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March 2010 - Notice to All
THE PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT UNIT WILL NOT SUPPORT
ILLEGAL WORKING IN THE UK
ANY STUDENT WHO FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE UKBA
WORKING HOURS RULING WILL HAVE THEIR ENROLMENT
CANCELLED, REPORTED TO THE HOME OFFICE AND RETURNED
HOME
All students have to complete the equivalent of 15
hrs classroom learning weekly and 15 hrs learning in
placement and are entitled to an additional 20 hrs
as International student
Full time working is allowed during holiday periods
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February 2010 - Tier 4 Review
Following Alan Johnson’s speech this morning, the
UKBA published a statement on their website
regarding the Tier 4 Review, which can be accessed
here:
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2010/February/tougher-rules-for-foreign-stud
A written ministerial statement is available as a
download on the right hand side of this page.
Neil Hughes, Director of Temporary Migration
Programme, also sent the below email to Study UK
regarding the changes. The attached PDF file was
sent along with this email and contains a statement
from Alan Johnson, which summarises the changes.
The changes coming into force on 3 March will:
Halve the amount of time students studying below
degree level (except students on foundation degrees)
can work during term time from 20 to 10 hours a
week; ban students who are studying on courses of
six months or less from bringing their dependants
with them to the UK; and ban the dependants of
students studying below degree level (except
foundation degree students) from working unless they
qualify in their own right under Tier 1 (General) as
a highly skilled migrant or as a skilled worker
under Tier 2 General, Sportsperson or Minister of
Religion.
Raise the bar for English language studies
(except for pre-sessional courses and those students
who are government sponsored) from level A2
(beginner) on the Common European Framework for
Reference (CEFR) to B2 (intermediate), and require
such students to be at level B1 to qualify to enter
under Tier 4.
More changes are expected to follow, including
making students demonstrate their English level
through approved secure tests, and the creation of a
Highly Trusted Sponsor category. From April 6, only
those with highly trusted status will be able to
offer courses at National Qualifications Framework
level 3 (and its equivalents) and courses with work
placements below degree level.
Sue Hindley, Study UK Chair, met with Rachel Green (BIS),
Jeremy Oppenheim (UKBA) and Suzanne Barnes (UKBA) on
Tuesday to discuss how these changes would affect
Study UK members. They were leading the joint BIS/UKBA
response to the review.
In particular, Sue highlighted to them the
discrepancies in the treatment of our sector versus
the universities, and made it clear that Study UK
members are the quality end of the independent
sector. Going forward, she will be working hard to
ensure as many Study UK members as possible are
eligible to join the Highly Trusted Sponsor category
when it is launched, and that Study UK is invited to
be part of the small team working on the criteria
for this new category.
We will keep members updated with further
developments.
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HEALTH ON THE BOX - 8th July 2009
Pauline Byers explains
how appearing on Live Television is an
opportunity for Health Promotion.
To read the full article
click here (Adobe
PDF doc).
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STUDY DAY DIET DECISIONS and DIABETES in BME
COMMUNITIES -
2nd July 2009 at the Riverside Centre, Pride Park,
Derby.
The aim of the study day
is to provide knowledge and information of
the value of indigenous foods from BME
communities in the management of type 2
diabetes. The day will include evidence
based information from a leading Clinician;
Dr Clarence Ing, of the Weimar Institute,
California, USA and individuals from BME
communities.
For more information and to book
please
click here (Adobe
PDF doc).
Read
Testimonials from
Users and Practitioners of 'Managing Diabetes A
Wholefood Approach'.
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Liberty Hour -
December 2008 / January 2009
This is a 12 week,
spiritually based, health education and
health promotion project on Loveworld TV, on
the SKY platform - Channel 588 in the UK.
