A303 Reflective Report

The Moonlight Dancing article was written for the Coventry Telegraph; this is because it is about the university but promotes a non-university dance course so I felt the local paper would be the best place for my article. The article is aimed at parents of young children. I found out about this story from a friend of mine doing a dance degree. I asked her if she was doing any projects and she directed me to her website where I found out about the collaborative dance course. I decided to go with a promotional angle for the article because I felt that was the best was to go and what the clients Moonlight Dance Company and Coventry University needed. For sources I used the Angels Theatre website, the Moonlight Dance company website and an interview with Sarah Hale, one of the founders of the moonlight dance company.


I found out about the Gravestone article from Ali Bushnell. This article was written for a university newspaper such as The Source or CU Today. The article is aimed at students and adults, or anyone interested in the history of Coventry, such as new comers to the area. The sources I used were the Coventry Cathedral website and history student Ross Armstrong. I decided go with an informative angle on the story because not many people know about the gravestones or why they are there.

Want to wrestle?

Ever looked at wrestling stars such as Hulk Hogan or John Cena and wished you could be just like them? Well now you can. There are two wrestling schools in Coventry, one called Phoenix Wrestling and the other called Slam wrestling.


Slam wrestling is part of a national chain; the Coventry school was the.... school to open in UK. It is based in Body FX gym in Jackson Road, Coventry. It is run by head coach Max Nero. They train every Saturday from 1pm till 4pm and sessions cost £10. As well as training people to become wrestlers they also put their talent to use by touring the country. Ticket prices start from £7.50 for children and £10 for adults. In May Coventry Slam will celebrate its 1st birthday.

Can you win a MacMillan Prize?

What would you do to see you work published? Third year graphic design and illustration student Laura Anderson is taking part in the annual MacMillan children’s book illustrations competition. MacMillan publishing runs a competition every year that gives one budding artist the chance to get their work published and exhibited in public.


Laura explains:

“We have to create a children’s story book. Everything has to be original, from the story to the illustrations. It must be aimed towards a child 5 years of age or under. We were also told that it would be helpful to familiarise ourselves with current children’s books that are on the market”.

Moonlight Dancing

Do you like to dance? Coventry University student dance group Moonlight dance company are collaborating with Angels Theatre School do create an easter dance course entitled ‘We Shall Not Sleep’, set in the great war.

Third year BA Dance, Theatre and Professional Practice students Sarah Hale and Katie Chopping set up Moonlight Dance Company as part of their third year final project.

Gravestones in the University

Coventry Cathedral dominates the city skyline, but there is more to this amazing structure
than meets the eye. Have you ever wondered why there are gravestones left next to the university's
students union building? Well this is because they are on hallowed ground and by law cannot be removed.
They belong to St Michael's church, which unfortunately stands in ruins after the coventry blitz of november 1940.As the ruins of the old cathedral are hallowed ground, they are listed as Grade A, therefore the ruins and any property connected to them, including the gravestones, are not allowed to be moved.

Continuing Professional Development Courses

Do you want to further your career? Coventry Universities’ health and life sciences faculty are running Continuing Professional Development courses. These are courses that aim to increase your employability within the health profession.

Why do a CPD course? Natalie Mills, head of Health CPD explained that:

“CPD has always been a part of becoming a nurse, physiotherapist or occupational therapist, once you have your registration you have to keep updating your skills.”

Snow Business

Do you know everything about the latest technology in the media world? Channel 4 News present Jon Snow recently visited Coventry Cathedral to give a talk about ‘Who would be a Journalist in the 2nd decade of the 21st century?’


At the age of 9 Jon was taken to Coventry by his father, who was a cleric. Snow’s father wanted Jon to experience and witness the devastation of the war and how it affected Coventry. Snow described what he saw was “Just an open space where the Cathedral had been”. The visit to the bomb sight was what started Jon Snow’s fixation of war.