Edge Hill University
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Edge Hill University is situated in Ormskirk
Ormskirk
Ormskirk is a market town in West Lancashire, England. It is situated north of Liverpool city centre, northwest of St Helens, southeast of Southport and southwest of Preston.-Geography and administration:...

, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It has three faculties: Education, Health and Social Care, and Arts and Sciences.

History

Edge Hill College was opened on 24 January 1885 on Durning Road, Edge Hill
Edge Hill, Liverpool
Edge Hill is a district of Liverpool, England. It is located to the south east of Liverpool city centre, bordered by the city centre, Kensington, Wavertree and Toxteth. Edge Hill University was founded here, but moved to Ormskirk in the 1930s.-History:...

, Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...

, named after the district in which it was sited. It was the first non-denominational teacher training college for women in England
England
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. By 1892, Edge Hill was one of only two colleges in England combining teacher training and degree course study.

As student numbers increased, Edge Hill quickly outgrew its surroundings. The institution was handed over to the Lancashire Education Committee, with the foundation stone for the present Ormskirk
Ormskirk
Ormskirk is a market town in West Lancashire, England. It is situated north of Liverpool city centre, northwest of St Helens, southeast of Southport and southwest of Preston.-Geography and administration:...

 campus laid on 26 October 1931. Between 1939 and 1946, the college was evacuated to Bingley
Bingley
Bingley is a market town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal...

, in Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...

, and the Ormskirk site was requisitioned for use as a military hospital.

Edge Hill became a mixed college, admitting its first male students in October 1959, when it had about 500 students in total. The institution has since expanded rapidly; with further developments at Ormskirk
Ormskirk
Ormskirk is a market town in West Lancashire, England. It is situated north of Liverpool city centre, northwest of St Helens, southeast of Southport and southwest of Preston.-Geography and administration:...

 and the absorption of the former Sefton School of Health Studies, in 2011 there are over 24,000 students including 8,000 studying full-time.

In 2005, Edge Hill was granted Taught Degree Awarding Powers by the Privy Council. On 18 May 2006 the institution became Edge Hill University.

The Times Higher Education shortlisted Edge Hill for the University of the Year award in 2011, 2010 and 2007.

Campus

Edge Hill has its main 160 acres (647,497.6 m²) campus in Ormskirk
Ormskirk
Ormskirk is a market town in West Lancashire, England. It is situated north of Liverpool city centre, northwest of St Helens, southeast of Southport and southwest of Preston.-Geography and administration:...

 on the outskirts of Liverpool. An investment of almost £60m to date has seen the campus develop extensively in recent years, including a new £5m Centre for Performing Arts , £9m Faculty of Education building, a £14m eco-friendly Faculty of Health building and the latest £8m Business School, which opened in January 2009. The acquisition of 80 acres (323,748.8 m²) of surrounding land will allow the University to significantly increase its footprint by 2020. Amenities include restaurants and cafes, a bar and nightclub, two theatres, a general shop, a large library and IT suites with 24hr Internet access. The sports complex was recently included in the Pre-Olympic Games Training Guide for London 2012.

As well as the existing halls of residence, work has started to build new student accommodation on campus that will provide an extra 154 bedspaces.

The Woodlands campus is based in Chorley
Chorley
Chorley is a market town in Lancashire, in North West England. It is the largest settlement in the Borough of Chorley. The town's wealth came principally from the cotton industry...

, Lancashire and offers continuing professional development programmes and part-time study.

Wirral Education Centre offers HLTA
Teaching assistant (United Kingdom)
A teaching assistant or educational assistant in schools in England and Wales is a person who supports a teacher in the classroom...

 training and foundation degrees in Supporting Teaching and Learning. Woodford Lodge in Cheshire is the base for education-related foundation degrees and HLTA training in Cheshire. Part-time Primary QTS programmes, HLTA training and education-related foundation degrees can also be studied at the Training and Development Centre in Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...

.

Edge Hill University also has a network of partner colleges teaching and delivering some of its Foundation degrees. Partners include: Blackburne House
Blackburne House
Blackburne House stands on the east side of Hope Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Originally a private house, it then became a girls' school and, after a period of dereliction, it is used as an training and resource centre for women...

, Hugh Baird College
Hugh Baird College
Hugh Baird College is a further education College situated in Bootle, Merseyside, England. It is the largest provider of education and training in the area and enjoys a student population of roughly 6000. Since April 1993, the College has been an independent Further Education Corporation under the...

, Knowsley Community College
Knowsley Community College
Knowsley Community College is a further education college based over three sites in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, in Merseyside, England....

, Liverpool Community College
Liverpool Community College
Liverpool Community College is the only college of further education in Liverpool, Merseyside. It was established in 1992 by the amalgamation of all the further education colleges in Liverpool and was formerly known as the "City of Liverpool Community College".In 2005, it had approximately 7,000...

, Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute, Respiratory Education UK, Riverside College
Riverside College, Halton
Riverside College is a further education college based over three sites in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England.The college was estsblished from the merger of Halton College and Widnes & Runcorn Sixth Form College in August 2006...

, Southport College
Southport College
Southport College is a further education college located in Southport, Merseyside, England....

