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Local school children help BGU students to widen their professional skills
On Monday 5th and Monday 12th November Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) invited 80 children from local schools to take part in educational research with second year students on the BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS course. The sessions were designed to provide the students, who are studying to become primary teachers, with an opportunity to experience the skills required to become educational researchers. Working in groups, under the supervision of a tutor, the students designed and conducted research on topics focused on the school pupils including: Reading choices Philosophy for children Using apps to support enquiry Mathematics through story Mapping stories Reading for pleasure and digital reading Dr Ashley Compton, Senior Lecturer in the School of Teacher Development at BGU, explained the benefits students could expect from gaining skills in educational research: “In order to understand and evaluate the latest innovations in education it is important that teachers are able to engage with research. In their second year we get the students to work together in groups, under the supervision of a tutor, to design and conduct research with children. "This experience allows students to develop a better understanding of how research does (and doesn't!) work and prepares them for their individual research projects in their final year. "The children, covering Year 1 through Year 6, were fantastic, participating fully in each of the research topics and giving our students valuable insights into the research process.” The Primary Education courses at BGU regularly interacts with schools around the local community to provide our students with a varied and engaging educational experience. If you want to pursue a future in teaching visit our website or contact our Enquiries Team for more information on how to begin your career on our exciting Primary Education with QTS degree course. -
BGU Student Explores How the ‘Everyday Actions’ can make the ultimate difference
Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) student Owen Lewis delivered a TedxYouth talk on how to "find your voice for social change" at the recent TEDxBrayfordPool. Having gone through two months of coaching with the TedxBrayfordPool team, Owen presented his talk alongside other local young people all focusing on the independent, local or global issues facing our world today that are often easily ignored. Owen’s talk explored the idea that social change can only be achieved by the "every day" person trying their best to do something. Using examples from his time volunteering in Uganda to show the hidden tragedies facing parts of our world, Owen highlighted what everyday people can do to use their voice for social change. Whether your skills are in IT, maths, art, music or you feel you have no skills at all - if you can use your voice then someone will listen. Owen, currently the Campaigns Officer at Bishop Grosseteste University’s Students’ Union (BGSU), got involved in the TedxBrayfordPool programme having been inspired by his predecessor in his current role, Lewis Smith, who has previously given Tedx talks. In order to present his talk, Owen had to go through two months of coaching with the event’s organisation team. This involved everything from script drafting and feedback, to a number of public speaking coaching sessions with professionals and ex-speakers to develop his abilities and performances. Looking back on the whole experience, Owen was proud of what he achieved: “Whilst preparing for my Tedx talk was a long and often daunting process which challenged me from my very core, I have definitely come out improved as a speaker and a person” You can keep up to do date with all the activities being carried out by BGSU through our news page. If you’d like to get involved in discussions or activities like this then visit our website, contact our Enquiries Team or book on to one of our Open Days to begin your journey. -
Supporting Healthcare and Promoting Volunteering Across Lincolnshire
Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) and Neighbourhood Working in Lincoln are working together to join up health, care and our community to help ensure we are all “fit for the future”. This collaboration is aimed at shaping the vision for working across Lincoln involving organisations and communities drawn from across the city and neighbouring villages. Clare Hemming, Lecturer and Placement Officer at BGU, has worked with the Neighbourhood Leads Victoria Sleight and Beckie McConville to organise this event to create opportunities for groups and individuals to connect and discover how we can promote care in our community. This aims to support people to remain in their own home and out of hospital by providing joined up care as early as possible. In addition the event is designed to get students involved in community volunteering by providing opportunities for unique placements allowing them to experience a variety of different career elements from research and administrative responsibilities to hands on roles. It is a fantastic chance for potential volunteers to find unique, placement opportunities to help them shape their future career choices. The event takes place on Thursday 29 November at BGU TR1 Hardy Building, from 10:00am until 2:00pm. Everyone will be provided with an opportunity to network with like-minded people and organisations and develop relationships within our communities, to create a shared vision for the future. Clare Hemming discussed her excitement at being part of an event capable of creating such a widespread positive impact: “It is fantastic to be able to support and work with so many vital community services for such an important event. Our work building relationships has opened new doors within professional organisations and is now allowing us to create unique career opportunities for our students” The networking event is open to all stakeholders. To secure your space please book here. Most of the degree courses at BGU offer unique career focused work placements while you study; to find out how you can begin your dream career, visit our website or contact our Enquiries Team. -
Open seminar to explore what it means to be inspired by William Blake
