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Third World boost Genetic link David Blunkett MP from Hillsborough World class Dining between bananas Launches CoVE 3 Students 2 returns to Sheffield 3 and humans 10 re:vival fashion show 06 Carrier bags, old tin cans, yoghurt pots and magazines - just a load of rubbish? Not any more! Fashion students from Hillsborough College transformed these familiar items usually found in our bins into exciting and breathtaking garments. Veolia Environmental Services staged a spectacular fashion show at Sheffield City Hall for some of the 2500 members of its Recycling Champions Club. The event was aimed at encouraging more recycling in the city and provided an opportunity to work with the local community through Hillsborough College. Twenty HND Fashion Design students took part in the event. Their brief was to select a favourite designer who inspired them and create an environmentally friendly garment by using only recycled materials. The students spent many weeks researching their project as well as experimenting with various materials before making their final choice. In addition, there was an exhibition of the student's work throughout the year, which gave guests the opportunity to see some stunning garments, one of which had been selected by Clothes Show Live for its show in Birmingham. Sheila Smith, tutor on the HND Fashion Design course, said: "This has been a wonderful experience for our students who have thoroughly enjoyed the whole project. To have the opportunity to showcase their work in a professional fashion show is what every student dreams of. We are very grateful to Veolia Environmental Services for their support." Continued on back page. Look out for our Inspection Review in the next issue of The Reporter The people in these stories have all found success at The Sheffield College. If you feel inspired to join them, just give us a call on 0114 260 3603. Keeping you in touch with your local College - March 2006 2 Apprenticeship celebration Brendan Ingle was the special guest at The Sheffield College’s annual Apprenticeship Presentation Evening in January at Sheffield United’s Platinum Suite. Over 250 guests including apprentices, local employers and college staff were invited to the event to hear speeches from Brendan and Mike Firth from the Learning & Skills Council (LSC) South Yorkshire. The achievement rate of Apprentices last year at the College was 61%, against a national average of 39%. Funded by the LSC, Apprenticeships are a mixture of work-based training and education. Apprentices learn on the job, building up knowledge and skills, gaining qualifications and earning money at the same time. John Taylor, Chief Executive at The Administration Apprentices Employers received a Sheffield College, said: “Only by equipping plaque of recognition our young people with the skills they need, for taking part in the can the UK enjoy international Apprenticeship competitiveness. I am confident that the programme labour force will benefit greatly from the new skilled workers that have now successfully completed Sheffield College’s robust and specialised Apprenticeship programmes. We have worked hard to make the Apprenticeship programme a success and we are very grateful for the invaluable Motor Vehicle Apprentices contribution employers in this region have contributed to that achievement.“ The successful Apprentices at this year’s event represent a wide range of vocational areas including; carpentry, plumbing, engineering, childcare, administration, health & social care, dental nursing, pharmacy, hairdressing, beauty therapy, catering & hospitality, motor vehicle, and heating & ventilation. 3 David Blunkett MP launches CoVE Julie Byrne, Castle College Director (second from right), with David Blunkett MP (centre) at the launch event with invited guests. David Blunkett MP joined leading The Health and Social Care CoVE has having a noticeable affect on the industry employers and training providers at an been awarded £650,000 by the LSC over a 3- in South Yorkshire. David said: “The CoVE event to mark the official launch of year period from 2005, with the aim to works directly with employers, residential South Yorkshire’s Centre of Vocational produce qualified and skilled workers with and nursing homes, Social Services and Excellence (CoVE) in Health and Social excellent employment and career prospects, care trusts to deliver relevant and robust Care. which meet the needs of the economy. training and has introduced thirteen new Castle College is the lead organisation courses in direct response to employer Funded by the Learning and Skills of the CoVE, which will run in partnership needs. Council (LSC), CoVEs are specialist areas of with Doncaster College, In Touch Care Ltd, “Over 130 employers in the region are vocational provision characterised by close Sheffield Trainers Limited and Rotherham now using the CoVE’s services to deliver links between colleges, business partners, College