We’re going Loco for Lesotho! Gangsters’ Paradise Sixth Sense South Sefton 6th Form College Newsletter NEW YORK THE EXPERIENCE Moving on up! You’re Hired! Where Aspiration Meets Opportunity Spring 2012
Mar 08, 2016
We’re going Loco for Lesotho!
Gangsters’ Paradise
Sixth SenseSouth Sefton 6th Form College Newsletter
NEW YORKTHE
EXPERIENCE
Moving on up!
You’reHired!
Where Aspiration Meets Opportunity
Spring 2012
With all the news about tuition fees and the
expense of university it is worth remembering the
benefits of higher education; the fivefold increase
in earning potential, the opportunity to become an
expert in a chosen field and meeting new people
from across the UK and The World.
We have taken a number of students to various
events to discover the extensive range of
opportunities available at university.
In October our music, dance and drama students
went to ‘Compose your Future’ in Manchester,
which was a fantastic opportunity to see the range
of courses available in the performing arts. A
month later it was the turn of art students to
attend ‘Design your Future’, where universities
from across the country promote courses from
Photography to Fashion, Interior Design to
Graphics. Having close links with all of our local
universities, we also took our Social Science
students to a conference at Edge Hill University
and returned a month later for another conference
for those students interested in Primary Education.
The Social Science, Law and Criminology
Conference proved an enlightening experience for
students with a “student experience” talk from a
current Sociology Undergraduate, a campus tour
and a choice of two subject taster sessions related
to students’ interests and degree choices. A
successful day out for all, the conference helped
students make informed decisions about course
choices and the type of university they would like
to attend.
Visits like this occur throughout the year and are
essential in helping our students appreciate the
sheer scope of opportunities available at University
and just where further study could take them.
Aiming High
The start of the year saw our
students applying to
university; they have now
submitted their applications
and are receiving offers.
Popular courses this year
include Psychology, ICT and
Spanish with students
applying to universities from
London to Newcastle. Writing
a personal statement about
their achievements both in
the classroom and beyond
highlights the amazing range
of experience our students
have, from achieving Gold in
Duke of Edinburgh to
volunteering across the city,
DJing at local radio stations
and even auditioning for
films! The greater curricular
experience you have, the
more skills you develop to
help you gain that all
important university place!
Welcome to our spring edition of Sixth Sense as we try to
capture a flavour of some of what is going on at South
Sefton Sixth Form College.
It is hard to believe that we are now into our third year of
offering top quality A Level provision to the young people
of South Sefton. Indeed last summer we saw the first
cohort of our students head off to university and continue
to build on the success they had developed at college.
Seeing so many smiling faces reinforces our mission
statement to be a place where aspiration meets
opportunity which was certainly the case on A Level
Results Day.
At the start of the new term we have just received the
news that in terms of value added we are in the top 2% of
colleges in the country. This means simply that students
at South Sefton Sixth College, or those intending to join us
in September, are highly likely to achieve A level results
that are at or above their target grades. We work hard
with our students to ensure they fulfil their potential;
throughout the year there are extra classes to help
students with their studies and prepare them for exams.
Teachers are always available to help and student success
is central to all we do at college.
South Sefton is a college for its community, for the young
people of Sefton and Liverpool; a place where young
people make their dreams happen. It is wonderful to
bring such a positive message to all our readers and to
wish you all the very best in the forthcoming
examinations.
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Dates for your Diary
Y12 Consultation
Afternoon:
Wednesday 18th April
Y13 Consultation
Afternoon:
Wednesday 25th April
Bank Holiday:
Monday 7th May
June Half Term: Monday
4th June - Friday 8th June
College Closes for
Summer: Friday 13th July.
Y12 Enrolment Day
Thursday 23rd August
Faced with flight delays we were determined to reach the US by any means necessary; the moment we touched down in New York's JFK airport excitement started to set in and we had finally made it!
The week that followed was a journey that involved much emotion, education and culture, beginning with a visit to the UN building and an interactive tour. We were educated in the various roles and sectors of the UN and its influence over countries that constitute the UN as one entity. When our tour guide focused the groups attention on the land mine display, we were all shocked to learn that countries, such as the USA and UK in the 1980s, were manufacturing and selling land mines for as little as $4 per unit.
Between visits we had the opportunity to take in all that New York City had to offer; from Broadway to the Brooklyn Bridge. The NYPD museum and the 9/11 memorial reminded us of the horrors that the city had endured and how much development of the new World Trade Centre had come along, a real case of overcoming terrorism on political, social and economic scales.
We were given an invitation to the prestigious Brooklyn Law School to have a tour of the building and a conference with the Dean. The tour consisted of a visit to their mock court room, study areas and meeting US Law students, who were studying to undertake the New York State bar exams. After leaving the Law school we then travelled into Little Italy passing through the amazing China town en route. After making our way to Little Italy, we found a unique traditional Italian restaurant where we decided to dine. Having eaten, we progressed over to Night Court near City Hall, eventually arriving despite failing to successfully hail numerous taxis. Once in the court we listened to various cases and with them, the defendant’s sentences. I think the group would be unified in saying that this was definitely an experience; good or bad is yet to be determined…
Coming to the end of the week, a stop at the Empire State Building was warranted. We ascended the 81 floors to the observation deck, and exited the building to view what can only be described as the electric glow of New York City under the cover of darkness; a simply stunning vista.
It is safe to say that the trip was thoroughly enjoyed by all and will never be forgotten.
From our own correspondent...
That was what our students were hoping to hear on their day at Liverpool John
Moores University on 22nd February.
