18 Winter 2011 - Greenhead College

NEWSLETTER
ISSUE 18
Winter 2011
Greenhead
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The newsletter of Greenhead College
Mongolia and Beijing
Trip-July 2011
On Friday 15th July,
14 Greenhead students and
staff touched down at Chinggis
Khaan Airport, Mongolia.
Having travelled via Beijing, the
group now embarked on the main
stage of our expedition. A two day
coach journey transported the group
from the capital Ulaan Baatar to Kha
Khorin, where locals asked if “we
were really from the country that
had the royal wedding.” From here,
the coach took us on to an area
known as ‘Big Rock.’ Here we met
the seven wranglers with whom the
team trekked on horseback for three
eventful days. We then travelled on
foot for another two, arriving at an
establishment of hot springs south of
Tsetserleg. Here the group enjoyed
two days soaking up the mineral rich
water which flows
from the
surrounding hills
at an astonishing
73 degrees
centigrade.
A day’s coach
journey via sand
dunes at Mongol
Els took the team back to Ulaan
Baatar, from where we set out to the
project site. For three long days we
scrubbed, scraped, dug and painted
at a brand new site for the Lotus
Children’s Centre. Having successfully
painted the front entrance, and a large
section of wall, we headed out to the
summer camp, where the children
stay during their holiday. Situated in
a beautiful valley, the summer camp
was found by the majority to be the
most rewarding (and tiring) aspect
of the trip. The children were always
eager to spend time with us, learning
English, playing in the nearby river
and, of course, cooking and cleaning.
It was a fantastic experience, and
the group would like to thank
Barbara, Kate, Alistair, Gala (one of
our only means of survival), and the
wranglers for their constant patience
and support throughout the whole
expedition.
Lucien Anderson
For anyone interested in finding
out more about The Lotus
Children’s Centre, or if you wish
to make a donation, please visit:
www.lotuschild.org
A Theatrical Feast
Jaron Hill and Lydia Cunis in
The Recruiting Officer
Huddersfield was once again treated
to a delightful assortment of plays this
autumn by Greenhead’s Theatre Studies
department.
The three A2 productions – Farquhar’s
The Recruiting Officer, Wertenbaker’s
Our Country’s Good and Wilde’s Lady
Windermere’s Fan – owed their success to
the authentic and convincing performances of
the student actors. These productions were
well attended, with over 250 people buying
tickets for one or more of the performances.
Visits to watch live theatre around the region
have included the acclaimed National Theatre
production of One Man, Two Guvnors as well
as Frantic Assembly’s Lovesong and DV8’s
Can We Talk About This?
The major enrichment production was Beauty
and the Beast which involved students
from across the college in a variety of roles
including performance, stage management
and design. A wonderful experience for all
involved!
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World champions!
Business students George Saunders, Lauren Cocking and James
Clare from Greenhead College have been crowned with the best
environmental and sustainable business in the world. The students
presented their business proposal, an innovative taxi share scheme based
in Leeds, at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). As well as
taking first prize for the Environmental and Sustainability theme they were
the only team from Europe to reach the final six teams and came third
overall in the world taking $2500 overall in prize money.
PolyU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Global Student Challenge (GSC) is a
first-of-its-kind global business plan competition organised by the PolyU for
able students worldwide. It allows students to present their creative ideas
with business flair and to compete in front of successful entrepreneurs and
venture capitalists. GSC 2011 attracted 191 teams from 27 countries and
30 teams were shortlisted to compete in the finals at the PolyU campus in
the Hung Hom district of Hong Kong.
The Greenhead students spent a week in Hong Kong with their mentor, Mark
Mitchell, who is Head of Business and Economics at the college. During
their stay the students took part in a wide range of activities organised by
PolyU to experience the culture, innovation and entrepreneurial spirit of Hong
Kong such as Tai Chi, visits to Cyberport and Ocean Park and lectures from
various experts in the field of marketing and entrepreneurship.