of Arts and Technology. courses in care and health, with Castle other employment interests and CoVE Manager David Dale told guests College delivering the Access to Mental communities. at the launch that the initiative is already Health Nursing course.” recognises the achievements students “A key feature of Skill Build is the make in developing important skills that partnership working with other agencies. Building Skills enable them to take full part in the This course has had considerable input A celebration of the achievements of ordinary routines of life. from the community health team, Social young people with learning disabilities Peter Mitchell, Additional Support Services and supported employment was held at Norton College as students Manager, says that staff at the College have agencies. Our students and staff really are on the Skill Build received their developed a stimulating curriculum that contributing to the re-shaping of services certificates. firmly places the student at the centre of its for disabled people in the city.” design. Peter said: “We are very proud of Alan Stewart, Director of Norton It is the first year that Norton College the efforts the students have made. Some College, presented the students with their has run the Skill Build courses, which is have gone into open employment and Essential Skills Award certificates. aimed at students with learning almost all have made the successful disabilities. The Essential Skills Award transition from College. 4 Third World boost from Hillsborough students Big-hearted students from "The Long Bar" Hillsborough College raised by Fennie Chen iPod £1,700 in just 30 days to buy a taken on a surprise for FACTS duo classroom in a Third World mobile phone country, by coming up with imaginative ways to get people to dig deep money and winning the hearts of the local community. The Foundation Medicine Students were horrified to learn that, whilst Britain spends £2,590 per child on education, over 100 million children in the Third World are so poor they do not get the opportunity to even go to school. Oxfam, who run the initiative to build classrooms in the Third World, gave permission for the fundraising to be done in their name and College Director, Trevor Pollard, gave the students his full support. Part of the fundraising initiative involved a photographic competition Alan Stewart which John Kerr, lecturer in photography presents the at Hillsborough College, was happy to iPod to lend his support to. The students Joe Crann contacted John who devised a competition with 3 categories, Two Sheffield school pupils won ‘Portraiture’, ‘The Home’ and ‘Anything state-of-the-art Apple iPods after taken with a mobile phone’. having their names selected at random John said: “The selection team from 900 entries in a prize draw. from the Medical Foundation group whittled the entries down to a final Chloe Marsden (15) from Birley few and then I was asked for my Community College and Joe Crann (15) opinion to help them decide the from Newfield school both completed the winners. feedback form in FACTS, the College’s The quality of the entries was annual publication that gives Y11s lots of very high, particularly for the advice and contacts as they are deciding portrait section which was the what to do when they leave school. most popular.” Joe had forgotten that he had entered the competition and was pleased to find The winners of the categories out he was to be the proud owner of a were: brand new iPod. “I’m delighted,” said Joe, Portraiture Winner - Frances Duncan ”I am going to Norton College in September to do four A levels and am The Home Winner - Caroline Tsang really looking forward to leaving school and becoming a student.” Anything taken with a mobile phone Winner - Fennie Chen 5 One of the UK’s leading drama schools broke with its own protocol to offer a Dramatic place to a Norton College student three months ahead of its May deadline. Traditionally, Bristol Old Vic interviews students throughout the year and makes result formal offers in May. But the selection panel were so impressed with Marc Whalley (30) from Norton College that they wrote to him straight after his interview to confirm for that one of the coveted places at the school was his. Marc is a student on the full time BTEC National Diploma in Acting and his tutor Jo Marc! Beadle says she is ‘absolutely delighted’by the news. Jo said: “Marc is an extraordinary student. He hasn’t done a lot of drama in the past but he is totally dedicated and committed and is one of the most wide ranging talents I have ever seen.” Trainee scores national scoop after one month in the job A trainee reporter who started his first And after the story appeared in the "going down the pan" because the council newspaper job just a month ago has local paper on Tuesday, it was lifted by all can't find him a house bigger than his seen his story splashed across the the nationals yesterday - including the current four-bedroom pad.