THE NEXT UNIVERSITY IN LEEDS - Leeds Trinity University

THE NEXT
UNIVERSITY
IN LEEDS
Leeds Trinity & All Saints has a strong relationship
with the University of Leeds, which currently validates
our degrees. We have a bold ambition to become the
next university in Leeds, for greater independence and
the capacity to award our own degrees.
In 2007, with full support from the University of Leeds, we
made the strategic move to seek Taught Degree Awarding
Powers (TDAP) as part of our development and that of the
changing character of higher education. Our application to
the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for Higher Education
was well received and a team of assessors have been
appointed to make observations over the next academic year.
Campus Development
In order for our facilities to reflect our ambitions we have
appointed Horsforth architects Farrell and Clark to lead our
campus development plans. As well as improving our student
accommodation and the appearance of the main buildings we
have significantly invested in new sports facilities. Our aim is
to become a ‘hub’ for North West Leeds sports clubs, as well
as developing academic programmes for community-based
sport.

FROM THE BBC
TO BOLLYWOOD
After spending the last three
years heading up the BBC’s Asian
Programmes Unit in Birmingham,
Gurdip Bhangoo (pictured above)
reflects on his time as a student
at Leeds Trinity, where it all began,
before he makes his next career
journey to India.
When Gurdip Bhangoo left his North London
home to study his undergraduate degree at
Leeds Trinity he had no idea that it would
lead to a career working for the world’s
most respected news source. Leeds Trinity
News interviewed Gurdip to find out more
about the path his career has taken since
graduating.
LTN: What attracted you to do your degree
course at Leeds Trinity?
GB: Throughout school the subject I most
enjoyed and did well at was history and I
was interested in a career in journalism. At
the time Leeds Trinity was able to
offer me both with a course in History and
Public Media.
LTN: What career experience did you get
whilst studying?
GB: I was fortunate enough to do a four
week placement at BBC News in London,
working across every aspect of news
production. I had the opportunity to
shadow news readers on all the main
bulletins and spent a few days with the
reporters down at Westminster.
I even managed to twist a few people’s
arms to do a few extra weeks of work
during my holidays.
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page 7 Students get a head start Charity concert for Prince’s Trust | page 8 Leeds’ best kept secret Launch of new advertising campaign
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LTN: So why did you decide to come back to
do your postgraduate studies?
GB: After I graduated I knew I wanted to work
in the media but wasn’t sure how to go
about it. So I applied for a few jobs and
training opportunities but nothing came
to fruition. Leeds Trinity was advertising
a new industry-accredited course in
Bimedia, combining TV, radio and print,
which looked really interesting and the
practical element would support my
academic qualifications.
LTN: How did your postgraduate course help
you to get where you are today?
GB: After my initial placement with the
BBC I was lucky enough to go down to
Birmingham to work in the Multicultural
Programme Department which worked on
documentaries including things like the
Notting Hill Carnival.
From there I was offered a six week
contract as a researcher in Bradford on
a documentary called ‘East’. Six weeks
turned into 12 months where I learnt a lot
about network programming which led
to my career as Executive Producer for
the Asian Programmes Unit. I believe if it
wasn’t for the course I did at Leeds Trinity I
wouldn’t be where I am today.
LTN: What has been your greatest career
challenge?
GB: Last year I was responsible for 16 hours of
television network output for which we
had 40 million viewers. It has been great
to work on a good mix of programmes,
drama, documentaries, magazine and
food shows but by far the greatest
challenge was gaining the mainstream
recognition we have today.
LTN: What was your most memorable
moment working for the BBC?
GB: The most satisfying moment was on
14 th August 2007, 60 years to the day
since India gained independence, when
we broadcast our 90 minute drama
documentary on BBC2 called ‘Partition’. It
received great reviews from the critics and
audiences alike but my proudest moment
was when the Director General of the BBC,
Mark Thompson, said it was one of the
best films of its kind he’d ever seen.
LTN: So where next?
GB: I have decided to leave the BBC to work as
Creative Head of Sony Entertainments’
television channel in India. I will be working
on the ‘Bollywood’ versions of Strictly
Come Dancing, Big Brother and Indian
Idol. As one of the top three channels in
the country at the moment it’s a really
exciting time to be moving to India.
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CENTRE FOR
CHILDREN,
YOUNG PEOPLE
AND FAMILIES
Leeds Trinity is opening a Centre for
Children, Young People and Families
to provide the region with a centre
of excellence for the study of: early
childhood; supporting children,
young people and families; and
education.
The centre has been established to provide
training, short courses, Foundation Degrees,
Honours Degrees and postgraduate
qualifications for professionals working in the
multi-agency environment designed to meet
the needs of children, young people and their
families and for people intending to pursue
a career within this diverse and developing
sector.
John Hill, Dean of the Faculty for Education, said:
‘One of our ambitions is to work in partnership
with regional employers and public agencies to
provide professional development opportunities
for the children’s services multi-agency
environment workforce. ’
‘We aim to develop courses specifically to
meet market needs and deliver in appropriate
ways through work-based learning, day release
courses, elements of distance learning and
part-time study as well as the more traditional
undergraduate modes.’
