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Students travel to Student different countries Successes Over Caroline Lucas + Prince’s Trust

Graduates inspire Construction visitors to students travel student stories inside landmark attraction to Normandy

Northbrook MET alumnus tours with hit musical Kinky Boots

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Former student stars in Andrew Lloyd Webber musical WINNERS! READ MORE: student WINNER STORIES INSIDE Mardi Gras meets the at the college’s Pelham Street campus in Northbrook MET alumnus Brighton, was compèred by Heart FM’s Kinky MET at charity hair and Nicola Hume and featured over 120 tours with hit musical make-up show students studying a variety of hair and Boots make-up courses. A Northbrook MET Musical Theatre The event also marked the launch of a graduate has landed a role in the UK tour Students at the MET wowed a packed new partnership between the MET and the of West End musical Kinky Boots. audience of fashion lovers at the College’s Francesco Group, which will operate salons annual hair and make-up show. This year’s within the College. This vital link to the Alfie Parker will appear across the country theme was Mardi Gras, which saw some industry will give students hands-on at more than twenty venues in the award incredibly inventive creations from students experience in a professional environment winning musical, which features songs by studying at both Worthing and Brighton as well as being an asset to the local Grammy and Tony winning pop icon campuses. The show, which took place communities who use the salons. Cyndi Lauper.

After graduating from Northbrook MET in I love judging this competition – 2014, Alfie won a place at the prestigious NORTH it’s good fun and an opportunity Royal Academy of Music before appearing BROOK to see who the next big talent as Samuel Byck in Assassins (Pleasance THEATRE out there is going to be. Theatre); Swing in the original London cast of School of Rock; and Tackaberry in How Judge, Daniel Lustig to Succeed in Business Without Really (Channel 4’s Gogglebox) Trying (City of London Festival).

Former student stars in Andrew “We were delighted that Alfie was Lloyd Webber musical able to return to the MET and work with our students in the summer A former Northbrook MET degree student has won a leading role term, before heading off to join the in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical Starlight Express. UK tour of Kinky Boots.

Musical Theatre alumnus Blake Patrick Anderson is starring as Theatre students He is an excellent role model – young steam locomotive ‘Rusty’ at the purpose-built Starlight demonstrating how hard work, talent entertain residents Germany Express Theatre in Bochum, Germany. and perseverance can allow you to SHORTLISTED Blake made his professional debut as an ensemble member in the follow your dreams. Residents of Worthing dementia care musical comedy Lucky Stiff at the Union Theatre, London. As a home, Haviland House, have been treated singer he has worked with numerous artists and composers from to special performances by Northbrook all over the world, performing on stage at concerts in London MET theatre students. and Paris. ”Keryie Vickers Course Leader for Musical Theatre Budding stars on the College’s Musical Since its premiere in 1988, over 16 million viewers have been Theatre course undertook specialist welcomed in the Starlight Express Theatre. training in working with people with Alzheimer’s, which allowed them the opportunity to make weekly visits to the care home and perform short shows for Aladdin the residents. Three of the residents also attended an end-of-year show performed Students create at the College’s theatre. magical lamp for Worthing Theatres

Daisy is shortlisted for Theatre Design students at Northbrook MET collaborated with Worthing Theatres international competition to create a magical large scale Aladdin’s lamp to promote this year’s pantomime A Northbrook MET degree student has Aladdin at the Pavilion Theatre. been shortlisted for an international design competition and has seen her designs The diploma students worked as a exhibited at a trade showcase in Berlin. professional design company over the course of five weeks to design and Daisy Seymour Brady, a second year textiles fabricate the golden lamp, which is three student, caught the eye of judges with her metres long and stands two and a half designs for an airport lounge of the future. metres high. The design brief set by FESPA, sought a pattern, or series of patterns, which would be realised in every element of the Airport Lounge of the Future 2030. Design students say no to plastic in exhibition

Art & Design Foundation students displayed their work in an exhibition at the Brighton Toy and Model Museum.

The students visited the museum and were inspired to design toys that embrace traditional and sustainable skills, such as sewing, alongside contemporary innovations, such as laser cutting.

Carpentry students build Snow queens bring Students compete in Their designs appeared beside the museum’s vast collection of horse shelters festivity to Martlets Royal Navy competition antique toys and models, which is one of the finest in the world.

