Page 2 - Social Sciences: from strength to strength Page 4 - Sports teams frustrated by COVID disruption Page 6 - Itchen Radio 2019-2020 Page 8 - Business students run teamwork event July 2020 July IC N & start of term dates Plans for teaching in September The government have recently and online learning should the one third of the size of some stated their firm intention need arise. other Hampshire colleges, and to return colleges to full are therefore not faced with attendance from September. We plan to operate a modified the same challenges that the We fully support a safe return version of our usual college- COVID-19 pandemic presents to to full classroom teaching based enrolment process in much larger institutions. after the summer break. It is a late August, before welcoming challenging and unpredictable students back to a campus which This term, teaching staff time for everyone, but we would has been thoughtfully equipped have been making good use like to share with you our plans and adapted to keep students of innovative products such for the new academic year. and staff safe. as Screencastify, Peardeck and Loom to deliver live and Itchen College has committed We are very aware that many recorded remote lessons, but we to providing students with a students have struggled with know that students much prefer flexible morning and afternoon the isolation of remote learning, the social interaction and more contract bus shuttle service and are very keen to get back to personal delivery provided by during the 2020-2021 academic the socially and intellectually lively and responsive classroom year, to offer students greater stimulating environment of the teaching. convenience in getting to and college. We have missed our from college. In a move that will students, and would like to think We have therefore modified our be very popular with students that they have missed us too! For existing timetable slightly to using the contract bus service, many of our students, the two or enable all students to benefit the shuttle arrangement will three years they spend at Itchen from full-time classroom enable students to travel at are among the most enjoyable learning, while limiting ‘trapped times that suit their timetable periods of their lives, and we are time’ so that they do not need commitments. keen for our new and returning to remain in college when they students to be able to enjoy have no scheduled lessons. This will help to reduce the campus life again. We therefore numbers of students using plan to provide as near to a If there is a second spike or a the college’s social spaces normal experience as possible, regional outbreak of COVID-19 and will enable us to provide while maintaining safety at all which forces us to go back classroom-based teaching rather times. temporaily to a blended learning than having to deliver course arrangement in order to keep content through remote, online We are lucky in that we are a students and staff safe, the learning. However, should social relatively small, community new timetable structure and distancing return in some form, college, and do not need to the shuttle bus arrangement this new arrangement will also accommodate huge numbers will allow us to respond quickly allow us to more practicably of students in very congested and easily so that teaching and deliver a blend of face-to-face social areas. We are around learning remain effective. 1 Social Sciences: from strength to strength The Social Sciences & Care purpose and perfectly aligned o over 90% of students progress faculty at Itchen has a shared the community which it serves. into related career destinations vision of being a force for The faculty boasts outstanding or higher education courses. change. The faculty is a high-grade (A*-B) pass rates with dynamic, highly experienced the following results: In both Childcare and Health and forward thinking team with & Social Care, students are in a shared passion for student Childcare: 97% placements each week and progression to higher education Health & Social Care: 92% will be located in a different or employment. Sociology: 74% workplace setting each term. Psychology: 34% Many of our students have The faculty has a well subsequently been employed established track record of In Childcare, the Early Years team by those placements upon success, both in terms of results celebrated as the five A grades completing their studies with us. and in developing courses that awarded nationally for external maximise student outcomes and assessments were awarded to Sociology and Care courses enrichment. five Itchen students. Similarly, regularly lead on varied charity in Health & Social Care the only work such as raising money In 2019, the faculty again eight A*s awarded nationally for Women’s Aid and Save The illustrated that its innovative and for external assessments were Children. The whole faculty have dynamic approach to teaching awarded to eight of our Health & also been involved in lighting up and learning ensured that Social Care students. the whole college pink at night students progressed to broad during October in aid of Breast and varied destinations with The faculty also proudly runs Cancer Haven. outstanding pass rates. Every the college’s Extended Project course in the faculty secured Qualification which saw all The faculty also has a proven 100% pass rates, meaning that students far exceed their track record of students applying significant value had been added aspirational grades and ensured for Social Science related courses to each and every learner. their progression on to university at the University of Cambridge destination. and the University of Oxford. The teaching team has ensured Ella Thomas, currently studying that courses are sequenced Part of the faculty’s success Sociology and Psychology, will in a way that builds personal is in its commitment to join the University of Cambridge confidence as well as conceptual preparation for employment in 2021 following a gap year. learning, and that they have a and development of career curriculum content that is fit for aspiration. Across our courses, 2 Turning the college pink for Breast Cancer Haven Red Nose Day and International Women’s Day 2 3 Sports teams frustrated by COVID disruption This has been a hugely ahead of the second placed team given that this year’s competition successful, yet ultimately at the start of lockdown that they will not be completed. frustrating season for Itchen’s have been awarded the county sports teams. The pandemic title once again. Men’s Basketball brought everything to a sudden halt and it is now highly unlikely Sadly, however, they will be The Basketball Academy that the final few games of the denied a likely league and cup continued their dominance as season will be played. This is treble. A few days before the the Elite Basketball Academy in hugely disappointing when the season was suspended the team Hampshire. The men’s team are season promised so much. had reached the final of the coached by ‘Coach of the Year’ county cup and the semi-final (NBL D1) Matt Guymon and Jack Men’s Football of the ECFA national knockout O’Keeffe. cup. These competitions will not Itchen have again dominated be completed, and the team has The 1st team had a respectable college football within the been left contemplating what finish of 5th in the National Hampshire League programme. might have been. Elite Academy League (EABL), The men’s team have been effectively ranking them as the county champions for 12 of the Women’s Football 5th strongest college team in the last 14 seasons, with only one country. other college – Peter Symonds The women’s football team was College in Winchester – denying also awarded the county league Such is the strength of basketball them a clean sweep over this title. The team had already at Itchen that our 2nd team lengthy period. played and won all of their compete in the Hampshire 1st fixtures when lockdown came, team League (against the 1st This year’s team is arguably the so couldn’t be caught. In the teams of other colleges) and strongest ever Itchen team, and ten year history of the women’s won the league title for the 11th was unbeaten in all competitions league programme, no other season in a row. The team made when the season came to a college has won the Hampshire the Hampshire Cup Final for premature end. With just four league. the 11th successive year, but league games left to play, the unfortunately the finals were 1st XI had won every one of their As current national Knockout cancelled due to the pandemic. fixtures and had conceded just Cup champions, Itchen will three goals. They were so far retain the cup for another year, 4 The 3rd team went unbeaten of competing in the English led to vast improvements within in their first season in the Schools’ championships. the squads, allowing Itchen Hampshire 2nd Team League to to push once again for the top clinch the league title. Rugby places in both the leagues and seasonal tournaments. Women’s Basketball Under Derek Manning’s leadership, the Rugby Academy Yaz has attracted some excellent The women’s basketball team has become one of only 28 players to the college including were able to win the Hampshire accredited RFU colleges in the three Surrey Storm junior players League title for the 8th year in country. Zoe Moseley, Amber Chapman succession, finishing all games and Gabriella Moore who feature unbeaten. A second season in Golf in the U17, U19 and U21 squads. the Women’s Elite Basketball Zoe was also selected for the AoC League allowed the team to play The Golf Academy continues to (British Colleges) netball team in against the best in the country.