AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS Bergman Österberg Union Physical Education Award 2017 Our winner this year was George Woods who had the best Independent Study by a student who is going into teacher training (PGCE from September). George attended the reunion lunch with his family and briefly spoke to members about his study. “A study of the socio-economic effects of the London 2012 Olympics on residents of the London Borough of Newham.” Abstract The purpose of this study is to uncover the socio-economic impacts of the 2012 Olympic Games on residents of the East London Borough of Newham. Using data collected from the Land Registry, we assess the impact on the property market that hosting the Olympics has had in Newham, comparing these findings with three separate locations of Birmingham, Liverpool and Newcastle Upon Tyne. Our findings highlight the disparity between the rising cost of housing in Newham compared with elsewhere. Following the Olympics in 2012, prices rose by 65.0 per cent in Newham, 19.2 per cent in Birmingham, 11.3 per cent in Liverpool, and 13.2 in Newcastle Upon Tyne. These findings lead us to explore socio- economic issues such as gentrification. In the light of previous research and our findings, the discussion concludes with recommendations regarding unbiased transparency and public consultation in the bidding and planning stages for future Olympic host cities. We congratulate George and wish him all the best for his future career in teaching. 28 AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS Bergman Österberg Union Netball Teacher Award The Netball Teacher Award, donated by the Bergman Österberg Union, is presented to a teacher at any level who has made an outstanding contribution to the development of netball in primary and/or secondary schools outside of their statutory teaching responsibilities. To be eligible the nominee must be affiliated to England Netball (either as an individual or via the school) and have volunteered for a minimum period of three years, having had particular impact in the last 12 months. Recent Recipients of the Netball Teacher Award 2013 Tanya Cornish, Rainham School for Girls 2014 Kerry Murray, Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Girls 2015 No Award 2016 Barbara Taylor, Walthamstow Hall, Sevenoaks 2017 Carol Duffy, St Paul’s Academy, Greenwich 2016 Barbara Taylor, Walthamstow Hall “End of an Era” – quote from School website: The end of this academic year also marks the end of an era as we say goodbye to legend Miss Taylor, Wally Hall PE teacher extraordinaire for over 43 years. Miss Taylor has been inspiring Wally Hall girls to get involved in sport and aim high since she joined the school as a newly qualified young teacher in 1973. With a calm, unflappable and down-to-earth approach she has sown the seeds for a life- long love of sport in generations of girls. Her kindness, warmth and loyalty to her pupils and the school has been unstinting and Wally Hall will definitely not be the same without her. Barbara organised weekend tours for all year groups nationally and internationally over the 43 years spent at Walthamstow Hall, both for Netball and Lacrosse. She helped develop girls’ interest to play netball in out-of-school leagues and many have gone on to play in local clubs and certainly when at University. Wally Hall has been affiliated to Kent Netball since the 1950’s and takes part in the County School Tournaments at every age group and won the U12 County Championships in 2003. Barbara has represented Kent Schools on the County Committee and since retiring from school has been helping at the County School Tournaments. 2017 Carol Duffy – St. Paul’s Academy, Greenwich Since Carol took up her full-time post as a PE teacher in St Paul's Academy, Greenwich in 2013, she has set up and established Netball within the school, as it was not previously a sport played at St Paul's. Each week up to 70 plus girls across years 7 to 11 participate in regular netball training sessions, with Carol delivering 29 up to 3 netball training sessions a week in addition to her other responsibilities. Carol has dedicated her time to delivering training sessions for pupils both in the afternoon and in the morning, with some sessions beginning at 7am before normal lessons begin at 8.15am. Carol is responsible for coaching 4 netball teams at St Paul's between years 7 to 10. With the help of another member of staff, Carol ensures the participation and engagement of all 4 teams in regular competitive fixtures throughout Greenwich and Kent. In addition to her coaching responsibilities, Carol also ensures the involvement and development of a number of school Sports Leaders in assisting to deliver training sessions and develop their officiating skills on a regular basis. Carol aimed to set up a league which would allow girls to engage in regular competitive netball fixtures, in turn developing the