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Past Issues << | Issue 53: Tuesday 22 May 2007
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Our Children’s Garden Early Years Centre underwent its first ever Ofsted inspection in early May – less than six months after opening - and came through with flying colours!
Children’s Garden, which runs on Steiner (Waldorf) educational principles and caters for children aged between three and six, was graded in five areas concerning the quality and standards of its nursery education and care.
The Centre achieved the best possible grade of ‘outstanding’ in four areas - teaching and learning, enjoyment and achievement, protection of children, and promotion of health. In terms of organisation, the centre was rated as ‘good’, the second highest grade possible.
The report states: “The leadership and management of nursery education (at Children’s Garden) is outstanding. Children develop extremely close, trusting relationships with each other, and with the adults in the setting, promoting their confidence and self esteem and a real sense of belonging."
To read the full Ofsted report on our Childrens Garden visit: http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/portal/site/Internet/menuitem.7c7b38b14d870c7bb1890a01637046a0/?event=getReport&urn=EY341731&inspectionNumber=239176&providerCategoryID=2&fileName=\\ey\\CB\\INTDC_EY341731_11052007.xml
The London Assembly have recently published "A Lasting Legacy for London?", a report by the London East Research Institute.
The report examines the lasting impact hosting the summer Games had on Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney and Athens, measuring their achievements in nine key areas including employment, urban renewal, skills and sports participation.
The research team included Gavin Poynter, Iain MacRury, Andrew Blake, Karina Berzins, Gavin Jaunky and Alan Walsh.
Professor Gavin Poynter, Head of School of Social Sciences, Media and Cultural Studies and report co-author, said: “Our report for the GLA is based on the best evidence available on previous host cities. It draws lessons for London and offers a balance sheet addressing both positives and potential negatives, in the context of the growing significance of legacy issues. East London has very real social, economic and structural deficits that will take time to address. The real challenge is to make the London 2012 Games work as a catalyst for regeneration in a way that has never been achieved before.”
Dr. Iain MacRury, co-Director of the London East Research Institute and report co-author, said: “Preparing for the Olympics involves the execution of numerous interlinked high pressure projects in building, financial planning and in consultation and development. But it is also a learning process within cites - this learning is part of the legacy.
“The report outlines some past lessons; ways host cities have worked to try to ensure that their Olympics could make a positive contribution to the development and regeneration. The report argues that debate is a crucial complement to action in Olympic planning. Past lessons from previous cities will help Londoners in thinking and working together to ensure an imaginative, inclusive and a lasting legacy for London.”
The report and summary can be found at http://www.uel.ac.uk/londoneast/consultancy/AssessingtheLegacy.htm
UEL Dragons stormed to an oar-some victory in their competitive debut at this year’s Canary Wharf Rotary Dragon Boat Festival, held at the Docklands Sailing Centre in Millwall on Sunday 20 May.
Despite being two members short for much of the day, the UEL Dragons saw off strong competition from ten other teams, including Nikon, St Mark’s Hospital, Tower Hamlets and the formidable Hurricane Tigers, to claim possession of the day’s top prize - the Rotary Dragon Boat Festival Oar.
After winning two of their three heats, the UEL Dragons were one of six teams to reach the final. During the heats, UEL posted a top time of 1 minute 17 seconds – two seconds behind the Festival’s best of 1:15, set by the Hurricane Tigers.
Led from the front by Acting Head of Student Admissions Emma Burchfield and Senior Network Specialist Bernie Englefield, UEL Dragons took control of the final with a well-executed start. In a tense race, the Dragons held their nerve, kept their timing together and powered past the Tigers in the final few metres, clinching first place in a time of 1:18.
The full UEL Dragons line-up consisted of Kim Hastings, Mike Raddie, Hussain Allee, Costas Liantis, Richard Keenan, Mike Riches, James Shillito, Dina Bavisi, Bernie Englefield, Paul Dwight-Moore, Daniel Cherry, Emma Burchfield, Bernie Englefield, Karen O’Connor, Patrick Wilson - and Alex, Patrick's son, our drummer.
Thanks for the team's success also go to Phil Potter who kindly loaned UEL polo shirts for the team and Aisha Doherty (daughter or Gary) who made some stunning headbands.
