There will be a fantastic legacy for the community with a permanent aquatics centre with a 50-metre pool and the velodrome will be added to so it becomes a fully equipped velopark. The main Olympic Stadium, the centrepiece of the Games, may be converted after the Games into a football stadium or a mixed-use stadium linking sport and training. One thing that we are passionate about is that all venues have good community access and should be as flexible as possible, being able to host concerts, festivals and exhibitions, as well as major sports events.

One of the main objectives is to double the green space currently in the Lower Lea Valley so many of the temporary venues will be open green space. To take this initiative forward Newham College was invited to attend a three-day contact seminar via the British Council held in Paris. The purpose of the seminar was to bring together FE colleges, academics and employers to agree arrangements for work placement projects. fashion with academic Paul Poiret to exchange six students and provide work placements within the fashion industry during their two-week stay. view publisher site : gloriettes-residences.com

The French work placements took place in February, and the Newham students will be travelling to Paris from June. My European activities began in 1992 when I took a group of Newham Council trainees on a three-week work placement to the south of Italy. oyce also held the role of European Officer for the college for several years and it was during this period that she was asked to carry forward the curriculum focussed transnational activities, which she has done for the past six years.

Newham College were able to access major funding through European programs that required European partners that I have to source. For the students and staff it is valuable to have the opportunity to meet up with other cultures, learn about best practices and broaden experiences. The students always find they gain in confidence and learn another language. Quite often their course requires investigation into European countries or designing for a global market. In October 2003 Newham Council bid for ?160 million from the Department of Education and Skills (DfES) to fund a programme of improvement to secondary schools.