Today, in the wake of the news that BPP Law School has been given degree awarding powers, I talk to Nigel Savage, CEO, College of Law about this news and about The College of Law’s own degree awarding powers and their first crop of new graduates.
As ever, Nigel Savage has robust and thought provoking views. I asked if the fact that 86 out of 599 students in the first College of Law degree group were awarded Firsts was down to the brilliance of his students or the College marking scheme.
Listen to Podcast 25 to find out what Nigel Savage said.
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See also: What Peter Crisp, Dean, BPP Law School said in his podcast with me
And.. for the full debate go to our online magazine Consilio where Professor Patricia leighton has some interesting views on this.
Follow up podcasts on this theme:
Consilio | Podcast 28: Richard de Friend College of Law|Podcast 27 Giles Proctor, Nottingham | Podcast 26 with Peter Crisp, BPP | Podcast 25 with Nigel Savage, College of Law
This is the first spoken-word podcast that I’ve listened to, and I enjoyed it.
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[…] BPP declined invitation to be interviewed on BBC Radio 4 Today programme Posted on September 26, 2007 by consilioeditor The Today Programme (BBC Radio 4) has picked up on the story about BPP being given degree awarding powers, noting that BPP’s share price has risen 13% on the back of the news. Surprisingly, BPP declined an invitation to go on the programme ‘because they did not wish to be drawn into a wider debate on education’ – which left the door open to Sally Hunt, General Secretary of the Universities and Colleges Union. Sally Hunt was not enthusiastic about the news and questioned why the Privy Council made the decision in the first place. She expressed concerns about standards and the possibility that a profit motive may make education a secondary matter. A fascinating interview and you may listen to it here. The BBC does provide an excellent service by allowing one to listen again.Peter Crisp, Dean of BPP Law School has, however, accepted an invitation to be interviewed by Charon at 9.00 on Friday morning to respond to Nigel Savage’s points made in the Charon podcast yesterday. […]
On the contents of BPP’s LLB:
http://www.bpplawschool.com/programmes/llb/programme_content.htm
Thanks Liz…. useful. A good range of options and the usual coverage of core subjects..
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