT Skills Traier. Some graduates will cotiue to doctoral research ad there are various postgraduate scholarship schemes providig fudig for eligible studets. The programme will also ehace your uderstadig of the iformatics-based techiques ad computatioal thikig essetial to digital literacy ad learig. Flexible provisio is at the core of this distace learig programme. Studyig at your ow pace you ca fit your learig aroud your other commitmets. LJMU has a comprehesive collectio of digital resources for off-campus study ad our teams of expert librarias ad dedicated subject specialists are o had to offer support ad advice remotely. You will study the followig modules: WHAT OUR STUDENTS THINK Havig achieved a first class degree i Educatio Studies Special ad Iclusive Needs, Laura Marks wet o to study for a MRes at LJMU. She is ow a PhD studet. I decided to stay at LJMU for my masters because of the great support I have had from my tutors ad the excellet eviromet here. Postgraduate study was t what I expected as there were less taught sessios tha I had imagied but it gave me the skills ad kowledge to move straight to a PhD. The support I have received from LJMU has bee ivaluable. From a academic poit of view I have had the same dissertatio tutor right through from my udergraduate degree ad that oe costat has bee priceless. All of the staff at IM Marsh have a ope door policy so support with essays has bee great too. The wellbeig team has provided the specialist equipmet I have eeded as I have moved from udergraduate to masters-level study ad the o to PhD. I essece I would say that Liverpool Joh Moores has give me a whole rage of moey ca t buy opportuities ad I would certaily ot be where I am today without the staff here. I ow have a associate fellowship of the Higher Educatio Academy ad a Supportig Learig Award from the Staff ad Educatioal Developmet Associatio, so I am ow qualified to lecture. I my view educatio gives you the best possible opportuity to ulock your potetial ad, if I ca pass my ethusiasm to aother studet ad igite a passio i them, that will be a huge reward. Distace learig. Study part-time over two years Etry Requiremets: Miimum 2:2 hoours degree i social scieces or educatio. No-stadard applicatios are welcome. Iteratioal studets must also have a IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalet Fees: See website for details. Programme Leader: Dr Judith Eriquez-Gibso J.G.EriquezGibso@ljmu.ac.uk Digital Literacies - Domiat Theories ad Practices The Digital Practitioer or Researcher Iteret ad Iformatio Literacy The Social Aspects of Data ad Iformatio i Practice Use of Iformatio ad Record Maagemet Systems Ethics ad Data Visualisatio Research Approaches ad Methodologies Dissertatio 15 16
Educatioal Practice MA Aimed at Newly or Recetly Qualified Teachers (NQT/RQT), this masters eables you to explore idetified professioal developmet areas, apply practitioer research ad ehace your learer impact. Why study this course at LJMU? Beefit from a programme specifically desiged to support ad meet the early professioal developmet eeds of NQTs/RQTs whilst focusig o practice-based learig Havig completed your postgraduate iitial teacher traiig programme, you ca ehace your teachig practice with this masters course which will beefit your professioal developmet as a teacher ad ehace your career prospects. Developig as a reflective practitioer through small scale projects focusig o our impact o learers, you will explore specific areas for developmet. Your learig developmet will be aliged with both your professioal settig ad idividual eeds ad assessmet will ivolve egagemet i practice-based research projects. The programme provides ehaced kowledge of the theory ad practice of curret researchbased iitiatives i teachig ad learig ad the ability to critically assess their impact o learers. Studyig part-time whilst workig as a teacher, you will beefit from flexible course delivery ad the support you eed to fit studyig aroud your work commitmets. You will be taught by staff with a wide rage of expertise who cotribute to the developmet of atioal iitiatives ad policy i curriculum developmet, school leadership ad goverace ad iitial teacher educatio. The programme team have strog liks with schools, colleges, local authorities ad other uiversities, esurig that our curriculum ad approach to professioal developmet are relevat to the curret eeds of the professio. You will study the followig modules: Professioal Practice for Begiig Teachers Pedagogy i Practice Iclusio Subject Pedagogy Researchig Classroom Practice Developig Reflective Professioal Practice Professioal Iquiry Teachig ad assessmet As a practice-based programme there is a strog emphasis o the applicatio of ideas developed i the cotext of your ow classroom, school or settig, so all assessmets are closely liked to school ad college-based practice. You will eed to produce reflective practice assigmets ivolvig: presetatios, reports, critical