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Published Fortnightly - Issue: 151 Edited by: Caroline Ponto | Designed by: Mike Pink Friday 8th July 2011

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Chichester Matters

Going for Gold

Chris Wallis, 21, employed at the Edward Barnsley Workshop and former Chichester College apprentice, has been selected to take part in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to represent the UK at WorldSkills London 2011 in Cabinetmaking.

WorldSkills London 2011, which takes place at ExCeL from 5-8 October 2011, will be the world’s largest international skills competition with young people from across the globe competing to be the ‘best of the best’. At the competition, 1000 competitors from over 50 countries will compete in 46 skill areas over four exciting days. The event will also offer visitors impartial advice and guidance on careers and apprenticeships.

Chris was chosen to represent the UK after taking part in a four day selection competition in June in which he competed against furniture makers from all over the UK. During WorldSkills 2011, Chris will take part in 22 hours of competition and will be judged on his level of skill, accuracy and speed in completing the tasks set.

To celebrate his inclusion in Team UK, Chris joined the 42 other members of the team at a reception in Buckingham Palace, hosted by HRH Prince Andrew.

Skills Minister John Hayes said: “Those representing the UK at Worldskills will play a hugely important role in bringing the value of vocational skills and practical learning to national attention. I offer my warm support and congratulations to every member of the team.

“To support the ambitions of young people everywhere in our country, we have created a record number of apprenticeships, and we are building the best skills training system we’ve ever had.”

From now until WorldSkills London 2011 in October, Chris will be in training to prepare for the competition supported by his training manager, Peter Legg MBE, whose next visit to the Terminus Road Furniture workshop will take place at the end of this month.

Chris Wallis at UK Skills selection competition

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Team of the MonthThe Hair & Beauty competition team were nominated for the preparation of students for skills competitions. Staff within the team are Clare Burgess, Claire Bailey, Linda Biles, Anne-Marie, Stewart, Julie McFadden, Anna Gatland, Julie Davis, Sam Lister, Sue Sweeney and Keri Benny.

Over the last three years the team have worked very hard in preparing students for national competitions; not just UK skills, but Sterex, Wella, Schwarzkopf and the Carlton competitions. They have amassed almost as many gold, silver and bronze medals in regional and national competitions as the UK Olympic team and this year have already won seven at regional level, have three students in the national finals of UK Skills, and one at SEBTA – who was crowned top electro-therapist in the UK.

The team are dedicated and selfless in their approach and spend many hours, over and above, preparing and coaching the students,

as well as washing towels and gowns, packing and unpacking boxes, PAT testing equipment, refilling bottles and many other chores, making complicated arrangements and travelling all over the country to Wakefield, Bristol, Brighton and Twickenham, and Cambridge. We rarely have competitions close to us and are fortunate to have the full backing of the college for these.

The Competition Club has been turned into something that all students aspire to join and has become a real inspiration for the students. The level of professionalism within a group rises as a consequence of having someone from the skills squad in their cohort, and this in turn raises general standards and enhances our reputation. Our students are more fortunate than most in finding employment, with many employers coming directly to us to recruit. All of this is directly linked to the professional and committed team of lecturers who are the best role models to their students.

The staff named above are recognized by their peers as lecturers with star quality and they seek their advice and guidance for many topics and treatments. We are also often quizzed

by our competitors, but we try not to give too much away!

We have a phrase in hair and beauty which used to be directed towards mature students, but it becomes more and more relevant for all of our learners:

“We open a vein and let them hook into the fountain of knowledge that flows so freely.” We are not just here to teach the students, we are here to give something back to the industry that we all love so much.

To sum up, we could not come up with a better comment than that offered by one of our winners, Michelle Lincoln. “The staff take our training seriously; professional standards are instilled in us from day one... We are fully prepared to hit the ground running, and have the highest work ethic and standards”.

And what better accolade for a student, than to be able to mention in a CV that they have won a regional or national award whilst they were studying at Chichester College.

June Brent – CTM Hair & Beauty Sally Challis-Manning – Director of Quality

Face Painting at FishbourneThe BTEC National Diploma in Beauty Therapy Sciences, 1st and 2nd year, did a nail bar and face painting at Fishbourne Fete on Saturday, 25th June. It was a huge success, great experience all round and the students loved it!