, Trafford College
Trafford College
Trafford College is a further education college in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England.It was formed with the merger of North Trafford College and South Trafford College in 2007. The college has four branches...

 and Wirral Metropolitan College
Wirral Metropolitan College
Wirral Metropolitan College is a Further Education College situated on the Wirral Peninsula, in the north west of England.- Overview :Wirral Met is the largest provider of post 16 learning on the Wirral and is divided into three main Campuses:...

.

Courses

Over 24,000 students are currently studying at Edge Hill University and applications have increased four-fold since 2000. In 2009 and 2010 Edge Hill received an overall satisfaction rating from students of 83% in the National Student Survey.

Edge Hill University's undergraduate courses include foundation degrees, BA/BSc degrees, health preregistration qualifications and teacher training degrees.

Postgraduate provision includes PGCEs, Masters programmes, an MBA and MPhil and PhD research degrees.

There are also extensive opportunities for professional development at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Sport

Edge Hill has many different sports teams competing in the BUCS leagues. Teams include: Track & Field, Netball, Football, Futsal, Hockey, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Badminton and Pool. All teams play their home games on Wednesday afternoons at the University's sport venues and other private venues in the local area such as Ormskirk R.U.F.C.

SOLSTICE (eLearning)

SOLSTICE is one of the 74 national Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETLs), established in April 2005 for a five year period.
SOLSTICE enhances student learning and the learning environment through investment in technologies and facilities for learning, research into the student experience to inform policy and practice, promoting a student centred approach to support online and blended learning, and the use of learning technologies.

Notable alumni

  • Murray Dron
    Murray Dron
    Murray Dron is a British journalist and television presenter working for ITN on London Tonight and ITV News.-Background:Dron was born in Perth, Scotland, but grew up in Jersey from a young age...

     (TV reporter/presenter)
  • Mark Edwardson
    Mark Edwardson
    Mark Edwardson is a TV news presenter for BBC North West Tonight, mainly presenting weekend bulletins. He is also a seasoned radio presenter having hosted the breakfast shows at BBC Radio Stoke and BBC GMR. He has since appeared in BBC One show DIY SOS and an episode of CBBC's Prank Patrol...

     (TV news presenter, BBC North West Tonight
    BBC North West Tonight
    BBC North West Tonight is a nightly regional news programme covering the North West of England. Produced by BBC North West, the programme airs at 6.30pm and at 10:25pm every weekday evening and is broadcast from the BBC's MediaCityUK studios at Salford Quays.-BBC North West region:The BBC North...

    )
  • Stuart Maconie
    Stuart Maconie
    Stuart Maconie is an English radio DJ and television presenter, writer, journalist, and critic working in the field of of pop music and popular culture. He is currently a presenter on BBC 6 Music, where he hosts an afternoon show five times a week , alongside Mark Radcliffe, called the Radcliffe...

     (Author, BBC DJ & TV Presenter)
  • Helena Normanton
    Helena Normanton
    Helena Florence Normanton, KC was the first woman to practise as a barrister in the UK. In 1922 she was called to the Bar of England and Wales at the Middle Temple, following the example set by Ivy Williams earlier that year....

     KC (First woman to practice as a barrister in the UK)
  • Jonathan Pryce
    Jonathan Pryce
    Jonathan Pryce, CBE is a Welsh stage and film actor and singer. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and meeting his longtime partner English actress Kate Fahy in 1974, he began his career as a stage actor in the 1970s...

     (Actor)
  • Barra Best
    Barra Best
    Barra Best is a broadcast journalist with BBC Northern Ireland. He currently works as a journalist for BBC Newsline.-Broadcasting career:...

     (Journalist and weather presenter, BBC Newsline
    BBC Newsline
    BBC Newsline is the BBC's regional television news service for Northern Ireland. The programme is broadcast on BBC One from BBC Northern Ireland's headquarters in Broadcasting House, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast....

    )
  • Steve Sinnott
    Steve Sinnott
    Steve Sinnott , was the General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers from 2004 until his death in 2008....

     (General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers
    National Union of Teachers
    The National Union of Teachers is a trade union for school teachers in England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. It is a member of the Trades Union Congress...

    )
  • Sue Smith (footballer)
    Sue Smith (footballer)
    Susan Jane "Sue" Smith is an international footballer, currently playing for Lincoln Ladies and England. She is an experienced left-sided winger or forward.-Club career:...

  • Liam Colbon
    Liam Colbon
    Liam Colbon is an English professional rugby league footballer for Harlequins RL of Super League. He plays winger and formerly played for Wigan Warriors and Hull KR.-Early career:...

     (Rugby League player)
  • Eric Hughes
    Eric Hughes
    Eric Hughes was a rugby league footballer for the Widnes Vikings, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and for the Great Britain national side. He unwittingly added confusion to the Canterbury side as he played at the same time as the three Hughes brothers Garry, Graeme and Mark.Hughes coached Rochdale...

     (Rugby League player)
  • Francesca Jones
    Francesca Jones
    Francesca 'Frankie' Jones is a Welsh rhythmic gymnast who represented Wales at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, finishing 12th overall. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Francesca again represented Wales in the rhythmic gymnastic competition, this time finishing in 4th place overall and winning the...

    (Famous Teacher)

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