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Challenging Mathematics
More than 120 AS and A2 Maths students took
part in the Senior UK Maths Challenge earlier
this term. They stayed behind for an hour and
a half after college on Tuesday 8th November to
complete the demanding paper. A team of four
then went to Leeds on Monday 14th November
to enter the UK Maths Team Challenge. They
finished a credit-worthy 7th out of the 25 teams
who competed on the day. Well done to all
involved, particularly the team members Divya
Rana, Tommy Li, Dominic Storr and Harry
Edwards for their commitment and enthusiasm.
Just Chill Day
Life can be stressful, so for one day in October,
the college came together and ‘had fun’ to raise
awareness of mental health issues. There were
massage sessions, manicures, giant bubbles you
could stand inside, flamenco and Zumba classes,
aromatherapy and yoga workshops, comedy corner
and a doodle wall, all wrapped around a fabulous
‘Buskers’ Corner’. The latter raised funds to provide
therapeutic equipment for children at the local
women’s refuge. These were added to the money
collected from selling white ribbons on Domestic
Violence Awareness Day making a grand total of £272.
George Saunders, Lauren Cocking, James Clare
With one of the final judges Professor Alan Barrell of Cambridge University
Careers
A1s have had their first taste of careers, identifying skills required by
employers and applying for their work-shadowing placements: the
main course of careers lessons begins in January. The more organised
have already booked a careers interview.
A2s know all about interviews as recent tutorials have concentrated on
interview skills. Prospective vets, doctors, dentists, teachers and nurses
have experienced a mock interview with a professional and are starting
to receive invitations for the real thing.
Both year groups are welcome to attend the employer and gap year fair
on Thursday 23rd February. Watch out for more details!
Just Chill Day proved hugely
beneficial – in the words of one
student, “college really felt like
a community”. My thanks to
all the students and staff who
made it such a success. Let’s
do it again next year!
DH
The Big Hole in the Ground
Students and visitors are asking about the
disappearance of the tennis courts at the front
of the college. We are actually putting up a new
building in its place to house the Maths and
Physics departments.
Plans to improve accommodation and general
social space have been going on for some time
– the new cafe and conservatory are part of a
bigger plan! More about this in the next issues.
MR
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From Europe With Love...
The prospect of doing any language
at A-level would be a far more
daunting one, I am sure, were it
not for Greenhead’s Language
Assistants. A team of seven native
speakers hailing from Germany,
Italy, France and Spain; they are the
unsung heroes of the Modern Foreign
Languages Department. Their official
role is to prepare language students
for the dreaded oral examination, but
in my experience, their importance
reaches far beyond that. “I want the
students to love French as much as
I love English.” Estelle, one of the
Assistants, enthused when asked
about her adoration of the job. It is
this passion for the languages they
Music to our ears
This year’s Autumn Concert was a
tremendous success, put together
by students and staff of Greenhead
College. The night started in a casual
atmosphere, the hall crowded with
students and audience members.
The Swing Band really got the crowd
warmed up with ‘Car Wash,’ and ‘Ain’t
That a Kick in the Head?’ sung by
Chris Barr. People were tapping their
feet to the brassy, mellow tones, and
things were off to a good start.
The night continued with much variety:
Ed Cudworth’s tuba solo, GC12
making as much noise as the Swing
Top Chemistry
Prize
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teach that makes them invaluable
to us students; without them the
language department would surely
suffer. So thank you and welcome
back for another year!
By Alice Cooper
Pictured L-R: Monica Estienne, Julia
Schlippe, Estelle Chopin, Juliette
Massin, Maria Perez, Gwendoline
Bouleau, Gema Iniguez
Band just with their voices, and Lewis
Reynolds’ piano solo, playing Arnold’s
‘The Buccaneer’ (like Bartok but more
funky!) Other soloists included Alex
Berry (violin), Ash Johnson (viola)
and some Taffanel played by flautist
Annelie Laidler.
