30 Jan 2021
BIG DREAMS: Actor Phoebe Lorenz is putting the finishing touches to her first film, a social drama called I’m Still Ethan
Phoebe Lorenz is an actor and writer who grew up in Barnard Castle. She gained her BA from Liverpool Hope University before going on to train at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA) in London. She is currently in post-production with her first short film I’m Still Ethan, which she created and co-wrote with Amelia O’Loughlin – a film which looks at those left behind when a loved one is imprisoned.
How did you first become interested in theatre and performance?
And who is Jude and where is Penny Lane?
While these queries sound like the perfect starting off points for spirited conversations by Beatlemaniacs, they were actually elements of serious inquiry at Liverpool Hope University.
In 2009, the UK institution made global headlines by offering what was believed to be the first Master s degree on The Beatles.
The academic programme, titled
The Beatles, Popular Music
and Society, was offered on a full-time and part-time basis by the university s Department of Music and included four 12-week modules and a final dissertation.
A decade ago today, on January 25, 2011, Canadian student and singer Mary Lu Zahalan-Kennedy took the long and winding road to the lectern to receive her diploma as the first graduate of the course.
Trainee teachers reveal the unique inspirations behind their classroom career ambitions
Teaching courses at Liverpool Hope University are attracting trainees from a wide range of backgrounds and age groups
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Whether the pandemic has forced you into a re-think, or perhaps you’ve long dreamed of something different but never quite taken the plunge, 2021 could be the perfect time to look for an exciting new opportunity.
Liverpool Hope University s PGCE (postgraduate certificate in education) teacher training courses attract students from a wide range of backgrounds and ages, with many students bringing life skills to the profession that have been forged in other jobs.
12 reasons why university is about so much more than studying
Whether you re taking your next educational steps, returning to studies or retraining, you ll leave university with much more than a degree
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Gaining skills and qualifications may be the driving force for many people to go to university, but the years spent studying can be about so much more than just that. Whether you re completing sixth form or you re thinking about returning to education later in life, university offers a huge array of life-enhancing opportunities and you’re sure to leavewith far more than the degree you signed up for.
Home schooling expert urges parents to ignore outdated advice after classrooms shut across country
Experts say outdated advice is placing unnecessary pressure on families, and online ‘parenting fail’ jokes aren’t helping
SATs exams in primary schools will also not be going ahead this year (Image: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)
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