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South Gloucestershire and Stroud College students Abbi Skuse and Billy Glyde BACK IN BUSINESS PAINTING AND DECORATING STUDENTS LAUNCH THEIR OWN FIRM WEEKS AFTER GRADUATING — PAGE 4

IT’S A KNOCKOUT EVENT FUN IN TALENTED DANCER MAKES LORD OF YOUNG SINGER SHARES BILL WITH FRESHERS WEEK THE FLIES CAST BLONDIE AND PALOMA FAITH PAGE 5 PAGES 6 AND 7 PAGE 8

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Call 01264 729581 Email [email protected] Visit empra.co.uk @empra CAMPUS ROUND-UP celebrating FE in partnership with Empra FE Week College joins campaign to stop bullying of staff Welcome to CAMPUS ROUND-UP edition 24 oncaster College and University DCentre has signed-up to a campaign to stop bullying towards This week’s guest editor is just been nominated for an NCTJ Highlights of this week’s edition lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) Jian Farhoumand, aged 35, who award for excellence. include an article on Doncaster employees. graduated last year from the During his time here so far, College signing-up to a campaign The ‘No Bystanders’ campaign by University of Sussex with an Jian has concentrated on writing- to stop bullying of lesbian, gay and pressure group Stonewall encourages MPhil in literature, film and visual up stories, sourcing pictures, bisexual employees. people to sign a pledge that they will culture before completing an NCTJ and uploading finished articles We also reported on an It’s a take action if they see teasing or diploma in journalism at Brighton on to the FE Week website using Knockout-style competition during bullying taking place. Journalist Works in WordPress. induction week at Warrington Diane Bailey, assistant principal January. He has impressed with his Collegiate and a former for inclusion and learner experience, Jian then completed proactive approach and has not Neighbours scriptwriter joining and Catherine Parkinson, deputy internships at The been afraid to call press officers the creative writing teaching team principal of strategy and resources, Sunday Times and and set them tight deadlines at North Lindsey College. signed the pledge on behalf of the Esquire Magazine in to come back to him with college. They also agreed to act as March and April. quotes and information when ‘straight allies’ — a term used by IN PARTNERSHIP WITH He is also editor of The required. Stonewall to describe heterosexual @paulofford Brighton Bugle, a He has also people prepared to stand up for [email protected] local news website found his own the interests of LGB colleagues — he launched with stories through towards LGB colleagues. elcome to Edition 24 of our fellow students on social media Ms Bailey said: “Doncaster College Wnew digital Campus Round- the postgraduate and web is committed to creating a workplace Up magazine. course which has searches. where all staff can be their selves and a key aspect of this is our partnership with Stonewall. Send your stories with pictures to [email protected] including Do you want to be in Campus Round-up? “I hope that being a ‘straight names, ages and course details of students where applicable ally’ will facilitate a more open and Diane Bailey, assistant principal for inclusion and learner experience, and Catherine Parkinson, deputy principal of strategy and productive dialogue with LGB staff.” resources, holding a ‘No Bystanders’ banner Edition 24

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wo 18-year-olds launched transforming a room and seeing Ta painting and decorating the finished product.” business weeks after graduating Billy said: “We have never from college. had a single falling out in the Billy Glyde and Abbi Skuse two years we’ve known each had not met before they started other which shows we’re a good a level one painting and team.” decorating course at South Billy and Abbi painted the Gloucestershire and Stroud hair training salon grey and College in September 2012. green and the beauty training Scriptwriter and creative writing They started working together salon cream and purple. lecturer Mark at weekends after progressing Painting and decorating Holloway at North Lindsey College to level two of the same course tutor Justin Grosspietsch said: from September last year. “Billy and Abbi did a great Billy and Abbi, who both job repainting the salons. I Level one plumbing learner Josh Pyrah, aged 16, live in Bristol, have since wish them well in their new slides down a bouncy castle redecorated 12 houses and flats venture.” and were hired to repaint the college’s hair and beauty salons The hair training salon after it had over the summer holidays before been repainted launching their business in green and grey August. From left: Public services level one and two learners Ami Barber and Paul Fox, both aged 16, watch as It’s a Knockout supervisor Lee Abbi said: “We really enjoy Greenwood helps level three aviation student Will Camblin, 26, back to his feet working together. I love n ‘It’s a knockout’-style competition was a foam Organiser Neil Colquhoun, student involvement Mark Holloway on the set of Afavourite with new students at Warrington manager, said: “We have had more than 600 new Australian Collegiate. students starting from over 30 different schools in soap opera Neighbours The event, which took place last Wednesday to Friday Warrington and surrounding areas. (September 3 to 5), saw rival teams fighting their way “This event really got students mixing and with its Level one carpentry student Joseph through a foam pit, balancing buckets of water on their elements of fun and competition helped build strong Burgess, aged 16, carries a bucket of heads and racing across an inflatable assault course. teams and firm friendships.” water on his head Neighbours scriptwriter New students tuck in at barbecue

