The Education Committee of The Council of European Jamaats held the annual GCSE and A Level Revision Course at Malvern St James, between 11 and 17 April 2010. Attended by 37 students, representing nearly all UK jamaats, the future of our community gathered for an intensive week of past paper practice in English, Science, Mathematics and Economics. Each day was filled with classes of two to three students being taught by experienced teachers from within and outside our communities. Private study sessions were supervised by subject mentors who were undergraduates from our communities with excellent academic qualifications and an innate desire to give back to the course which helped many of them only a few years ago.

The timetable for each day was organised around the prayer times for Zohr and Maghrib when all students and staff recited Namaaz communally.

The afternoons saw time dedicated to sports, with the evenings devoted to surgery. Surgery sessions allow students to take control of their own revision: working on problems set by teachers during the day, working on past papers on their own, or approaching teachers for specific one-to-one tutoring on difficult topics. Some teachers also used these sessions to hold master classes on common difficult topics across all syllabi.

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The Freshers Fair 2007 organised by the Education Committee of CoEJ formed part of the CoEJ Careers Day on 8th September. It was an exciting day that I looked forward to going to.

The programme was split into two sections. During the morning session we had three talks delivered by undergraduates and graduates. These talks were entitled “First year uni experiences”, “Spirituality at University” and “Freshers Week”. All these talks were great and the spirituality talk was especially useful as it gave an indication, and first hand experience, at how University can change ones life. Read more...

The 8th of September 2007 had been a busy day for CoEJ – a very busy day indeed. Five different seminars and fairs were running in parallel, ranging from assisting those just about to fill in their UCAS forms all the way to the parents of the freshers – giving them a complete ‘inside info’ of what actually happens in the well-documented ‘fresher’s week’. Unfortunately, since I didn’t visit that seminar, I can’t inform you of what exactly unfolds. But for the parents out there, just ask your kids; they will be glad to inform you of all the perks! Read more...

The course was held at the Seyyeda Zainab (A.S) Building, Birmingham. Most people came on the coach from Stanmore. The course started off with namaaz and lunch. After a short introduction, we were sent straight to class.

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The Organisers:

The Camp was organised by the Education Committee of the Council of European Jamaats. The success of the Nairobi Annual Camp organised by the Tabligh Committee of Dar-es-Salaam Jamaat, provided the impetus and the inspiration for a similar styled residential camp for girls in the UK. The day to day organisation and administration in the setting up and leading to the final Camp was undertaken by the Chairman of The Education Committee of Council of European Jamaats, Murtaza Datoo.

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The Organisers:
The Camp was organised by the Education Committee of the Council of European Jamaats. The success of the Nakuru Annual Camp organised by the Tabligh Committee of Dar-es-Salaam Jamaat, provided the impetus and the inspiration for a similar styled residential camp for boys in the UK. The day to day organisation and administration in the setting up and leading to the final Camp was undertaken by the Chairman of The Education Committee of Council of European Jamaats, Murtaza Datoo. 

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Sweden 2003 – My Experience
18 campers submitted their essays. The writings were good; the styles were varied and interesting; the experiences quoted were personal and well chosen to suit the length of the essay.

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A Pre-camp seminar was held at Dar –al –Tableegh on Sunday 20th June 2004  for the participants of this year's Iran Summer camp. The Education committee of the Council of European Jamaats (CoEJ) and the Shia Ithna Asheri Madressa (SIM) jointly held an orientation seminar for this year's Iran Campers. Two groups, one under The Education Committee of The Council of European Jamaats (CoEJ) and the other The Madressa group under the Shia Ithna Asheri Madressa (SIM) are organising a religious and cultural trip to Iran under the patronage of the Islamic Education Board of the World Federation.

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Report by Sister Sabiha Khokar (2003 Girl Participant) on the 5th GCSE Study Skills Course held on 20th – 23rd December 2003 Birmingham

This GCSE study skills has helped me a lot.  Although I haven’t yet taken my GCSE’s I am now clearer on many things that had been question marks to me my whole life.  This course doesn’t just cover the academic topics that you have difficulty with, but also teaches you how to revise and control stress.

 

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