To end the concert we had a great
gathering of students and teachers who
took part in the college choir. Kudos to
the percussionists who worked with the
choir, as they helped to lift the overall
sound in Orff’s Carmina Burana, which
was powerfully performed. The concert
ended as it started – with style and
panache.
Georgina Tolson
On Friday 18th November Ellie Bishop was awarded
the Salters Advanced Chemistry prize for achieving
the highest mark (600/600) in the 2011 Salters A-level
Chemistry exam. There were over 7,000 students
following the A2 course and over 12,000 following the
AS course, which indicates the exceptional level of her
achievement. The award was presented in London
at the Salters Institute by the Minister of State for
Universities and Science, David Willetts. Ellie and her
teacher, Pam Kennedy, had a great day, enjoying the
rather grand surroundings and an excellent lunch!
Black History Month
Greenhead students celebrated Black
History Month on Thursday 3rd November
with a lunchtime recital of song, dance,
poetry and drama.
The aims of Black History Month are
to raise awareness of the significant
contribution of the black community to our
society, to promote knowledge of black
cultural heritage and to build a positive
outlook on the black community as a whole.
The performance highlights included
“Buffalo Solider”, an interpretative and
symbolic drama-based sequence which
told the story of black slaves being
brought to America and the defeat of white
supremacy, set to the music of Bob Marley.
There was also some brilliant dancing
from Carmen, Louisa, Danielle and Andrew
to various mash-ups including Michael
Jackson and Damien Marley tracks.
Organiser Carmen Lawrence explained;
“In our performance we not only wished to
educate and stimulate people’s views on
black history but also to have fun. It was a
joy to meet new people and organise the
event which went down very well, with a
good sized audience.”
The experience has improved my
knowledge of black history and increased
my understanding of the black community
in our society. As an AS student I loved
every second, and hope we can turn this
into an annual event. We are aiming to
hold a similar event next year which will
be bigger and better, so keep an eye out
next September for any advertisements –
we want to get as many people involved
as possible.
The people involved in this event were:
Louisa Degale, Carmen Lawrence, Ruby
Baker, Georgia Lomax-Thorpe, Cecilia
Effa, Antoinette Adams, Danielle Roach,
Huma Saleem, Natalie Nelson and
Andrew Torkornoo.
Georgia Lomax-Thorpe
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New Faces • New Faces • New Faces • New Faces
Dissecting Clare Lucas
Applying for a job at Greenhead was a “no-brainer”
for Clare Lucas. The calm atmosphere provided a
welcome contrast with her previous high school
job, and she describes her first impressions as
“incredibly positive”. After a significant career
change from medical sales and recruitment where she “didn’t really
believe in the product” she was selling, she now believes in the
students she teaches, finding her new teaching job in the Biology
Department fulfilling. She has a degree in Anatomy and Human
Biology and in her spare time enjoys “faffing about onstage” having
played the witch in Sleeping Beauty and the good fairy in Dick
Whittington. She says she is “still waiting to be discovered.”
Catherine Elliston and Will Dyson
A New Element at Greenhead
New addition to the Science Department,
Chemistry Technician Diane Morris, talks to us....
When asked what her initial opinion of Greenhead
is, Diane replied “that it’s lovely and that she’s had
a really nice welcome. “ Having a background in
Chemistry, Diane decided to take this role as she was looking for a
part time job in Chemistry and Greenhead was the perfect option.
Prior to joining Greenhead, Diane has “been a stay at home mum for
three years. My colleagues have made the move back to work a very
easy transition.” If Diane was to undertake any other profession it
would be teaching and hopefully, maybe, she’ll become a teacher
here at Greenhead. Since having a part time job here, you might
think Diane will have a lot of spare time. How wrong can you be? As
well as having a young family, Diane also takes Pilates and Zumba
classes. On top of that she’s part of a book group. Busy, busy, busy.
