Image: logos of the participating universities: Northumbria University, The University of York, Roehampton University, Durham University, York St John College of the University of Leeds
 
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Link: Welcome
Link: Meet the Team
Link: The Medal Casebook
Link: Staff and Educational Development
Link: Activities
Link: Reports and Working Papers
Link: Get Involved
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Link: Voices from the Community

 

 


Meet theTeam

Who is involved?

At each partner university we have someone with teaching expertise relating to childhood, and someone with educational or staff development expertise.

Meet the team!

Picture: Photo taken of the Medal Team at the team's first project meeting, York St John, November 2004
MEDAL’s first project meeting, hosted by York St John University, November 2004
From the left Peter Hughes, Liz Shrives, Sue Robson, Mel Gibson, Peter Hartley, Liz McDowell, Gweno Williams, Kay Sambell, John Issitt, Patsy Cullen, Roger Clark


Members of the MEDAL project (Gweno Williams, Kay Sambell, Roger Clark and Mel Gibson) visiting an exhibition at the Discovery Museum, Newcastle Upon Tyne, July 2005. The exhibition was organised by Seven Stories: The Centre for the Children's Book and celebrated the 50th anniversary of the picture book character, Miffy. After the visit the team were joined by other project members for a study day.


At the Steering Committee, March 2006: (from left) Kay, Mel, Liz, Sue, Roger, Peter (taking photo: Pam).


MEDAL Childhood Symposium - Dublin June 2006
From left to right: Gweno Williams, Roger Clark, Sue Robson, Mel Gibson, Pam Knights, John Issitt, Kay Sambell


During their visit the Childhood Team met Valerie Coghlan (pictured 3rd from left), Church of Ireleand College, Dublin. Valrie and her students have collaborated with the MEDAL project.

Kay Sambell, Pam Knights and Mel Gibson during the IS-SOTL conference, Washington DC, at which they delivered two MEDAL papers, November 2006

Mel Gibson, Linda Graham, Pam Knights and Kay Sambell during the IRSCL Conference, Kyoto, Japan 2007.

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