reflectio o professioal practice accouts ad practitioer research reports. Graduate employmet The course is iteded for those workig i educatioal settigs ad, o graduatio, you may progress to research-based study through egagig with our MPhil ad PhD programmes i educatio. May of our studets go o to achieve their career goals by securig leadership ad other posts of resposibility i schools ad colleges. The MA Educatioal Practice offers a excellet opportuity to develop as a practitioer thaks to a iovative course desig. It provides a excellet support etwork of exceptioal tutors ad fellow NQTs/RQTs which ca be utilised for the beefit of everyoe o the course. Former studet Study part-time over oe to two years Etry Requiremets: Iitial teacher traiig qualificatio with QTS plus a curret teachig post as a NQT or RQT. This will take ito accout recogitio of prior learig. Fees: See website for details. Programme Leader: Adrea Pratt A.Pratt@ljmu.ac.uk Ope to iteratioal studets Study full-time over oe year or part-time over two years Etry Requiremets: Miimum 2:1 i a relevat subject such as educatio, social policy, health or iteratioal studies ad a DBS check. IELTS 6.5 (miimum of 5.5 i each compoet). Fees: See website for details. Programme Leader: Sue Kay-Flowers S.J.Kay-Flowers@ljmu.ac.uk Educatio, Globalisatio ad Social Chage This ew Masters programme ivites you to study educatio i a global cotext, uderstadig the social impact of globalisatio o the world s citizes ad explorig the resultig cultural diversity, multiculturalism ad ecoomic impact. Why study this course at LJMU? Uique i the North West, this ew programme focuses o educatio i a local, atioal ad global cotext as a catalyst for chage. You will study key, cotemporary issues ad ehace your learig with a iteratioal work placemet. Learig from research-active staff ad iteratioal academics who have extesive experiece of iteratioal educatio ad publish widely, you will udertake research i a area of particular iterest to you. The programme examies educatio i its broadest sese ad will appeal to those lookig to ehace service delivery icludig: policy makers, educatioal practitioers ad researchers. It explores educatio i the historical, political ad ecoomic cotext of the atio state, aimig to uderstad the impact of differet educatioal systems o idividual life chaces, social equality ad iclusio. As such, it provides a uique opportuity to study key global issues withi a educatio cotext. As a studet o this programme you will be based i the leafy suburb of Aigburth, at the IM Marsh Campus, about four miles from the city cetre. The campus is kow for its welcomig approach ad strog sese of commuity. You will study the followig modules: Educatio, Society ad Culture Research Methods Educatio ad Globalisatio Competig Philosophies of Educatio Educatioal Goverace (Politics, Power ad Educatio) Dissertatio Optioal modules are also available coverig topics such as: Adult ad Cotiuig Educatio & Lifelog Learig Iteratioal Practice of Educatio Global Issues, Childhood ad Educatio Teachig ad assessmet MA The programme is taught via a combiatio of lectures, semiars, tutorials ad workshops as well as olie materials. As with ay masters course, there is a strog emphasis o idepedet learig. There is the opportuity to udertake a overseas work placemet i oe optioal module ad additioal opportuities to take part i short term iteratioal visits outside the curriculum. A variety of assessmet methods are used to develop academic ad employmet-related skills icludig: essays, reviews, case studies, portfolios, reports, oral presetatios, proposals ad research-based projects. Costructive feedback o your work will eable you to advace i your studies, idetifyig both your stregths ad areas eedig further attetio. Graduate employmet This uique programme equips graduates with a rage of trasferable skills, opeig up extesive employmet opportuities i a rage of sectors. The critical skills developed o this programme may allow graduates to go o to work for NGOs, govermetal orgaisatios, i the volutary or private sector or across a wide rage of educatioal areas. Potetial positios o graduatio iclude: Project Maager, Project Officer ad Policy Maker. Some graduates may choose to cotiue their studies to PhD level. 17 18
