Awards in 12 categories were handed out in front of a 160-strong audience, which included students, staff, alumni, employers and voluntary organisations.
Two special recognition awards – one for contributions to employability and the other for achievement – were also handed out on the night, held at the University’s Ormskirk campus.
The awards celebrate the hard work to improve employability amongst Edge Hill students and graduates and increase work-related skills.
Head of Careers and Graduate Employability, Becka Colley-Foster said: “At Edge Hill, we’re passionate about equipping our students with the skills and confidence they need to thrive in their chosen careers.
“Each year, we’re continually impressed by the dedication, innovation, and commitment to employability shown by our students, staff, charities, and business partners. These awards celebrate those achievements and showcase the incredible results that can be achieved through placements, work experience, and collaborative efforts.”
The winners are:
Individual Awards
Student Volunteer of the Year
- Winner: Libby Davy (volunteering with Dandelion Days Equine Facilitated Learning, Scarisbrick)
BSc (Hons) Nursing (Mental Health) - Runner-up: Charlotte Walters
BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult) - Runner-up: Marnie Osborne
BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS
Student Employee of the Year
- Winner: Marnie Osborne (working during their QTS degree programme)
BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS - Runner-Up: Angela Lennox
BA (Hons) Working & Teaching in the Early Years - Runner-Up: Harry Cannon-Noren
BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Science
Graduate Employee of the Year
- Winner: Sian Johnston (graduate employment with Chartwells)
BSc (Hons) Nutrition & Health - Runner-up: Elysia Brown
BA (Hons) English Literature and MA Nineteenth-Century Studies - Runner-up: Ewelina Kopec
MSc Integrated Palliative & End of Life Care
Alumni Award
- Winner: Alex Winstanley (co-founding Happy Smiles Training CIC)
BSc (Hons) Physical Education & School Sport and PGCE Secondary Physical Education with QTS - Runner-Up: Sam Napier
BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science and MRes Sport, Exercise and Physical Activity - Runner-Up: Charley Dolan
BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies and MSc Child & Adolescent Mental Health & Wellbeing
Sandwich Placement Student of the Year
- Winner: Harry Bateman (placement with Bradford City AFC)
BSc (Hons) Marketing with Digital Communications - Runner-Up: Hannah Martinez
BSc (Hons) Business & Management - Runner-Up: Annabelle Williams
BSc (Hons) Nutrition & Health
Work-Related Learning Student of the Year
- Winner: Darren Lord (work with the Faculty of Education)
BA (Hons) Teaching Learning and Child Development - Runner-Up: Ella Louise Weatherburn
LLB (Hons) Law with Politics - Runner-Up: Rose Gilbert
BSc (Hons) Psychosocial Analysis of Offending Behaviour and MSc Psychology
Special Recognition of Contributions to Employability Award
- Winner: Sharon McAvoy
Special Recognition of Achievement Award
- Winner: Jimmy Rimmer
Organisation/Team Awards
Student Employer of the Year
- Winner: Edge Hill University Learning Technology & Development Team
- Runner-Up: School Food Matters
- Runner-Up: P34B
Graduate Employer of the Year
- Winner: British School of Kuwait
- Runner-up: BDO
- Runner-up: Enterprise Mobility
Student Volunteer of the Year (Team)
- Winner: Lancashire Special Constabulary Volunteers (Peter Brown, Elliott Cocking, Bradley Blane-Russell, Nicole Hartley, Harry Clayton.
- Runner-up: Primary Student Academic Mentors
Best Department for Employability including Employability Lead of the Year
- Winner: Department of Computer Science (Lindsay Cumiskey)
- Runner-Up: School of Law, Criminology and Policing (Jennifer Giblin)
- Runner-Up: Women’s and Children’s Health
Work-Related Learning Organisation of the Year
- Winner: West Lancashire Council Business Engagement Team
- Runner-Up: Blackpool FC
- Runner-Up: Edge Hill Apprenticeship Team
Student Employee of the Year (Team)
- Winner: RSPB Student Biology Interns (Verity Carr, Marco Dobson, Ethan Mitchelle-Innes, Charlotte Devaney, Vichea Balch)
- Runner-Up: Library and Learning Services Student Advisors
- Runner-Up: Student Life Campus Connectors
Edge Hill’s Careers Team offer a wide range of services from advertising jobs and volunteering opportunities to careers advice and help with applications. Information on how to access all these services can be found on the Edge Hill website.
To discover more about our courses, please visit ehu.ac.uk/study.
May 23, 2024
