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ANNUAL ROUND-UP NEWSLETTER Summer 2020 ANNUAL ART EXHIBITION Page 23 STUDENTS EMBRACE ONLINE LEARNING Page 20 Designed by Desislava Doneva CoulsdonCOULSDON College student COLLEGE FE FOODBANK FRIDAY CHRISTMAS PANTO Page 24 Page 07 APPRENTICESHIPS AT CROYDON COLLEGE Page 10 IT STUDENTS VISIT OASIS ACADEMY RYELANDS A group of Croydon College Level 3 Information Lecturer Christopher Hunt, said ‘The exercise Technology students visited Oasis Academy was very useful. We collected more than 100 Ryelands on Wednesday 4 March to work with reviews within an hour alone. Full credit goes a group of primary school children to test out to Kian Riley who not only collected the most mobile Apps that they had developed in class. reviews, but also gained the highest average TRIPS rating for his App.’ The App they presented to the school children was intended to help young children perform Samantha Francis, Assistant Principal and Head arithmetic with whole numbers between 1 and of Maths at Oasis Academy Ryelands was very 02 12. The brief of the App was to ensure it had pleased with the visit. She appreciated the calm & VISITS colour, music and other sounds that would approach of the students and the presence of appeal to young children. young male role models – who are not often seen in the Primary School environment. BTEC TRAVEL AND TOURISM CROYDON COLLEGE WARMLY CULINARY STUDENTS TRIP TO BRIGHTON WELCOMED THE DSM FOUNDATION GRANTED WORK PLACEMENTS On Thursday 12th March 2020, The Daniel Spargo- Back in February 2020, our Culinary Mabbs Foundation attended Croydon College for the students received the fantastic news 300th performance of the play ‘I Love You, Mum – that they would be given work placements I Promise I Won’t Die’ performed by Wizard Theatre at various Corbin and King restaurants for Level 3 ESOL students. in London. The Foundation was set up over 5 years ago This provided our students with an following the death of Daniel, who took an illegal excellent opportunity to gain vital work drug on a night out. His parents founded the charity experience in the culinary industry, whereby with the aim of helping young people make safer they worked alongside the Sous Chef and choices around drugs and alcohol. Dan’s mother Chef de Partie to produce food at the Fiona, has previously come into the College to talk highest standard. to students about alcohol and drug awareness. The restaurants that hosted our In May 2014, just months after Dan died, the students included: Foundation commissioned award winning playwright • Brasserie Zedel • The Delaunay Mark Wheeller to write a play about what happened on that night. The title Mark chose uses Dan’s last • Colbert • The Wolseley words to his mother before he left home. In March • Fischers 2016 the play had it’s first public performances in Southampton and London, with its premiere at the Students were responsible for producing BRIT school, just a mile from Dan’s home in Croydon. and delivering all necessary food, maintaining quality and quantity control, On November 26 2019, BTEC Travel and Tourism students The play has been professionally toured as a complying with all food hygiene & health from Coulsdon College, went on a day trip to Brighton as ‘Theatre in Education’ production since 2017; and safety regulations, and attended all part of the unit they had been studying in College – UK three years with StopWatch Theatre and with statutory training. Travel and Tourism destinations. Wizard Theatre in 2020. A fifth professional Brighton has many infamous attractions for tourists to visit, production specifically for Scotland has been including Brighton Pier and the new and exciting British Airways commissioned with Tie It Up Theatre. i360 viewing tower. Mark Wheeller has also recently published a play Travel teacher Sarita Lightfoot-Taylor said, ‘Brighton is an about David Bowie, an alumni of Croydon College excellent destination for our Travel students to explore, since the and attended the 300th performance with the town regularly attracts many different types of visitors. Despite Foundation at Croydon College. the rain and the wind, students had a brilliant time and were very well behaved!’ 2 Croydon College & Coulsdon Sixth Form College Annual Round-up 3 SPECIAL GUESTS TREATED TO A PAMPER DAY Croydon College warmly welcomed two very special guests, Angie and Jo, on Wednesday 15 January 2020 after they won a gift voucher, for a well-deserved pamper session followed by a delightful afternoon tea. Our special guests were spoilt by Croydon College Hair and Beauty students to various treatments, including a facial, manicure and pedicure, before they were treated to an afternoon tea, all prepared by our wonderful Hospitality students. Refreshments on offer included an assortment of sandwiches, various savouries, sweet pastries, tea and coffee. We received plenty of outstanding feedback from our guests, who said ‘Your services have completely exceeded our expectations. Every staff member and student were friendly, welcoming and professional. We were very impressed, and would definitely come again!’ Thank you Angie and Jo for all your amazing feedback, we’re delighted THE ROYAL ARTILLERY BARRACKS VISIT that you enjoyed your time here at Croydon College. Coulsdon Sixth Form College On Monday 16 March 2020, Coulsdon Sixth Form Jason Gentles, Programme Manager for Sport and College Public Services students warmly welcomed Public Services said, ‘The army representatives were Lance Corporal Crompton and his team from The impressed with the 3 students still standing at the Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich. end of the session. He said they would make it in the army! I learnt a lot about their character and I am The group made the most of the sun by completing sure they learned a lot about themselves.’ various team building activities to learn what it takes to succeed in the army. THE ARK BLAKE ACADEMY WELCOMED CROYDON COLLEGE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS STUDENTS The brand new Ark Blake Academy in East Croydon, set to open in September 2020, welcomed our Level 2 Electrical Installation students on Wednesday 15 January 2020. During the Electrical Installations course, learners expanded their knowledge and skills through a combination of theory lessons and practical workshops. This trip provided our YOUR SERVICES HAVE current students with an excellent opportunity to gain some COMPLETELY EXCEEDED OUR vital practical experience to work in the electrical installation EXPECTATIONS. EVERY STAFF industry, with the guidance of the Wates Group, who are MEMBER AND STUDENT WERE currently constructing the Academy. FRIENDLY, WELCOMING AND The Wates Group is one of the largest family owned PROFESSIONAL. WE WERE construction property services and development companies VERY IMPRESSED, AND WOULD in the UK. The company has worked across the country, DEFINITELY COME AGAIN! working on all types of projects including construction of hospitals, Universities and schools. Electrical Installations Lecturer, Oliver Balay, said ‘The learners thoroughly enjoyed the detailed and insightful site experience. A special thanks to Production Management Trainee, Joshua Davis and Apprentice, Louisa Phillip for all the exciting range of electrical installations and construction work being carried out. We look forward to working with the Wates Group again!’ 4 Croydon College & Coulsdon Sixth Form College Annual Round-up 5 THE CHRISTMAS PANTO RETURNED TO Coulsdon Sixth Form College Coulsdon Sixth Form College students once again impressed with their annual Christmas panto, this year presenting Alice in Wonderland. Not only was there brilliant acting from our wonderful students, but there were plenty of dance routines and even gym stunts that were perfectly executed. The performance was extremely successful due to the outstanding efforts of the production team, and EVENTS of course the energetic cast from across both nights. 06 THE PERFORMANCES, CHOREOGRAPHY, The Panto always displays the wealth of talent across HUMOUR AND CHARACTERISATIONS various departments within the College, and the fantastic teamwork that pulls together a production WERE SUPERB, AS WAS THE SET DESIGN of such high quality. AND COSTUMES CREATED BY OUR BTEC LEVEL 3 ART STUDENTS. ALL OF THIS It was a fun evening that brought plenty of laughter WAS ENHANCED BY THE LIGHTING AND amongst the audience that came out in crowds to SOUND EFFECTS CREATED BY OUR BANKSY IN CROYDON fill out the theatre. The students interacted brilliantly with the youngsters in the audience, all of whom SKILFUL TECH TEAM. ALL OF THE STAFF September 2019 loved the performance. AND STUDENTS INVOLVED SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS Head of Visual Arts, Music and Performing Arts, AND THE RAPTUROUS RESPONSE OF THE Fiona Brennan said: AUDIENCES. I AM VERY PROUD TO BE In September 2019, elusive artist Banksy THEIR HEAD OF FACULTY. set up a shop in Croydon featuring the stab vest he designed for Stormzy’s headline act at Glastonbury Festival. A Tony the Tiger rug and a cradle surrounded by CCTV cameras were also on display. Known as Gross Domestic Product, the store was a window display in a former carpet shop that sold a range of products designed by Banksy. Pete Raistrick, Croydon College lecturer got a piece of the action before the GRAPHICS STUDENTS CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH store shut just two weeks later. He was even interviewed by Ria Chatterjee and featured on ITV news the evening the store was discovered! HAIRDRESSING AND BEAUTY STUDENTS Coulsdon Sixth Form College’s RAISE MONEY FOR THE SEND CENTRE Lower Graphics Group celebrated Black History Month in October 2019, by designing and developing typographic posters. Graphics lecturer, Helena Croydon College Level 2 and Level 3 Hairdressing, and Level 2 Vaughan, encourages her Beauty students took part in a fundraiser event for the SEND A Level Graphics Centre based at Coulsdon Sixth Form College, on Wednesday students to look back in 11 December 2019. time, and pick stories they like that can be The students treated their clients to various treatments to used as part of a help raise essential money for the SEND Centre’s sensory Graphics project room.