For the full news release visit: http://www.uel.ac.uk/news/latest_news/stories/dragonboat.htm for photos visit: \\dl-staff1\common\MikeRaddie\dragonboatrace-20May2007\photos, \\dl-staff1\common\bernie1\20070520dragonboat , \\dl-staff1\common\James S\Dragon Boat Festival 2007 and for a video clip visit: \\dl-staff1\common\MikeRaddie\dragonboatrace-20May2007\movies\majorfinal.avi
Public Lecture Series: Celebrating linguistic difference in multicultural Britain
Tuesday 22 May Room: 300LT, Stratford Campus at 6.30pm.
In his inaugural lecture as Professor of Education and Linguistics at UEL, Peter Martin will draw upon extensive teaching, learning and research experience in Britain and South-east Asia to explore the complex realities of multilingual societies in the contemporary global era.
For more information visit: http://www.uel.ac.uk/lectureseries/
The Graduate School is sponsoring an Interdisciplinary Research Seminar on Pluralism and Security in a Post-Secular World on Thursday, 24 May.
Colleagues, PGRSs and ECRs interested in co-presenting are invited to contact Josephine Stein Email: j.a.stein@uel.ac.uk.
Others interested in participating are asked to RSVP to Aygen Kurt Email: a.s.kurt@uel.ac.uk for catering purposes.
For a full programme for the Seminar contact Tim Brooks Email: t.brooks@uel.ac.uk. All welcome!
University of East London, Docklands Campus, Room EB.G8,
Friday 25 May 1.30-6 pm
Professors Maggie Humm (UEL) and Liz Stanley (Edinburgh University), with Reader in Sociology Maria Tamboukou (UEL), present their work on women and auto/biography, through engagements with fiction, autobiography, letters and other autobiographical texts, painting and photography. Discussant, UEL's Professor Mica Nava, will engage the speakers and symposium participants in thought-provoking debate by drawing out links, raising questions and helping to explore emerging themes.
Dr Corinne Squire explains: " This symposium gathers together leading scholars who work on the interplay between biography, autobiography, and lives - the ways that bioographies and autobiographies affect the lives of those who read them, and the ways in which we read such accounts through our own contemporary lives. The symposium brings together work across disciplines and across media, including art, photography, letters and fiction. Its specific address to women's lives, marks feminism's continuing intellectual and political significance in this area of work".
For details about the programme, for paper abstracts and to book a place visit: http://www.uel.ac.uk/ssmcs/research/women-symposium.htm
Organised by Continuum - our research centre for widening participation, this prestigious international conference is the premier networking event for everyone with an interest in: access, widening participation, lifelong learning and student success. We expect to attract around 250 delegates from both the UK and overseas. We would also like to take the opportunity to encourage our colleagues to attend this event as a platform for their work and a great networking opportunity.
Visit http://www.f-a-c-e.org.uk/conference2007.htm today to find out more.
To conduct a search of current funding opportunities , including all the major competitions , or to set up email alerts specific to your interests, visit www.researchresearch.com.
If you intend to submit an application for funding please contact Tim Brooks (Acting Research Funding Officer) in the Graduate School. Tim is retaining his other responsibilities within the Graduate School so the more notice you can give, the better!
Barking Abbey open-air FREE concert Saturday 26 May, 7.30pm
Southbank Centre Monday 28 May , 7.30pm.
Honorary Graduate and former Head of Music Dr Donald Hoskins MBE is conducting the Aminta Concert Orchestra in the ruins of Barking Abbey on Saturday 26 May for the tenth annual concert and performing that same weekend a special 'holiday classics' at the Southbank Centre on 28 May, bank holiday Monday.
Don advises visitors to the Barking Abbey concert to bring waterproofs, woollens and a picnic hamper so that all weather conditions can be comfortably accommodated. The programme includes excerpts from Swan Lake, the Carmen Suites and some works by Johann Strauss.
For a map and more information about Barking Abbey visit: http://www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk/4-heritage/abbey/abbey-menu.html
The Southbank Centre programme is a 75th birthday tribute to Dr Hoskins who is an accomplished conductor and musician. Over the years, the Orchestra has performed with many renowned artists and choirs, and for this special tribute it performs a popular programme of musical favourites.
