New bursary launched for teachers
of A-Level Law

The University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education (ICE) will hold its annual Conference for Teachers of A-Level Law from 31 March to 1 April 2011 at Madingley Hall, Cambridge. This year, ICE is delighted to be able to offer bursaries, significantly reducing the fees for those teaching in UK state schools or UK state FE institutions.

Designed to bring recent developments in the law and updates in the subject area to teachers who often don’t get the time out to refresh their knowledge, the Conference should be a key date in all A-Level Law teachers’ diaries. Delegates gain exclusive access to leading academics, are able to share best practice with colleagues and ask advice on specific questions regarding topics included in the AQA and OCR syllabuses.

Since 1989, the Conference has inspired over a thousand teachers, providing access to excellent speakers from the University of Cambridge and other leading institutions, presenting in key areas such as Criminal Law, the English Legal System and Tort. There are group sessions with Chief Examiners from AQA and OCR. Exhibitors include publishers of relevant law texts with the latest editions on show. In response to feedback from our previous delegates, the programme now includes a valuable session on best practice, giving delegates the opportunity to share preferred teaching tools and methods via our online classroom. Delegates will have access to this exceptional resource after the conference for use back in the classroom.

Now in its 21^st year this Conference provides professional development to teachers of A-Level Law, also A2 and AS Law teachers who use the AQA and OCR syllabuses. It will also be of interest to others working in the field, including teachers of other law courses in the further education sector.

Commenting on the annual Conference, Yvette Sexton from Tresham Institute of Further and Higher Education said, “To meet other tutors and share ideas and experiences was particularly valuable. Also – as teachers we are all so busy - having the opportunity to refresh and update our subject knowledge is absolutely crucial to our professional development. I was greatly impressed by the quality of the event.”

Applications are open for a limited number of places. Further details about the Conference and an application form can be found at: www.ice.cam.ac.uk/alevel

British Pomp and Ceremony

This day course aims to provide an introduction to the ceremonial robes traditionally worn in Britain, including the robes of the peerage and the chivalric orders, civic and university gowns, and the dress of lawyers and Anglican clerics. The insignia of the chivalric orders and of the principal military decorations will also be included.

Further information:
Title: An introduction to British official and ceremonial costume
Tutor: Mr Tim Milner
Date: 21 November 2010

ICE comes to Guernsey

This November sees the first of two University of Cambridge day schools held at the Guernsey College of Further Education.

The first day school, entitled ‘The seeing eye: the appreciation of architecture’ takes place on Saturday 6 November. It will explore the evolution of different architectural styles from the Romanesque to Hi-Tech, and will include a close look the architectural heritage of the Channel Islands. This course will be led by Adrian Barlow, who as well as being an expert on Victorian architecture, happens to also be Director of Public and Professional Programmes at the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education (ICE).

Speaking about this new venture between Guernsey and Cambridge, Adrian Barlow said: “We hope these two day schools will be the start of an ongoing, developing programme between the States of Guernsey and ICE to provide Higher Education courses in the Channel Islands. We also hope that once Islanders have had an insight into the variety and quality of what we offer, they will want to travel to Madingley Hall, our 16^th century headquarters for one of our renowned weekend residential courses. Madingley is close to Cambridge and within very easy reach of London Stansted airport.”

The second day school, ‘The halcyon years of radio comedy’ will be on Saturday 14 May 2011. The lecturer Dr. Rex Walford will introduce and discuss radio comedy highlights from the Second World War to The Goon Show.

To launch our NEW Postgraduate Diploma in Training, Learning and Development, we are hosting a live web conference tomorrow hosted by Dr Nigel Kettley of the University of Cambridge.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Training, Learning and Development is an innovative programme for those engaged in the delivery of training and learning or who are committed to moving into this field. The University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education (ICE), has designed, with input from multinational corporations, such as IBM, an applied qualification, underpinned by the latest academic research, for professionals working in the field of training, learning and development.

Interested in finding out more about this exciting new programme? Join us for a live web conference hosted by Dr Nigel Kettley of the University of Cambridge.

DATE: Thursday 30 September 2010
TIME: 11am
HOST: Dr Nigel Kettley

Click Here to join the meeting

UK CONFERENCE CALL NUMBER: 0800 3585486. PIN Code is *202492* (the stars are important).

We also have a worldwide conference call list, please let us know where you will be calling in from.

The presentation will last approximately 45 minutes with plenty of opportunity for questions and answer throughout.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Training, Learning and Development is a flexible, part-time programme comprising six courses, which can be studied over a period of 24 – 36 months. Each course is studied via distance learning and includes a two day workshop in the beautiful surroundings of Madingley Hall. With a start date of January 2011, applications are now open. For further information and to apply please visit www.ice.cam.ac.uk/tld

A student on our 'Britain before man - a geological history' residential course came across what has since been described as a remarkable piece of Neolithic rock art which could date back to 2,500 BC. Read the full story at http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2010071601.

We will replace our Regional Programme of non-accredited classes from June 2011 with a new Cambridge-based weekly programme, which has been developed to attract people from the region who already know the quality of our courses, as well as new students from a wide range of demographic groups. The decision has been taken in the light of falling enrolments on the Regional Programme, increasing costs and the withdrawal of government funding to support such activities.

Our weekly programme will be strongly rooted in the academic expertise of the University, complementing our certificate and diploma programmes and will be primarily delivered from Madingley Hall – ICE’s headquarters – providing an appropriate quality of teaching provision and facilities.

Director of ICE, Dr Rebecca Lingwood, said: “We want to strengthen the identity of Madingley Hall as the hub of ICE’s activities and to make sure we fulfil our mission of communicating the University’s scholarship and research through teaching.”

We will continue to deliver outreach programmes in the region through individual arrangements, particularly with selected museums and galleries and other organizations, through contributions to the Cambridge Festival of Ideas and the Cambridge Science Festival, development of the ‘Madingley Lectures’ – a new programme of public lectures with distinguished speakers from all walks of life, bridging the University and community – and development of ‘ICE Online’, our elearning programmes.

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