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Today: Monday 15th March 2010
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EXTENDED PROJECT QUALIFICATION
For 1st year students during the summer holidays
Are you interested in gaining half an A2 qualification in the new Extended Project? (To be completed during the summer holidays). There will be a meeting for anyone interested in finding out more about this qualification on Tuesday, 16th March at 1.15 p.m. in SH6/7. Come along and find out more!
New Items
1ST AND 2ND YEAR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN MEDIA/JOURNALISM
On Friday, 26th March the College will be hosting a high profile visit by Kevin Bakhurst, Controller of the BBC News Channel and News at One. If you would like to meet Kevin to discuss the role and output of the BBC or listen to his advice on journalism please give your names to the Careers Department as soon as possible. If you have any queries then please see Anthony Osborne.
1ST AND 2ND YEARS MEDIA AND JOURNALISM GROUP
Please note that ALL Portfolios containing the articles or creative writing need to be handed in by Monday, 15th. This is so that they can be checked and verified in order to receive the completion certificate on March 26th. Please leave them with Marco Martinelli in the Law and Politics office with your name on the folder.
BORDERLINES FILM FESTIVAL
A locally made film described, as “Breathtaking” at this year’s Borderlines Film Festival, is being screened again at Hedley Lodge, Belmont Abbey, Tuesday, 30th March: 7.30 - 9.30 p.m. Admission is Free. Doors open at 7.00 p.m . Director and Theology Tutor Joe Jenkins describes the film Gaia & Genesis as a “journey from the beginning of life on earth to our meteoric and reckless rise to ascendancy”
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY OPEN DAY
The Careers Department will be taking two coaches to Cardiff Open Day on WEDNESDAY, 21ST APRIL. There will be talks, tours, displays and demonstrations by all the academic schools, including a tour of the Heath Park Campus for prospective medics, dentists, nurses, midwives and healthcare students. Cost is £7.00. Please collect a consent form from the Careers Department and return it with the money BEFORE THE END OF TERM to Mrs Edwards. You will then be allocated a place on the coach. PLEASE NOTE: Cardiff does not offer Degrees in Sport and the only Geography Degrees are Marine Geography or Human Geography with Planning.
CATERING SURVEY
PRIZE WINNERS
Thank you to everyone who took part in the catering survey, the results were very helpful and we will be looking at how we can address some of the issues raised. The prize winners were as follows: iPod - Gareth Field, £20 cash - Elisabeth Martinelli, £10 voucher - Fabio Anselmo, £10 voucher - Samuel Crichard, Football - Fran Williams, Football - Chris Lambert.
GRAFFITI
Please do not write or draw on the desks or benches in any room. The Pavilion benches have just been sanded down to remove graffiti. If there is more graffiti the Pavilion may be closed. Students caught damaging College property will be charged and face disciplinary procedures.
LOST PROPERTY
Watches, necklaces, bracelets!! Please see Heather in Student Services.
PART-TIME JOBS
M and M are looking for people to work in the Logistics Department at their Moreton-on-Lugg warehouse on a Saturday. Main duties include picking and packing customer orders. Hours are 7.00 a.m. - 3.00 p.m. with half an hour unpaid lunch break. Ask for an application form from 01568 619559 or email jobvacancies@mandmdirect.com. Closing date is Friday, 26th March.
SMOKING AREA
Smokers must not encroach on to the staff car park area. Smokers should stay in the section which has been fenced off. If this is full you should spread out along the area adjacent to the green fence.
TABLE TENNINS TOURNAMENT
There will be a table tennis tournament for any interested students on Tuesday lunchtimes, starting on 23rd March. Entry forms are available from Matt or Hannah in the PE office. Closing date for entries is Friday, 19th March. Players of any standard are welcome.
Reminders
APPRENTICESHIPS
If you are interested in applying for apprenticeships that start in the summer, you need to come and see me now! Make an appointment by adding your name to the yellow Connexions booking sheet on the College Careers Library notice board or drop in and see me on a Tuesday or Thursday (room 015). Don’t forget to look for apprenticeship and job vacancies on www.connexions-hw.org.uk and click on ‘Job Finder’. Terena, Connexions Adviser
CONNEXIONS INTERVIEWS
If you cannot attend a Connexions careers interview in College, please email to let me know or contact Ann Edwards in the Careers Library. There is currently a 3-week interview waiting list so I need to know if you can't attend so I can allocate your slot to someone else. Thanks, Terena (Connexions Adviser)
NATIONWIDE ACCIDENT REPAIR SERVICES APPRENTICESHIPS
Nationwide are offering Vehicle Technician and Commercial Business apprenticeships. These include paint spraying, panel beating, strip fitting, customer service, administration, parts and estimating. Interested? Contact the Human Resources team on 01926 452 620 or email recruitment@ncrc.co.uk. For more information, visit www.ncrc.co.uk/careers. Terena, Connexions Adviser