Caroline Townsend-Vagg Lecturer in Beauty Therapy

WorldSkills BeautyVery good news from the WorldSkills UK final in Cambridge where we had two intermediate beauty students invited to participate, receiving two medals; Amy Oram was awarded silver and Rose Pilich took bronze.

Sadly, our aromatherapy entry was not placed, but all three students were excellent ambassadors for the college. Well done to the team who coached them to success.

Buzby Girls Go TribalHairdressing apprentices at Buzby & Blue, dodged the rain and managed to do a photo-shoot as part of their Level 3 qualification.

Natasha White, Megan Styles and Sophie Yates decided on a tribal theme and after several weeks working with enthusiastic novice models, the final hair styles came together, all under the watchful eye of assessor Brenda Burbidge. Brenda said, “The girls have worked really hard. This photo-shoot is a credit to that work, I am very proud of them all”.

Natasha learnt how to weave hair as seen on her model Britney. She revealed, “It was difficult to get the effect I wanted, but eventually it all came together and I’m really pleased with the final look.”

Sophie worked with Sasha, who will be joining Chichester College as an apprentice working at Buzby & Blue in September. Sophie said, “Sasha has been really patient while I tried different styles”.

Stylists, back row: Natasha White, Sophie Yates, Megan Styles. Models, front row: Britney, Rosie, Luchia, Sasha, Georgia & Hannah

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Taster DaysBy the time you read this article we will have been visited by 826 prospective students over 4 days!

As part of my role of Schools Liaison Officer I organise our annual Taster Days with several local schools. The idea of a Taster day is to give students an insight into a day in the life of a college student. Local competitor colleges also run these tasters, so this year I set about to make ours different from the others. Two months before the scheduled visit I went out to the schools to talk to all of their Year 10 students about life at college. I spoke to them about our campuses and what subjects they could choose to take a taster session in, what they would do in this session and what careers this subject could lead them in to.

This was in small groups where I had time to talk to the students individually and answer any questions – a different way of doing it from the 20 minute assemblies of the past. The organisation of these events throws up a variety of challenges: I liken the task of getting all of the students onto their desired course to a large game of Sudoku; what with trying to keep sessions equally attended, trying to keep schools/friends together, not forgetting the 10% at each school who always change their minds. Couple this with trying to plan around

departmental calendars and it all gets very complicated. Producing labels and certificates for each of the 800 plus students, registers and goodie bags is also a huge task.

Once the students get here it’s down to our tutors to grab their attention and ensure that their day with us is exciting, interesting, hands-on and much better than our rivals! This year some of our tutors really rose to the challenge; in particular Hair & Beauty, Sport and Music, who really got into the swing of meeting and greeting, and getting their students excited before they even got to their lessons. After a brief lunch with us they go off to their second sessions before returning to me to collect goody bags and get back to their coaches in one piece. We had the usual challenges of last minutes swaps, scraped knees and turf warfare, but other than that, the first batch of feedback said that they found Chichester College friendlier with better facilities than the others they had visited this year.

The highlight of the week for me was a visit from Aldingbourne Primary School who brought 30 children along to try their hand at Brickwork, Hospitality and Hair & Beauty. The children were so excited about their visit and really threw themselves into each task. Seeing them with

great big safety boots on in Brickwork (above)was indeed very sweet and memorable. They really enjoyed their time with us and it was fantastic that members of those departments gave up their time on the day of the staff BBQ to make the day amazing for these little people.

It can be easy at this busy time of year to see Taster Days as a hindrance rather than the huge recruitment opportunity that it is. The chance to showcase what we do must not be underestimated. If it is just to a few students, each visitor has friends and family who have other friends, and so on the word spreads. Even for primary schools, to have that many prospective students here, at our campuses, in our classrooms for a whole day is an opportunity we really must grab with both hands.

Thank you to all staff who contributed to make these days a success. Without your input and ability to enthuse potential students, it wouldn’t have worked. I can now breathe a sigh of relief that this year’s have finished – and then start to panic that I only have 12 months to get the next batch ready!

Jane Sumner – Schools Liaison Officer and Conferencing & Events Co-ordinator

The members of Team UK have been and will continue to be supported in their training by Edge, the independent education foundation, the Premier Supporter of Squad and Team UK and Brathay Trust, the Premier Training and Development Partner of Squad and Team UK.

