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11-19 Practitioner Newsletter 11 Darlington 11­19 Practitioner Newsletter Welcome In This Issue… It seems wholly appropriate to be publishing an edition of our practitioner • DBC Apprentices newsletter in January given that the month is named after the Roman god of • QE Alps Adventure beginnings and transitions. As you will see in the following pages, despite the challenging economic environment, our young people are engaged in a wealth of • QE Back to School Day activities that will help them to make the crucial transition from school children • C: The One Stop Shop to adult citizens. The commitment and endeavour of colleagues across the town working hard to make this process enjoyable and inspiring is also very clear. • Education Village News Everyone involved in education and training in Darlington should also feel some • Longfield Young Chef satisfaction that their efforts have been recently recognised by Sir Michael Wilshaw in his annual chief inspector’s report. • Morrison Trust Nu Traxx • Darlington College News As usual we have brought together stories that cover the great range of opportunities available to young people in Darlington from apprenticeships at • Carmel Wise Drive Darlington Borough Council to the town’s newly crowned young chef of the • Carmel College Boxer year. Also included here is the news of the launch of Darlington’s Children and Young People’s Collective, an initiative designed to ensure that young people are • Teesside Uni News fully involved at the heart of the town’s decision making processes. • EV Enterprising Students • Yours sincerely EV Prince ’s Trust • SW D Training 45 years Tim Fisher, • QE Top Student Principal, Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College • Carmel Fund Raising Chair, 11—19 Partnership • Young People ’s Collective Issue 11 January 2013 © Darlington 11 ­19 Partnership DBC Apprentices— Their thoughts Darlington Borough Council employs and trains apprentices in various roles. Here are the thoughts of two DBC apprentices: Name: Shanice Bainbridge Job Title: Apprentice Revenue and Housing Benefits Officer Why did you choose an Apprenticeship? Because I did not want to go back into full time education. I knew from school this is the route I wanted to take. I am more of a ‘hands on’ person and I prefer to work as I learn. What benefits does an Apprenticeship have over other ways of learning? You learn new things every day and pick up lots of new and different skills in the workplace. Also, as you are learning, you are earning money. What do you enjoy most about your Apprenticeship? Learning new things every day and being able to achieve new things at the training centre and at work. What would you say to other people thinking about doing an Apprenticeship? I would definitely say it is an option that is very much worth looking into to see if it is for you! Name: Kadima Begum Job Title: Apprentice in Human Resources Why did you choose an Apprenticeship? Because I knew I would get the experience, skills and knowledge I need from working in a business environment and I would get the qualifications and all the training I need at the same time. With an apprenticeship, I knew that it would help me achieve my goals and lead me to a bright successful future. What benefits does an Apprenticeship have over other ways of learning? As an apprentice you are fully employed and get treated equally as any other employee. You receive training and the support from your training provider at the same time, in my case Darlington Borough Council. This will be beneficial to you because it will help you achieve your targets and help you focus on your career. What do you enjoy most about your Apprenticeship? Whilst working in HR as an apprentice I have met various polite people across the workforce and this helped me communicate more and build more confidence in myself. I also enjoy carrying out different tasks and learning new things about the role itself. I benefit from having the opportunity to help and support other team members in tasks when applicable. This helps me gain more knowledge about the organisation and the statistics that need to be provided in this role. What would you say to other people thinking about doing an Apprenticeship? Have a go at it and see how it goes because the knowledge and skills they receive will help them chose which career path to take in the future. I would recommend an apprenticeship to others because it is very rewarding. Sometimes it can be demanding, however on the course you will get trained up by your employers, team members and training provider. You will gains skills needed for the job, and build up knowledge, have the best experience and receive excellent qualifications. It will also help you in your future, whether you want to go to university or continue in work. 2 Queen Elizabeth 6th Form College—Alps Adventure Students studying A level Geology at Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College have just returned from a week long field trip to the European Alps. Ed Anderson, QE’s newly appointed Head of Geology, led the trip. He explains: ‘Based in Chamonix, the students enjoyed the opportunity to study the geology of one of the world’s great glaciated fold mountain belts. The Alps were created by the collision of the European and African continental plates 8—30 million years ago and are the highest mountains in Western Europe. Their study is an integral part of the A Level geology course and several questions in the examinations require students to discuss aspects of the geology, evolution and glaciation of the mountain ranges. The highlights of the trip included trekking 1,000 metres up to the famous icefall on Glacier d’ Argentiere, travelling on the Brevent cable car to enjoy the stunning views of the Mont Blanc massif and journeying through the Mont Blanc tunnel to visit the Italian side of the Alps. The trip not only provided a valuable learning opportunity to study mountain belts at first hand, but it was great fun and created many lifelong memories.’ Next year’s trip to the Alps in currently being planned. Back to School Day Students at QE recently held their annual ‘Back to School Day’ when students and staff put on their old school uniforms to raise money for charity. Student Services Co­ordinator, Beccy Stannard commented: ‘It was a fun day with everyone entering wholeheartedly into the spirit of the event—even staff dug out their old school attire! The Student Association Executive baked and sold cakes, there was a bucket collection and, to link with the theme of the day, students joined in games such as Giant Jenga, Kerplunk and Giant Limbo. A total of £326.35 was raised for Age UK in Darlington.’ 3 C: The One Stop Shop is a town centre drop­in service available to young people in Darlington aged 11—19 (up to age 25 for those with learning difficulties / disabilities). Formerly known as the Connexions One Stop Shop, we provide free face­to­face information, advice and guidance on a range of subjects including employment, education, training, housing, benefits and health. We offer a drop­in service 11am—3pm Monday to Friday as well as the option of individual appointments outside of drop­in times, when required. In spite of the unprecedented reduction in funding from central government to the local authority in recent years, and during a period when many centrally­based Connexions One Stop Shop facilities are being closed around the country, Darlington Borough Council is continuing to offer an accessible, free face­to­face service to some of the most vulnerable young people in the borough. Since July 2011 we have had a monthly average of 326 young people accessing the drop­in service during weekday hours alone. We work with a number of services including local colleges, schools, training providers, voluntary sector agencies and other specialised services—many of which use C: The One Stop Shop as a location to engage young people through liaison with our staff. We also run a very successful Saturday evening youth drop­in session which provides a friendly environment for young people to meet up and speak to staff with a view to reducing the risk of anti­social behaviour in the town centre. Some of the recent comments from young people and parents on why they access C: The One Stop Shop include: ‘I found the advice of the adviser very helpful with my son. They made him feel very comfortable and that helped him to talk about what he wanted to do. The office is very bright and friendly.’ ‘Very happy with this service and all the advice given to my son. He has been lost about his future for such a long time and I hope this advice will encourage him to follow where he really wants to go. It’s great having someone who can talk through your options but who also seems to have your best interests at heart. Thank you, it’s a load off my mind as a parent.’ ‘It’s warm and the staff are always there for you if you need someone to talk to.’ C: The One Stop Shop has recently been announced as one of 30 youth centres across the country that will become a Microsoft Youth Hub as part of an initiative between UK Youth and Microsoft. Each Microsoft Youth Hub will have the knowledge to enable them to run a peer education programme which will ensure that a wider group of young people have improved IT knowledge and access and other skills relevant to the digital workplace.
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