Tell us about your workforce needs to provide
effective support services by calling Sarah
Trussler, Director, Centre for Children, Young
People and Families on 0113 283 7253 or
email s.trussler@leedstrinity.ac.uk
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working
with SCHOOLS
and colleges
Community
cohesion
through
cooking
A healthy
workforce
is a wealthy
workforce
Leeds Trinity has over 40 years of
experience and excellence in training
teachers in primary and secondary
education. As well as training teachers
we offer schools and colleges a range
of comprehensive services to assist
teachers, pupils and their families in
making the right decisions regarding
progression throughout education with
our fUSion package.
fUSion
fUSion activities range from workshops for
Year 7, to assist with transition into secondary
school, to an introduction to student life for
Years 12 and 13. Activities are delivered on
our campus or at your institution to meet
the needs of your students and staff. For
more information about fUSion contact Rob
Rattray, Schools and Colleges Liaison
Manager on 0113 283 7221 or email
r.rattray@leedstrinity.ac.uk
Initial Teacher Training
Leeds Trinity has years of highly successful
involvement in Initial Teacher Training which
involves partnerships with over 600 schools and
colleges. External agencies, including Ofsted, the
Training and Development Agency (TDA) and
employers recognise the quality of our work.
In the TDA’s latest survey of Newly Qualified
Teachers (NQTs), Leeds Trinity outperformed
the sector average in every category. If you
are interested in developing a partnership
with us to support teacher training please
contact Anne Trotter, Schools Partnership
Manager, on 0113 283 7177 or email
a.trotter@leedstrinity.ac.uk
A team of health and nutrition experts
at Leeds Trinity have launched an
exciting project designed to create the
perfect recipe for promoting community
cohesion through cooking.
The ‘Cooking Communities’ project will offer
after school clubs where ‘cooking champions’,
older people recruited locally, will teach
practical cooking skills to pupils who will be
encouraged to share their new skills by cooking
for their families and neighbours.
In the longer term, the project team will develop
a toolkit to enable teachers and volunteers
to roll out the cookery clubs across the city,
and will promote initiatives to bring people
together to share food from different cultures
and communities.
The All Saints Educational Trust is funding the
project through its All Saints Saxton Fellowship,
worth £125,000 over three years.
The grant has funded the appointment of
nutritionist and research fellow Dr Lisa Gatenby
(pictured above) who will use her experience
in the food industry and nutrition education to
really make a difference to peoples’ lives.
For more information about the project
call Lisa Gatenby on 0113 283 7100 ext 351
or email l.gatenby@leedstrinity.ac.uk
‘A healthy workforce is a wealthy
workforce’ is leading discussions in
government, in the boardroom and in
conversations on the shop floor – but
until now this has been theoretical debate
rather than a concrete programme with
objectives, learning outcomes and higher
education quality assurance.
The unique and newly-validated Foundation
Degree in Workplace Wellbeing from Leeds
Trinity will deliver wellbeing through innovative
employer engagement-led interventions and
develop a skills portfolio for workplace
wellbeing champions.
After consultation with the NHS, Public Health,
Yorkshire Forward, and local public and private
sector employers, Leeds Trinity has produced
a programme which can generate greater
productivity for employers, better and more
fulfilling work experiences for employees and
manifest corporate social responsibility.
Leeds Trinity has established its first wave of
employers wanting to engage with delivery
of workplace wellbeing. Further potential
partners can contact Dr Ian Kenvyn, Institute
of Wellbeing, on 0113 283 7145 or email
i.kenvyn@leedstrinity.ac.uk
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SUPPORTING
EXCELLENT
PEOPLE
STUDENTS
ENTERING
THE DRAGONS’
DEN
Students starting a degree at Leeds
Trinity in 2009 will be rewarded for their
excellent contributions to the community
or significant academic achievements
with a scholarship of £1,000.
Leeds Trinity recognises excellence in all its
forms and the new Excellence Scholarships
will be given to students through two award
schemes:
Academic Excellence Scholarship
This rewards students who have made a
clear academic achievement under mitigating
circumstances or have made significant
improvements through considerable effort.
Pastoral Excellence Scholarship
This rewards students for their excellent
professional or voluntary work that
demonstrates a commitment to their studies
in higher education whilst at the same time
contributing to the local community.
Leeds Trinity is committed to providing
everyone with the opportunity to get a degree
and the Excellence Scholarship is one of a range
of bursaries to support students throughout
their studies.
For more information about bursaries and
scholarships visit:
www.leedstrinity.ac.uk/studentfinance
Ambitious students at Leeds Trinity
recently battled it out in a ‘Dragons’ Den’
style competition, supported by Yorkshire
Forward.
Students with an entrepreneurial idea for
running their own businesses were invited to
take part with a chance of scooping the £1,000
cash prize.
