Tower Hamlets Summer University is rebranding and is inviting agencies to apply for the contract to:
Interested parties are invited to request a copy of the Invitation to Tender and Development Brief. Responses to the invitation are requested by 10am Thursday 17 December 2009; we will be looking to interview a shortlist of agencies on Monday 11 and Tuesday 12 January 2010.
When requesting a copy of the Invitation to Tender and Development Brief please include a statement that you understand that the contents of the document are confidential and must not be used other than for the purpose of applying for this contract.
Requests may be made by email to info [at] summeruni.org.
We're growing up and getting out there!
Date: 23 November 2009
Summer Uni has been successful in Tower Hamlets for 14 years and we’ve built upon this to create a London-wide network of our model - Summer Uni London.
There’s high demand for what we do and national expansion is our next step. To do this we need a strong, clear and protected brand name that reflects what we are about because:
- We welcome all young people to our activities
- We operate year round
- We’re not a university!
Futureversity is our exciting new brand name, and has been developed with young people so we can strengthen our reputation at a local, regional and national level. Our vision is for every young person across the country to have access to a Futureversity. Also, we’re creating a license and a framework to ensure that young people everywhere can experience the same high-quality opportunities from us, wherever they are.
We want to share the excitement with you! Check out the short animation of our new Futureversity brand in the video below. As with all our projects, young people have been involved in creating the video which features Tower Hamlets Summer Uni's Youth Ambassador Shaju and a soundtrack by Music Space student Reyon.
Watch out for more announcements as we start to put the brand in place in 2010.
Croydon Summer Uni Youth Team win award
Date: 11 November 2009
Croydon Summer Uni's Youth Advisory Team won the Croydon Champion’s Award for ‘Team of the Year’ at a prestigious ceremony at the Hilton Hotel in Croydon. The nomination for this award came as a result of the group’s involvement in tackling the negative image of young people in the media through hosting a successful event 'Media Vs Young Success' on 28 March 2009 at Tiger Tiger in Croydon.
The aim of the event was to challenge the Media’s negative perception of young people by:
- raising awareness of the issue that young people receive very little or no positive coverage in the media
- recognising and praising Croydon young people for their involvement in positive leisure-time learning
- encouraging other young people to be a part of the solution and not the problem in the media.
On the night, the young people gave a presentation on their work. All donations from the event raffle is to be given to the project on behalf of Croydon Guardian.
For more information please visit Croydon Summer Uni on Facebook.
Best of Art 2009 Private View
Date: 22 October 2009
100 young people, their parents, Summer Uni co-ordinators and tutors came to the private view of the Best of Art 2009 exhibition at City Hall to celebrate the fantastic artwork produced by young artists who took part in Summer Unis across London.
'Summer Uni has been a chance for me to meet new people and figure out what I’m interested in,' said Young Curator Jessica Joseph-Davey, aged 18. The fourteen artworks were selected by Young Curators from the Tower Hamlets Summer University's Curate Art course run in association with Iniva.
Artist and designer Artful Dodger, patron of Tower Hamlets Summer University, also spoke at the event, highlighting the importance of supporting young people in the arts.
You can see photos from the evening on our Facebook page. Use the map below to find the Summer Unis and young artists who had artwork on display.
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Best of Art 2009
Date: 19 – 30 October 2009
Opening hours: Monday – Thursday: 8.30 am – 6 pm and Friday: 8.30 am – 5.30 pm
Venue: City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, More London, London, SE1 2AA (Map)
The Best of Art exhibition is a collection of artworks created and selected by young people on Summer Uni courses across London. This year we are delighted that Best of Art is to be held at London’s prestigious City Hall between Monday 19 – Friday 30 October 2009.
This incredibly powerful exhibition demonstrates the amazing creativity of young people aged between 8 - 25 and celebrates how Summer Unis bring young people together from across the network. The exhibition is open to the public for everyone to enjoy a range of film, jewellery, portraits, street art and much more, created by young people from Bexley, Bromley, Camden, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Harrow, Havering, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest and Westminster Summer Unis.
The artworks were put forward by young volunteers from each Summer Uni and then selected, mounted and installed by our team of incredible Young Curators from Tower Hamlets Summer Uni's Curate Art course run in association with Iniva.
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For more information please contact events [at] summeruni.org or call 020 7183 3209
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National Lottery Award Winners!
Date: 5 September 2009
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We're celebrating after being voted the UK’s favourite Lottery-funded educational project, beating hundreds of projects from across the UK!
Tower Hamlets Summer University won the prestigious title of Best Education Project and a £2,000 cash prize to spend on the project, at this year’s star-studded National Lottery Awards, broadcast live on BBC 1 on Saturday 5 September.
Tower Hamlets Summer University received an incredible show of public support throughout all stages of the competition. Accepting the award for Best Education Project, Sarah Davies, Executive Director said: 'It is an absolute honour to have won this Award. Our Lottery funding has enabled us to make a real difference to the young people who come through our doors to learn new skills. Being part of this year’s Awards has enabled our project to be recognised on a national level, which we hope will boost our plans to expand across the country.
'We have received tremendous support throughout all stages of the competition and on behalf of everyone involved with Tower Hamlets Summer University, I would like to thank each and every one of the thousands of people who voted for us.'
Gareth Gates, who presented the National Lottery Award, said: 'It has been an honour to meet all the fantastic staff and volunteers who run this brilliant project and to have the chance to find out more about it. It really is a wonderful example of how Lottery funding has made a difference to the local community and beyond. I am so thrilled for them that they have received this much-deserved recognition tonight and I was delighted to have presented them with the Best Education Project award. I wish them all the best for the future in their good work, which is having such a positive impact on so many people.'
You can see photos from the night on Tower Hamlets Summer University's Facebook fan page.
Sun shines on Summer Uni Sports Spectacular
Date: 15 August 2009
The 2009 Summer Uni Sports Spectacular generously hosted by GLL at Mile End Stadium certainly lived up to it's name!
Eight teams of young people from across 18 London Boroughs battled it out in competitions of basketball shooting, welly wanging, 100m sprint, tug'o'war and loads more to win the coveted gold, silver and bronze medals!
Congratulations goes to the maroon team who took gold, the grey team who took the silver, the navy team who took the bronze and to all the competitors who took part and made it such an enjoyable day! See the photos on our Facebook page. |
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We are delighted to have reached final of The National Lottery Good Causes Awards 2009
Date: 14 August 2009
We've battled our way through to the final stage of The National Lottery Awards 2009 thanks to you!
Thank you for all of your votes. Voting has now closed. We're thrilled to have got this far through the awards and are waiting with eager anticipation for the results.
The winners will be announced during a special star-studded BBC1 programme, 'The National Lottery: Big 7', transmitted live on Saturday 5 September. Save the date!
The National Lottery Awards are an annual search to find the UK's favourite Lottery-funded projects, recognising the difference that Lottery-funded projects make to local communities, and celebrate the achievments of the people behind them.
Watch a video about Tower Hamlets Summer University on National Lottery Good Causes YouTube Channel