This is the third consecutive year that the college has had a student in the WorldSkills finals. Plus Chris, who has always enjoyed making things, competed in 2009 SkillBuild UK Cabinetmaking, winning gold after taking bronze in 2008. Praise goes to Chris for his hard work and dedication to his craft, but also to lecturer Christian Notley

and Luke Griffiths, our 2009 WorldSkills team member, who have coached Chris. We have also been very well supported by Chris’ employer.

Shelagh Legrave urged, “For those planning student trips in the autumn, attending would prove a fantastic example of the level of skill expected in this world-class contest, and an opportunity to hopefully inspire students to aspire to compete in the next competition”.

Group tickets for WorldSkills London 2011 are selling quickly so book now to avoid disappointment at www.worldskillslondon 2011.com/the-event/visit.

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Chris Wallis and Luke Griffiths

Michael Oliver impresses fascinated pupils

Chris, far right, at Buckingham Palace reception

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The Centre of Excellence for Regional Food and Drink at Brinsbury launched on 24th June at our Brinsbury Campus, to support local farmers, producers, distributors, retailers and hospitality businesses in East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Surrey and Kent.

Principal Shelagh Legrave said, “We have created this centre to help bring together and provide special support for the thriving food and drink industry in our region. We will provide networking and experience sharing opportunities, quality training and information for the sector, as well as supporting special projects to promote local produce”.

Over 50 leaders in the food and drink industry enjoyed a Sussex sparkling afternoon tea at the launch, with speakers including William Goodwin, a leading local dairy farmer and Vice Chair of the South of England Show.

Cllr Roger Paterson, Cabinet Member for the local economy and governor of the college, planted a Sorbus torminalis (known as a Chequers Tree) as part of a ceremonial opening for the centre, because of its close

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association with food and drink in the region. It will form part of a rare-breed fruit orchard being developed by the college.

The logo for the centre of excellence has been inspired by the chequers tree, a native to this locality, with an ethnobotony steeped in food and drink.

Alison Read, Head of Brinsbury Campus explained, “Local pubs and hostelries named Chequers will usually have a chequer tree on or in the locale and the fruits use to be used as a form of hops for brewing to flavour beer. They also have culinary uses and in years gone by were regularly used in desserts and pies.

“The symbolism of this humble tree is fitting with the creation of this centre of excellence which will be working with the food, drink and hospitality communities across the South East region.”

Afternoon tea was made by the students, including sandwiches filled with local free-range egg and Sussex Gold mayonnaise, Sussex Farm dry cured gammon, Burwash Rose and Olde Sussex cheeses, home-made cakes and scones, all washed down with Sussex bubbly, apple juice and Hepworths beer.

Hilary Knight from the Sussex Food & Drink Network will be ‘local food expert in residence’ at the Centre of Excellence for Regional Food and Drink at Brinsbury, providing advice and expertise to businesses, and the centre will be holding the first of a series of planned networking events, bringing producers, retailers, restaurateurs and hoteliers together on 12th July from 5-7pm. The topical subject of social networking in business ‘to tweet or not to tweet’, will be the first topic and will be free for the food and drink community.

Alison Read admires the pepper tree with Hilary Knight

Shelagh Legrave and Roger Paterson

SP 4 SP: Chi SU New PresidentMy name is Sebastiaan Posma from the Netherlands. This year I was an international student at Chichester College, studying English language. At the same time I was a member of the Student Executive, a group of 20 students who meet weekly to discuss all current affairs that affect students.

Being a member of the Student Executive and Student Union, enabled me to create ideas within the Student Union for improvements. But in my position as Student Executive, I could never achieve these ideas. In April I decided to run for Student President at Chichester College, which is one of the best Student Unions of the UK.

Because I didn’t know what to expect exactly, I did a lot of preparation. My International course ended in April so during May I was in the Netherlands to prepare for the elections. In June, during the election week, I came back to England with my own internet site (www.student-president.com), flyers and posters. My idea was to impress students and show them that I’m able to organise everything, to achieve goals. The first goal was, of course: winning the elections – and I won!