skill and understanding of the game, as well as building meaningful and lasting relationships between Greenwich schools. Over the last 3 years the Greenwich School's Netball League has continued to grow and within the last 12 months has seen the involvement of 8 secondary schools in regular netball fixtures across the borough each week. A further 3 schools to date will also join the league next year. Working closely with staff across all schools, Carol's passion and enthusiasm for netball has helped to hugely enhance its status and levels of participation throughout Greenwich Borough. Carol also delivers tournaments for each year group. Acutely aware of the lack of competitive fixtures available for her girls to play when she first started at St Paul's and the lack of structure for secondary school Netball in Greenwich, Carol made it her mission to establish a sustainable league. Within the last 12 months Carol has been working extremely closely with members of Greenwich Borough Sports Development Department to help develop netball in Greenwich even further. She has worked hard to source much needed funding for the league, enabling purchase of equipment and kit for schools as well as medals and shields for the league and Greenwich tournaments. Carol is Carol Duffy also working hard to establish strong club links with schools and aims next to develop a sustainable under-age club structure in Greenwich which is accessible for all students. Joan Mills M.B.E. 30 AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS The Spirit of Dartford Greenwich honours decades of alumni achievement in education Thursday 26th October, 2017 Professor David Maguire, Vice-Chancellor, University of Greenwich It is a very special honour and a privilege to welcome you all – alumnae of Dartford College, families, and friends - to this unique graduation ceremony. I am delighted that you have joined us today, as treasured members of the wide and diverse University of Greenwich community, to celebrate your educational and professional achievements through the tradition of formally presenting academic awards. It is clear, not least from how the University was inundated with responses to the invitation to today’s ceremonies, how much pride and affection is held for the Dartford College of Physical Education by its alumnae. This is not least because of the inspiring legacy of Martina Bergman Österberg, founder of the Bergman Österberg Physical Training College in 1895, whose passion for physical education and the emancipation of women lives on in Dartford’s many graduates. Dartford College forms just one part of the University of Greenwich’s rich heritage through our forerunner institutions. Indeed, both Dartford and the University can trace their history back to the same era. Only five years before Madame Bergman Österberg founded her college at Dartford, just upstream of the Thames, Woolwich Polytechnic was founded, the second such polytechnic college in the United Kingdom. These institutions of higher learning in South East London and 31 Kent have moved and been rearranged over the decades. Yet they are part of a continuous tradition of education in the region that now resides with the University, based across three campuses at Medway, Avery Hill, and of course here, at the Old Royal Naval College, in the heart of maritime Greenwich. We are blessed here at the University of Greenwich to occupy the buildings of the college. Designed by Sir Christopher Wren, and situated directly on top of the ruins of the Tudor royal palace, this building has served as a hospital, a world-class naval academy, and now a university. This glorious Neoclassical chapel, designed by James ‘Athenian’ Stuart and William Newton, is a truly special venue to host today’s ceremony. This setting reminds us of Greenwich’s long history as a seat of learning, which the University is continuing today; a thriving centre of teaching, research, and enterprise, made up of 38,000 students from more than 140 countries, and 1,800 members of academic staff. Greenwich is a place where outstanding students, with endless potential, achieve extraordinary things. Our diverse academic portfolio includes subjects ranging from engineering to education, business to biology, and computing to creative arts. A high proportion of our programmes are professionally accredited and all prepare our graduates for a world that demands employees of high academic calibre who are self-sufficient, enterprising, and savvy. The University has an outstanding employability record: 91% of last year’s graduates are in employment or are pursuing further study. In June, the University was awarded a Silver rating in the government’s Teaching Excellence Framework, and official recognition of our excellent teaching. And following the legacy of Dartford College, Greenwich continues to train outstanding teachers and education professionals fit for the twenty-first century.