Meet our students
The best people to tell you about studying Education at Derby are our students...
 | Jess Homer - Bachelor of Education Why Derby? From a young age I have always enjoyed working with children, so I knew that teaching was the career for me. In order to do this I started looking for teacher training degrees, and I ... |
 | Aamar Arshid - Bachelor of Education Aamar is in his third year studying the Bachelor of Education and has had a passion for teaching since a young age. How did you choose this path?Aamar had done work experience in a local ... |
 | Jodie Morris - Bachelor of Education Jodie is a mature student currently studying our Bachelor of Education and she is in her fourth and final year. Before universityAfter completing A Level's in English Literature and PE at the age ... |
 | Tracy Sorrell - Bachelor of Education Tracy Sorrell is a mature student curretly in her fourth and final year of our Bachelor of Education. Stuck in the world of workIt has always been my aspiration since primary school to become a ... |
 | Leanne Gotheridge - PGCE Primary "The PGCE Primary course at Derby is fantastic! There are so many opportunities to widen your knowledge and experience of teaching here. The staff are extremely supportive in the experience, and ... |
 | Carl Brookman - Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector "The course itself gives me teaching experience, but not just that, I also gain experience around the teaching, and learning about current issues in teaching." |
 | Katie Spinks - Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector "I think what i've enjoyed most about the course is meeting new people, and also the teachers on the course are really supportive and enthusiastic, so they really keep you going and motivate you." |
 | Philippa Brentnall -Bachelor of Education BackgroundWhilst at school I had been interested in teaching and attended a placement in a primary school on a work experience basis. However, when leaving school, I joined a local building ... |
 | Yasmin Ayub - Bachelor of Education BackgroundI came to University straight from completing my A levels, therefore all I have really known is Education. However I did not apply for the course through UCAS, I didn't apply to ... |
 | Vicky Sheperd - Bachelor of Education Background My first work experience placement as a fifteen year old was in a primary school which gave me my first taste of the rewards of being a teacher but family circumstances meant that any ... |