Carpentry students at Northbrook MET Students studying Level 3 Theatrical & Media Northbrook MET Uniformed Services put their skills to the test to help Kilmarnock Make-up at Brighton MET transformed two students had an inspiring week of training Horse Rescue in Crawley. The centre models into ‘vintage snow queens’ for a at HMS Collingwood in Fareham, in needed more shelters to accommodate a collaborative project with The Martlets charity preparation for the annual Junior Leaders recent rise in the numbers of horses and shop in the North Laine and local theatre Field Gun competition. ponies in their care and had raised funds school, The Theatre Workshop. to buy the shelters, but not enough for the With no previous field gun experience, installation. That’s where the MET came in! The Martlets set a brief for the students to teams compete to build and transport a style the models as mannequins for their field gun and limber up and home, along window display during late night shopping. a specialised marked track measuring 85 Lucy Lister, Florence Cornwell and Sergio metres. The competition featured teams “This project gave the students McKellen took on the challenge as part of from across the armed services, university valuable on-site experience, their work experience, meeting the client for technical colleges, FE colleges, a national a consultation, then designing and styling the sea cadet crew and a crew from the Royal ensuring that risk assessments models’ hair and make-up. Shoppers were Hospital School. have been carried out, that amazed when the ‘mannequins’ came to life! they have all of their PPE, that their lifting plans are accurate and safe – and all in a real site MET student packs Cadets on parade at celebration environment. a punch! WIN 71 cadets and their families joined armed forces personnel A student at the MET has been crowned I’m delighted that we’re to celebrate the opening of the Cadet National Champion following a title able to demonstrate our ” bout at Doncaster Dome. MET’s Combined Cadet Garry Blunt, Curriculum Manager for Force unit (Royal Navy) at the commitment to the Armed Engineering and Construction at Northbrook MET Forces and showcase Tyrieq Campbell, representing Bethnal Broadwater Campus. the achievements of our Green’s Repton in their famous green and Uniformed Services students gold, overcame Worcester City’s Jake Lee The College held its inaugural in the three round contest. cadet parade to celebrate the CEO Nick Juba official opening by Commodore College becomes Further to his national title, Tyrieq has David Elford ADC OBE, Naval been offered a place on the England Talent Regional Commander Eastern Centre of Excellence Pathway where he will train every month England (NRCEE). with the best boxers in the country. for Maths GCSE In September last year, the College also teamed up with West Sussex Fire and Rescue It is a real honour to be invited The government has selected the MET Service to launch a brand new “ to open your Combined Cadet as one of 21 colleges nationwide to be a fire cadets programme, and the Maths Centre of Excellence. The College The proof is in the cadets proudly honoured the fire Force Royal Navy Section at will be fundamental in designing and service at the parade. Northbrook MET. I would like to developing teaching resources and pudding for Soph thank all those who have worked demonstrating best practice to improve so hard over the last year to maths for post-16 learners. A Northbrook MET Illustration degree create the conditions which student has been awarded a prize for have led to its formation, and in The College will be granted £38K a best illustration by a top agency. particular I must congratulate year over a five-year period to lead the the Contingent Commander, way as a Centre of Excellence for this Second year student Soph Richards was Lieutenant Neil Cockcroft, for essential qualification. The funding will presented with a £100 prize by Plum his drive and enthusiasm. be invested in teaching staff and learning Pudding illustration agency, following a resources for pupils, to ensure they achieve brief to create character sketches and the best possible grade in GCSE maths. spreads for a children’s picture book called Sylvia and Bird. ” Commodore Elford Naval Regional Commander Student collections hit catwalk at Northbrook MET Fashion Design students showcased their collections on the catwalk at Graduate Fashion Week in London. The students presented their end of degree work to an audience comprised of fashion houses, critics, bloggers and trendsetters at the Old Truman Initiatives like the Team The students have been a It’s really motivating seeing my Brewery, Brick Lane. Programme are a brilliant way fantastic help today - making artwork in the Worthing Art Graduate to bring young people together sandwiches and providing Museum and has inspired me Students Sam Kirk and Bryony Fox were both shortlisted for the Superdry Outerwear Award to explore the impact they can service at our vintage to keep trying to put myself out Fashion Week and student Louise Salter was shortlisted for the Swarovski Accessories Award. have on our communities. afternoon tea - thank you. there in the artistic world. Caroline Lucas A spokesperson for the hospice Kira Duffy

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Caroline Lucas A vintage day at Students catch the eye celebrates Prince’s Chestnut Tree House of judges

Trust achievements Northbrook MET Hospitality & Catering The work of two Northbrook MET Art & students prepared a delicious cream tea Design students has been selected for this Brighton MET’s Prince’s Trust Team for 100 guests at a special event at local year’s Worthing Open. welcomed a special guest at their final children’s hospice Chestnut Tree House. presentation evening. Pre-degree foundation students Bella The students made sandwiches and Chalk and Kira Duffy will see their artwork Caroline Lucas, co-leader of the Green provided service at a vintage afternoon tea, included in the final show, after catching loNDON Party and MP for Brighton Pavilion, joined which was held to celebrate fifteen years of the eye of the judges. in the celebration of outstanding student providing hospice care for local children achievement at the Gallery Restaurant in and families. Kira’s oil painting, Express Yourself, took Central Campus, Pelham Street. ten hours to complete and explores how colour can affect the mood of a painting.