Audience: The Viewing audience potentially
extends to over a quarter of the world's
population; to the regions of Africa, the
Middle East, all of Europe, the Indian
sub-continent, Asia and Oceania
Presenters: Pauline Byers MA BSC RN RM Cert
Ed RHV Dip Man FHEA, Dr. Errol Griffiths
Commencing: Monday 15th December 2008
Recommences: Thursday 8th January 2009 for
11 weeks
Programme Outcomes
• Provide opportunities to explore
preventive health based approaches to
disease prevention and management
• Introduce the viewing community to a
system of managing chronic disease through
lifestyle changes, for example diabetes,
hypertension, cholesterol and much much more
• To empower viewers who are interested in
Health and well being to take control of
health issues affecting them and facilitate
changes in mind sets
• To offer additional alternatives to
traditional health choices
• To raise the profile of indigenous
foodstuff of the tropics
• To challenge viewers to “think outside the
box”
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Managing Diabetes A Wholefood Approach -
December 2008
(Priced at £15 -
click
here to download Order Form). Following the
principles advocated in this book will
enable most individuals with diabetes to
achieve better management of their diabetes
with less medication and lower blood sugar
levels.
Nutrition and activity are key
factors is diabetes management. The reader
will understand how to use these in
attaining better management of their
diabetes… Dr Clarence Ing-Weimar Institute
California USA.
Read
Testimonials from
Users and Practitioners of 'Managing Diabetes A
Wholefood Approach'.
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NHS Extraordinary people - October 2008
Pauline Byers, Director
of The Practice Development Unit Limited,
has been shortlisted for the NHS Employers
60th Anniversary Book
Visit the NHS extraordinary
people website at:
www.nhs60th.org.uk/extraordinary_people_detail.asp?skey=1011025
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British Accreditation Council - October 2008
The Practice Development
Unit is a recognised accredited college by
the British Accreditation Council. BAC
accreditation is recognised the world over
by students, agents and government officials
as the clearest mark of educational quality
in the independent sector, and by the UK
Border Agency as proof of a college's bona
fide status.
Visit the BAC website at:
www.the-bac.org
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Pauline Byers meets the Prime Minister
Gordon Brown - June 2008
Pauline Byers, Director
of the Practice Development Unit was
thrilled to meet Prime Minister Gordon Brown
and his wife, Sarah, at 10 Downing Street
recently.
In March 2008, Pauline was
selected as a finalist in the 2008 Nursing
Standard Nurse of the Year awards for her
work with the indigenous African Caribbean
diet in the management of type II diabetes.
She was proclaimed the winner of
a prestigious Diversity in Health award, sponsored
by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), at a ceremony
at the Royal Opera House, London in March 2008, and
there was further excitement when it was announced
that all winners and commendees had been invited to
10 Downing Street for a reception with Gordon Brown.
Pauline describes her visit to meet the Prime
Minister:
“Gordon Brown was knowledgeable about each nurses’
project and was very interested in the contribution
we had all made to patient care. He told us that we
were pioneers and we should roll our work out across
the UK.
“In this short visit I felt that I tasted a bit of
history, walked where international statesmen have
walked and shared in the delight and flamboyance of
British culture…meeting a figure who has the power
to impact on history was a very well spent
afternoon!”
Since winning this award, Pauline has been invited
to join the Department of Health in the Working
Group on Structured Education in Diabetes; a
strategic level planning group.
www.northampton.ac.uk/news/release/?id=UON8219
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Royal College of Nursing Diversity Award
- March 2008
Pauline Byers was awarded
the above award for excellence and
leadership in nursing.
There are just 12 awards made each year for those
who have made an outstanding contribution to nursing
in a particular field, of which Diversity is one.
Pauline gained her award for developing and
publishing a health promotion resource focussing on
indigenous Afro-Caribbean diet for diabetics, from
which a number of sufferers have benefited. The
evening was a wonderful event and the Awards were
presented by Edwina Curry.
Indigenous diets help people with diabetes to
live healthier lives.
"My own experience of diabetes and knowing that
almost 200 million people live with it worldwide
caused me to think hard about disease management"
says lecturer Pauline Byers.
Working with Community groups and the local
primary Care Trust, Pauline hosted a seminar to
asses the dietary needs of people in the African-Carribbean
communities.
"People want to use indigenous diets and I have
found that this can lead to better blood sugar
control, weight loss and improvements in stamina".
Pauline wrote a book about about the positive
benefits she had uncovered.
"Truly an entrepreneur" says the specialist
judge, "I greatly admire her ability to generalise
from the personal and make her argument stand upto
scrutiny.
For additional information see –
nurseawards.rcnpublishing.co.uk/1_2_5.asp
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