Birkenhead Sixth Form college was the best thing that ever happened to me! After 5 years in a…read moreprivate school it opened my eyes to teachers that related to students and genuinely cared about education and career progression! I studied A levels in Media, English lang/lit, and Theatre Studies, thoroughly enjoyed all three subjects and ended up with good results and a ticket to university from this place! It was such a change from the traditional teaching methods through independent education, and it brought to me an environment that made me want to learn. The staff were all fantastic and there are such a wide range of subjects that there's literally something for everyone! The refectory area was also good, serving really decent meals at quite a cheap rate, even cheaper if you qualified for free dinners! The EMA policy encouraged people to attend and I think the whole educational set up is a merit to the UK's education system!

The Faculty of Business & Law is based at Mount Pleasant and combines the Business School and the…read moreSchool of Law. Postgraduate degrees as well as undergraduate degrees are offered and both schools offer excellent staff who are very knowledgeable in their subject and also approachable, which is an important bonus. The Mount Pleasant Campus is situated in a popular student area with many shops nearby and on the Mount Pleasant Campus there is the Aldham Robarts Learning Resource Centre, which is currently being updated to provide more facilities for students and should be a great improvement. The Aquinas Building is nearby and offers welfare advice for students and is the place where assignments must be handed in and the dreaded fees sorted out! The Student Union (very important to students for numerous reasons!) is just past Aldham Robarts LRC and they offer many services including of course food & drink, takeaway or eat in at reasonable prices.

Hope is one of the smaller universities in the UK, and in Liverpool. It is often overshadowed by…read morethe "main" and more prestigious Liverpool University. It claims that the size of the university is beneficial to students as they are able to care and pay more attention to individuals. They offer a wide range of degree options including undergraduate, postgraduate and PGCE courses. They have also been voted the number one univesity for graduate employment in the North West. Some of the staff are decent and some are horrendous - like most places I suppose. In the morning the reception staff are really helpful and kind, whereas in the afternoon, it seems to hurt them to say hello. The canteen.. well don't even go there. The food is disgusting and the prices are ridiculous. There was a sandwich bar, similar idea to Subway which was always extremely popular but for some reason, they got rid of it.

Liverpool Hope has always struck me as a great place: the joint Anglican-Catholic foundation is a…read moregood start, sending a positive message about ecumenical links; and the buildings, greenery and setting are all very pleasant. I have attended dozens of business meetings here over the years, and had several lunches and breakfasts too. It does a good line in conferences and meetings here, and rightly so: they look after you well and the catering is generally of a high standard. Certainly the staff were friendly and eager to help. I only knew a few of the academic staff there but they always seemed to be very positive people. The University has a deservedly good reputation for the quality of its teacher-training in particular and I would have no hesitation in recommending it to prospective students. Hope has a building at Everton too (used for some of its Arts courses, I believe). It's not in such a green part of Liverpool but it's a spectacular building and makes a great venue for concerts. All in all, a great place to study or to come for a meeting.

Trylingual is a foreign language education centre for children and adults in the heart of Allerton…read moreRoad. Whilst teaching the language of the country, they also educate students in the culture and identity of the country. They provide translation and interpretation services as well as a wide range of language tuition and classes. They boast a list of clients including Wigan FC, Liverpool FC and many of the local schools. The students at Trylingual are invited to study at the headquarters on Allerton Road where they can enjoy a quiet place to study, have access to the library and free wi-fi, additionally they have a private viewing room where you are able to watch foreign films. Beginners are welcome, and the language tuition provided is Spanish, French, German, Italian and Japanese, however they will try and provide you with any language you require. They also offer English as a foreign language classes. The prices are quite reasonable at £214 for a 12 week course for adult beginners and intermediates, whereas advanced classes rise to £230. If you are over 65, you will get 15% off. Children's summer camp is £104 for 20 hours per week. GCSE and A Level booster courses cost you between £120 and £150.

Try Lingual isn't just able to teach you another language. They also offer translation and…read moreinterpreting services. I was looking for some help in translation of a letter and stumbled across Try Lingual. I found them very professional. If you are looking for classes the prices are fairly competitive given my experience of courses I took in Manchester. What I did find that was different about Try Lingual is that they offer classes for kids, and toddlers. Weekend classes and a summer language class!