Six students and recent graduates were shortlisted
and given 20 minutes to ‘pitch’ their
ideas to the panel of judges; Dean Maragh (The
Watershed), Olivia Priestley and Gareth Allen
(Barclays Bank) and Ian McGregor Brown (Leeds
Trinity), who were looking for the most promising
business idea.
David Kenyon (pictured above with Leeds
Trinity Principal Dr Freda Bridge), a second
year BSc Sport, Health, Exercise and Nutrition
student, took the top prize with his business
concept, Key Fitness. Key Fitness is a personal
trainer service for clients who need more than
a weekly trip to the gym, offering nutrition and
health advice alongside one to one self-defence
classes, cardiovascular and resistance training.
Olivia Priestley, Local Business Manager,
Barclays Bank said: ‘The overall standards
of the entrants were high, but the panel
felt that Key Fitness was a great idea and
the business plan demonstrated a strong
understanding of the marketplace.’
David will be automatically entered into next
year’s Regional Enterprise Awards, to compete
against the winners from higher education
institutions across Yorkshire and Humberside.
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STUDENTS get
a head start
in job market
Twelve students (pictured above) on
business-related degrees recently
joined forces to organise a charity gig
in aid of the Prince’s Trust. ‘Trinity
Trust Promotions’ as they called
themselves, embarked on the project
as part of their first year, six-week
placement and it soon became a real
team effort!
Following a session where ideas were pitched
to a panel of judges; Caroline Davis (The
Prince’s Trust), Paul Gittins and Fergus Smith
(Cap Gemini) and Emma Roberts (Head of
Business, Management and Marketing, Leeds
Trinity), the students started contacting bands
to help support the fundraiser.
Jonathan Goodliffe, aged 20, BA Business and
Marketing student, said: ‘Organising the event
has been great work experience, and even
better that the funds raised will be helping
people our own age that need a bit of extra
support to get their lives back on track.’
All students at Leeds Trinity are guaranteed a
professional work placement as part of their
degree course to explore career options and
get a head start in the job market before they
graduate.
Fergus Smith, Cap Gemini, who mentored the
students on the project, said: ‘It has been a
pleasure to work with an institution that is
as far-sighted in its partnerships as Leeds
Trinity, and to work with a student body
with a social conscience to help those less
fortunate than themselves.’
If your company could benefit from taking
a student on a professional work placement
then please contact Jess Sewter, Employer
Partnership Manager, on 0113 283 7182
or email epo@leedstrinity.ac.uk
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LEEDS’
BEST KEPT
SECRET
We think Leeds Trinity is a well kept
secret so we’ve launched a new
campaign to get us better known
for what we do best - empowering
students with the skills and knowledge
that will prepare them for employment
and for life.
EVENTS
Saturday 4 October, 12:00-4:00pm
Undergraduate Open Day
Saturday 25 October, 12:00-4:00pm
Undergraduate Open Day
For more information contact our enquiries
team on 0113 283 7150 or email enquiries@
leedstrinity.ac.uk
All the students featuring in the campaign
are studying for a degree at Leeds Trinity.
Each has their own story to tell and exciting
ambitions for the future. For those living
in the Leeds and Bradford area you may
have already seen our adverts. For more
information about our campaign ‘stars’
visit: www.leedstrinity.ac.uk/mystory
Friday 31 October, 1:00-3:15pm
All Saints Day
Inaugural lecture by Revd Matthew
Steenberg, Professor of Theology at Leeds
Trinity, at 1:00pm, followed by Mass in the
Chapel at 2:15pm to celebrate the Feast of
All Saints.
For further information and to book your
place contact Madeline Addinall on 0113 283
7325 or email m.addinall@leedstrinity.ac.uk
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For further information about Leeds Trinity
publications please contact:
Claire Dempster, Communications Officer, on
0113 283 7549 or email
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wide
range of
degrees
Students studying for a degree at Leeds
Trinity not only benefit from our strong
commitment to academic excellence but
also the quality of our personal support
and a great community atmosphere.
All our degrees include a professional
work placement so that students can
explore their career aspirations and get a
head start in the job market before they
graduate.
Undergraduate Degrees:
Business, Management and Marketing;
English; Film, Television and Media; History;
Journalism; Primary Education; Psychology and
Forensic Psychology; Sport, Health, Leisure
and Nutrition; Theology and Religious Studies;
Young People, Children and Families
Postgraduate Degrees:
Research Programmes in English, Hospitality/
Tourism Management, History, Journalism,
Psychology, Media, Film and Culture, Victorian
Studies; PGC Secondary Education; MA
Literature and Spirituality; MA Victorian
Studies; MA Business Studies; MA Public
Communications; MA Bimedia (Radio
and TV) and MA Radio, Print or Magazine
Journalism
Foundation Degrees:
Addressing Additional (Special) Needs;
Coaching and Mentoring; Early Years; Story:
Narrative and Communication; Supporting
Learning; Supporting Learning: Sport, Physical
Education and Health; Supporting Young
People, Children and Families; Workplace
Wellbeing
For more information about any of the
above courses please contact our enquiries
team on 0113 283 7150 or email
enquiries@leedstrinity.ac.uk
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