Photo by: Stacie Lillywhite

Graduates inspire visitors to landmark attraction

The work of Northbrook MET graduates has caught the eye of visitors to Brighton’s iconic i360 attraction.

Striking images from the portfolios of the Acting students perform Photography graduates were on show on Normandy the exterior of the building to inspire at Hove Grown queueing visitors who were waiting to board the futuristic glass viewing pod. Northbrook MET Acting degree students performed their own show at The Sweet Dukebox in Hove, as part of Hove Grown Festival. The British Airways i360 show was an “opportunity to share the exciting creative

The show, Banana Split, is a series of Construction The students developed their professional work of our graduates in a unique setting. pieces that explore why we laugh when we skills as they completed construction tasks Curating a show in a venue that has never should be crying, what is funny and how to students’ trip at a training centre and ecological project been used as an exhibition space was peel a banana seriously. based in a 17th century French chateau. fantastic. I wanted to create a show that Construction students from both Brighton The centre promotes environmentally friendly took the work into a public space, but The students also performed in Medea at MET and Nortbrook MET went on a trip to practices by producing much of its own food that was dramatic and innovative. the Brighton Fringe Festival, in collaboration Normandy as part of a project designed to and generating as much of its own power with Set Design and Theatre Make-up & give students opportunities for learning and and electricity from renewable sources Hair degree students. development in another European country. as possible. ”Kirste McCool Course Leader for the Photography Degree Alumnus tours with Wicked

Musical Theatre alumnus Helen Woolf played the leading role of Glinda in the West End and touring productions of Wicked.

She has also starred as ‘Rachel’ in Friends the Opera (Comedy Central) and in Beauty and the Beast (Engine House).

Students work The MET is Students exhibit with BAFTA commended at Brighton award winner by the AoC Photo Fringe

Students across Northbrook MET have The MET has been recognised as a Photography degree students at been working on a cross collaboration Commended College for Careers Education Northbrook MET exhibited with artist Jack to produce a music video, mentored and and Guidance at this year’s Association of Latham at Colonade House, Worthing, as directed by BAFTA award winning executive Colleges (AoC) Beacon awards. part of the Brighton Photo Fringe. producer and director Kath Mattock. The award, sponsored by the Careers and The exhibition entitled Happenstance The promotional video was made for up Enterprise Company, celebrates outstanding featured the work of the first year degree and coming band Kid Ivy, a duo who are examples of careers education and students, alongside Latham’s work which in the final year of their degree course at guidance, and recognises the MET’s work explores youth culture. Northbrook MET. It was produced by in providing high quality support and Moving Image degree students and information to its students. Latham, who is known for his large format Production Arts diploma students, and photography and slow camera techniques, filmed at The Cellar Arts Club in Worthing, will also be giving tutorials to the students a popular local venue run as an artist’s and running a project with them. co-operative, who are supporting the project.

MET apprenticeship Apprentice wins motivates learner to regional award continue training Completing the knowledge questions for MET apprentice Kelly Porter has won the “this apprenticeship has resulted in me Kent, Surrey & Sussex Apprenticeship MET apprentice Cass Brooks’ career is learning a great deal about leadership and Ambassador of the Year award for her going from strength to strength since he management theory, which I hope to apply success and commitment. embarked on a Level 3 Team Leader/ to future working practice. Supervisor Apprenticeship with Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC). Kelly has also been promoted to Executive Cass Brooks, Apprentice Assistant to the CEO and Chairman of East Sussex Health Care Trust. Cass signed up to an apprenticeship to “I have always loved learning. However, improve his employability in the future and learning later on in life can sometimes demonstrate his capability to his employer, Kelly left the private sector and began a Level 2 Business Administration be more of a challenge and I must admit BHCC. I was a bit nervous about what would be apprenticeship to enable her to follow a new career path. She started with an entry-level expected of me. I really shouldn’t have The apprenticeship has motivated Cass to been though. complete other available training to build admin role at East Sussex Health Care up a portfolio of experience and he is Trust, and after completing her Level 2 Kelly Porter, Apprentice considering a higher apprenticeship in apprenticeship, she continued onto Level 3 leadership and management next. with the aim of further enhancing her career. ”

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