Welcome from the Faculty of Education Executive Dean, Dr Helen O’Keeffe
Education is one of the most powerful ways to change lives. It opens doors to opportunity, strengthens communities, and helps people to thrive. From the earliest years through to adulthood and later life, education has the power to improve health and wellbeing, reduce inequalities, and enable individuals and communities to realise their potential.
In our Faculty, education is at the heart of everything. It is closely connected to the wider things that shape people’s lives, including health, family, employment, culture, and the communities in which they live. Education does not exist in isolation: it influences lives across the life course and creates opportunities for people and places to flourish.
Faculty Executive
Our core themes
We are a diverse, publicly engaged, collaborative team with an international reputation for developing and implementing impactful research, knowledge exchange, and continuing professional development. This multi-award-winning work addresses our five core Faculty themes:
Schools in the Faculty of Education
We are committed to creating an environment where every trainee feels supported and valued throughout their journey.
- We foster an inclusive culture where trainees feel confident sharing their needs and asking for help.
- We provide timely, appropriate support during teaching practice and while on campus.
- We offer personalised guidance to help every trainee succeed, regardless of any barriers they may face.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Commitments
The Faculty of Education is committed to embedding equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) across all aspects of Faculty life. Our approach is designed to ensure that EDI is both strategic and operational, shaping decision-making, curriculum development, student experience, research, knowledge exchange and staff development.
Our Strategic Partnership Board
Hear from the Chair of our Strategic Partnership Board:
As alumni of Edge Hill University, I am proud to Chair the Strategic Partnership Board. This role represents a unique opportunity to work collaboratively and alongside an institution that shaped my own journey. Our Board comprises of educational leaders from across the partnership, bringing a wealth of expertise across all phases of education provision. This collective expertise positions us to provide valuable insight, advise on faculty activities, and identify opportunities for collaboration and synergy that will strengthen our shared commitment to excellence in education. It is an honour to work with colleagues to ensure that our future teachers and leaders are fully equipped to ensure the very best quality to support our children and young people on their own journey.
Paul Livesley, Headteacher, Lathom High School and Chair, Faculty of Education Strategic Partnership Board
Faculty of Education Strategic Partnership Board members:
Faculty of Education facilities
The Faculty of Education enjoys the enviable position of being one of the country’s leading providers of transformative education, training and research for the teaching and education workforce. Housed in a £9m building, the Faculty of Education enjoys a stunning setting from both its Lakeside and Piazza buildings.
Facilities in the Lakeside building include a 300-seat lecture theatre, five well-equipped ICT suites, and 18 teaching rooms complete with the latest technology.
The nearby Piazza Building is home to the Foundation Centre and School of Education, and includes a lecture theatre and several seminar rooms.
The outstanding provision is not confined to Ormskirk, with further Faculty of Education amenities at outreach centres, including partner colleges across the North West.