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Armed Forces students attend 'Festival of Friends'
Here at Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) we love hosting a variety of events that support our community, especially schools and students. Recently, we had LiNCHigher run 'Festival of Friends,' a collaboration and celebratory event between schools within Lincolnshire to share best practice on supporting learners from Armed Forces families. Festival of Friends was created to support children who come from military families and help them through many challenges they may face, such as moving between schools or separation between deployed family members. With the help of the event, LiNCHigher and BGU can support children throughout their education and into their future careers and adulthood. The day included a talk with RAF STEM colleagues, adults who grew up as military children, and Britain's Got Talent's Steve Royle giving lessons on how to juggle! The Robert Hardy Building on-campus also hosted beautiful displays made by students from the schools touching on themes around military children, help around relationships, and the environment. An official ceremony finished off the exciting day in BGU's on-campus cinema space The Venue where each school received an award for their much appreciated participation. You can view more photos from 'Festival of Friends' below this article! -
BGU hosts Human Scale Education conference
BGU was thrilled to recently host the 8th annual Human Scale Education conference. The event focused on 'putting relationships back at the heart of education.' Delegates included Human Scale Education members, all PGCE secondary trainees, MA Education students, partnership schools and beyond. Human Scale Education is education designed around the person, at a scale which allows for the full flourishing of the individual as well as their relationships with their community and environment. Attendees enjoyed interactive workshops and talks on the wellbeing of children. Highlights included the talks delivered by the two guest speakers at the event: Dr Robin Precey and Satish Kumar. -
'Let's Play' event held at BGU
The Special Educational Needs, Disability and Inclusion (SENDI) team at Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) is delighted to have welcomed Neil Stuart from Autism New Zealand, who joined us for the day to share the Let’s Play approach. This adult-change programme enables parents and early years practitioners to offer joyous and quality experiences of play from the child’s own patterns, making it possible for young children with autism to enjoy playing with their parents and carers without uncertainty or fear.'Fantastic and engaging presentation. Thoroughly enjoyed listening & hopefully putting some strategies into practice.' Bev Clark (Parent/ PAACT) Over a hundred attendees from across Lincolnshire and surrounding counties gathered on Thursday 20th June at BGU, to join in this one-off opportunity to learn more about New Zealand’s national early steps programme. The mixed audience of parents, practitioners, students, academics, and other professionals had opportunities to gain new understanding and reflect on their own approaches, learning to relate and connect through playfulness in ways meaningful for the child. The day’s free training was highly entertaining and drew on ingenious metaphors to raise empathy and to demonstrate the importance of change in the adult rather than the child. Complete with evidence base, video coaching and the simplicity of ‘pattern, memory, variation’, this approach got everybody thinking.'This is the second time I have visited Bishop Grosseteste University to see Neil and he has not disappointed on either occasion. His character, passion and knowledge about the subject of play, in particular engaging autistic children in play, is captivating. I would thoroughly recommend. Each time I left feeling a renewed energy to pass on the little gems of wisdom we learned to the team back in our setting.' Anna Thorpe (Abbey Academies)'Inspirational – affirms the way we work when supporting autistic children and their families to build connections and meaningful relationships; the principles, ethos and beliefs.' Adele Sherrif (WTT) From the feedback, it was widely agreed this innovative approach had been insightful and inspiring, providing everything needed to implement the new thinking and to change practice. A huge thank you to Neil who enabled us to share this humanist approach as a free event.'Brilliant training leaving a lot to think about and move forward with.' Ellie Newton (WTT) This SENDI team event contributes to a series of international collaborations of knowledge exchange, enhancing understanding through international perspectives. If you are interested in receiving information about future SENDI events or to discuss courses at BGU, please contact admissions@bishopg.ac.uk or julia.lindley-baker@bishopg.ac.uk (Programme Leader, SENDI). -
BGU students celebrate Graduation 2024
Students, friends, family, and faculty gathered in Lincoln Cathedral to witness the graduation ceremonies of students from Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU). Celebrations took place on Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th July over four ceremonies. 888 students from various academic disciplines graduated this year, including undergraduate, master's, postgraduate, doctoral programmes, and apprenticeships, with many donning their robes to cross the stage at Lincoln Cathedral. The University also presented Honorary Awards to individuals recognised for their exceptional contributions to the University, academia and society. Among the Honorary Doctorate awardees was BBC presenter Peter Levy, who has had a distinguished 49-year career in broadcasting, notably presenting BBC Look North for Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire since 2002. Hannah Gold, celebrated children’s author of best-sellers such as The Last Bear, also received an Honorary Doctorate. Receiving a Distinguished Honorary Fellowship is Alex Baxter, who is the Chair of Franklin Sixth Form College, and whose service in the Royal Navy inspired his current roles and contributions to military-civil engagement in North East Lincolnshire. Educationalist and historian Judith Jones was honoured for her exceptional contributions to the University and public life, including her voluntary work with the Sandford Award. Paul Deane, Principal and Chief Executive of Grantham College, was recognised for his role in fostering educational collaborations across Lincolnshire. Richard Hallsworth received an Honorary Fellowship for his dedicated service to BGU as a trustee and council member. This year's ceremonies were overseen by Interim Vice-Chancellor Professor Karen Stanton. She said: “Graduation marks a significant milestone for all our students, and it is a privilege to celebrate this achievement in the historic Lincoln Cathedral. “We are delighted to honour the diverse talents and achievements of our graduating students, and to anticipate the extraordinary contributions they will make in their respective fields and communities. I have no doubt they will make us proud.” -
BGU welcomes new students with traditional Matriculation ceremony at Lincoln Cathedral
The celebration marked an official introduction to our new cohort of students. -
Model United Nations (MUN) event hosted at BGU campus!
Teams of students each represented countries across North, Central and South America. -
Young carer turned BGU alumni and colleague to deliver Tedx speech
TedxBrayford Pool’s seventh flagship event is taking place on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd November at Lincoln Arts Centre. -
Being Human Festival at BGU!
Celebrate the Being Human Festival 2024 on campus with us, this November. -
Understanding the US Election: Panel event on campus!
We are hosting a panel discussion on Wednesday 30th October starting at 5:30 pm. -
Black History Month 2024 at BGU!
A summary of BGU's Black History Month, hosted across campus this October.
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