By Emma Hinchliffe and Jess Clifford
Jayne is the Business:
Jayne Parker comes from Doncaster and is a new
Business Studies teacher at Greenhead. Before
joining Greenhead she studied at Huddersfield
University and went on to run her own hair
extension business. She is delighted to teach
a subject she is passionate about at a college with such a high
reputation. She said “I am very passionate about it. I always wanted
to run my own business, which I did. I then went into teaching which
I find extremely rewarding.” When asked what she likes to do
outside of work she told us she enjoys horse riding, however at the
moment she “wishes she had more hours in the day.”
Sam Draper and Grace Harley
The Buzz for Maths
It was during his time in 6th form while studying
maths and further maths, that Jon Short first
thought “Hey, why don’t I do this at university?”
Never really intending to go into teaching,
Greenhead’s new addition to the Maths department
began a research degree in Engineering Maths and then worked in
the NHS, before realising that none of the jobs he was doing “was as
interesting as what you can do day to day as a teacher”. Jon worked
for ten years at the school he attended as a student before coming
to Greenhead. He says the best thing about the job is “the buzz you
get when somebody suddenly understands something” and helping
them become more confident. Describing himself as an enthusiastic
person, John finds maths most interesting when used in the real
world to solve problems.
By Amy Coleman and Faye Myring
From the TA to T²:
Barney Sweasey, one of the newest additions to
the Maths Department, has had his fair share of
professional experiences. Having finally settled
down, Barney is “thoroughly enjoying” his time
here. After an interesting past including the TA,
volunteering in Israel and working in a theme park and a pork pie
factory, he had a change of heart and decided to teach his lifelong
passion, Maths. When he’s not teaching, Barney enjoys board game
collecting and magic. Barney’s also a keen traveller having visited
over 80 countries. We hope Barney enjoys his time here at Greenhead.
Saskia Ashton and Sammy Burns
Biology’s Bonus:
After studying at Greenhead College, Joanne
Wright became a bonus clerk, but with her Biology
A-level in tow, she strived for a new challenge
and thus became a Biology Technician, working
at Huddersfield Technical College (now Kirklees
College). Joanne originally struggled to recognise the Biology
Department when she returned to Greenhead, as the college has
changed massively. However the ethos has remained the same. The
friendly staff and students have ensured a smooth transition from
Kirklees College. After only being here a few days it felt like she had
been here years. Her hobbies include glass painting, walking and
reading. She even finds time to play the didgeridoo.
By Rohini Aggarwal, Danielle Fowler & Ashleigh Waters
“Enjoying Learning”:
Welcome to Paul Wright, who has joined Greenhead
as a part time teacher of Chemistry. Prior to
working at Greenhead, Paul’s previous post was as
Headteacher of a secondary school in Rochdale.
Paul is “enjoying concentrating on classroom
work after many years working in senior management/school
improvement in a number of schools. I am teaching AS and A2 OCR
Chemistry, and am enjoying learning from an experienced team of
Chemistry teachers.” Outside of work, Paul follows most sports and
actively takes part in cycling, squash and 5-a-side football (injury
permitting). “I am a supporter of Bradford City for my sins. I enjoy
film and theatre and like to travel.” Paul has “been impressed by the
atmosphere, friendliness and ethos of hard work and success that I
have seen at Greenhead.”
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A Governor
Reflects
My “Memory Bank” holds
narratives of the best days of
my life and has entries from 22
years as a school and then a Greenhead governor.
The role included being chair for five Ofsted
Inspections, the recruitment of three new Principals
and many, many meetings.
As a new governor at Greenhead, I was
surprised and proud to become chair. Former
Principal Dr Kevin Conway had already turned
financial constraints and imposed changes into
an opportunity to shine. Our still outstanding
college acquired a commitment to students,
high expectations and a precious culture where
individuals are valued. A governor’s task, put
simply, is to represent the community by holding
the institution accountable for its performance.
Governors’ combined skills and expertise inform the
right questions. The chair’s challenge is to enable this
process with imagination and empathy, maintaining
a constructive relationship between governors,
teachers and students.
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My memorable moments?
Weirdest? As new girl/new chair, welcoming Dr
Conway to ‘his’ college as he opened The Conway
Building.