One of the main points of my campaign is structuring the Student Union. To get structure in the Student union, a new coordination system for student representatives was born; the Student Commissions. Class Representatives work in four different groups to set their own goals; discuss the way they want to achieve them; control their on-going activities; and in the end, they make an evaluation in order to learn from the experience.

The four different areas are: Commission for Activities, Commission for Sport, Commission for Parties and Commission for Current Affairs.

So, you will find only one goal in my campaign; this goal gives us the power to organise whatever we want, together with the students, in favour of all students!

Sebastiaan Posma Student President

War of the Worlds Review

“The Portsmouth-based drama company teamed up with young musicians from Chichester College under the leadership of Daf Hughes to perfectly recreate the score of Wayne’s hit 1978 rock album.

“They did an excellent job, providing tension and excitement for the audience...”

Thursday 30 June 2011 The News, Portsmouth

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Nurturing Jazz Talent

Chichester College is breeding a new generation of jazz greats on its acclaimed jazz course. This provision is unique, with no other full time course like it in a Further Education college in the UK.

Students are equipped with a broad repertoire, intricate knowledge of theory and the confidence to improvise. They are encouraged to gig regularly as part of the course and provide an annual concert at the prestigious Chichester Jazz Club (CJC).

The club is continually supportive of the college’s players. A representative said, “Since 2004, the annual concert by the students and tutors has become a much anticipated event in the CJC programme. Members and guests often praise the ability of the musicians

and always acknowledge their unfailing enthusiasm. For the students the night provides invaluable experience, and for some, it leads to a degree level course followed by a career as a professional jazz musician.”

The Chichester Inn holds a regular Jazz Jam aimed at Chichester College students to encourage them to play outside of the learning environment and familiarise themselves with real-life gigging scenarios.

One student, Nick Fyffe, whose ambition was to play bass for Jamiroquai, achieved his dream shortly after attending the course and has since been associated with the likes of Deep Purple, Robert Plant and Bruce Dickenson. He now gives guest lectures at other colleges and several past students now work as tutors for the West Sussex Music Service (WSMS).

An unusual case was Johnny Lippiet, who arrived at the age of 16 with just one GCSE – in Woodwork – and a bent saxophone. After completing his qualification, Johnny went on to graduate from Dartmouth University and found himself lecturing as a Professor of Jazz Studies at Wellington University, New Zealand!

The college has seen students accompanying Tricky of Massive Attack, playing at festivals, Ronnie Scott’s and touring the London circuit, lecturing at local universities, in demand for session work and releasing their own albums. It seems there’s no end to the talent filtering through the department’s doors.

The most recent feature of the course is the appearance of renowned jazz legends giving master classes. This year alone has brought Tony Kofi, Seb Rochford and Jonathan Hepbir to the Chichester College Recital Hall and

attracted fans from afar, giving students an even bigger platform upon which to showcase their new tricks and techniques.

In the 90s, Tony Kofi was part of the UK’s elite jazz ensemble The Jazz Warriors, has been a vital part of Gary Crosby’s Nu Troop and played with numerous high-profile musicians and groups; including Ornette Coleman, Branford Marsalis, Courtney Pine, Jean Toussaint big band, Jazz Jamaica All Stars and Queen Latifah.

Seb Rochford Rochford plays drums in bands such as Acoustic Ladyland, Oriole, Menlo Park, Ingrid Laubrock Quintet and Bojan Zulfikarpasic’s Tetraband. He leads Polar Bear, a band at the forefront of British Jazz, has worked extensively with Joanna MacGregor, Andy Sheppard, co-leads the band Fulborn Teversham and has drummed for Pete Doherty, with his band Babyshambles.

Jonathan Hepbir is a professional musician and lecturer, who has studied and performed with gypsy players from Holland, France, Romania and Germany for more than 10 years, including high-profile appearances alongside such masters as Bireli Lagrene and Stochelo Rosenberg. Jonny is now regarded as one of the most authentic exponents of the style in the UK.

But the college’s lecturers themselves have a lot to offer with decades of collective experience teaching thousands of students, as well as impressive résumés which show off their extensive collaborations and gigging histories. They still play live on the local jazz circuits and are a testament to the quality of learning available on this exclusive course.

