{"id":877,"date":"2019-12-10T12:17:37","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T12:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/facultyofeducation\/?p=877"},"modified":"2020-01-13T12:16:34","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T12:16:34","slug":"lucy-arman-shortlisted-british-education-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/facultyofeducation\/lucy-arman-shortlisted-british-education-award\/","title":{"rendered":"CCCU student, Lucy Arman, shortlisted for British Education Award!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Lucy Arman\u2019s route to being shortlisted at one of the most prestigious education award events in the country \u2013 the British Education Awards<\/a> \u2013 hasn\u2019t been a straightforward one. A serious and now on-going health issue has meant that the BA in Physical Education and Physical Activity<\/a> graduate, who is now studying for Qualified Teacher Status via School Direct<\/a>, has had to overcome more than most to get to where she is. But thanks to a heady mix of sheer determination, hard work and support from CCCU staff, Lucy has more than faced up to the challenges and achieved some great things along the way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dealing with\nhealth complications<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the words of CCCU Physical Education and\nPhysical Activity (PEPA) Foundation Degree programme director, Alison Carney:\n\u201cLucy Arman is a first-class student who, by following her dreams and remaining\nresilient despite extreme personal adversity, has achieved much more than just\nher degree classification. Having to interrupt her University study twice for\nbrain surgery, didn\u2019t deter Lucy from wanting to become a qualified teacher of\nPhysical Education.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to starting her Foundation Degree in PEPA<\/a>, and while she was Captain of the Kent Girls Cricket squad, Lucy was diagnosed with Chiari Malformation \u2013 a condition where the brain is pushed downwards against the spine. This caused pain, weakness and mobility issues, meaning Lucy had to give up her personal sporting dreams. However, despite this setback, sport \u2013 and passing on her own experience and enthusiasm to children \u2013 was still top priority. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI have always had a passion in sport and\nphysical education and this course enabled me to work within a school\nenvironment, as well as attending university days to enhance my subject\nknowledge within practical and theory elements,\u201c Lucy says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDuring my time at CCCU, I have had to deal\nwith many health complications which unfortunately disrupted my university\nstudies and I can honestly say that if it wasn\u2019t for the support of my amazing\nuniversity friends and lecturers, I would not have completed my three years and\nfinished with the results that I did. There were many personal conversations\nwith Alison Carney (PEPA Programme Director), to discuss my personal welfare\nand to come up with solutions to support me through the tough times.\nConsidering how busy our lecturers are, it always amazed me that they would\nfind time to sit and have a conversation whatever the time of day,\u201d she\ncontinued. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whilst Alison has been Lucy\u2019s main point of\ncontact when it came to support, the entire teaching team came together to\nensure that any impacts of Lucy\u2019s condition on her studies was mitigated. They\nalso ensured that the right support was in place on an emotional level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Succeeding\nacademically<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As if dealing with health complications wasn\u2019t enough, Lucy undertook her foundation and top-up degrees whilst in position as the Head of PE at a local primary school. Ever the entrepreneur, she has since become the Under 13 girls squad coach with Kent Community Cricket<\/a>, part of Kent County Cricket Club. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The embodiment of the notion that hard work pays off, Lucy completed her foundation degree with Distinction and has this year gained first class honours in her BA PEPA top-up degree<\/a> with the help of Programme Director, Rich Little. The entire teaching staff can\u2019t speak highly enough of this achievement, with Alison Carney saying: \u201cShe has worked at a consistently high standard despite two substantial interruptions in her studies due to neurological operations and has never lost her focus, positive attitude, nor her enthusiasm to support others.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the subject of supporting others,\nLucy has taken part in extra-curricular activities such as acting as a \u2018buddy\nmentor\u2019 to students from other year groups. She has led talks on personal\nwellbeing, acted as a group representative for staff-student liaison and attended\nopen days to pass on her enthusiasm to future Canterbury Christ Church University\nstudents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heading for\nthe British Education Awards<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Lucy, her family and a member of the Faculty\nof Education will be heading up to Manchester on January 30th<\/sup> for\nthe British Education Awards ceremony where winners will be announced. The\nfollowing day she will be at Canterbury Cathedral, picking up her degree\ncertificate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether she wins or not (and we\u2019re obviously\nkeeping everything crossed), Lucy has a positive message for anyone facing\nsimilar adversity: \u201cThey\nsay that university is like a roller-coaster; you will have those up and down\ndays and the days when you just want to scream. But you will also find the time\nto smile, laugh and by the end be proud of what you have achieved. CCCU made me\nrealise that no matter what you go through in life, there is always a light at\nthe end of the tunnel. The unconditional support from my PEPA lecturers will\nnever be forgotten \u2013 they have supported me through the toughest times of my\nlife, and I will always be grateful for the motivation, encouragement and\nadvice provided to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All students deserve to succeed regardless of the hurdles they have to overcome along the way, and at Canterbury Christ Church we have a range of services in place to ensure your journey is as positive as Lucy\u2019s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on the student support services available to you, please visit our support services web page<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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