Worst experience? Watching education being reinvented
by successive governments who display little
understanding of the impact. I knew it was time to go
when the LSC, invented in 2001 to replace what was
then the FEFC (born in 1992) was replaced by YPLA.
I simply didn’t want to learn any more new acronyms!
The best? Working with and knowing some truly
inspiring, committed people who have made a huge
contribution to our young people.
Most unexpected and fun moment? A trip to
Buckingham Palace to accept an MBE. I am still
surprised!
Thank you Greenhead for being a luxury item in my
memory bank.
Liz Ryan
Liz retired from her post as college governor earlier
this year. The staff, students and all associated with
the college give their thanks to her - she has given
more than 100% and played a major part in the
college’s improvement in all kinds of ways.
Recognition for College Technician
Terry Mellor is the senior chemistry technician at
Greenhead College, and she is amongst the first ten
technicians to be awarded the Science Education
and Leadership (Science Technician) qualification by
the University of York. This innovative qualification
provides a professional development course designed
to improve technicians’ knowledge, skills, and
confidence.
Senior technicians fulfil a vital role in schools and
colleges by providing practical support to science
departments, giving technical advice to teachers,
training teachers in practical science, and managing,
supervising and monitoring the performance of
colleagues.
Terry said; “The course was a fantastic opportunity
for me to develop new skills... the accreditation that I
gained will be a real help.”
Terry Mellor (left) with chemistry teacher, Richard Pember
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Sports News . . .
Netball
What a fantastic start to the season –
standards were so high at trials this
year that Greenhead now has three
netball teams! The first team stand top
of the Northern Colleges Super-league
and continue to impress with superb
performances. In the National Schools
competition they are County champions and
have progressed to the Regional round to be
held in January, while in the British Colleges
competition they progressed with ease to
represent the region in the National Finals,
to be held in Bath during March. Team
captain and England player Leah Collins
has led her team well.
The second and third teams both play in
their own leagues against other colleges’
first teams. With their gritty, no-nonsense
approach to each game, no team has yet
been able to get a ‘half score’ against them!
Team manager Julia Musoke has been
impressed by their motivation and talent.
Roseanne Pashley (second team captain)
and Gemma Tyreman (third team captain)
continue to organise and encourage their
teams to produce these match winning
performances. Well done girls!
Cross Country
Greenhead produced fantastic
performances in the recent British Colleges
qualifiers for the National Finals. The top
eight from the region went through, and our
boys came in first, second and third! Max
Kaye came first with Tom Traviss-Pollard
hot on his heels in second and Matthew
O’Connor third. In the girls’ competition
Sally Ratcliffe flew round the course to
finish first, and our other qualifiers were
Alannah Booth (third), Jessica Timmins
(fourth) and Georgia Booth (fifth).
Swimming
The British Colleges swimming gala at
the John Charles Centre in Leeds saw
Greenhead again dominate representation
for the Yorkshire team in National Finals to
be held in the New Year. Daniel Valerio,
Josh Garlick, Emily Garside, Eleanor
Swystun and Samantha Wilson have all
been chosen to compete.
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Bouncing down to Bath!
At the regional qualifiers for British Colleges
Sport, held at Huddersfield Sports Centre
on November 16th, five Greenhead College
trampolinists qualified for the National Finals,
to be held in Bath. The students performed a
compulsory routine and a tariffed voluntary
routine in front of a panel of three judges
including international judge Alan Dykes.
Sarah Mear, Becky Foster and Joanna
Bake will represent Yorkshire & Humberside
as part of the regional female elite team
with Jay Jones and Connor Shuttleworth
forming the male team. Past Greenhead
College student Kelly Booth, in her capacity
as qualified judge, coach and indeed national
finalist herself, has kindly offered to be
responsible for these teams at Bath.
Hockey
A fantastic start to the 2011/12 season
by the women’s and mixed teams. The
women’s team won the West Yorkshire
English Schools’ Tournament and have
progressed through to the Northern final.
The mixed team are unbeaten and have
only conceded one goal in their six games.
