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BBC’S COUNTRYFILE REPORTS FROM WARWICKSHIRE COLLEGE PAGE 5

PERFORMING ARTS STUDENTS HELP FIGHT BULLYING PAGE 8

WORLDSKILLS WINNER RECOGNISED AS MASTER CRAFTSMAN PAGE 9

CUTTING EDGE FILM MAKE-OVERS STUDENTS TRANSFORMED INTO CHARACTERS FROM TIM BURTON FILMS PAGES 4

Leeds City College performing arts student James Thompson, aged 19, as Edward Scissorhands

Raising standards in teaching, leadership and workforce development within the education and training sector The new Education and Training Foundation website is here! www.etfoundation.co.uk Follow us on Twitter @_E_T_Foundation CAMPUS ROUND-UP FE Week celebrating FE in partnership with The Education & Training Foundation Young voters hear from Euro MPs and vote to stay in the EU

tudents from Walsall College voted Welcome to CAMPUS ROUND-UP edition 12 Soverwhelmingly in favour of the UK staying in the European Union (EU) after debating the issue with three West The guest editor this week he has demonstrated a mature Union membership. We also Midlands Euro MPs. is James Jefferson (pictured), approach to work and obviously reported on a visit by the BBC’s The college held a Europe day, aged 16, who started a two-week wants to learn as much as possible Countryfi le team to Warwickshire where it invited Anthea McIntyre internship with FE Week on from his time here. College’s working farm and (Conservative), (Liberal Wednesday, April 16. All newspapers have their own special recognition granted to a Democrats) and Nikki Sinclaire He is a fi rst year A-level student writing styles, which are always former WorldSkills winner from (Independent) to debate the advantages at Exeter College studying English a challenge for new reporters a historic representative body for and disadvantages of EU membership language, drama and theatre to learn, but James has already builders and tilers. with around 100 learners. studies, sociology, and print-based adapted well. This week’s feature is on Students were then asked to vote media. Highlights from this week’s fundraising at Middlesbrough using electronic keypads whether He is also a member of the edition include stories on College for a three-year-old girl Britain should be “in” or “out” of college’s JAx Journalism Leeds City College who had a heart transplant. Europe — with 66 per cent opting to stay Academy, where he has students made-up to in. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH heard inspirational talks look like characters They also took part in activities from broadcast and print from Tim Burton fi lms challenging them to consider the effects @paulofford journalists and been given and Walsall College of EU human rights legislation. [email protected] help getting articles published students who learned June Morrow, Walsall College’s in local papers and magazines. from Euro MPs about the director of student services, said: “This elcome to our fi rst digital James is our seventh advantages and was great way to help young people see WCampus Round-up magazine paid intern and the disadvantages the relevance of the European issue. following the Easter break. youngest so far, but of European “By the end of the day, only a handful of students felt they wouldn’t Send your stories with pictures to [email protected] including be bothered to vote (7 per cent) which Do you want to be in Campus Round-up? names, ages and course details of students where applicable indicates that Europe day did a lot to From left: West Midlands Euro MPs Phil Bennion, Nikki Sinclaire and Anthea McIntyre (far right) at Walsall College with challenge political apathy among our students who took part in the debate young people.” Edition 12 The only newspaper dedicated to further education and skills

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2 WWW.FEWEEK.CO.UK \ \ \ \ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2014 WWW.FEWEEK.CO.UK 3 CAMPUS ROUND-UP FE Week celebrating FE in partnership with The Education & Training Foundation Farming safety lessons learned through Countryfile visit Students in Wonderland through movie make-up challenge

eeds City College students Lwere transformed into characters from Tim Burton fi lms. Level three production arts students used hair and make-up skills they had learned on their courses to carry out the make- overs on level three performing arts and acting students. The learners looked like characters from Burton’s fi lms including Batman, Alice in Wonderland, Edward Scissorhands and Sweeney Todd. They were star attractions at an open day, attended by around 200 people, aimed at attracting more people on to production arts courses. Claire Dunkerley, Leeds City College curriculum leader for performing and production arts, said: “This was a great opportunity to show the talent and creativity of our students while also providing an insight From left: Students Rachael Turner and Harriet Hollis, Acting student Becky Bartram, aged 16, made up as a combination of Alice and the into the courses.” both aged 18, Countryfi le presenter Tom Heap, and Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland. Inset: Acting student Danny Jubb, 16, is students Jennifer Bent, 17, and Jonathon Wolsey, 18 transformed into The Joker from Batman

