Friday, 4 November 2011

Warwick awarded top marks by independent education charity

Record numbers of top graduates gathered this summer at Warwick Conferences to train to teach in the UK’s most deprived areas.

Warwick Conferences has been highly praised by Teach First, after successfully hosting the largest ever three week residential Teach First Summer Institute, with over 1,300 top graduates converging on the Midlands for part of their unique two-year Leadership Development Programme.

Teach First is an independent charity working to break the link between low family income and poor educational attainment by creating, equipping and mobilising a movement of teachers and leaders with a commitment to raising the achievement, aspiration and access to opportunity of children from low socio-economic backgrounds.

Held at Warwick Conferences’ Conference Park, Teach First utilised classroom and accommodation facilities as well as use of the library building as a recreation zone. Warwick Conferences also hosted a barbecue for all 1,300 delegates on two evenings.

Amanda Timberg, director of leadership development at Teach First, said: 'Warwick Conferences took on the organisational and logistical challenge of Teach First’s biggest ever Summer Institute and delivered beyond our expectations.

'The Summer Institute is a vitally important time for our participants, marking the beginning of their time on the two-year Leadership Development Programme and we are delighted to work with Warwick Conferences to ensure its success.'

Rachael Bartlett, head of sales and marketing at Warwick, said: 'Teach First required a completely focused venue for its National Summer Institute. With so many delegates in attendance, and a complex programme of activities, not many venues would be confident in delivering the consistently first-rate experience which was both expected and required.

'Our belief is that every delegate, whether visiting us for a small meeting or as part of a large multi-day event, is entitled to the highest standard of service and an environment which allows them to concentrate fully on the purpose of their visit.

'We were delighted to welcome Teach First back for their second annual event and look forward to their return next summer.'

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