On 2nd November the teams attended British
Colleges’ trials for the Northern Colleges’
squad. Oliver James, Will Jones and Joe
Kelly gained a place in the boys’ squad and
Ailish Hendry, Claire Higginson, Alice
Young, Mollie Rawnsley, Daisy Morgan,
Abi Sawyer, and Katie Firth gained a place
in the girls’ squad. This is an extraordinary
achievement for the girls - in a squad of 20
players from Welsh, Midlands, North East
and North West colleges, seven are from
Greenhead!!
1st XI Football
With a strong nucleus of nine players from
last year’s successful team and a very
good intake of seven AS students, the
team has made an impressive start to the
season. In the British Colleges League
we are in a strong position with just one
defeat and two notable victories. In the
first we gave local rivals Huddersfield New
College a formidable 6-0 thrashing, while
the second saw a brilliant 5-3 win at Leeds
City College. In the Cup we negotiated a
tricky first round fixture, beating Leeds
City away 2-0. In the second round we
were again away, this time to Thomas
Rotherham College. They had beaten
us 2-1 in the League a couple of weeks
earlier, but we exacted our revenge, winning
7-0. The quarter-final will again see us
travelling, either to Wakefield or Longley
Park, Sheffield. Finally, congratulations to
our Captain, Jake Robertson, and two of
his teammates, Greg Taylor and James
Cunliffe, on being selected to represent
West Yorkshire Schools. RF
Top of the League!
The college’s 2nd XI football team has made
an excellent start to the season. Our only
defeat came in the first game of the season,
away against Barnsley College, when the
team hardly knew each other. Since then we
have been undefeated and achieved some
notable victories against rival colleges.
These have included beating New College
Pontefract 6-2, 5-2 against Huddersfield
New College and a 7-2 victory against
Thomas Rotherham College.
The team has a nice mix of A1 and A2
students and has produced some excellent
attacking football with goals being
spread throughout the team. Following a
hard-fought draw against Notre Dame,
we achieved an excellent away victory
(4-3) against the previous league leaders,
Leeds City College, to take the top position
ourselves.
The team looks to be one of our strongest
for a number of years. With nearly half the
season gone it looks like we will be putting
forward a strong challenge for the league
title, if we can maintain our recent progress.
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PaWS - Lessons from Auschwitz
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Important Diary Dates
DECEMBER
13 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
(7.30pm Holy Trinity Church)
16 College closes
PaWS students with Arek Hersh, Holocaust survivor, at the
Holocaust Memorial event held at Greenhead college in July.
As part of the college’s Projects and Work-placement Scheme (PaWS),
I was one of a group of students who worked on a project entitled
‘Lessons from Auschwitz.’ This entailed an investigation not only of the
terrible events that occurred under the Nazi regime, but also the manner
in which academics have interpreted the Holocaust.
During PAWS week in June, we travelled to the Imperial War Museum in
London to visit the Holocaust exhibition – a fascinating exercise in both
broadening our understanding of the period and pondering the ethical
questions surrounding the portrayal of the Holocaust in the context of
museums. As part of the project we also attended a talk by Arek Hersh,
a Holocaust survivor, that was held at college. The talk, which included a
viewing of a documentary of Arek’s experiences and a question and answer
session, was both enlightening and profoundly moving, giving the historical
evidence we had studied during the project a truly harrowing reality and
humanity. On behalf of all who attended both the project and the talk, I would
like to offer many thanks to Arek Hersh for what was an intellectually and
emotionally illuminating experience for all involved.
Callum MacRae
PROJECT & WORK PLACEMENT SCHEME
Following our successful PaWS week in June, staff are
already busy planning activities for June 2012. Once
again all our AS students will be given the opportunity to
spend a week working with and shadowing professionals
on a variety of work placements to help clarify future career plans, or to
participate in a variety of excellent projects designed to develop academic,
life and social skills.
We are always looking for new work placement opportunities. If you are able
to offer a placement to one of our students for PaWS Week 2012 (18-22
June), Claire Barnes our Placement Manager would love to hear from you.
