CAMPUS ROUND-UPWWW.FEWEEK.CO.UK \ \ \ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 , 2014 FE Week celebrating FE in partnership with The Education & Training Foundation BBC’S COUNTRYFILE REPORTS FROM WARWICKSHIRE COLLEGE PAGE 5 PERFORMING ARTS STUDENTS HELP FIGHT BULLYING PAGE 8 WORLDSKILLS WINNER RECOGNISED AS MASTER CRAFTSMAN PAGE 9 CUTTING EDGE FILM MAKE-OVERS STUDENTS TRANSFORMED INTO CHARACTERS FROM TIM BURTON FILMS PAGES 4 Leeds City College performing arts student James Thompson, aged 19, as Edward Scissorhands Raising standards in teaching, leadership and workforce development within the education and training sector The new Education and Training Foundation website is here! www.etfoundation.co.uk Follow us on Twitter @_E_T_Foundation CAMPUS ROUND-UP FE Week celebrating FE in partnership with The Education & Training Foundation Young voters hear from Euro MPs and vote to stay in the EU tudents from Walsall College voted Welcome to CAMPUS ROUND-UP edition 12 Soverwhelmingly in favour of the UK staying in the European Union (EU) after debating the issue with three West The guest editor this week he has demonstrated a mature Union membership. We also Midlands Euro MPs. is James Jefferson (pictured), approach to work and obviously reported on a visit by the BBC’s The college held a Europe day, aged 16, who started a two-week wants to learn as much as possible Countryfi le team to Warwickshire where it invited Anthea McIntyre internship with FE Week on from his time here. College’s working farm and (Conservative), Phil Bennion (Liberal Wednesday, April 16. All newspapers have their own special recognition granted to a Democrats) and Nikki Sinclaire He is a fi rst year A-level student writing styles, which are always former WorldSkills winner from (Independent) to debate the advantages at Exeter College studying English a challenge for new reporters a historic representative body for and disadvantages of EU membership language, drama and theatre to learn, but James has already builders and tilers. with around 100 learners. studies, sociology, and print-based adapted well. This week’s feature is on Students were then asked to vote media. Highlights from this week’s fundraising at Middlesbrough using electronic keypads whether He is also a member of the edition include stories on College for a three-year-old girl Britain should be “in” or “out” of college’s JAx Journalism Leeds City College who had a heart transplant. Europe — with 66 per cent opting to stay Academy, where he has students made-up to in. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH heard inspirational talks look like characters They also took part in activities from broadcast and print from Tim Burton fi lms challenging them to consider the effects @paulofford journalists and been given and Walsall College of EU human rights legislation. [email protected] help getting articles published students who learned June Morrow, Walsall College’s in local papers and magazines. from Euro MPs about the director of student services, said: “This elcome to our fi rst digital James is our seventh advantages and was great way to help young people see WCampus Round-up magazine paid intern and the disadvantages the relevance of the European issue. following the Easter break. youngest so far, but of European “By the end of the day, only a handful of students felt they wouldn’t Send your stories with pictures to [email protected] including be bothered to vote (7 per cent) which Do you want to be in Campus Round-up? names, ages and course details of students where applicable indicates that Europe day did a lot to From left: West Midlands Euro MPs Phil Bennion, Nikki Sinclaire and Anthea McIntyre (far right) at Walsall College with challenge political apathy among our students who took part in the debate young people.” Edition 12 The only newspaper dedicated to further education and skills The FE Week team: Editor: Chris Henwood The new Education and Training Guest editor: James Jefferson Training manager: Paul Offord Head designer: Nicky Phillips Reporters: Freddie Whittaker Foundation website is here! 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Level three production arts students used hair and make-up skills they had learned on their courses to carry out the make- overs on level three performing arts and acting students. The learners looked like characters from Burton’s fi lms including Batman, Alice in Wonderland, Edward Scissorhands and Sweeney Todd. They were star attractions at an open day, attended by around 200 people, aimed at attracting more people on to production arts courses. Claire Dunkerley, Leeds City College curriculum leader for performing and production arts, said: “This was a great opportunity to show the talent and creativity of our students while also providing an insight From left: Students Rachael Turner and Harriet Hollis, Acting student Becky Bartram, aged 16, made up as a combination of Alice and the into the courses.” both aged 18, Countryfi le presenter Tom Heap, and Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland. Inset: Acting student Danny Jubb, 16, is students Jennifer Bent, 17, and Jonathon Wolsey, 18 transformed into The Joker from Batman arwickshire College featured in a All-female team triumphs in engineering competition Wreport by BBC TV show Countryfi le on the importance of health and safety in n all-female team of MidKent College farming. Alearners proved they were on the same fre- The BBC spent two days fi lming at the quency by winning an engineering competition college’s 345-hectare farm, where learners that challenged them to build a working radio. gain hands-on experience of arable Level three engineering students Katie Em- cropping, working in a dairy unit, and with ery, aged 16, Emma Nelson and Lauren Wells, sheep and cattle herds. both 17, Sophie Everest-Ford and Dylan Halpin, They also use fi eld-based machines both 18, and Jessica Beckley, 19, triumphed involved with ploughing, muck-spreading Farmer James Chapman is fi lmed explaining to students ahead of fi ve teams from other colleges at the and mowing. how he lost an arm in a farming accident Stem (science, technology, engineering and Presenter Tom Heap interviewed level maths) Fest at neighbouring East Kent College. three extended diploma agriculture students The competition required teams of students about the health and safety training they to follow a set of instructions to create a work- receive on their course. ing radio, then give a presentation on how they The item also featured James Chapman, would improve it. a farmer who lost an arm when he was 23 The students, who are the only females on years old after getting it caught in a slurry their course, won the £500 fi rst prize. tanker, who stressed to the students the Miss Halpin said “Engineering isn’t very “importance of safety”. popular with many girls. I think it’s seen as a Diane Whitehouse, vice principal, dirty, manual job, but that doesn’t put us off at said: “We were really pleased to welcome all. It was good making the boys jealous. Countryfi le to fi lm at our working farm. “We spoke about how we would like to make “It was a unique experience for our it smaller so it would be more appealing to a students, giving them a fi rst-hand insight Left: Student Andrew Whitlow, aged 18, takes a “selfi e” younger age group.” From left: Jessica Beckley, Sophie Everest-Ford, Emma Nelson, Lauren Wells, Dylan Halpin and Katie Emery into how television programmes are made, with presenter Tom Heap and fellow students Martin and the opportunity to be interviewed on Hayes and Wesley Udal, both 18. Above from left: Students Rachael Turner, 18, Jennifer Bent, 17, and Wesley Udall, Send your stories with pictures to [email protected] including camera themselves.” 18 Do you want to be in Campus Round-up? names, ages and course details of students where applicable 4 WWW.FEWEEK.CO.UK \ \ \ \ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2014 WWW.FEWEEK.CO.UK 5 CAMPUS ROUND-UP FE Week celebrating FE in partnership with The Education & Training Foundation Staff and students go extra mile for heart transplant toddler Evie Brave little Evie Clasper has And a suitable new heart was found new hope for life after a heart for little Evie on Saturday, April 19.