wins teaching post ew students at South Cheshire TV scriptwriter who played by Ian Smith, when NCollege enjoyed a barbecue and Ahas worked on popular the much-loved character left motivational talks at a freshers fair. soap operas Neighbours and Ramsay Street to travel around The barbecue on the college green Hollyoaks has accepted a new Australia. was hosted by hospitality and catering role as creative writing teacher Mr Holloway has also students. at North Lindsey College. worked on BBC school drama Social entrepreneur and world Mark Holloway worked for Grange Hill and ITV soap opera music artist Mikel Ameen delivered seven years on Liverpool-based Emmerdale. motivational workshops to help new Channel 4 show Hollyoaks, He said: “Writing is not just a students focus on reaching their before moving Melbourne, pipedream. In reality people can potential. Australia, in 2008 where he achieve their dreams. There were also talks by guest worked for Freemantle TV on “I’m proof of that. Hopefully speakers from leading companies Neighbours. the course will inspire budding including Odeon, Topshop and O2. He was senior scriptwriter a writers and help them achieve Lee Smith, vice principal for year later for the final episode their own individual writing curriculum and learner support, said: featuring Harold Bishop, dreams.” “We wanted to ensure that students got Billy Glyde and Abbi Skuse with their paint brushes in the college’s hair training salon. Inset: The the best possible first impression, so we beauty training salon after it had been repainted purple and cream staged a number of activities which are enjoyable for learners and help them From left: Make-up artistry diploma level three students Hollie Burke, aged 18, Hattie Whiston and Sophie Hyde, both 16, at the barbecue. Inset: Send your stories with pictures to [email protected] including settle in quickly and make new friends.” Social entrepreneur Mikel Ameen delivering a motivational workshop to learners Do you want to be in Campus Round-up? names, ages and course details of students where applicable

4 WWW.FEWEEK.CO.UK \ \ \ \ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 WWW.FEWEEK.CO.UK 5 CAMPUS ROUND-UP FE Week celebrating FE in partnership with Empra Aston set to star in prestigious dance adaptation of Lord of the Flies

Havering College of Further He added rehearsals for the and Higher Education show, which was created by FEATURED graduate Aston Joshua has world-famous choreographer landed a dream role in a new Matthew Bourne, had been CAMPUS dance adaption of Lord of hard work but he was “loving ROUND-UP the Flies at London’s Sadler’s every minute of it”. Wells theatre next month, Aston, who progressed to a writes Paul Offord. higher national diploma (HND) in dance at Havering College, ecuring his first big which he completed June last Sbreak in the world of year and is now trying to forge contemporary ballet was no a professional career in dance, easy task for 21-year-old Aston said: “Every day is something Joshua. new and exciting. The Havering College “It’s a fantastic experience graduate was chosen ahead of and I would like to thank my more than 900 hopefuls who college tutors for helping me auditioned over the summer get here. for the adaptation of William “My time at college was Golding’s classic book about a amazing. I learned a lot about group of boys left to fend for many different styles of dance themselves after their plane and about the history of crash-lands on a desert island. dance.” The number of performers Elaine O’Connor, the was whittled down to 150, college’s curriculum manager then 65 before Aston was for dance, said: “The whole chosen for the cast of 24 who team are so proud of will be dancing alongside Aston. This is a fantastic professionals. achievement. Aston poses by a poster for Lord of the Flies Aston, who completed a BTec “Lord of the Flies will create level three extended diploma at links within the industry for the college in 2011 and higher him. This is well deserved national certificate (HNC) a because Aston just works so year later, said: “The audition hard. process was pretty tough. “I always saw great potential “They put us through a lot in him.” of push ups, a lot of sit ups Aston hopes Lord of the and a lot of intense workouts. Flies will launch him on a “The final audition was successful career in dance. before a panel. He said: “I have always “When they rang me the been a hard working person, Aston on his knees in Havering College’s 2013 same day to say I had got a determined to get what I want. end of year dance part, I was shocked and didn’t If I am doing something, I have any words. make sure I do my best.” “I couldn’t really believe it. Current HND dance students It is a dream come true and from the college Adam means a lot to me. Sainsbury, aged 21, Daniel “It will be an honour to Lindsay and Carl Merritt, both dance on stage at Sadler’s 18, narrowly missed out on Wells. being chosen for the final cast, “It is one of the most after making it through to prestigious theatres in the land the final 65 in the auditioning with so much history.” process.

Aston (front row, centre right) with other dance students and professional dancer Shaun Dowell (front row, centre) in the Havering College dance studio

6 WWW.FEWEEK.CO.UK \ \ \ \ WEDNESDAY,SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 WWW.FEWEEK.CO.UK 7 CAMPUS ROUND-UP FE Week celebrating FE in partnership with Empra Young singer shares bill with Blondie Tongues will be wagging… Making sure you get seen and talked about in all the right places is crucial. Whether that’s through the material Joe Dolman. Inset top: Blondie at the peak of their fame in 1979. Inset below: Joe poses for a publicity shot Paloma Faith arwickshire College level three extended diploma in has thousands of followers on Louise Clayton-Vance, you produce or the stories you tell. Wgraduate Joe Dolman will music performance three months YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. music performance tutor at rub shoulders with music stars ago, is one of six acts chosen to Joe, who is now studying for a the college, said: “Joe is truly And it’s even more important that Blondie and Paloma Faith when appear on the BBC Introducing degree in songwriting at Brighton and undisputedly talented — a he performs at Radio 2’s sold- stage — which gives up-and- Institute of Modern Music, said: “I natural musician and songwriter you have the right support from an out Live in Hyde Park show on coming talent a chance. just feel very lucky and obviously — and when he performs, he Sunday (September 14). The singer-songwriter has I’m really looking forward to commands the room and has such Joe, aged 18, who completed a performed more than 200 gigs and performing.” a professional persona.” organisation that really understands

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