Urban Learning Foundation
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The Urban Learning Foundation (ULF) is an educational outreach charity on the East India Dock Road, Poplar
in London's
East End
. It was started in 1973 as a joint venture between the College of St Mark and St John in Plymouth
and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
. The ULF became a campus of the University of Gloucestershire
in September 2003, providing teacher training and school placement programmes and student residential accommodation.
As the London Campus of the University of Gloucestershire, it offers a one year Postgraduate Certificate in Primary Education and is the base for the North East London Graduate Teacher Programme (Primary). The university also arranges and supervises Teaching Placements in urban schools for students from other colleges around the country. Accommodation is available all year round and can be booked for periods ranging from one night to one year.
£8.3 million was spent refurbishing the London campus. Following the refurbishment, it reopened in February 2009.
The University of Gloucestershire announced the closure of the London Campus in September 2009. Times Higher Education quoted a spokeswoman as saying "We have decided to consolidate our business in Gloucestershire, reducing operational costs."
Poplar, London
Poplar is a historic, mainly residential area of the East End of London in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is about east of Charing Cross. Historically a hamlet in the parish of Stepney, Middlesex, in 1817 Poplar became a civil parish. In 1855 the Poplar District of the Metropolis was...
in London's
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
East End
East End of London
The East End of London, also known simply as the East End, is the area of London, England, United Kingdom, east of the medieval walled City of London and north of the River Thames. Although not defined by universally accepted formal boundaries, the River Lea can be considered another boundary...
. It was started in 1973 as a joint venture between the College of St Mark and St John in Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...
and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is a Portuguese private foundation of public utility whose statutory aims are in the fields of arts, charity, education, and science...
. The ULF became a campus of the University of Gloucestershire
University of Gloucestershire
The University of Gloucestershire is a university primarily based in Gloucestershire, England, spread over four campuses, three in Cheltenham and one in Gloucester...
in September 2003, providing teacher training and school placement programmes and student residential accommodation.
As the London Campus of the University of Gloucestershire, it offers a one year Postgraduate Certificate in Primary Education and is the base for the North East London Graduate Teacher Programme (Primary). The university also arranges and supervises Teaching Placements in urban schools for students from other colleges around the country. Accommodation is available all year round and can be booked for periods ranging from one night to one year.
£8.3 million was spent refurbishing the London campus. Following the refurbishment, it reopened in February 2009.
The University of Gloucestershire announced the closure of the London Campus in September 2009. Times Higher Education quoted a spokeswoman as saying "We have decided to consolidate our business in Gloucestershire, reducing operational costs."