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1 Oncourse Autumn 2019 1 Please take one Callywith College Magazine Autumn 2019 ONCOURSE Celebrating our students and staff Callywith From zero to over celebrates 1100 in two years Student numbers explode results as College population grows The first ever cohort of students complete their studies with truly exceptional grades Blink Regional showcase for student filmmaker talking sustainability A Level student Freya Greaves speaks at National Liberal Democrat Party Conference Where will Callywith take you? / How to make the most of a College Open Day / Social media highlights / Applications open for 2020 Callywith College 01208 224000 callywith.ac.uk [email protected] 2 3 Contents 03 College news 04 Callywith celebrates exceptional first results 06 Health & Social Care careers day 07 Talking sustainability 08 Experience in Eswatini 09 A brave and memorable film 10 Party at the pavilion 11 Social media highlights 12 Where will Callywith take you 14 How to make the most of a College open day Get connected Visit us online Follow us on Instagram Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter callywith.ac.uk @callywithcollege @callywithcollege @callywith 3 Oncourse Autumn 2019 3 From zero to over 1100 in two years Callywith College has seen an explosion in student numbers as the population grows. Principal Jon Grey is thrilled of term, saying: “I’m enjoying at the impressive increase in all of my subjects as they are student numbers just two years specific to the degree I want to after opening: “I am absolutely achieve. I’m reassured by the delighted that we now have constant support and passion over 1100 students at Callywith that goes into the Callywith studying a wide range of teaching that lets me stay vocational courses and A Level engaged in my courses to the courses,” he said. fullest extent.” Trustees are exploring The dramatic rise in student Callywith Chair of Trustees David options for increasing numbers has created many Walrond said: “We always knew the capacity of Callywith new jobs at the Bodmin-based there was huge demand for College, for both teaching and tertiary college provision in the and ensuring that it can support staff. Many of the new area, but the sheer speed with staff have moved from Truro and which Callywith College has extend its offering. Penwith College, which opened become the post-16 provider Callywith in September 2017 to of choice for 1100 students is meet the overwhelming demand remarkable. Our next challenge for places at the College. will be how to deal with the growing demand for places Lauren Brown chose to study A exceeding capacity on the site. Levels in Physics, Chemistry and That day looks set to arrive far Maths at Callywith College this sooner than we had expected. year. Lauren is enjoying the start “Trustees are therefore exploring built to deliver the outstanding options for increasing the Truro and Penwith College capacity of Callywith and experience, with outstanding ensuring in particular that it results and an exciting learning can extend its offer into the environment.” new technical and vocational curriculum for which there is With an excellent start to the term strong local learner and employer and both first and second year demand. Our new prospectus students enjoying College life, provides the next opportunity for Callywith College is looking forward students to join us and be part of to another outstanding year. the College community, a College 0-1100 4 5 4students thrive as Oncourse Autumn 2019 Callywith celebrates first results Students secured a pass rate of of-the-art Callywith campus in “These learner outcomes fully 100% on all of the 27 A Level Bodmin, serving North and East justify the confi dence that courses with 83% scoring grade Cornwall. Department of Education put A*-C, higher than the national A* - in Truro and Penwith College to C pass rate of 76%. Additionally, With all Level 3 courses recording establish a new off er for the wide those students completing 100% pass rates, there are area of Cornwall the college now Extended Diplomas secured a success stories across the serves. It is another milestone 100% pass rate across these board, with subjects including in Callywith’s remarkable story. I advanced vocational courses. A Level Biology, Chemistry, and all College Trustees could not Maths, Spanish, Photography, be prouder of our learners and This achievement by the College Fine Art, Geography and their teachers.” and its students is all the more Psychology all seeing over impressive when you consider 50% of students achieving There were many outstanding the remarkable student retention the top A*-B grades. Notable individual success stories for fi gures of over 99% which achievements were also students. means that nearly every single evident on Extended Diplomas student who started an A Level including Science, Health and A Level student Rebecca or Extended Diploma programme Social Care, Art and Design, Langford from