Friday 2nd December 2011
Venue: Middlesex University (Hendon Town Hall, Committee
Room 1)
Programme:
10.00 Arrival and registration
10.30 Welcome from Deputy Dean, Richard Beaumont
10.45 Alessio D'Angelo (Middlesex University), Launch of final report 'BME children in London: educational needs and the role of community orgainsations. An evaluation of the educational services of Day-Mer, Turkish & Kurdish Community Centre'
11.30 Panel discussion with community organisations (including Day-Mer, Kana Foundation, Paiwand & Shpresa Programme)
12.30 Networking lunch
13.30 Dr Tracey Reynolds (London South Bank University), Investigating the community networks of BME children in secondary schools
14.00 Dr Charmian Kenner (Goldsmiths, University of London), Teacher partnerships between complementary and mainstream schools
14.30 Alejandro Paniagua (Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona), Community involvement and migrant families: potentials and dilemmas from the case of Catalonia
15.00 Coffee break
15.30 Prof Dave Hill (Middlesex University), School & education policy 'reform' and impact on BME children & communities
16.00 Fusun Dedezade & Kelami Dedezade (Middlesex University), presenting our new Post Graduate Certificate in 'Teaching in Supplementary Schools': historical background and evaluation
16.30 End
Chairs: Morning: Dr Louise Ryan (Middlesex University); Afternoon: Prof Eleonore Kofman (Middlesex University)
Conference organisers: Alessio D'Angelo, Louise Ryan, Clare Choak (Middlesex University)
