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English Department provides ‘A Night in With Shakespeare’ for BGU students
The ongoing period of COVID-19 has created a number of challenges to the Higher Education experience of students and staff across the country. At Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) the English Department Team have risen to the task of finding innovative and adaptive ways for students to interact and learn socially as Dr Amy Albudri, Lecturer in English at BGU, explains: -
New virtual enterprise room provides first step for entrepreneurs at BGU
In January the Enterprise Team within BG Futures re opened their student enterprise room…in a virtual capacity. Sarah Moseley, Enterprise Development Manager explains: “National lockdowns and the ‘stay at home directive’ have led us to consider innovative ways to support our self-employed / entrepreneurial students and graduates. At the end of January, we held the launch event for the collaborative enterprise space via MS Teams. In the context of their business / enterprise / idea, attendees were asked to come prepared to give a brief overview if their business / idea, their very own ‘top tips’ for starting a business, and to share barriers to progression. We believe that our own BGU student’s and graduate’s experiences can offer a great many rich learning points; not just for their fellow entrepreneurs, but for ourselves as professional support staff.” Cassie Rainey, Enterprise Advisor added: “This is a safe and supportive environment where our students and recent graduates are given the opportunity to engage with like-minded people. We are keen to unearth common themes and to identify specific areas of support so we can tailor future sessions.” Initial responses to the session have been overwhelmingly positive with feedback from participants of “Great to chat with everyone and see how we can help each other” “Really good to meet other students wanting to start their own businesses” The next session will take place on Wednesday 24th March at 7pm – 8pm via MS Teams. We will be joined by Mikey, Student Enterprise Coordinator at the University of Lincoln who administers the Growing Graduate Enterprise scheme. This will be of particular interest to anyone who has graduated within the last 3 years or is due to graduate this summer and is thinking of starting a business in Greater Lincolnshire. On hand will be George Hughes, BGU Graduate of 2020 who made a successful pitch for £5000 for his venture. Email sarah.moseley@bishopg.ac.uk for the link to the session. To keep up to date:Check the Student & BG Futures portalsFollow us on Twitter Like us on FacebookConnect with us on LinkedIn -
‘Fantastic work’ sees Carers Award Re-Accredited for Second Year
At the start of 2020 Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) was delighted to be a awarded a Carers Quality Award by Every-One, the carers’ charity. Just over a year on from that achievement, the “fantastic work” of those involved in carers support at BGU has seen the award re-accredited for a second year. The teams driving carers awareness and support have been working on a number of innovative initiatives over the last year including: Carers passportsPull up carers bannerCarers pin badgesCarers newsletter (which has a number of opportunities for staff and students to get involved)Carers videos have also been produced with staff and students highlighting the support offered by the carer’s community at BGU The goal of all of these initiatives has been to promote a Carers community where inclusivity of staff and student carers is a priority as Leanne McHugh, Senior Lecturer in Health and Social Care at BGU, who leads the overall project, explains: “Having a robust system in place where annually the 5 standards of the Carers Quality Award are reviewed ensures the sustainability and longevity of the projects. This was the first year we have been through the re-assessment process where evidence was required against each area of the standards criteria. As the carer’s initiatives have grown from strength to strength, we welcomed this opportunity. Being offered this platform to share our developments and new initiatives since our first recognition enabled best practice to be shared with others, building network of Carers support across Lincolnshire.” And the group’s efforts, in addition to achieving re-accreditation, also received high praise from Julie Goy, Quality Development Lead Every-one.org.uk: “What fantastic work you continue to do to support Carers at BGU, just amazing” To find out how you can get involved with the ongoing Carers projects at BGU, contact Leanne McHugh at Leanne.mchugh@bishopg.ac.uk To find out how you can create your own successes in our collaborative learning community, visit our website, speak to a member of our Enquiries Team or join us on one of our Open Days. -
Students and lecturers launch new documentary on their work to 'plot new worlds' as part of Being Human 2020
A group of Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) students and lecturers have launched a new documentary showcasing their contribution to the Being Human Festival amidst the pandemic.The documentary, directed and produced by third-year English Literature student Tyson Warren, reflects on an autumn 2020 poetry event held at BGU on the theme of 'plotting new worlds' which featured the 2020 John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize Winner, Isabel Galleymore.Ideas for the event and documentary sprung from a module in BGU's English department devised by Dr Jonathan Memel called 'Writing the Environment'. This final-year module aims to bring students' understanding of environmental literatures to bear on pressing questions in the environmental humanities today. -
I went to the LORIC autism café and this is how it went…
The next Autism Ideas café event will be held on Wednesday 19th May from 10am-12pm using MS Teams.It is open to anyone with an interest in autism, and we particularly welcome autistic staff and students, or those who are autism allies to attend. You can register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/loric-autism-ideas-cafe-may-2021-tickets-142215718041 Not sure if it's for you? Read the experiences of one of our students who attended the last event below: -
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Wildlife, Poetry and St Patrick: How BGU Adapted to Promote Wellbeing Virtually
by Linette Wallace - Centre Co-Ordinator for the Centre for Enhancement in Learning & Teaching (CELT) at BGU -
Teachers and Adviser's Conference 2022
Friday 8th July 12-4pm -
Exploring Leadership in Schools: Academic Makes the Most of Lockdown with Double Book Release
Trevor Kerry, Visiting Professor at Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU), has written two books exploring aspects of leadership in schools. Making use of the extra time provided to him by the multiple COVID-19 related lockdowns, his intention was that the books should be intensely practical but, at the same time, a fun read. Additionally, it was his desire that they should be attitude changers, written in episodes to which the reader could return. -
Classes Return as Sports & Fitness Centre Continues Re-Opening
With the Government confirming the continued easing of national restrictions the Sports & Fitness Centre team at Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) are delighted to be able to continue their reopening process by restarting classes and welcoming back their community members. Community members can return to BGU Sport & Fitness Centre for the gym sessions and classes from 24th May adhering to same covid protocol as presently in place for all BGU staff / students. You can find more details on those protocols here. Additionally, opening hours will be returning to standard: Monday – Friday: 7.30am – 8.30pm Weekends: 9am – 2pm Gym sessions Gym sessions need to be pre-booked via email / phone; (01522) 583680 / sports@bishopg.ac.uk. Please do not come to the gym without booking as the team will not be able to admit you. Classes For the foreseeable future classes will be operating on the following timetable: Monday 4.30 – 5.15pm Abs & Interval Training 5.30 – 6.30pm Pilates Wednesday 5.30 – 6.15pm Legs, Bums & Tums 6.30 – 7.15pm Pilates Thursday 1.00 – 2.00pm Pilates 6.30 – 7.15pm Cardiotone Friday 5.15 – 6.15pm Circuits The team hope to be able to return to their full programme soon. Places will be limited and offered on a first come, first served basis, so please pre-book your place via email / phone; (01522) 583680 / sports@bishopg.ac.uk Community Member Payments Payments for monthly memberships will restart from 1 June 2021. As a gesture of goodwill the team will be providing all members (monthly / quarterly and annual memberships) with 7 days free access. External Hire The team are also delighted to confirm that external hirers can now return to their facilities (subject national requirements). Please contact them for more information on how to set up bookings and necessary documentation The team look forward to seeing you back on site and catching up after such a long period. Remember, if you have any questions, they are happy to help, either over the phone, by email or in person.
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