Iteratioal Approaches to Early Childhood Educatio Ope to iteratioal studets MA Study full-time over oe year or part-time over two years Etry Requiremets: Miimum 2:2 hoours degree with substatial practical experiece i a early years settig or a 2:1 with less practical experiece. IELTS 6.5 (Miimum of 5.5 i each compoet) or equivalet. Fees: See website for details. Programme Leader: Naomi McLeod N.J.McLeod@ljmu.ac.uk This cotemporary masters ivites graduates ad graduate-level practitioers to explore iteratioal approaches to early childhood educatio (ECE) ad uderstad their relevace i a globally chagig world. Why study this course at LJMU? With curret pressures of accoutability both i Eglad ad iteratioal cotexts there is a eed, more tha ever before, for educators to uderstad why differet approaches are more effective tha others so that they ca make iformed decisios about challegig issues. The course explores the philosophy ad practice of early childhood educatio ad the socio-cultural, historical, political ad ecoomic iflueces. It begis by idetifyig persoal values, beliefs ad assumptios i relatio to early childhood philosophies ad potetial implicatios for participatory practice i a globally chagig world. It advocates a critical les for examiig iteratioal ideas ad pedagogies, ad questioig early learig outcomes geerated by Wester educatioal practices. Suitable for ew graduates ad returig learers, the programme ca be studied as a pre-cursor to a professioal qualificatio i early childhood educatio or by existig practitioers who wat to expad their kowledge ad uderstadig of democratic ad participatory theoretical frameworks ad their relatioship with practice. Studets with a wide rage of professioal ad cultural experieces study alogside each other ad share their kowledge. This iovative MA is distictive i the optioal work-based opportuities that are itegrated as part of the course, so that differet iteratioal approaches such as those i Swede ad Filad ca be critically evaluated. Our academic team is made up of successful teachers egaged i research, with strog liks to schools, local authorities, professioal bodies, regioal, atioal ad iteratioal CPD etworks. You will study the followig modules: Philosophies of Early Childhood Educatio The Critically Reflective Practitioer Research Methods Democracy ad Participatio i Early Childhood Educatio Early Childhood Educatio Curricula i a Iteratioal Cotext Global Issues, Childhoods ad Educatio Dissertatio Teachig ad assessmet The programme offers a wide rage of iteractive teachig methods to support a variety of learers. There will be: lectures by LJMU staff ad visitig experts, tutorials, semiars, placemets, podcasts, Skype sessios, case studies, group discussios, workshops ad, of course, use of the Uiversity s virtual learig eviromet. All assessmet is via coursework, which may iclude essays, reviews, case studies, portfolios, reports, oral presetatios, proposals ad research-based projects. Professioal practical skills are assessed through oral presetatios ad a research-based dissertatio. Graduate employmet The course offers valuable etworkig opportuities both withi your peer group, durig work-based learig ad as part of visits from guest speakers ad local professioals. You will develop a host of trasferable skills which will beefit a wide variety of career roles ad ope up ew aspiratios. The research experiece gaied as part of this qualificatio will provide a foudatio for, or a ehacemet of, teachig-related qualificatios. As a graduate you may go o to teach or work as part of a multi-agecy team or i childre s rights charities. You may also work i ogovermetal or creative orgaisatios, or eve udertake further educatioal research. 19 20
Leadership i Educatio MA Aimed at curret ad future educatioal leaders, this masters develops key skills eablig you to make a sigificat cotributio to orgaisatioal effectiveess. Why study this course at LJMU? This masters programme provides a valuable opportuity for you to develop a awareess of leadership for ehacig educatioal practice. The programme attracts professioals from a rage of educatioal backgrouds. This mix of learers creates a dyamic eviromet for all, where you lear from each other through the sharig of professioal experieces. The course also offers a flexible learig approach ad this eables you to fit your study aroud your work commitmets. MA Leadership i Educatio has strog liks with schools, colleges, local authorities ad other uiversities. This esures that our curriculum ad approach to professioal developmet is relevat to the curret eeds of educators. O successful completio, you will have a ehaced kowledge ad uderstadig of the theory ad practice of leadership i educatio, as well as the skills to apply your learig i a professioal settig to improve orgaisatioal performace. Graduate employmet This programme offers excellet etworkig opportuities. You will be ecouraged to joi the relevat professioal associatio for your subject, providig valuable liks with teachers, recet alumi, local professioal commuities ad others iterested i educatio. I geeral, graduates take up leadership roles or other posts of resposibility i schools,colleges ad other educatioal establishmets. However, you may wat to progress to researchbased study via our MPhil, PhD ad EdD programmes. Depedig o your professioal experiece, you may be eligible for professioal accreditatio from the Istitute of Leadership ad Maagemet. Teachig ad assessmet Study part time over 3 years Etry Requiremets: Normally miimum 2.2, relevat professioal experiece ad curret employmet as a educatioal practitioer. Cadidates with existig ad relatively recet curret