arwickshire College featured in a All-female team triumphs in engineering competition Wreport by BBC TV show Countryfi le on the importance of health and safety in n all-female team of MidKent College farming. Alearners proved they were on the same fre- The BBC spent two days fi lming at the quency by winning an engineering competition college’s 345-hectare farm, where learners that challenged them to build a working radio. gain hands-on experience of arable Level three engineering students Katie Em- cropping, working in a dairy unit, and with ery, aged 16, Emma Nelson and Lauren Wells, sheep and cattle herds. both 17, Sophie Everest-Ford and Dylan Halpin, They also use fi eld-based machines both 18, and Jessica Beckley, 19, triumphed involved with ploughing, muck-spreading Farmer James Chapman is fi lmed explaining to students ahead of fi ve teams from other colleges at the and mowing. how he lost an arm in a farming accident Stem (science, technology, engineering and Presenter Tom Heap interviewed level maths) Fest at neighbouring East Kent College. three extended diploma agriculture students The competition required teams of students about the health and safety training they to follow a set of instructions to create a work- receive on their course. ing radio, then give a presentation on how they The item also featured James Chapman, would improve it. a farmer who lost an arm when he was 23 The students, who are the only females on years old after getting it caught in a slurry their course, won the £500 fi rst prize. tanker, who stressed to the students the Miss Halpin said “Engineering isn’t very “importance of safety”. popular with many girls. I think it’s seen as a Diane Whitehouse, vice principal, dirty, manual job, but that doesn’t put us off at said: “We were really pleased to welcome all. It was good making the boys jealous. Countryfi le to fi lm at our working farm. “We spoke about how we would like to make “It was a unique experience for our

it smaller so it would be more appealing to a students, giving them a fi rst-hand insight Left: Student Andrew Whitlow, aged 18, takes a “selfi e” younger age group.” From left: Jessica Beckley, Sophie Everest-Ford, Emma Nelson, Lauren Wells, Dylan Halpin and Katie Emery into how television programmes are made, with presenter Tom Heap and fellow students Martin and the opportunity to be interviewed on Hayes and Wesley Udal, both 18. Above from left: Students Rachael Turner, 18, Jennifer Bent, 17, and Wesley Udall, Send your stories with pictures to [email protected] including camera themselves.” 18 Do you want to be in Campus Round-up? names, ages and course details of students where applicable

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Brave little Evie Clasper has And a suitable new heart was found new hope for life after a heart for little Evie on Saturday, April 19. transplant operation over the Miss Spencer said: “We found out Easter weekend. And nobody will she was getting the transplant at be happier than staff and students lunchtime [on Saturday] and she was at Middlesbrough College who in theatre a couple of hours later for raised more than £1,500 for the an operation that took 12 hours. heart unit that has been treating “She has been a stable condition her, writes Paul Offord. since. It was the best possible Easter present. Her skin was pale and her taff and students at lips would often go blue before the SMiddlesbrough College went operation, but they are now a healthy the extra mile for a brave little girl looking pink.” whose life has been blighted by heart Most of the miles for the problems. fundraising event were clocked up Three-year-old Evie Clasper, on exercise treadmills at the college, whose aunt, Helen Spencer, is an with principal Zoe Lewis running the administrator in the college’s health fi rst mile. and care department, was diagnosed She said: “We know how important with hypoplastic left heart syndrome the children’s heart unit is to poorly before birth. youngsters across the region and She has spent much of her life we’re proud to show our on the operating table and with the support in any way we Children’s Heart Unit at Newcastle’s can.” Freeman Hospital. Most people who took Her fi ght for survival has caught part walked or ran three the imagination at her aunt’s college, miles. where 20 volunteers aimed to raise But health and care money for the college by completing lecturer Karen Gibson 86 miles between them on running and course co-ordinator machines — the length of the round Laura Cochrane, who also trip between the college and Freeman helped organise the event, Hospital. ran 10 and eight miles But they ended up completing respectively. more than 200 miles, which raised The only volunteers more than £1,500 for the hospital’s who did not use the Zoe Lewis, Middlesbrough College principal, walking the fi rst mile for Children’s Heart Unit. running machines were the fundraising event and (from left) staff members Matt Hopton, Laura Ms Spencer said: “The support health and care lecturers Cochrane, Dan Yates and Helen Spencer we’ve received has been amazing. Dan Yates, 52, and Matt People want to help in any way they Hopton, 39, who opted to can and we’ve already exceeded all walk 43 miles from the our expectations by the number of college to the hospital people volunteering to take part and over two days. Miss the donations that have fl ooded in.” Spencer said: “Evie’s Evie was diagnosed with heart mum was texting me problems when her mother [Miss all the time asking how Spencer’s sister], 41-year-old Dawn, it was going. They are was 20 weeks pregnant with her. really proud of what we She needed surgery as soon as she have done and told Evie was born and endured 14 operations about it.” before doctors fi nally allowed Visit www. her parents to take her home in justgiving.com/chuf to December 2010 when she was six boost the fund. months old. Left: Evie Clasper with her mother Dawn. Above: Helen Spencer with Evie when she was 12 days old. Right: Evie with sisters Daisy, aged 5, and Megan, 12

