Location

MAIN ADDRESS

CITY University

Northampton Square, London EC1V OHB, UK

Tel: 44 (0)207 040 8037

 

SLEEPING ACCOMMODATIONS

Walter Sickert Hall, 29 Graham Street,

London N1 8LA

Tel: +44 (0)  207 040-8822 

How to get there

ARRANGED CAR SERVICE: 

Previously arranged car service to and from the airport has proven to be a more economical option than taxi.  Two services have been found to be reliable:

·          www.justairports.com  currently offers one way fees to and from Walter Sickert Hall.   From Heathrow:  £35,  From Gatwick £52;   From Stansted: £52.   Pickups incur additional charge of the airport carpark.  Rates are good for up to 2 persons and 2 bags per car.   Add £4 for additional bags.   Advanced booking required.  Phone  +44 (0) 208 900 1666.

·          An alternate car service called “ASAP” offers one way fees at £35 Heathrow, £50 Gatwick, £45 Stansted.  Pickups incur additional charge of the airport carpark and include 30 minute wait time.  Additional wait time charged at £15 per hour.  Advance booking required. Phone  +44 207 226 4444

FROM HEATHROW AIRPORT

By taxi: Cost is approx.  £65 (British pounds):  40-75 minutes

By train/underground: Take Heathrow Express (Express class £14.50 one way/£28 return trip,  First class £23.50 one way/£46 return trip) to Paddington station (about 15 minutes).  From there you can take a taxi, or the underground ‘Circle Line’ to King's Cross, then underground, ‘Northern Line’ to Angel, Cost: £5  Total time about 45 minutes.

By underground:  Piccadilly line to King's Cross, Northern Line to Angel  Cost:  £5  about 1 hour

Airbus: Check at the airport.  These go to various points in London but at the time of writing none were too near the University.

FROM GATWICK AIRPORT

By train and underground: Take Thames Link Rail to London Bridge, then underground Northern Line to Angel: check online for costs.  There is also Gatwick Express to Victoria Station, but it requires more changes.

Airbus: Check at the airport.  These go to various points in London but at the time of writing none were too near the University.

Taxi: Far too expensive and takes too long.

The University is about 600 meters from Angel Tube stop (about 10-12 minute walk)

BY UNDERGROUND 

The nearest underground (Tube) stations are Angel on the Northern Line, and Farringdon on the Metropolitan and Circle lines. All University buildings are about ten minutes’ walk from the Angel tube stop and a 15 minute walk from Farringdon

BY BUS   Routes 4, 19, 30, 38, 43, 55, 56, 63, 73, 153, 205, 214, 243, 274, 341.

 

BY TRAIN Travel by rail to any London terminus and then by underground, by bus, or on foot.  Nearest Tube: Angel (Northern Line)

BY CAR  Parking in the roads surrounding the Northampton Square site is at parking meters. The nearest National Car Park to Northampton Square is on Skinner Street, off St John Street. Please note that Northampton Square, Peartree Court, Finsbury and Hayworth Halls of Residence and Saddlers Sports Centre are all within the Congestion Charging Zone. Walter Sickert Hall is outside the Zone.

 

Visit this site to plan your own journey. http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk/

Walter Sickert Hall Hall of Residence

 Northampton Square site (detailed map below)

 

Campus Map Detail (below)

Tait Building 25-30 June Teacher Training Center Classrooms C302, C303

University Building, , 26-30 June Counselor Training Center Classroom E212,  City University Main Reception Desk

 Refectory Building, Breakfasts & Dinners

 School of Social Sciences:   ALL PTC Seminar/Training Rooms DLG 03 DLG 08, Teacher Training Center Classrooms from 1-5 July DLG 19, DLG 20

 

FOR WALTER SICKER HALL OF RESIDENCE PLEASE REFER TO MAP ABOVE

Accommodation

All participants who have selected “with accommodation’ option will be housed at Walter Sickert Hall in single bedrooms with ensuite (private shower and toilet) facilities.  All rooms are also equipped with tea and coffee making facilities.  Each room has it’s own direct dial telephone, which accepts incoming calls.  External calls can be made by purchasing telephone cards from the reception area or nearby newsagents.  All rooms are cleaned on a daily basis. Towels and guest toiletries are supplied. Television and reading rooms are available and there is a 24 hour self service coin-operated laundry facility. The reception desk is open from 9.00am -9.00pm, but guests have the flexibility of 24 hour access to the building. Additionally, there is 24 hour security. Walter Sickert Hall’s guest conduct policy includes no overnight guests that are not registered with the dormitory, late night parties, or loitering in the street area in front of the dormitory.  Walter Sickert Hall is approximately a 10 minute walk to the PTC training rooms, in the Social Science building.