Dave Murrell jams with Seb Rochford at the Waterside public house

Jazz lecturers Dave, Rob and Simon playing with Tony Kofi, far right

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With just one week to go, nerves are rife as the brave Trailwalkers conclude their months of preparation for the big event.

Training has seen team members cold, wet, frustrated and confused. They’ve had blisters, sore hips, numb legs, black toenails, twinges in calves, torn ligaments, stiff backs and as-good-as trench foot.

They have also discovered that 100km sounds a lot less than it really is; that 40km on the downs over 9 hours is hard enough; that ‘breathable’ in some walking boots is an exaggerated feature; and ‘waterproof’ or ‘quick dry’ makes little difference in torrential rain.

On the bright side, training has improved fitness and stamina levels, and we can look forward to a life-changing experience... But most of us are now at the point where we just want it over with!

Teams have made cakes to raise money, asked friends, family, colleagues, held raffles, sold squares on ‘treasure maps’, shaken buckets, held a curry night and played football. The college has supported us by contributing towards the registration fee (SU and SMT), allowing us to hold a ‘dress down’ day (raising almost £200) and donating the money from the staff BBQ (£556 including £90 from Brinsbury). Not to mention the fact that our very own college principal, Shelagh Legrave, will be undertaking this challenge with us, along with 2010/11 student president, Toni Mills.

One Week Today

Mike Pink and Shelagh Legrave approach an ominous storm cloud

Drowned rat: Caroline Ponto Caroline and Mike sell home-made cakes Sophie Murray and Paul Morris at the staff BBQ

Another Trailwalker team discovered en route Toni Mills cautiously passes a herd of cows – moo!

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I would also like to take this opportunity to thank our valued support crews in advance, who are giving of their time, petrol, patience and sanity. They have had to put up with listening to us ramble on about the potential crises we may face for many weeks, and will be sacrificing the best part of their weekend to follow the route in a support vehicle equipped with blister packs, plasters, spare socks, clothes, snacks, hot drinks, cheers of encouragement and hugs along the way.

Thanks also to those of you who have generously sponsored us, as well as the legendary Brinsbury Animal Care Team (pictured right) who travelled for miles to celebrate the end of the year at my Gurkha curry evening! We hope we will do the college proud even if we do have pull out in the event of serious injury or excessive fatigue. Unfortunately some original team members have already suffered injuries in training and will not be able to participate, but they will still join the support crews and have continued with their fundraising efforts. We salute you!

Each of the three teams has now raised around £1000, so we are very close to our target, but still need your help. The links to donate can be found on the staff intranet at: http://intranet.chichester.ac.uk/staffInterest/Charities.asp.

Caroline Ponto Press & Comms Officer and Trailwalker 2011

Brinsbury Animal Care team enjoy Nepalese curry at OM restaurant in Worthing

Mike and Shelagh at Check Point 1

A brief encounter with Sussex Army Cadets Pictured clockwise: Tristan and Mike take a breather; the sun sets across the South Downs

Tristan Versailles, reserve trainee, wades through a crop field

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Gunning for GloryPublic Services students from Chichester College represented the Army at the junior leaders’ modified version of the Royal Navy Field Gun competition at HMS Collingwood in Fareham. The challenge does not currently form a part of their course, but is treated as a personal development activity; promoting the Navy’s culture and ethos of courage and integrity, offering team building experience, and refining leadership skills.

The origin of the Field Gun competition is linked to episodes in the Boer War, in particular with the epic 119 day siege of Ladysmith, where the gallant defenders were helped enormously by the arrival at the last minute of Captain the Hon Hedworth Lambton of the Naval Brigade with his 280 Blue-jackets, four 12 Pounders and two 4.7 inch guns.

Teams representing all three armed services, as well as sponsors Network Rail, and local colleges pushed themselves to their limits in front of friends and families to assemble and fire the cannons at lightening speed. Other competitors included Network Rail apprentices, Highbury College, National Sea Cadets and Derby University.

Our ten students, who were on the Sussex Army Cadets team were put through a gruelling training regime to prepare for the challenge. All teams stayed at the base for a week and were coached by Navy servicemen in the art of the field gun. Flight Sergeant Gordon Thompson took the cadets under his wing, putting them through their paces. He said, “I’m always laid back during the week, but when they’re getting ready on the day and you seem them in action, I get shivers down my arms – but I don’t show them that!”

