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NEW CHILDREN'S STAGE SHOW DISNEY LIVE!
THE Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh on stage is set to be the new smash hit children's show of the year. Playing in Barcelona ahead of the 10 city UK tour, Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh has achieved record results, selling out every show in Madrid including three new shows added due to popular demand.
"Spain has whole heartedly embraced Disney Live! Winnie the Pooh and we anticipate the same reaction in the UK, as it's an unforgettable new live entertainment experience with elaborate set designs and upbeat musical moments which families love. We reached capacity every day and performed to approximately 60,000 guests throughout Spain." said Fred Owen, Regional
Marketing Director, Disney Live, Spain.
For additional information on Disney Live! Winnie The Pooh on stage, or to purchase tickets, please visit: www.disneylive.co.uk or call Ticketmaster at 0870 150 0989.
THE ROAD TO SOMEWHERE
VISITORS are invited to the launch of a brand new creative writing manual The Road to Somewhere next Wednesday, 26th January, 12.30-2.30 in Hale Hall at the Ormskirk Campus.
The book is edited and written by current and former colleagues from Edge Hill's English department including Robert Graham, Helen Newall, Robert Sheppard and Scott Thurston from Edge Hill, and Heather Leach, John Singleton and Julie Armstrong. It is aimed at student writers, creative writing teachers and those looking for practical guidance in their writing.
Edge Hill Lecturer Helen Newall said:- "Creative writing is an activity worth doing whatever the outcome or destination: it is a journey to be taken for the sake of the journey. This book is an essential guide to inspire writers and to stimulate reflection and discussion. Each chapter has exercises and examples to get you started, as well as resources for further reading and research."
The Road to Somewhere will be on sale at the launch at a reduced cost of £12.99, retail price £14.99. There will also be short reading and the opportunity to speak to the authors about any aspects of creative writing.
LOCAL CLERGYMAN WINS AWARD
A LOCAL clergyman has won a bursary award from Ecclesiastical Insurance to research the communication of the Gospel without the written word. The Reverend Thomas
Jardine, vicar of St Simon and St Jude's and also priest in charge of All Soul's, Southport, intends to travel to Malawi where he will research ministry in one of the world's poorest nations.
Altogether 36 members of the clergy from all parts of the country received a Ministry Bursary Award from Ecclesiastical Insurance.
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LORRY ROAD-USER CHARGE DISCUSSION PAPER
ON the 19 January, HM Customs & Excise issued a discussion paper on the Lorry Road-User Charge (LRUC), seeking the views of lorry operators and other interested parties both within and outside the UK.
The discussion paper concentrates on the key definitions that will be needed for LRUC on which the Government would welcome stakeholders' views. Specific areas covered include definitions of the chargeable person and chargeable vehicles, exemption principles, and details around the LRUC rate structure. It sets out the Government's current thinking on these key issues and the responses will help inform the Government's future development of LRUC and assessment of its benefits, costs and impacts.
Since announcing plans for LRUC following consultation in 2001, the Government has been developing it closely with the haulage industry through a sub-group of the Road Haulage Forum. Throughout the process a key focus has been to ensure that the views of various interested parties are heard and considered in the programme's development.
Launching today's Discussion Paper, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, John Healey MP, said:- "The government is committed to ensuring that all hauliers using UK roads contribute their fair share towards the costs they impose, and we are on track to have LRUC up and running in 2007 / 08. At this important stage in its development we need to be sure we are making the right decisions for the UK and for the haulage industry.
The paper builds on the involvement the industry has had at each stage of the development of LRUC to date. A clear channel of communication has always been an important part of this programme and we will continue to provide opportunities for everyone affected by the charge to make their views known as we prepare for its implementation."
St Helens head plays leading role in national research project
A ST HELENS head called Kevin Cooney is to play a leading role in a major research project into the future of learning which is being launched by the National College for School Leadership (NCSL) this month. NCSL's Leadership Network consists of over 250 headteachers and was launched in 2002. They are engaged in innovation and reform in their schools and committed to working together to stimulate national debate and inform policy development.
Kevin, head of Garswood Training School in Garswood, St Helens, is one of just 10 school leaders from around the country selected to work on the one year long project, which will develop workable concepts of personalisation that can be spread around the education system.
NCSL's Leadership Network, a group of leading heads who have joined together to share best practice and influence Government education policy, is leading the project. As well as drawing on personalisation initiatives in their own schools, the ten research associates will also be expected to examine practice in other schools, many lead by Leadership Network members. Participants will focus on one of five key areas of personalisation, including creating radical new models of school organisation which best meets the needs of students.
Kevin says:- "There has been a lot of emphasis on the theory of personalisation but this is the first large scale example of headteacher research into how personalisation is being turned into reality by school leaders.
Personalisation is about moving away from uniformity and standardised approaches. Heads are already out there putting personalisation into practice. This project is about exploring what works in real depth and then sharing this practice with each other so that we can develop practical solutions that will work across the school system."
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