 

Meals

A full English breakfast is provided daily at the university for participants staying on campus. Daily breakfast vouchers will be provided at registration with PTC onsite.  Breakfast is held in the Refectory Building from 7:30am-8:15am.  Your institute fee also includes a welcoming buffet dinner on the first night of the course and a dinner the last night before the course ends. The banquet dinners are required attendance.   Two coffee breaks will be provided daily.  All other meals are on your own. Costs for meals range from £4 to £20 and up.  Options for lunch include the University Refectory, the Ritazza Coffee Shop, and off campus simple sandwich shops, moderate restaurants, grocery shops, etc.

 

Arrival

1.      If you are staying on campus, go first to Walter Sickert Hall.   Although check-in to your room begins at 2pm, you can check in with the reception desk and leave your luggage in their luggage storage room.

2.      Course registration is between 1:00pm-3:00pm in the Social Sciences Building (Room D107 on the ground level) Please arrive to register for your course and pick up your training materials sometime during these hours.   The PTC training rooms DLG 03& DLG 08 are located on the lower ground level of the building.  After registration, you are free until the course begins promptly at 4:00pm.   You should arrive in plenty of time to attend this first session.  It is essential to the rest of the week.    

PTC Institutes Daily Schedule:

Day 1	·  Check in at 1:00-3:00 pm for registration in room D107 of the Social Science Building. ·  Dormitory check in from 2:00p at Walter Sicker Hall ·  Courses start at 4:00 pm ·  Welcome banquet in the evening
Day 2-5	·  Classes from 8:30am-3:30pm ·  Small group sessions from 4:00pm-5:30pm Training is intensive. Evenings are free but little free time is available during the course for off-site activities.
Day 6	·  Classes ·  Closing banquet in the evening
Day 7	·  Classes end at approximately 1:00pm City University requires check out of all sleeping rooms at Walter Sickert Hall by 10:00am.  A luggage storage facility is available.  Plan to check out before class.  Late check out is subject to an extra nights charge.

The final morning is an essential part of the course.  Please arrange your travel so that you can be present through this final session.

What to bring

Please bring all pre-readings and assignments that you receive in your confirmation packet.  Please also bring an umbrella and a sweater or sweatshirt (some training rooms are air-conditioned).

Internet Access

If you are residing in the dorms at City University during the PTC program and plan to bring a laptop, Internet access in Walter Sickert Hall is available through Ethernet connections. Computers which have an Ethernet card connection can be connected to the Internet for a service fee of approximately £25-30 and is on for the duration of your stay at the university. The front desk at the dormitory will assist you in the location of the computer lab office where you will need to bring your laptop along with payment in order to set up the service.  Please bring an Ethernet cable, and a British adapter plug for your computer.  Dial up access through telephone modem is not available for computer access as all outgoing telephone calls require a prepaid phone card to establish a connection.

Internet access is also available at no fee in on-campus computer labs located throughout the campus. The PTC coordinator in London will provide logon access numbers to PTC participants along with lab locations and hours of operation.

Extra Nights

If you need a room either before the starting day of your session, after the session, or for the nights in between sessions if you are taking two courses, submit the City University Extra Night Booking Form by fax directly to the PTC office at +1 508 790 1749.   See form below.   

Extra night rooms at Walter Sickert Hall can be reserved at the PTC rate of USD$55.00 per night. Payment must accompany the reservation request.  Extra night rooms DO NOT include breakfast. Deadline for extra night reservations is 9 May 2008.   For registrants who cancel extra nights reservations after 9 May, one half of the reservation fees ($27.50 per night) will be refunded.

Graduate Credit

If you intend to take any course for graduate credit, indicate this at the onset of the course.  Graduate credit is available from The College of New Jersey, Lehigh University and Bath University (UK).  PTC will collect the fee for TCNJ and Lehigh credits and pass it on to the university.  Bath credits are given on an individual basis between the participant and the university.  All those taking a course for graduate credit will be required to complete an assignment.  Please contact the university directly if you have any questions about matriculation, their degree programs, etc.

Cancellation policies

Your course deposit is non-refundable.  For registrants who withdraw after 9 May 2007, one half of the course fees, less the deposit, will be refunded.

Training at the PTC is intensive

While there are no evening sessions, you may have reading and/or short writing assignments to complete.  There is no free time available during the course for off-site activities. Attendance of family members who are not attending the course is discouraged.

PTC Contact

If you have any questions or need any other assistance, contact the PTC office:

Phone: 1 508 790-1748  Fax: 1 508 790-1749 e-mail: theptc@aol.com