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EDGE HILL IS CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
& LEARNING
EDGE Hill College of Higher Education learned this week that it is one of the Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) created by the Higher Education Funding Council for
England (HEFCE).
Edge Hill has been awarded this status, together with funding for the next five years to support online learning.
As a Centre for Excellence Edge Hill plans to develop a specialist facility to house hi tech IT hardware alongside teaching and demonstration areas, and a university classroom of the future. Funding will also be ploughed into rewarding and recognising excellent teachers, as well as extending existing expertise in curriculum design and research and developing new technologies to support learning.
Mark Schofield, Head of Teaching and Learning Development was responsible for submitting Edge Hill's bid to become a CETL:-
"We are delighted that Edge Hill has earned official recognition for its excellence in teaching and learning. The additional support through funding will ensure that we continue to enhance learning in an innovative way through the use of new technology. We hope to attract international interest in this project, as well as establish a fellowship scheme to reward and recognise expert practitioners in the field"
Edge Hill's bid was one of 259 applications from universities, higher education and specialist colleges that were assessed by a peer-based panel and it is now one of 54 institutions to host a CETL.
John Cater is Chief Executive at Edge Hill:- "By capturing the power of new technology, access to learning opportunities are opened up to many more people, particularly in terms of flexible delivery to the home, the workplace and the community. We are delighted to be among the very best universities that have been recognised as Centres of Excellence for Teaching and Learning. As we aspire to university status ourselves this is yet further evidence of the quality of provision at Edge Hill."
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Divine poetry competition 2004 announces winners
THE Day Chocolate Company, the leading UK Fairtrade chocolate company, and Christian Aid this week announced the winners of the third nationwide Divine Poetry Competition, which was open to budding poets of all ages. In the 12 to15 age group the winner was Tansy Grady from Greenbank High School, while Suzanne Jones also from Greenbank, was a runner up.
There were over 3000 entries this year, all inspired by the theme
"Imagine your first taste of chocolate…." Award-winning author and poet Jackie Kay joined Day Chocolate and Christian Aid for the final judging stage.
Having selected the finalists, Jackie Kay commented, "Judging the Divine Poetry Competition has been a lovely experience. Reading so many poems about chocolate made me very hungry! It is inspiring to know that people of very different ages and backgrounds can produce such a variety of rich, imaginative poems which conjure the pleasure chocolate brings."
The winner in the 7 to 11 age group was Georgina Henshall of Penwortham Girls' High School in Preston. Runners up in this age group were Flora Ogilvy of St Leonards Middle School in St. Andrews, and Jasmin O'Reilly of Collis School,
Teddington.
The winner in the 12 to 15 age group was Tansy Grady of Greenbank High School in Southport. Runners up were Suzanne Jones, also from Greenbank High School, and Eryn Russell of St Aidan's C of E High School in
Harrogate.
The winner in the 16 to adult age group was Gaia Holmes of Halifax, with runners up Jennifer Moore from Devon, and Jacqueline Fletcher from Surrey.
"It was extraordinary to read so many wonderful poems which captured the delight of chocolate, and also in many cases really got to the heart of the contrast between the lives of those who grow the cocoa, and those who enjoy the end product," says Charlotte Borger, Head of Press and PR at The Day Chocolate Company.
"We are delighted that so many schools from all across the UK have entered, and put so much work into their poems. Selecting the best was incredibly hard and we hope everyone really enjoyed writing them!"
The winners' poems will be posted on www.divinechocolate.com and winners will receive book tokens, educational resources and delicious supplies of Divine to share with their school classes and friends.
The 2005 Poetry Competition will be announced in September. Entry details are sent to primary and secondary schools nationwide, and announced in education, youth and literary press.
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