West End College London

West End College London

Dockland Campus
in London
 We are proud to announce that West End College
London is opening state-of-the-art campus in
Dockland in September 2010. The Campus was
established thirty years ago as the Urban Learning
Foundation (ULF) with the aim of enhancing the
quality of initial teacher training. In September
2003, the ULF became part of the University of
Gloucestershire. The University of Gloucestershire
London Campus offered a one year Postgraduate
Certificate in Primary Education and was the base
for the North East London Graduate Teacher
Programme (Primary). The University arranged and
supervised Teaching Placements in urban schools
for students from other colleges around the
country.
£8.3 million pounds was spent by UOG in
refurbishing the London campus. Following the
refurbishment, it reopened in February 2009.The
University of Gloucestershire announced the
closure of the London Campus in September 2009
and the Campus has now become part of West End
College London as Dockland Campus. Kindly click
on the following links to learn more.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/
gloucestershire/8646651.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/
gloucestershire/8279593.stm
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/
story.asp?storycode=411438
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/news/
University-Gloucestershire-announced-
closure-London-campus/article-1374048-
detail/article.html
Times Higher Education quoted a spokeswoman as
saying "We have decided to consolidate our
business in Gloucestershire, reducing operational
costs."This, as with Pittville Studios was another
casualty of issues related to the funding cap on
recruitment by the Higher Education Funding
Council for England (HEFCE) and the 'financial
difficulties' of the University of Gloucestershire.
The UOG London Campus has been sold for £9.7
million to LHA London Limited. The LHA was
founded in 1940 to help people made homeless by
the Blitz. Today with 12 sites across the city they
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provide affordable accommodation for more than
1450 students, young professionals and those new
to London, providing quality accommodation.
History of the Dockland
Campus
The Dockland Campus, formerly known as the
Urban Learning Foundation (ULF), was established
thirty years ago with the aim of enhancing the
quality of initial teacher training. The roots of the
Dockland Campus lie in a joint initiative of the
College of St. Mark & St. John in Plymouth and the
Clouste Gulbenkian Foundation which was
originally launched in 1973. An early priority was to
harness the energy, idealism and talent of teachers
whose own educational experiences were often far
removed from what goes on in inner city schools.
Students keen to gain urban experience came from
all over the country and many opted to stay in the
area, providing for the first time a regular supply of
committed suitably qualified and experienced
teachers for schools in east London.
In 1977, the government proposed that some part
of the reorganised teacher training system ‘might
make their special contribution in areas of concern
to teachers generally, such as the problems of inner
city schools or children suffering deprivation, or
education for life in a multicultural society’. The
1980 report ‘Teachers for the Inner City’ confirmed
the success of the principles and practices tested
and recommended that other colleges be invited to
join. Following the Brixton and Liverpool riots in
1983, the Archbishop of Canterbury established a
commission whose report ‘Faith in the City’
included a recommendation that the Church itself
should seek to sponsor centres for training which
had an urban focus.
As a result, Christ Church College in Canterbury,
King Alfred’s College in Winchester and St Martin’s
College in Lancaster joined. The Dockland Campus
was incorporated and became a registered charity
in 1984. At this time, there were a number of
unprecedented challenges facing those involved in
teacher training, in particular a severe shortage of
teachers in east London caused by a growth in
school population.
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 In 1990, the Dockland campus raised funds to
appoint a Development Officer and launched an
appeal for a first phase development. Over £2
million was raised and the Foundation’s current
headquarters, Bede House, was opened in 1992. A
fifth college, Cheltenham and Gloucester College of
Higher Education (now the University of
Gloucestershire) joined the consortium. Since then,
the Dockland Campus has developed its work with
the colleges and offered Primary PGCE course and is
the base of the Graduate Teacher Programme
(Primary) for North East London.
In September 2003, the Dockland Campus became
part of the University of Gloucestershire as London
Campus. The values underpinning the vision are
essentially Christian, but not exclusively so. They
include excellence, inclusion, localisation,
collaboration, service and accountability.
The Dockland Campus enjoyed very good relations
with a large number of local partnership schools
and its trainees have an excellent employment
record, both in gaining their first appointment and
in making good career progress.
Travelling to the Dockland
Campus
Public Transport
From central London you can take the London
Underground to either Tower Hill (District/Circle
Lines) or Bank (Northern/Central/Waterloo & City
Lines) stations. Then take the Docklands Light
Railway (DLR) to Westferry. (All eastbound trains go
to Westferry).
Westferry Station to Bede House
When you arrive at Westferry turn left at the bottom
of the stairs and cross over the dual carriageway
(there are pedestrian crossings) to a pub called the
Oporto. The Oporto is the corner of a street called
Birchfield Street — walk to the end of the street and
you will emerge on East India Dock Road. Turn right
and Bede House is approx. 50m on the right hand
side. The walk from the station takes three to four
minutes.
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Or
Take the London Underground to Mile End station
(District/Central/Hammersmith & City Lines). Turn
left outside the station and left again at the traffic
lights into Burdett Road. At the first bus stop take
the bus to East India Dock Road (D6 or 115).
Or
Take the London Underground extended Jubilee
Line, which has interchanges with the DLR at
Canary Wharf, Canning Town and Stratford. Check
the route as this may involve a change on the DLR if
you are going to Westferry according to the station
where you join the DLR.
Also
The 115 bus runs from central London along East
India Dock Road.
The nearest British Rail station is Limehouse
(Shoeburyness & Fenchurch Street Line), which is
approximately one mile along Commercial Road.
Buses run from the station down East India Dock
Road. Limehouse is also a DLR station.
By Road
Commercial Road (A13) is the main eastbound
route in/out of London, joining East India Dock
Road at the Burdett Road interchange. The
Rotherhithe and Blackwall tunnels are nearby.
Approximately five to six miles further east along
the A13 is the A406 North Circular Road leading
directly on to the M11 towards Stansted Airport
and Cambridge. The M11 joins the M25. The A13 is
linked directly with M25 at Junction 30/31
(Dartford Crossing). This junction provides easy
access on to the M25 to the M1 to the north; the
M23 to the south; and the M40 or M4 to the
southwest.
Address
Bede House, 56 East India Dock Road,
London E14 6JE
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 West End College London
North Campus – Main Academic Campus and Administration Office
140-148 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LB
Tel: +44(0)207 403 9300 Fax: +44(0)207 403 9310

South Campus:
150 – 154 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LB

East Campus:
Maryland House, 329-333 High Street, Stratford
London E15 2TF

Dockland Campus:
Bede House, 56 East India Dock Road
London E14 6JE

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