Claire can be contacted by email (cbarnes@greenhead.ac.uk) or telephone
01484 437280.
JANUARY
3 College opens SPRING TERM
10 A-level, AS-level and resit exams begin
(until 2 February)
10 AS General Studies exam for all A2
students (1.30pm)
16 AS General Studies exam for all A2
students (9.00am)
31 Term 2 Enrichment Enrolment
11.05-12.05pm (6 period day)
FEBRUARY
10 College closes
HALF TERM
20 College opens
23 Employer and Gap Year Fair
(4.15pm-6pm)
MARCH
8 Results from January exams
14 Exam re-sit deadline (1.35pm)
15 AS Parents Evening (L – Z)
16 AS Assembly (period 3, 4 and 5)
19 Governors’ meeting
20 AS Assembly (period 5)
AS Parents Evening (A – K)
21 Oxbridge Afternoon for those interested
in applying in 2012/13
22 AS Assembly (period 4 and 5)
23 A2 Assembly (period 3, 4 and 5)
27 A2 Assembly (period 5)
Spring Concert
29 A2 Assembly (period 4 and 5)
30 College closes
31 National Sports Finals in Bath
APRIL
16 College opens SUMMER TERM
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Charity
Day
During Charity Day on 17th
November, students and
staff managed to raise
an astounding £2406.00
for Cancer Research UK
and the Laura Crane Trust. Cancer Research UK funds over 4,000
doctors, nurses and researchers to look into the prevention,
diagnosis and treatment of cancer. They have saved millions of
lives over the years and continue to progress every single day. The
Laura Crane Trust is the only charity in the UK which specifically
funds research into cancer amongst teenagers and young adults.
Their research greatly increases the survival rates of cancer
sufferers – a 75% chance for victims associated with the Trust
and its work.
We once again had an amazing variety of fancy dress costumes,
everything from ladybirds and tea cups to a human bus pass and
a Martin Rostron (college principal) impersonator! Everyone who
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competed in
the talent show
was fantastic
and provided an
entertaining few
hours of fun.
Thank you to
everyone who
supported the event, got involved and donated throughout the day
– it was a huge success.
Student Officers
Duke of Edinburgh
This term a number of students
undertook their Duke of Edinburgh’s
Award, plus a member of staff!
Why would I do this, you may be asking? Well,
I left Greenhead College five years ago, went
on to complete a three year undergraduate
degree and a one year Masters degree before
coming back to Greenhead as a member of
staff, where the support from my old teachers
has not stopped. After speaking to Barbara
Farmer and realising that you can complete
your DoE anytime before you are 25 it was an
opportunity I really couldn’t afford to miss out
on. As you come into employment, especially
in today’s economic climate, anything to boost
your CV is of vital importance, especially when
applying for graduate jobs. Applications tend to
have large competency sections in which you
Photography Acknowledgement: Thank you to Ian Kennedy for his range of excellent photographs which feature in this
edition of Greenhead News.
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must draw on your personal experiences to
demonstrate ability and proficiency. Completing
DoE gives you a range of experiences which
you can use in these situations.
In completing your DoE you tackle a
variety of activities including a sport, a
skill, volunteering and an expedition, plus
a residential for Gold candidates. Not only
are you learning new skills, the personal
satisfaction is enormous. In October half term
three groups of students, plus me, completed
our Gold expedition. A four day, three night,
gruelling, testing, feet destroying but above
all brilliant experience, which I am sure we
will all remember for the rest of our lives.
I would urge any student to undertake your
DoE while here at Greenhead. It is something
which you will be able to draw upon for the
rest of your lives and, most importantly, will
develop you as a person.
Sarah Griffiths (Student Support)
www.greenhead.ac.uk
Going for Gold
Pictured is Robert
Green receiving his
Gold Duke of Edinburgh
certificate in London.
The presentation was
made on October 11th,
2011. Congratulations
to Robert on this
excellent achievement.
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