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About BGU
Bishop Grosseteste University is located on a beautifully green and pleasant campus just a few minutes’ walk from Lincoln Cathedral, Castle and the old Roman city. -
Constance Stewart Hall
Constance Stewart Hall comprises 91 study bedrooms split over 4 floors. Open to BGU students from all year groups and levels. -
English Literature (MA)
Our MA English Literature offers opportunities to deepen your passion for literatures in English through research-led modules that engage and push the boundaries of new and emerging disciplinary frameworks and debates. Supported by an academic team of research specialists, it creates a space for you to advance your academic and communication talents and further your professional prospects. We offer a close and mutually supportive learning community that recognises and responds to your distinctive learning needs and interests through seven student-centred flexible and vibrant modules that engages you with the latest literary debates. You will explore a stimulating range of genres, approaches, authors, and themes. Our innovative modes of assessment are designed to develop your interests: you will choose texts, writers, genres, theories, themes, and literary periods on which to focus independently. -
Health & Social Care Leadership
This course aims to enable an in-depth knowledge and understanding of leadership practice in Health and Social Care, informed by current scholarly research and including a critical awareness of current issues and developments at the forefront of this field. -
Dr Alison Riley
Alison Riley coordinates and teaches on our successful BA Early Childhood Studies programme. She joined Bishop Grosseteste University in 2007 as a lecturer on the work-based learning courses for classroom assistants and other educational support workers. Prior to this Alison worked in a variety of school based roles including senior leadership. Alison is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Teaching Alison teaches on the undergraduate Early Childhood Studies programme. Her teaching interests include the influence of policy, provision and legislation in educational settings and leadership and management in Early Years settings. Alison’’s interests focus predominantly on the role of the early years practitioner, enabling her to utilise her former role in education to support students seeking a route into teaching or other roles within early years settings. Building on her Master's research, Alison also has a particular interest in the development of study skills in higher education. -
Ami Montgomery
Position: Deputy Head of ITE Programmes Current Role and Responsibilities As the Deputy Head of ITE Programmes since April 2024, Ami provides strategic and operational oversight for a diverse portfolio of programmes, including primary, secondary, and further education ITE, as well as postgraduate teacher education programmes. She collaborates closely with the Head of ITE Programmes to support the overall strategies of the Faculty, ensuring the quality and standards of courses, managing staffing, and leading the ITE Leadership Group. Approved Individual Licensed Practitioner (ILP) Ami is an approved Individual Licensed Practitioner (ILP) of The Bell Foundation’s Language for Results services, demonstrating her commitment to enhancing language education and supporting learners with English as an Additional Language (EAL). Academic Experience Teaching and Learning: Ami has extensive experience in designing and delivering high-quality educational programmes. She has contributed significantly to curriculum development, teaching material design, and the delivery of modules across various levels. Her expertise includes areas such as Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), EAL, Multiculturalism, and Initial Teacher Education. Research and Knowledge Exchange: Her doctoral research seeks to explore the intercultural dialogic teaching and learning interactions within UK primary classrooms, with a focus on the relevance of linguistic and cultural capital for inclusion. The study uses a multimodal ethnographic approach, employing a NEW and adapted T-SEDA (Toolkit for Systematic Educational Dialogue Analysis) toolkit for analysing classroom interactions. It highlights the importance of fostering intercultural communicative competence and inclusive pedagogies in enhancing social cohesion and equitable educational opportunities. The findings provide insights into the nature of intercultural dialogic interactions and their impact on social cohesion and social justice in the UK primary classroom setting. Ami continues to actively engages in research, knowledge exchange, and scholarly activities, seeking opportunities for income generation and contributing to the institution’s research profile. -
Andy Dickenson
Andy Dickenson joined BGU in 2015 as a Senior Lecturer after many years as a visiting tutor at the university. Andy has worked as a class teacher, ICT coordinator and advisor for a local authority, teaching in classrooms from nursery, all the way up to secondary level. He has lectured in universities and schools across the globe, including co-authoring the computing curriculum for the Saudi Arabian education ministry. Andy has also worked as part of the education team for Lego After-School clubs in the Far East and Lego Education’s robotics program. Andy’s doctoral research is linked to children’s literature, examining the macabre and Gothic nature of illustrated books. Teaching Andy mainly works as part of the TD undergraduate team, but he also supports other courses across different schools at the university. He is joint lead for the Critical Thinking modules, Computing and eSafety, as well as being a member of the Mental Health and Wellbeing curriculum group. Andy is also part of the Research and Knowledge Exchange Unit, Literature and Literacies Group (RKEULiLi) at the university, which links to his interest in children's illustrated literature and graphic novels. -
Becky Goodman
Becky Goodman heads the Business and Enterprise area at BGU. This is a relatively newly formed area for the university and it currently has a BA (Hons) Business degree, a Master's in Business Administration (MBA), Senior Leader Degree Apprenticeship and Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship within its portfolio. CMI courses are also offered from levels 3 to 7, and the business and enterprise team work with businesses to devise bespoke training and CPD courses.Becky is a Chartered Manager and is an experienced business consultant and educationalist. Having worked in various higher education roles for over a decade Becky has experience spanning education management, training and development, lecturing and programme leadership. Becky has lectured on CMI, CIPD, and CIM courses and is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Becky Joined BGU in 2018 originally the as Enterprise Development Manager for the University. Since joining BGU Becky has supported an array of business start-ups in the onsite business and enterprise centre BG Futures and is credited with bringing enactus to BGU. Outside of her work at BGU Becky supports small businesses on an adhoc basis, and was previously a director for a business consultancy firm.Teaching As Programme Leader for the area Becky teaches across all of the programmes within the areas portfolio. Her teaching interests include enterprise creation and entrepreneurship, work based learning and project based learning, marketing and organisational strategy.
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