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How can police education successfully connect academic theory with the realities of operational practice? In this latest UWE Bristol Policing blog, our colleague Tracey Payne reflects on the research and personal learning behind her MA Education (More)
In this week's blog, Claire Bowers, Senior Lecturer at UWE, reflects on an innovative collaboration with UWE's New Wave Agency to enhance simulation-based learning about vulnerability for Year 2 students on the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (More)
In this powerful and reflective blog, Imogen Hirst, Senior Lecturer on the Policing Programme at UWE Bristol, reflects on the courage of domestic abuse survivors and considers the importance of placing lived experience at the heart of education, pro (More)
May 2026 Taking trauma-informed practice to St Helena The British Overseas Territories police, do not benefit from the degree-level education that new police officers are afforded on the mainland. So, in May 2026, we (Dr Anne Eason and Sarah W (More)
We are grateful to Molly Diamond, a third-year Professional Policing Degree (PPD) student at UWE Bristol, for reflecting on her experience last August with the volunteering scheme Project Zulu. The Professional Policing degree is a pre-join p (More)
Paul Williamson wrote: National Apprenticeship Week
To mark the NAW2026 Apprentice Wednesday theme, we are sharing another snapshot of life on the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA). In this blog, apprentice officer Tom Owen from our June24 cohort, reflects on the variety and pace of front (More)
We are thrilled to be supporting the start of National Apprenticeship Week with a two-part series celebrating Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) officers from Avon & Somerset Police. Each piece offers an honest look at early career fr (More)
“Reflection is one of the most underused yet powerful tools for success.” - Richard Carlson Many of us have fresh goals and ambitious plans as we step into the new year. However, before we race ahead, there is immense value in pausing (More)
Each year, a unique opportunity brings together police students and lecturers from across Europe for a week of international collaboration and learning. This year, UWE Bristol Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) students Kennedy Marlow and (More)
Sir Robert Peel famously said, "the police are the public and the public are the police.” Much to that sentiment, we recognise the key roles that our staff and students undertake in making our programmes successful. This week’s UWE Bristol Po (More)
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