Showing posts with label United Kingdom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label United Kingdom. Show all posts

Bath College Celebrated 125Th Anniversary Of Founding

I'm a fleck piece of cake on noting this anniversary...Bath College inwards Bath, UK celebrated the 125th anniversary of its founding in 1892 as Bath City Science, Art as well as Technical Schools.  Three predecessor schools provided a foundation for the  institution: 
  • Bath School of Art as well as Science, opened inwards May 1854 equally the Bath School of Art
  • Bath Art Night Classes that was inwards beingness yesteryear 1878
  • Bath Evening Science School that opened inwards 1879
Courses were offered through a position out of dissimilar locations over the years prior to the relocation to Avon Street inwards 1960.  The advert of the establishment likewise changed over fourth dimension alongside changes inwards pupil populations as well as mission.  In 1986 it became City of Bath College of Further Education. The advert was changed ane time to a greater extent than inwards 1989 to City of Bath College.  More recently, the college merged alongside Norton Radstock College to decease Bath College.

Cheltenham Ladies' College: Archives Together With Insights They Offer

The SoGlos online periodical in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire published a fascinating interview alongside Rachel Roberts, archivist at Cheltenham Ladies' College.  Roberts discusses her responsibilities for collecting, recording in addition to displaying the archives in addition to the insight they offering into the school’s history.

The college was founded inward 1853 in addition to serves every bit an independent boarding in addition to solar daytime school.
The college website includes a issue of innovative presentations of historical information.  The 
COLLEGE IN ONE HUNDRED OBJECTS was ready to celebrate our landmark 160th anniversary inward 2014.  The projects brought together pupils, Guild members (alumnae) in addition to staff inward developing a shared tribute to Cheltenham Ladies' College distinctive values in addition to atmosphere.

You tin post away see the archives web page and every bit good follow the archives on Twitter @CLCArchives for regular informative tweets.

Brief History Of Forepart Foursquare At Trinity College Dublin


Senior staff writer, Holly Brown, notes that the, "...architectural history of the College dates dorsum to 1592 when the offset foundation stones were pose on the quondam site of Old Hallows Monastery."  She concludes that piece the infinite provides a rare setting of silence together with social club inwards an urban setting, it wasn't yesteryear design...it but turned out that it works.


Do Institutions Withdraw To Alter Their Names??

The demand to modify the advert of a higher pedagogy establishment tin sometimes look obvious as well as stir upwards lilliputian controversy.  At other times, it tin seek out to endure a very hard task.

Harriett Line authored a interesting article amongst suggestions for those considering a advert modify that appeared inwards the Times Higher Education on Jan 29, 2015.

King's College London Volition Explore Rebranding Endeavor Further

While nosotros don't actually know if rebranding together with renaming always brings much inwards the means of tangible results, nosotros can't appear to halt trying.  Often the procedure unfolds rather quietly, merely occasionally the reaction tin survive swift [even amongst iii years of report together with planning]....and, I for certain missed this dust-up inwards mid-December.
I noticed this morn that King's College London announced it volition survive belongings open meetings this side past times side calendar week on rebranding.

This follows the annunciation several weeks agone that it would teach King's London inwards a rebranding effort that led to an outflow of opposition to the conclusion together with a quick modify of plans. The establishment stressed that fifty-fifty amongst a mention change, it would decease on to purpose King's College London on legal documents.