As a student, you will hopefully realise that the skills and experience you acquire are broadly applicable to many other sectors – more so than you might initially think. An ability to work independently and creatively, to communicate with both experts and lay people, and to be self-driven, offer excellent grounding for becoming an ideal candidate.

The academic support is excellent. Supervisors and staff are very approachable and responsive- whether through email or in-person meetings. I was encouraged to submit my work to conferences, which led to me presenting at both university-level and international conferences. This was due to the support and encouragement of my supervisors and SLT teaching staff.

Having completed the Master’s Degree I was keen to further my knowledge of education and to push myself on a personal level to undertake the challenge of the EdD. I really enjoyed reading what others said about education and was interested to see what I could add to the body of knowledge. Plus the prospect of being called Dr Martin had a certain ring to it.