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Skills Centre Stage

Derby College was one of just six best in their chosen vocation and colleges nationally and the only College was part of the exhibition college in the to be accompanying the skills competitions. invited to take part in the showcase Fashion Retail students highlighted how of World Skills London 2011. women should dress for their individual shapes with an exhibition and catwalk World Skills London 2011 was the DIY SOS show and Beauty Therapy students largest international skills competition invited visitors to have a go themselves Ten staff and students from the plastering in the world with young people from at a number of treatments including nail department at Field Road, , were due 50 countries competing in 45 different wraps and clay masks. to appear on television this New Year having skills areas over four days to be the worked alongside Nick Knowles and the team on BBC’s popular ‘DIY SOS’ programme.

Billy Byrne, the team’s resident electrician, said: “The students have done a fantastic job and we couldn’t have transformed this house without them.” Students Complete First Year In New Career Academy The success of Among the students who five Professional received awards were Ashley Kendall (17) from Mickleover Construction students who is hearing impaired. He involved in Derby said: “This has been a great College’s first opportunity to see construction Career Academy in practice and learn from industry professionals. It has was celebrated at a convinced me that I want to be special event at The an Architect and I hope to now Sponsored Row Roundhouse. go onto university. News in Brief The Students have benefited Sports students from Derby College Horticulture students have created a • Joseph Wright A level student Ciara Beighton has from personal mentors from completed a 12-hour non-stop the industry, special lectures, garden at Ilkeston Community Hospital performed on stage at Her Majesty’s Theatre in sponsored row at Asda in Spondon site visits and a six week for use by patients, visitors and staff. London’s West End as part of a national Stage Coach production. She and other Derby members to raise money for two health related paid internship in addition to their level three Professional • Public Services students played the part of an sang songs from ‘The Witches of Eastwick’. charities and for a trip that they are Construction course. angry mob at the training exercise at HMP Ashwell • More than 350 construction learners attended a planning to Kenya this Easter. in Rutland as part of a crowd control training day for roadshow by Milwaukee and Pro Trade where officers from regional police forces. Around 20 students took it in turns to work they watched demonstrations and tried out a wide out on a rowing machine at the entrance • Golf Academy student, Chloe Stokes was crowned range of hand and power tools – all of which were to the store and are hoping to raise Girls East Midlands Collegiate Golf Champion at offered at a discounted price for students and their at least £1,500 Morley Hayes Golf & Leisure complex and will now employers. Lucky go forward to the BCS National Championships • Derby College Student Union President Ben to represent the East Midlands region next Spring. Charm Thompson has been awarded the Young Achiever award by the Derby Black History For Stewarding Support Month Group. Ben, who was nominated by the College, was presented with a hand carved New More than 240 students are Public Services students were on trophy at a celebration event. in line to have completed duty at this summer East Midlands Building Wedding Fayre as part of the qualifications at Derby training (pictured). Children in Need Equine students have College that could clinch them secured their very own a job at the London 2012 Students and staff pulled out the A wide range of students including business, lucky charm in the Olympics and Paralympics. stops for Children in Need and used catering, sport and hair and beauty, have raised more than £600 for the appeal with foundations of the new They have completed Door Supervisor their fund raising experience to go activities ranging from making and selling indoor arena which training under the Bridging the Gap towards an Enterprise qualification cupcakes and cookies, beauty treatments has been built at the national programme which guarantees as part of their courses. and a Play Station challenge. them an interview for security and Broomfield Hall land- stewarding roles at the Games. based campus in Morley. The Horse Management students Tickled Pink placed a horseshoe, donated by Payten, one of the Equine Centre’s Dogs owned by students and favourite horses, lucky side up in the staff and horses stabled at foundations of the new £650,000 JWC Grand Day Out indoor arena which was Derby College’s Broomfield Hall More than 1000 students took part completed in December. underwent a pink makeover to in the first ‘Joseph Wright Centre Grand Day Out’ as part of the help raise money for research into induction activities. breast cancer.

The day included competitive Animal Management students used tried and activities and the winning team tested pink vegetable dye to carefully paint pink won the new ‘John Moakes Award’ ribbons onto the coats of cooperative horses in memory of the maths teacher and dye the coats of their dogs pink as part of who died earlier this year. their fund raising efforts.

Buzz Newsletter Spring Term Edition 2012 Buzz Newsletter Spring Term Edition 2012 A Level Success at Derby College The largest ever cohort of Twenty two students achieved the new A* A level students at Derby top grade in a variety of subjects including College’s Joseph Wright Sociology, Business, Law, Fine Art, Maths and the Freestanding Project. Centre have achieved a 99% pass rate for the third year Among the successful students were: running this summer. Kanish Jones (18) from Derby, a former Nearly 400 students collected their pupil at Bemrose Community School results from the city centre campus. gained A levels in Law (A), Psychology (B) and English Language (C) and is now Nineteen subjects saw 100% pass rates studying Psychology at Nottingham Trent including all the Science and Maths University. subjects. Furthermore, 65% of Maths England Call Up students achieved A or B results which Michael Thomas (18) who was also home schooled. He achieved an A* in his first was, according to Head of Faculty Kate Sport Student Peter Burgoyne made Martin, a fitting tribute to Maths teacher year and has now added further excellent John Moakes who died suddenly on grades to his name earning him a place at his debut in the summer for the July 12. Lancaster University to study Mechanical England Cricket Under-19 team Engineering. and is hoping to join the squad on international tours this winter.

Peter plays for Denby Cricket Club and represented at a junior level before being selected to play for the county side at the age of 17.

“I am hoping to get a regular place both in the Derbyshire team and the England under-19 team in the coming year and am training hard

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