qualificatios at level 7 may be able to apply for recogitio of academic credit agaist part of the programme. Please cotact the Programme Leader for further iformatio. The programme s bleded learig approach esures you ca usually study at a time to suit you. A wide rage of teachig methods are used to facilitate learig. These iclude lectures, semiars, groupwork, discussio ad problem-based learig. As with all masters level course, there is a strog emphasis o supportig idepedet study group. To this ed, all teachig is supplemeted by olie study resources, with additioal guidace available through face-to-face or virtual tutorials. Assessmet methods o this course iclude: idividual ad group work tasks, presetatios, essays, reports, critical reflectio o professioal practice accouts, actio research reports ad dissertatios ad other appropriate activities. All assessmets are closely liked to educatio practice. There is a strog emphasis o the applicatio of ideas developed i the cotext of your ow classroom, school or other educatioal settig. Fees: See ljmu.ac.uk for details. Programme Leader: Debbie Ducalf: D.Ducalf@ljmu.ac.uk 21 22
Doctor of Educatio EdD The EdD programme is aimed at experieced educatioal professioals who aspire to be at the cuttig edge of their professio ad seek to make a sigificat ad origial cotributio to educatioal kowledge. Why study this course at LJMU? Studyig for a doctorate i educatio is rewardig ad ispirig. The Doctor of Educatio programme at LJMU offers the highest level of professioal developmet for teachers ad other educators, as well as those with a backgroud i educatioal maagemet or policy developmet. The programme is equivalet to a PhD i terms of academic rigour, but has a modular structure with taught elemets ad a explicit professioal orietatio. Teachig ad assessmet The programme cosists of taught modules that address a rage of professioal issues i educatio, as well as aalysig methods of iquiry i educatioal research. These are delivered i itesive uits of study that have bee desiged to facilitate part-time learig. I these, you will work alogside tutors, who are experieced academics ad researchers, as well as fellow studets from a wide rage of educatioal backgrouds. Teachig ad assessmet strategies have bee desiged to maximise reflectio o practice ad professioal iquiry. The modules are complemeted by a supervised research thesis. I this, you will be supported to produce work that makes a uique cotributio to kowledge ad uderstadig i your field of educatio. Study part-time over three years Etry Requiremets: Cadidates must have a good first degree (Usually 2.1) ad demostrate successful Masters level study or equivalet. Cadidates must also demostrate experiece commesurate with udertakig a professioal doctorate. This usually meas that they will have a professioal role i a compulsory, tertiary, workplace or lifelog educatioal settig. Fees: See ljmu.ac.uk for details. Programme Leader: WHAT OUR STUDENTS THINK Holly Smyth graduated i Educatio Studies with Special ad Iclusive Needs before movig o to her masters i Educatio, Globalisatio ad Social Chage. At the age of 21 I did t really kow what I wated to do but I certaily did t feel ready to go ito the workplace ad that s whe I started thikig of masters study. Fortuately a ew masters was beig lauched i my School which suited me perfectly ad so I decided to go for it. Educatio, Globalisatio ad Social Chage is such a excitig programme because it is about the chages we see goig o i the world today. The programme charts what is happeig all aroud us ad puts us at the leadig edge of kowledge i this area. Log term I am cosiderig teachig overseas so the opportuity the programme presets to work abroad is key. I am about to travel to Malta to work i a private school for eight weeks ad that will give me a experiece that moey simply ca t buy. If I am hoest I would say that masters study was harder tha I imagied but I believe that if you do t have to challege yourself it really is t worth it. Support is so itegral to learig at LJMU ad there is always someoe to led a had whichever way you tur. To ayoe cosiderig masters study I would say take that leap of faith, trust i yourself ad trust LJMU. It s ot goig to be a walk i the park but that is why a masters makes you stad out from the crowd. As the Belfast girl who ever wated to leave home, I ca t believe how well I have settled i Liverpool. To be hoest, it really is home to me ow. The people here are somethig else, they really ca t do eough for you. There are good vibes all aroud the city ad a real feelig that you are part of somethig really positive ad excitig. David Putwai. Email: D.W.Putwai@ljmu.ac.uk 23 24