St John's primary school is tucked away behind the burgeoning St Edmund's and St Thomas'. While it…read moreis much smaller, St John's is compact, it offers all the essential teaching requirements in a modern building,and the school grounds are more than adequate. Moreover, the scale of the school demands an intimate student/teacher relationship and enables relationships to build throughout the school life of the child. There are lots of extra curricular activities available here: dance and drama; athletics, netball and cricket, calligraphy and Wayfarers Bible activities amongst others.

I love boutique hotels, everyone knows it. They are cosy and intimate. The Blackburne Arms is…read moreexactly that with only 7 rooms. Not sure about the East India room marking a dark criminal part of our history... the colonial times. There is a room called "Zen" with a minimalist theme, designed to chill you down.Named after a John Lennon song "Imagine". The hotel also has on offer a great gastro pub-style menu with great home cooked food made with fresh ingredients. There is also a good selection of fine cask ales to enjoy if you are staying here or not. The East India room did really put me off though, and the owners mentality was brought into question. If you can get past that then fine, nothing wrong with the place but I won't be coming back just for that reason. Goes to show how ignorance can put off consumers.

Whenever my work canteen is closed, I tend to pop over to Blackburne House to bask in its warm cosy…read moreglow and stuff my face full of its tasty tasty food. Despite its entrance being hidden away from the hustle and bustle of Hope Street, Blackburne House is always popular, and you often have to scout around for a seat come 1pm when all the office workers flock to lunch. Every time I've been here, I've always been impressed with the quality of its main meals. Not only is there a great range of vegetarian, fish and meat dishes, the portions are absolutely huge to boot. When I was there this afternoon, the vegetable tagine with couscous I was served up could have easily have fed two people, and it was certainly flavoursome and hearty. Whilst the slab of cake I had for afterwards was also pretty damn big, I did find it to be a little bit dry and tasteless - although I'm keen to try some more of their various desserts in the name of 'research'. Service at Blackburne House can be a bit hit and miss though. Sometimes you're served quickly, and sometimes you're left standing around like a bit of a lemon whilst awaiting your dinner. This isn't down to ignorance though - most of the time, the staff are just rushed off their feet and therefore will take their time to pop over to your table. All in all, this is a cute - if slightly unadventurous - little cafe which is the perfect place to grab a quick lunch. Watch out for the big close-up picture of a nose on one of the walls though. That's a bit creepy.

Feel that I should update the last review on here (from 2010) as both my kids go to Leftwich and…read morelove it. It was judged to be outstanding in all categories in the last OFSTED (March 2016) and has just been voted Secondary School of the Year at the Trinity Mirror Cheshire Schools Awards in June 2016. Also, GCSE Results are impressive. Key Stage 4 2014 2015 2016 5 + A*-C (including English Language & Maths) 78% 81% 86%

hmm its ok here. but…read morenothing special its supposed to be a media and arts school, yet they dont do drama or school plays. i didnt really like it there. St nicholas and the grance are much better. go there

From the outside, Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts looks like an impressive Georgian building…read morethat is home to important academics. In actual fact, it's an all singing, all dancing facility where students are encouraged to live out their Glee and Fame fantasies! Built in 1825, the building was originally used as a school for boys with past students including Paul McCartney and George Harrison. Hearing the building was empty and neglected in the late eighties, McCartney joined forces with entepeneur and Brit School founder Mark Featherstone-Witty to regenerate and re-open the building as a higher education facility for creatives. After a seven year struggle and mulit-million pound investment, the doors open in 1996 offering students diplomas, degrees and post-graduate programmes in everything from Performing Arts, Music, Dance and Sound Technology to Entertainment Management and Theatre and Performance Design. I've never studied at LIPA personally but if I was in my teens, I might aspire to. Alongside regular classes, there are masterclasses and Q&A sessions with industry veterans and musicians. Previous guests have included Trevor Horn, Malcolm McClaren, Antony H. Wilson, Alan McGee, Cathy Dennis and Will Young.

I lived with 8 LIPA students last year and dealt directly with the institute in helping to set up…read moreand promote performances across the city! I must say, this place breeds talent on a huge scale and I'd never lived amongst such a great group of people before. What's more is they all spoke highly of LIPA and all that it has to offer. LIPA has a huge success rate and many affiliations across the performance industry. It offers classes in singer/song writing, music management, performance, community performance, dance, acting and a wealth of interlinked modules. It's an expensive place to study and can be a hard place to get into due to the amount of applications that the institute receives each year.. But it's a great place, a really sound place (Excuse the pun). LIPA students have a great social community and I was proud to be a part of it as I met some fantastic and talented people from all corners of the globe!