The Applied Business students were part of an Assessment Centre run by second
year university students on the Human Resources Management degree.
They were put through a battery of tests that are used to select managers in large
companies. This was to give them all a feel of real business in action.
Although it was a challenging day, all the students thoroughly enjoyed it and came
away with developed skills and a taste for university life.
You’re Hired!
Our students and staff have recently staged a most
successful production of ‘Bugsy Malone’. The team
consisted of students from all subject disciplines, as
well as those studying Drama, Dance and Music. The
production is part of our enrichment offer and so any
student keen to experience life on, or behind, the stage
can take part.
This much loved 1976 musical transported our audience
to Chicago, Illinois during the Prohibition era when
gangsters like Al Capone ruled the streets. However,
instead of blood and gore, Bugsy offered custard and
goo with its tongue-in-cheek style lampooning of the
era’s excesses. Fun was had by all as we followed the
sleek and smooth Bugsy, played by Sean Kennedy,
through the dark world of gangland America as he
eventually finds love with Blousey Brown.
As you can imagine this production can get messy and
ours was no different with students revelling in the
opportunity to pie and splurge each other at any given
opportunity! Audiences were thoroughly entertained by
the ‘sell-out’ production.
We would like to thank all those involved in
making ‘Bugsy’ a huge success and look
forward to staging many more entertaining
productions.
Gangsters’ Paradise
Studying in a state of the art college with such
fantastic resources and facilities, it is easy to forget that
there are those in other parts of the world who are not as
fortunate as ourselves. In recognising this, SSSFC have decided
to continually support a whole-college charity with the aim of
improving the living and studying conditions of students in less privileged areas of the
world. Lesotho is situated in the centre of South Africa; it is an area of great poverty,
with a high infant mortality rate due to the poor living conditions and a lack of
opportunity. The residents of Lesotho struggle to access educational resources essential
for their learning and development - indeed having a piece of paper to draw on is
considered a luxury! As a result, the college charity group has decided to organise and
run a series of charity events in order to support the ‘Lesotho Charity’ and to form a
relationship with the only school charity situated within Lesotho.
The first event that was organised by the charity group was a Halloween fancy dress day
along with a Halloween themed cake sale. Students helped to decorate the atrium, with
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a huge success and raised a total of £386.00. The charity’s’ group are now working
hard organising a number of future upcoming fund raising events which include a
‘Show Your Colours Day’, taking place in the New Year. For this event students will be
encouraged to come into college wearing the shirt of their football team and to make
donations in order to raise money to help provide sports equipment such as football
kit, for the students of Lesotho. In addition, SSSFC students will have the opportunity
to donate their old football shirts to the charity to pass onto some of the younger
residents of Lesotho. The charity group’s students have also designed and ordered a
charity wristband in order to raise money for the appeal. The main aim is to have
every member of South Sefton Sixth Form College wearing a charity wrist band
before the end of the year. If successful, the students at SSSFC will
raise a massive £1100 to donate to the Lesotho appeal, making
a direct difference to the lives of those less fortunate than
themselves.
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Only weeks after
our Halloween
fund raising day,
the College
Council organised
a lunchtime
concert in aid of
Children in Need.
Showcasing musical talent from across college, groups performed classic tracks from
the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Blur, as well as stunning solo performances from
individual singers, and the college choir lifting the roof of the atrium with their
powerful rendition of ‘I Will
Follow’. Organised, led and
compered by students, this
was a day to be proud of and,
with a student-organised
“Name the Bear” competition
as well, raised £318 in total for
Children in Need. With their
social conscience, South
Sefton Students never shy
away from helping those less
fortunate than themselves, no
matter how tough times are.
Raising the funds Amy Evans &
Adam Jones
The college choir singing ‘I Will Follow’
South Sefton College
Mombasa, Kenya
Kenyan Connection
Katie Wallace, currently a Year 13 student at SSSFC, has
her sights firmly set on Kenya for next summer. Applying
to study Wildlife Conservation at university, Katie intends
to spend two months before she goes in Mombasa, Kenya,
working on a project building a school and
accommodation for local children and their families.
Organised through Camp Kenya, Katie is in the process of
raising £2300 to fund the trip herself and is already half
way to meeting her target.
Keen to make a difference to the world, this is a dream
come true for Katie, helping in whatever way to make a
contribution to the lives of those who are less fortunate
than ourselves. A once in a lifetime opportunity, Katie's
determination to both raise the funds for her project and
to get out there and make some difference to our world is
testimony that the young people of this college do care
and will go that extra mile for something in which they
passionately believe.
Katie Wallace
www.sssfc.ac.uk
Where applications are welcomed:
South Sefton 6th Form College Sterrix Lane, Liverpool L30 2DB
0151 288 6300
The enrichment
programme at college
just goes from strength
to strength. An essential
part of the curriculum,
students have the
opportunity each
Wednesday afternoon to opt into enrichment sessions from
Italian to Photography, Five-a-Side to Zumba. Students can either
follow a previously-developed passion - whether that be football,
playing an instrument or performing on stage - or choose
something completely
new such as learning
sign language, dress
making or raising money for our
college charity appeal. Such
opportunities help our students
further develop their skills and
talents giving them that advantage
when they apply to university or
employment.
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We hope Sixth Sense has given you just an insight of what goes on at South Sefton Sixth Form
College. We always welcome the views of parents and carers and can be contacted by email
at [email protected] or by telephone on 0151 288 6300.
You may have an idea for enrichment, a contact we could use for work experience or simply
want to share your views. Whatever the reason we would be delighted to hear from you!
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