Research opportuities Should you be iterested i a research qualificatio, you ca study for a MPhil or PhD i the School of Educatio. The MPhil ca be studied full-time over 12 moths or part-time over up to 48 moths. The PhD ca be studied full-time over 24 moths or part-time over up to 84 moths. Research ad scholarly advacemet form the backboe of the School of Educatio, whilst our postgraduate commuity provides a thrivig ad supportive eviromet i which to study. The School works with a host of key parters to ehace learig ad educatioal developmet o a local, atioal ad iteratioal level. Researchers curretly work i a variety of fields, icludig: iclusive educatio, digital literacies, early years educatio, metorig ad professioal learig, higher educatio, techology i educatio, values educatio ad sex ad sexualities educatio. We do, however, welcome applicatios from across all fields of educatio. Research supervisio is coducted by experts with a iteratioal reputatio ad close liks with educatioal bodies ad providers. For more iformatio please visit: ljmu.ac.uk/research 25 26
Studet support Career guidace All LJMU studets have access to a wealth of support services to make your time with us as happy ad fulfillig as possible. Cousellig ad metal health Our free service offers oe-to-oe ad group cousellig sessios, as well as metal health guidace ad support. Disability We have disability co-ordiators i every academic School ad a o-site assessmet room for those with additioal eeds. Eglish laguage support for iteratioal studets We provide pre-sessioal Eglish courses for those whose laguage capability does ot meet etry requiremets. See ljmu.ac.uk/isc for more details. Fudig Our team provide iformatio o postgraduate fudig icludig loas, grats ad bursaries as well as offerig guidace o budgetig ad moey maagemet. Spiritual support Cofidetial, o-judgemetal pastoral care ad support is available for studets of all beliefs ad backgrouds. We have facilities for quiet meditatio, prayer ad cotemplatio o each campus, as well as dedicated space for Muslim prayers. Studet advice ad wellbeig Our team offer advice ad guidace o issues ragig from health to accommodatio ad childcare. Study skills Workshops are available o various aspects of postgraduate study, icludig academic writig, effective readig skills, exam ad revisio skills, report writig ad IT skills. Support for iteratioal studets As well as a meet ad greet service whe you arrive i the UK, our iteratioal team will help with issues such as your visa, settig up a UK bak accout ad a email address ad registerig with the police, cotact: iteratioal@ljmu.ac.uk I my opiio the support o offer is oe of the mai beefits of studyig at LJMU. Stephe Smith, LJMU studet Research shows that postgraduates ear, o average, 24% more tha those with a udergraduate degree. Postgraduate study at LJMU is geared towards meetig the eeds of employers ad a impressive 96% of our postgraduates are i work or further study six moths after graduatio.* Develop the skills you eed We offer a exceptioal careers support service which eables you to demostrate to potetial employers that you have the skills ad experiece they are lookig for. Additioal support Our careers cetre rus regular workshops ad webiars coverig topics such as CV writig, applicatio forms, iterviews, assessmet cetres, psychometric testig ad more. Our Faculty careers zoes at Byrom Street, IM Marsh ad the Aldham Robarts library host regular employer visits where you ca meet, etwork ad discuss career opportuities. Careers support for postgraduate researchers Caterig for the specific eeds of Postgraduate researchers, our three moth Your Career, Your Choice programme eables you to complete up to 12 iteractive workshops. You will receive oe-to-oe career coachig as well as developig practical skills i writig impactful CVs, job hutig, preparig for iterviews ad creatig a olie profile. Etrepreeurship If you have ambitios to be your ow boss or work freelace, expert help is available from our Cetre for Etrepreeurship. As well as providig metorig services, the Cetre helps etrepreeurs to achieve key milestoes by offerig advice o a wide rage of topics icludig access to fudig. My studies at LJMU ad the help I have received from the careers team have give me the cofidece to go out ad work i idustry, applyig the kowledge ad skills I have gaied at LJMU. Omer Chiyoyo Kamwea, LJMU studet 27 28
Fudig your studies A aual tuitio fee is payable for all postgraduate courses, either i full at the begiig of the academic year or i istalmets throughout the year. For details of full ad part-time aual tuitio fees, please see idividual programme factfiles. You ca search for your specific programme at ljmu.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate For iformatio about loas, scholarships ad bursaries to fud your postgraduate study, go to: ljmu.ac.uk/postgraduate-fudig LJMU graduates will also fid details of the 20% tuitio fee reductio here. Accommodatio All ew LJMU studets are guarateed a room edorsed by the Uiversity o matter what your level of study. For further details of Uiversity edorsed accommodatio, go to: ljmu.ac.uk/postgraduate/accommodatio For details of private retal accommodatio go to: liverpoolstudethomes.org.uk 29 30