Gordon was extremely proud of their fast, clean runs which took them to 8th place out of 16 in the first heats and then 4th place in the plate cup. Lecturer Wayne Hodkinson supported

students with cheers of encouragement and Mark Osbourne, also a lecturer in Public Services, who leads the Army Cadets, acted as Field Gun Officer in full uniform.

Mark exclaimed, “They were better than really good, they were fantastic! It was a personal best for the team. During practices they were getting 36, 37, 38...” But their times during the competition were all under 1:30 seconds, milliseconds of the winning times. The record was set in 2001 by HMS Collingwood, running a time of 1:18.8 secs, beating the 1988 record by HMS Daedalus of 1:19.4 secs.

To succeed teams need pride, determination, problem solving skills, discipline and respect – all of which were apparent on the day. The competition provided the youngsters with an unforgettable experience which they will cherish for many years.

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Little London OlympicOn Wednesday, 29th June, Chichester College hosted a mini Olympic event in conjunction with eight schools from the local Schools Sports Partnership taking part in five events.

Year 7 students from each school were divided in to different countries (China, Japan, USA, Brazil and Australia) and merged with pupils from other schools. Consequently they were sent to 5 different stations for 40 minutes, where they took part in golf skills, learning to hurdle, introduction to judo, voting to decide

who the ultimate Olympian was and seated volleyball under the instruction of England Paralympic volleyball player Emma Wiggs.

All the students enjoyed the event as it bought the Olympics values alive and was an ideal opportunity to try new sports and meet students from other schools. It was also a great chance to meet a real Olympian and see that those competing in the Paralympic games are every bit as committed to their sport as able-bodied counterparts.

The ultimate Olympian chosen by the children was 1992 British athlete Derek Redmond, who completed the 400m after rupturing his

hamstring with 175m to go. Despite crippling pain and the race already being won, he completed the race with the support of his father to a standing ovation by the stadium crowd. The children decided that his courage, determination, drive for excellence and inspirational role model made him a perfect icon and representative of the Olympic values.

Mark Bonar – Lecturer in Sport

Walkin’-and-a-Talkin’Carol Sheppard has come up with the innovative idea of taking EFL students away from the day-to-day rudiments of the classroom, and out into the beautiful Sussex surroundings to explore the area while expanding their knowledge of English vocabulary in wider a context. The Walk and Talk sessions are run with EFL students as an afternoon option on Monday and Tuesday afternoons during the summer term.

This was the third year Carol has run such a course and says, “The students in the group absolutely love getting out of the classroom to explore the diverse scenery and wildlife in the countryside, round and about Chichester. I use

the college minibus to drive them to places they would otherwise never have the chance to see; going to such places as Kingley Vale, Midhurst , Bosham, West Dean, Arundel and even as far afield as the Seven Sisters near Seaford or the New Forest at the end of the course”.

Students have even had a special guided tour of St Mary’s Hospital, which has existed on its present site since the end of the thirteenth century; not as part of a religious order but an independent Christian foundation.

Carol invited me along to get a taste of these trips, and what impressed me the most is how a simple walk outside can open their learning potential so vastly. Words we take for granted, such as “verge”, “trespass” or “bank”, may not be encountered in a typical language studies text book. The students seemed particularly fascinated by British wildlife, and keen to

learn the names of trees, flowers, birds and unusual animals.

We were armed with a trail map, local information and quiz in the C Block classroom prior to leaving, and upon arrival in Arundel began checking our sheets for clues to fill in. We had a delightful walk past Swanbourne Lake and tea rooms, stopping for cake and Earl Gray (or was that just me?!) and then on to discover the breathtaking views from Arundel Park; a stunning landscape I did not even know existed.

This is a wonderful idea that gives students a rounded learning experience, as well as some PE, fresh air and a chance to socialise while practicing their new skills. I hope this inspires other lecturers to take a different approach to their sessions and offer students an unconventional, yet thorough and enjoyable exposure to their subject.