The works of William Blake have been providing artists and academics with inspiration for centuries. Dieter Löchle’s productive discourse with Blake, in particular, has shown many layers over the last 40 years. Beginning in academia it has grown and evolved leading to a kind of künstlerpaar relationship that has defined his calendar publications, performances and installations. “a wilderness of joy”… what it means to be inspired by William Blake: Dieter Löchle’s current William Blake Project is an open seminar run by Dr Sibylle Earle, Reader in English Literature at Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU), which will explore this ongoing relationship by examining a range of Löchle’s creations. The seminar takes place Thursday 6 December 2018 5.30pm – 7.00pm - Robert Hardy Seminar 1 All are welcome please contact sibylle.erle@bishopg.ac.uk to register. -
Applications Open for 2019 Sandford Awards
Applications for the 2019 Sandford Awards, which recognise high quality heritage education provision, are now open. The awards are administered by Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) in partnership with the Heritage Education Trust and over 500 sites, including historic houses, museums, galleries and collections, places of worship, gardens and parks have received an award over the last 40 years. Recent winners include Lincolnshire’s own International Bomber Command Centre and Belton House. The award is non-competitive, offers an independently judged, quality assured assessment and is granted for a five year period. Applications are welcome from sites small and large and run by national institutions, local authorities, volunteers and private owners. What are the benefits for entrants? A kite mark for high quality learning provision The opportunity to use your award to attract increased school visits and new audiences A detailed consultancy report as part of the expert judging process which you can use to effect positive change in your organisation The opportunity to attend a presentation ceremony National recognition among the heritage sector of the personal contribution of you and your staff/volunteers which will help to motivate the whole site to develop its good practice further What our 2018 award winners have to say “It helped raise the profile of our site and also encouraged our Trustees.” “The judge’s report was very useful, led to further training and made a significant difference to the quality of delivery.” “It allowed great team morale and great to support drives for funding.” “The scope of the judgement across the six criteria was very useful, focusing on the entirety of our service.” “A really useful external eye on what we do made us feel good about our successes as well as suggesting improvements.” Find out more The Sandford website provides further information including details of the Sandford Award criteria and judging process. You can also find a series of short films featuring our expert judges and some of our award-winning sites with top tips and advice that relates to the Sandford Award criteria. What does it cost to apply? The application fee is £350 per site. If your organisation manages more than one site, you should submit a separate application for each. How do I apply? To register an interest in the 2019 Sandford Awards please contact sandford@bishopg.ac.uk and we will send you the application form and judging information. Alternatively, you can download the entry form from our website. Deadline for entries is 15 February 2019 The Sandford Cascade Project- supporting museums and heritage sites in the East Midlands The Heritage Lottery funded Sandford Cascade project supports sites in the East Midlands to develop their heritage learning offer and apply for the Sandford Award. Benefits for members include a programme of visits to learn from Sandford Award winning sites, £1,000 bursary to enhance your learning provision, opportunities to attend skill sharing workshops, valuable networking opportunities with other museums and heritage sites and access to online resources. To find out more and to register an interest visit the Cascade project site. -
Psychology PhD Student at BGU Seeks New Insight on why we Dream
Psychology PhD student at Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU), Anthony Bloxham, has recently been granted funding for an experiment being conducted as part of his PhD work that will seek new insight into the nature of dreaming. Anthony's experiment is being conducted in collaboration with University of Lincoln, making use of the additional facilities in their Sleep and Cognition Laboratory, with funding being provided by the Dream Science Foundation (DSF) and the International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD). Applications to participate in Anthony’s experiment, which involves two overnight stays in the sleep laboratory, are still open and Anthony discussed what potential participants could expect: “This research may help to inform new insight on the nature of dreaming and why we dream. It contains novel aspects and combinations of previously tested methodologies in the field of sleep and dream research, including the use of Virtual Reality. "Participants in my experiment will be encouraged to play Virtual Reality video games before spending a night in the sleep lab, providing dream reports and playing the games again in the morning.“ If you are interested in participating, please contact anthony.bloxham@bishopg.ac.uk to register your interest or request further information. Compensation for participating is a £50 Amazon.co.uk gift card. You can find more information our exciting and innovative doctoral and Psychology programmes on our website or by contacting our Enquiries Team. -
BGU Students Help Local School Pupils to Prepare for Higher Education
Education Studies students at Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) have been working alongside PhD students from the University of Lincoln to help prepare local school pupils for Higher Education and build their research skills. The ‘Research Higher’ Project, coordinated by the cross-county LiNCHigher programme, is designed to develop research skills in Year 12 pupils and provide them with additional experience that will benefit them if they choose to go onto Higher Education. Over the course of the workshops held throughout the school term the pupils have been carrying out research into perspectives on Higher Education with BGU students supporting their learning as research mentors. Dr Helen Hendry, Programme Leader for Education Studies at BGU, discussed why the Education team were keen to be part of the project: “It has been really exciting to work on this first time project that has provided both our students and local school pupils with some fantastic opportunities. "The year 12 pupils, who were an absolutely fantastic and engaging group, gain a research qualification for completing the project along with a window into what life at university could be like. Our students meanwhile have been able to gain unique hands on experience and build up transferable skills as educational mentors that they will be able to use to support learners of all ages” If your child is interested in getting involved in the Research Higher project, email LHERI@lincoln.ac.uk or call 01522 88 2000. More information can also be found on the Lincoln Higher Education Research Institute website. The Education courses at BGU boast fantastic connections with a wide range of educational establishments across Lincolnshire meaning they’re able to offer amazing opportunities for hands on experience and placements. For more information visit our website, contact our Enquiries Team or sign up to one of our Open Days to see what BGU can offer you. -