6 WWW.FEWEEK.CO.UK \ \ \ \ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2014 WWW.FEWEEK.CO.UK 7 CAMPUS ROUND-UP FE Week celebrating FE in partnership with The Education & Training Foundation WorldSkills winner recognised as master craftsman It’s no drama as learners help fi ght bullying earners from Macclesfi eld LCollege used their creative talents to get an anti-bullying message across to primary school pupils. The level two performing arts students created bullying-themed drama scenarios and helped year three and four children from Hurdsfi eld Primary School, in Macclesfi eld, act them out. The learners, who were also challenged to organise enjoyable warm-up activities for the school children, wore hooded tops branded with an anti-bullying logo designed by level three graphic design students from the college. Maura Shilton, lecturer in creative studies and visual media, said: “It was great to work with the school because the pupils were so enthusiastic and our students benefi ted from gaining valuable Students Mia-Iola Adam (second from left) and Charlene Salthouse, both aged 16, show the primary school pupils some dance moves. Inset: work-related learning experience, Students Georgia Tomlinson (centre left) and Sam Perry, both 16, talk to helping to build their confi dence.” the children

ROUND-UP IN BRIEF

Blowing whistle Top marks for Birthday cake From left: Ashley Terron with his gold medal, Paul Gould, curriculum manager for construction at Warrington on soccer theory food hygiene for young shark Collegiate, and course tutor Rob Holmes

layers from Bury nvironmental health tudents at Pand Rochdale Eofficers SHampshire’s football clubs gave Newham College’s Sparsholt College made studying level three restaurants top a cake from chopped BTec sport at Bury marks after making cockle and sprat to College tried out an unannounced celebrate the first refereeing. inspection. birthday of a bamboo They offi ciated Newham Council shark, a year after it

Performing arts students dressed in mermaid-themed costumes with primary the North West wrote to the college was filmed hatching on school pupils who watched the show colleges’ under 19 saying it had awarded Channel 4. women’s football its four food outlets The shark, called Ashley Terron (third from left) with other award winners at the ceremony and David Cole-Adams, master of the Above: Ashley Terron building a wall at Making a splash with musical tournament at the five out of five for Nirvana, was a star of Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers (centre left), and Alan Yarrow, alderman at the company (centre right) WorldSkills 2013. Below: One of the walls he verything went swimmingly when the Martyr School, Skelmersdale, JJB Soccerdome, in hygiene. Easter Eggs Live 2013 completed for the competition Estudents from Winstanley College also met the cast before the show . It followed an — a programme that gold medal winner at the highest marks ever awarded Holmes, a senior lecturer in in Wigan performed a mermaid- started. The idea was unannounced inspection showed a variety of AWorldSkills 2013 has been for bricklaying at the prestigious brickwork and Ashley’s former themed musical to children and their Elise Carman, aged 16, who played that refereeing was using food hygiene animals hatching. recognised as a master craftsman competition in Leipzig, tutor to for the company’s families. Ariel the Mermaid in the show, said: another useful way, ratings developed by The learners gave by a historic representative body Germany. annual craft awards lunch The level one performing arts “It was a fantastic experience to other than playing, the government’s the cake to Nirvana for builders and tilers. He has now been recognised where he was presented with a students produced and acted in the perform in front of so many primary for students to apply Food Standards to enjoy in her tank at Ashley Terron, aged 21, who as a master craftsman by certifi cate and medal. show, called A Mermaid’s Tale, as school children. soccer theory learned Agency. the college. A college completed an advanced level three the Worshipful Company of He said: “From starting my part of their course which requires “The response from them was very in the classroom on Luigi Lipparelli, head spokesperson said: apprenticeship in construction Tylers and Bricklayers — a apprenticeship in 2008 I have them to learn about theatre for different from anything else I have the pitch. Student of catering, said: “It was “Nirvana provides building with Warrington representative body for tilers and always aspired to be the best. children. done as an actor. and Rochdale FC goal certainly a challenging some fantastic teaching Collegiate and his family fi rm bricklayers that was granted the I hope that my achievements The show was targeted at four to “It has given me a thirst to explore keeper Aaron Ashley test. opportunities, as our Peter Terron Construction three Royal Charter in 1568. will inspire others to strive for seven-year-olds. different avenues and types of said, “It was great to “An inspector came students have been years ago, set a world record for Mr Terron travelled with Rob excellence in their own career.” Pupils from Maharishi Free theatre to the ones I would usually see the game from out of the blue and redesigning her tank as School, in Ormskirk, and St Thomas do.” another position.” checked everything.” she grows.”

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