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Welcome to Our New Starters

Get Fit and Tone Up Over the Summer Monday 4th July – Friday 2nd September

Amy Bowyer Apprentice

Mark Bennett Functional Skills Coach

Ceri Harris Functional Skills Senior Coach

Lauren Barson Clerical Assistant

If reading a novel is not for you this summer you may prefer to take a look at theses superb websites, packed full of excellent resources and ideal for a range of subject areas. City & Guilds Smart Screen: www.smartscreen.co.uk/tutorlogins.

The Functional Skills area is currently free to the college. It contains plenty of Numeracy, Language and ICT content, including; lesson plans, templates and resources. Go to the link above and then use these details to register yourself:

Centre Number: 065409 Password: T823231

eChalk is becoming more popular than ever. It’s packed full of colourful and interactive resources. Go to http://www.echalk.co.uk

Username: chichestercoll Password: echalk

There are a host of games on this site. So if you are a fan of Countdown, Conundrum or like whiling away the time with Sudoku then csfs software is for you. Go to http://www.csfsoftware.co.uk/products.htm.

Finally, if you need training on PowerPoint, Moodle, Mobile Technology, eTracker, Spreadsheets... look out for emails promoting this year’s ILT Summer Sizzlers. With over 30 different e-learning topics to choose from there should be something for everyone. Check your emails for details of how to book.

Enjoy your holidays! And please don’t forget to turn off your computers and monitors when you go away.

ILT Tip of the Week by Keith Burnett

Vacancies

Lecturer in Psychology Closes on 13/07/11

Associate Lecturer in Sociology Closes on 13/07/11

Housekeeper (Bersted – maternity cover) Closes on 14/07/11

Childcare Assistant (Bersted) Closes on 14/07/11

Childcare Officer (Bersted) Closes on 14/07/11

First Steps at Chichester Fun-dayCome and Join in the Jungle Fun on Saturday 16th July 2011, 10am - 1pm, on the college field opposite the Sports Centre.

Entertainment includes: Bouncy Castle, Merry go round, Hook a Parrot, Tombola, Creative station and Ice cream van.

DAY CLASS TIME PRICE

MONDAY Zumba 17.15 – 17.55 £3 Aerobics 18.00 – 18.50 £3

TUESDAY Indoor Cycling Level 1 17.15 – 17.45 £3 Indoor Cycling Level 2 17.45 – 18.30 £3 Pilates (Beginners) 18.45 – 19.30 £3 Pilates (Intermediate) 19.30 – 20.30 £3

WEDNESDAY Zumba 17.30 – 18.15 £3 High Intensity 19.30 – 20.30 £3

THURSDAY Pilates 13.25 – 14.10 £3 Legs, Bums & Tums 17.00 – 17.30 £3 Group Indoor Cycling 17.30 – 18.15 £3 Zumba 20.00 – 20.45 £3

FRIDAY Circuit Training 17.30 – 18.15 £3

I would just like to give a mention to our Zumba instructors from the sports centre, Rachel Glidewell and Debz Wilson. Myself, Georgie Smith, a friend Jane Mills and Rachel attended the UK’s first official Guinness World Record Zumbathon on Saturday, 11th June which was promoted at one of our Zumba classes, here at the college.

We have broken the record for the world’s largest official Zumba class (exact numbers still to be confirmed but it was around 5,000, smashing the previous record in America of 1,200). We raised over £10,000 for the British Heart Foundation and the Shooting Star Children’s Hospice. It was the most fun, not to mention most energetic, time I have ever had raising money for charity. Unfortunately our other instructor Debz Wilson was unable to attend as she was abroad that weekend for her birthday – so we’ll let her off.

What I would like to say is we have definitely been bitten by the Zumba bug and if it wasn’t for these two lovely ladies starting classes here at the college last December we may never have known what we were missing!

So in a nutshell, I would like to say a BIG thank you to Rachel and Debz for opening doors to a great new world of Zumba, making each class such fun and thank you to Chichester College for now running three classes per week, two of which I attend religiously.

Andy Sanderson – Student Tutor

Zumba Zoom eSafety – We need you!Have you had a bad online experience: Online stalker, hacked account, stolen identity, fraudulent website, sexual abuse, threats of violence?

In order to educate staff and students, we are looking for real life examples to use as case studies in training. Your privacy is of utmost importance, so if you would prefer to remain anonymous, please state this clearly.

If you have a story that you feel others could learn from, please forward to [email protected].