Bodmin couldn’t stayed on the course and Creative Media and Sport. This believe it when she opened her successfully completed them success has rewarded the vast envelope to see A*, A*, A next in 2019. This provides a huge majority of students with not to her subjects: “I’m completely endorsement of the College’s only impressive grades, but shocked, but really, really happy pastoral support systems, excellent progression to their fi rst and a little bit overwhelmed, I which underpin its high quality choice destinations for university can’t believe it! academic provision. study, apprenticeships, or into employment. “My tutor Lisa played a huge part With over 450 individual A in my application to Oxbridge Level entries this year, and over Speaking as students attended and she really encouraged me to 750 anticipated for next year, the Callywith College campus to do it even when I was reluctant. Callywith College is on course collect their results, a delighted All off my lecturers have been to become the second largest David Walrond, Chair of Trustees really supportive in pushing me provider of this qualifi cation said: “Today’s excellent results, to do the best that I could and to in Cornwall after its partner on Callywith’s fi rst ever full fulfi l my potential. I’m so pleased institution Truro and Penwith Results Day, are a wonderful I came here, it’s fulfi lled all of my College. This fi rst set of results tribute to all our students and expectations and more, it’s been confi rms that the outstanding staff . They are outstanding, brilliant!” educational experience off ered among the best nationally, by Truro and Penwith College and well ahead of all local and has been replicated at the state- England averages. All off my lecturers have been really supportive in pushing me to do the best that I could and to fulfi l my potential. Rebecca Langford, Bodmin 4 5 Oncourse Autumn 2019 5 The fi rst ever cohort of students completing their Level 3 (A Level and equivalent) studies have been awarded some truly exceptional grades. Rebecca is now looking forward Wadebridge achieved a triple student ambassador and helped to studying a degree in Education distinction* in BTEC Business out at Callywith open events. I in Psychology and Learning at (the highest possible grade for really enjoyed my time here, so Cambridge University. this qualifi cation) and is delighted talking to prospective students to have secured a place to study about it and encouraging people Neo Cass, from Liskeard who Business Management at the to come here was quite easy for is going on to study Computer University of Gloucestershire. me!” Science and Maths at the She said: “I’m really pleased with University of Bath, was delighted my achievements today, all the Assistant Principal Lucy Maggs to achieve A*, A, A in his staff at Callywith have been really said: “One of the great pleasures subjects. Neo couldn’t speak supportive and helpful and even for us all today is seeing what highly enough of the staff that gave up their free time to teach these results now actually mean have helped him to achieve his me everything I needed to know for our students in terms of their results: “The lecturers, senior again for my re-sits. Assistant next steps, whether into the management and support staff Principal, Lucy, also really helped university courses of their choice at Callywith have all given me me when I wasn’t feeling my best or into the various employment excellent academic, emotional and was willing to sit with me opportunities they were seeking. and personal support throughout until I felt better. A major factor in this is the my time here. My Physics lecturer all-round support we give to Dave’s jokes got me through the “I’ve made so many new friends students at Callywith, not just day, my English lecturer Tracey at Callywith and doing the BTEC as a specialist post-16 provider helped me be less harsh on course has meant I have become in the classroom, but support myself and I don’t think I would really close to my class. There to them as individuals in this have liked Maths as much as I are so many opportunities here, crucial, distinct phase of their did without Garry as my lecturer.” the Academic Academy and EPQ lives. We have built a real college (Extended Project Qualifi cation) community here and today it has A Level students weren’t the have really helped boost up my so much to celebrate.” I’ve made so only ones celebrating their application for uni. I was also a success. Megan Chadd from many new friends at Callywith Megan Chadd, Wadebridge 6 7 6 Oncourse Autumn 2019 Students and Staff supporting Mental Health Students and staff raise awareness for World Mental Health Day 2019 by saying #HelloYellow Here at Callywith, we really do There is nothing our students value every single one of our should ever worry about talking students and want nothing more to us about and are confident than for them to be happy and that there will always be a way successful in all aspects of their we can help them.