For more information and to book tickets visit: http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/music/productions/holiday-classics-520
Bring a picnic, bring your friends and family and don't miss the magic and excitement of some of the most sensational ballet and opera in the world...completely FREE!
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
Swan Lake, The Royal Ballet Thursday 31 May at 7.30pm
Don Giovanni The Royal Opera Wednesday 13 June at 7pm
Tosca The Royal Opera Tuesday 3 July at 7.30pm
For venues and more information visit: http://www.royaloperahouseevents.co.uk/bpsummer/
Our Children’s Garden Early Years Centre summer fair takes place Wednesday 13 June from 12pm -3pm at our Docklands Campus.
ALL WELCOME!
For further information, contact the Children's Garden on
Tel:
020 8223 7833/2663 or Email: childrens.garden@uel.ac.uk.
Brush up your IT skills and get an internationally recognised qualification online. Contact Greg Price, Organisational Development Manager on ext 4361 or email g.price@uel.ac.uk
http://www.uel.ac.uk/staff-development/documents/ForthcomingStaffDevelopmentCourses-May-July2007.doc
A new textbook edited by Nova Corcoran, senior lecturer in health promotion and public health and co-authored by her colleagues Barbara Goodfellow, John Garlick, Anthony Bone and Calvin Moorley, sets new standards for students and practitioners in effective health communication.
‘Communicating Health: Strategies for health Promotion’ provides a detailed and up-to-date overview, drawing upon material from several health-related disciplines including public health, health studies and nursing.
The book whcih has been well received by health care professionals and the academic community, bridges the gap between communication theory and the implementation of policy, contains practical advice for designing effective campaigns, and deals with communicating via mass media and new technologies.
Nova said: “Health practitioners are frequently involved in the design, planning, implementation and evaluation of communication programmes and campaigns. We set out to explore current research and practice in the field.”
Nova has been working with students and our Students’ Union to promote health within our own community, running a series of successful health awareness workshops and exhibitions, including STD awareness and smoking cessation.
After all the excitement of the knockout rounds, the time had finally arrived for the Level 1 semi-finals and the Level 2 mooting finals.
The teams arranged their cases, brushed up their strategies, wore their best suits and prepared to do battle, arriving at Stratford Magistrates Court ready to demonstrate the supremacy of their advocacy skills.
In courtroom 1 Feroze Iyer and Monika Derveni prepared to go up against Amber Roerig and Adam Lamb, whilst in courtroom 3 Michelle McCullen and Maria Kinsella were up against Denise Oluyemi and Harriet Mukiibi.
As the court rooms steadily filled with lawyers, students, School of Law staff and press, the ante was was well and truly upped and the teams quickly implemented last-minute strategy revisions.
The panel of esteemed judges, included high-ranking CPS lawyers, a District Judge and a recruiting partner from a leading London law firm, didn’t hesitate to put the mooters through their paces, probing the teams legal argument for flaws. Not to be outdone the mooters rose to the challenge and took the opportunity to demonstrate their high-level of legal argument and advocacy, a standard synonymous with the UEL Mooting Society.
The evening was a great success and ended on a high when Head of School Fiona Fairweather congratulated and awarded prizes to the mooting teams, along with a much coveted work placement with the CPS for the winning Level 2 team, Feroze Iyer and Monika Derveni.
A brief round up of broadcast media moments this week, are:
--Graham Jeffery, SSMCS Senior Research Fellow who appeared on BBC Radio 4's Learning Curve.
Graham was invited to take part in a live studio discussion on Monday 14 May at 8.30pm about the future place of creativity in UK education policy, and the role of partnerships between teachers and artists. The programme was repeated on Sunday 20 May from 11pm - 11.30pm.
To listen to the programme visit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/learningcurve.shtml
--Phil Cohen of London East Research Institute (LERI) let us know about a programme which was screened on ITV1 and Anglia TV on Sunday 13 May at 6pm. The programme part of a series called The Way We Were is essentially a visual/oral history, constructed from interviews with people involved in various public/media events from the past, asking them to look back and describe their experiences. This particular programme was about House and Home and amongst other things has footage of the 144 Picadilly squat in 1969 with an interview by Phil talking about the event and its media coverage.
For more information visit: http://www.fragmentfilms.tv/
For a round-up of events see www.uel.ac.uk/events.
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