Lecturer’s Collaborative Research Published in Healthcare Journal
Nicki Walsh, Senior lecturer (and Programme Lead for Health and Social Care) in the School of Social Science at Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU), has been published alongside Rachael Mason, Practice Placement Development Worker at the University of Lincoln, for their collaborative evaluation of management placements for nursing students in UK general practice. General Practice is facing a shortage of nurses and it can be difficult to recruit and retain staff. Nursing students need exposure to Primary Care nursing roles if they are to consider them in their future career and to develop the skills needed for this environment. To help combat this shortage and boost opportunities a study was designed to explore the experiences and perceptions of students on their final placement in general practice. The collected data was then thematically analysed and three themes were derived from the data: myth busting, the teaching and learning environment, and attaining competency. This work continues with the local Primary Care services with a Health Education England funded project with Lincs West CCG and Lincolnshire STP which is piloting training posts for Nurses new to General Practice. This will be supported by BGU in terms of Educational provision, consultation and advice as well as evaluation. The evaluation can be found in the journal ‘Primary Healthcare’ volume 28, issue 7 (34-41. doi: 10.7748/phc.2018.e1443). For registered healthcare professionals looking to pursue a career in Primary Care, BGU’s new MSc Primary and Community Care (along with the forth coming PGCert in General Practice Nursing) is the ideal way to learn and perfect the Fundamental skills required to start in roles dedicated to Primary Health Care. For more information on our range of Health & Social Care courses – including our BA in Health & Social Care, and MA in Health & Social Care Leadership visit our website, contact our Enquiries Team or sign up for one of our Open Days. -
Lincoln Teenage Christmas Markets hailed a resounding success
BG Futures, the Careers, Employability and Enterprise arm of Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) put on not one, but two Teenage Market events over the weekend with both proving a resounding success. Saturday’s market took place in the City Square Co-op while Sunday’s market took place as part of the Christmas Extravaganza at BGU. Both offered an exciting array of unique and eye-catching stalls, along with performances from the BGSU Dance Society as well as resident DJ on the Sunday. Becky Goodman, Enterprise Development Manager at BGU, was delighted to see the whole Teenage Market community come together to make both events a success: “Both events were extremely successful for our traders and performers, and it was great to see the community come out and support us. “I am thankful, once again to Lincolnshire Co-op for providing us with such a welcoming indoor space during the colder months, to BGSU Dance society for performing, and to the BG Futures team for giving up their weekend to run two fantastic events. “We also had a resident DJ, Luke with us on Sunday and this proved a great hit – I am hopeful that we can bring Luke on board again during the warmer months when we are outside in The Cornhill and City Square, as live performance always further enhances our events.” The next market takes place in the City Square Co-op on the 9th February. If you’d like to find out more about the Lincoln Teenage Market, or perhaps get involved at the next event please contact the Teenage Market team at teenagemarket@bishopg.ac.uk. You can also follow Lincoln Teenage Market on Facebook. -
BGU Touring Exhibition Arrives at the Stonebow Ahead of Centenary Event
Bishop Grosseteste University’s (BGU) ‘Votes for Women’ touring exhibition will be on public show at the historic Stonebow, Lincoln, on Thursday 13 December 2018, 10am to 3pm, courtesy of City of Lincoln Council. The exhibition, ‘Vote100: A Lincolnshire View of Women’s Suffrage', charts the story of the campaign for the vote, locally and nationally. The content also includes some new material on the strengthening of the role of women in local politics in Lincoln. The exhibition was first developed in partnership with Lincoln Central Library, and has since been on tour in locations in the city and in North Kesteven. The content has been designed by staff and recent students of BGU, together with the input of Lincoln Central Library staff and other partners and contributors. Dr Andrew Jackson, Historian and Head of Research at BGU, emphasised the significance of the exhibition: "It is a privilege and a symbolic opportunity to place our Vote100 exhibition in the historic centre of city politics on this important date. The campaign for the vote for women was a very long and hard-fought one, demanding great commitment and remarkable personal sacrifice. The story, which includes the role of women of the county, is a very inspiring one for present times" Sian Hope Johnson MA, recent BGU English Literature student, who has also been involved in the exhibition's curation added: "This year's celebrations of the centenary of Women's suffrage have been immense. To be able to add Lincolnshire’s women into the narrative has been an honour. The exhibition tells the story of the fight for Women's suffrage in Lincolnshire, but, for me, it tells of the struggle, determination and perseverance of women county wide. I am proud, more than ever, to be a Lincolnshire Woman" Following its appearance in the Stonebow, ‘Vote100’ returns to Lincoln Central Library on Friday 14 December where, alongside another BGU exhibition 'Celebrating Women's Football: Past and Present', it will form part of the celebration of the centenary of the 1918 General Election, when many women were able to exercise the vote for the first time. The Research Team at BGU are dedicated to preserving and championing the history of Lincolnshire and its residents. You can keep up to date with all their activities via our website or, if you would like to get involved yourself, you can contact our Enquiries Team to find out how to start your new adventure.
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