EVENTS

2007-2008


STUDY TOURS, SIXTH FORM CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, MEETINGS, &  EVENTS

STUDY TOURS

 Study tour to Brussels in March 2008

The study tour to Brussels from 25 to 28 March has an optional extension to 30 March. Visits include the European Parliament, SHAPE (Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe), the European Commission, the European Council, the Institution for European Environment Policy. In addition there are presentations from representatives of the Council of Europe and the Representative of Estonia to the EU. Bursaries are available for serving teachers/lecturers which  reduce the cost for those in shared accommodation to £59. Further details may be found under.

European Study Tour

 Study tour to New York & Washington DC in May/ June 2008

This tour takes place between 28 May and 8 June and is organised as part of the US Government's International Visitor Leadership Program. It  is supported by a generous grant from the UK Embassy of the USA as well as from TEAM.

The tour includes 4 nights in New York and 6 nights in Washington DC. The group visits most of the following: the UN, the State Department, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Supreme Court, the Pentagon, Congress, a State Legislature and a Senior High School. The tour includes presentations and Q & A sessions on most of the following: the US system of government (federalism, the executive, the legislature, the supreme court; and the roles played by the media, lobbyists, business and other opinion formers in  US policy) and  the political and cultural links between the US and the UK.

Sixth Form Teachers/lecturers in Government & Politics, History, Economics, Business Studies, Citizenship, or other subjects where such a study tour would inform and develop the participant's teaching, are eligible for bursaries.  Bursaries or subsidies will be for £700 towards the cost of £1075 (for those in shared accommodation) and £1525 (in single accommodation). 

USA Study Tour 

SIXTH FORM CONFERENCES
Years 12 & 13

Teachers and Lecturers from Schools, Colleges and Universities who would like a sixth form conference should complete a conference application form.

sixth form conference & speaker service

Conferences are planned for:

02 November 2007

 

 

Kingston University

 

 

Globalisation: Opportunity or Threat?

  • Globalisation: Good or Bad?
    Dorron Otter, Principal Lecturer and Head of School of Applied Global Ethics at Leeds Metropolitan University.
     

  • Globalisation and Human Development 
    Dr Paul Auerbach, Reader in Economics at the Department of Arts and Social Sciences at Kingston University
     

  • .Resistance is fertile: Climate Camp and the rise of the Global Citizenship 
    Malcolm Carroll,     Network Developer at Greenpeace
     

  • .Global Scenarios to 2025
     Dermot Grimson, Head of UK Government Relations at Shell UK Ltd.

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28 February 2008

 

Rugby School

Towards a multi-polar world: the role of Russia and China at the beginning of the 21st century

  • The challenge of Russia in the World today?
    Dr Bettina Renz, Lecturer in International Security, School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham

  • Development in China and its implications for the World
    Dr Zhengxu Wang, Senior Research Fellow, China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham

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13 March 2008

 

 

 

Southwark College

The Middle East: Is the USA the problem or the solution?

  • What role has the USA played in the Middle East since World War Two? Professor Stephen Haseler, Director of the Global Policy Institute, London Metropolitan University
     

  • Why Israel needs Peace more than ever
    Chris Doyle, Director, Council for Arab-British Understanding
     

  • Is the two-state solution still viable?
    Maen Rashid Areikat, Co-ordinator General, Deputy Head, Negotiations Affairs Department, Palestine Liberations Organisation
     

  • Is the USA part of the Problem or part of the Solution in the Middle East? Maura Connelly, Minister Counselor for Political Affairs, Embassy of the USA, London
     

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02 April 2008

 

 

Harrow College 

Globalisation: Can Britain & the EU meet the challenge?

  • Challenges & Opportunities posed by Globalisation
    Tim Cooper, European Programmer Leader, Accenture, global management, consulting, technology services & outsourcing
     

  • Aviation  and the Global Economy
    Senior Lecturer, Buckinghamshire New University
     

  •  The Rise of the Global Citizen
    Malcolm Carroll, Network Developer, Greenpeace
     

  • The European Union and the Global Economy Dominic Brett, Head of Public Diplomacy, European Commission Representation, London
     

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24 June 2008
 Villiers Park
(Useful Links)		 Life without conflict in 21st Century Britain: What needs to be done?

 
25 June 2008

James Allen's Girls' School

Are measures to protect society putting the rights of young people at risk?
  • Growing up in the UK: Is Britain the Worst Place to be a Child? Christina Enright, Kids Company
     

  • Criminalising Young People: A UK Problem? Dr Jackie Worrall, Director of Policy & Public Affairs, NACRO
     

  • Rights and Security from a Policing Perspective Dr DominicWood. Dept. of Crime & Policing Studies. Canterbury Christ Church University
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  • Do Young People Always Gain from Laws Designed to Protect Them? Alex Gask. Solicitor & Legal Officer at Liberty, the National Council for Civil Liberties

 
01 July 2008

 

 

Bromley High School

Are Civil Liberties under threat in the Western World?
 
  • Ignore Human Rights, Imperil Civil Liberties    Hilary Hunt - UK National Commission for UNESCO.
     
  • Assessment of the Terrorist Threat in the West Nigel Inkster - Formerly  deputy director of MI6 and now a senior analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies
     
  • The Erosion of Civil Liberties in the UK James Welch - Legal Director of Liberty
  • The Significance of the United States' post 9/11  flight from Domestic and International Law Andy Worthington - Communications Manager for Reprieve and expert on Guantanamo. Also author and journalist
    .
02 July 2008

London Metropolitan University

 

Human Rights in the 21st Century: Can we have both Freedom & Security?

  • Policing and Security Dr Nick Ridley, Senior Lecturer at the John Grieve Centre for Policing Studies at London Metropolitan University
     
  • Immigration: Rights and Security Ms Tehmina Khan, Solicitor and Lecturer in Law
     
  • The European Court of Human Rights and State Abuse of Citizens Professor Philip Leach, Director of  Human Rights and Social Justice Institute at London Metropolitan University
     
  • The History Of Liberty Geoffrey Robertson QC, Head of Human Rights Practice Chambers, Recorder, Professor in Human  Rights, Author

 

SEMINARS

Planning for next seminar is in progress

MEETINGS

The meetings of the Executive Committee will take place on

01 September 2007, 27 October 2007, 05 January 2008, 15 March 2008, 03 May 2008 12 July 2008 & 13 September 2008

at 2 pm

at ST ETHELBURGA’s Centre

78, Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4AG

MEMBERS' EVENTS

Members of TEAM and their guests are invited to the Residence of the Ambassador of the Republic of France to the Court of St James for a presentation on the French Presidency of the European Union at 11 am on 09 July 2008

WEDNESDAY JULY 09 11 am -1pm

 

The annual tea party at the House of Lords will take place at 3.30 pm on 09 July 2008 by the  invitation of the President. The Lord Watson of Richmond will speak on the Lisbon Treaty

WEDNESDAY JULY 09 3.30-5.30PM

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