Monday 14th November 2016

Introduction

This week is Anti-Bullying Week and the theme nationally is “power for good”, this is  reflected in  the Student Union social media and poster campaign which you will see promoted throughout the college this week.

We are committed to the safety of all our learners and at the heart of the Career Ready Standards is respect for all.  Bullying in any form runs contrary to our value system and this month in tutorials we will be   demonstrating that we have a zero tolerance to discrimination, bullying and intimidation.  These workshops will focus on different types of bullying, including homophobic bullying, cyber-bullying, sexual harassment and bullying on the grounds of disability or religious beliefs.

Our Safeguarding headline “Shout it out” at Lambeth College encourages a safe environment and  we want to maintain this positive culture and will work with you to reinforce a clear message that we place learner’s safety and well-being at the centre of the college experience.

“Fear drives bullying and bigotry, education is the key to acceptance.”

Kathleen Patel

Laura Ryan, Head of Learner Development 

LDCS

Next week’s LDC session will focus on bullying in recognition of National Anti-Bullying Week. The session will explore different forms of bullying such as cyber bullying and sexual harassment and will review the effects of bullying behaviour. The session will look at bullying not only in an education setting but also within the workplace, the consequences and how to report concerns.

Student Union

The Student Union have been involved in running an anti-bullying social media and poster campaign. This has involved creating positive images of learners and staff with anti-bullying slogans reflecting the national theme of “power for good” to promote the message of respect and mutual tolerance and to emphasise the colleges zero tolerance to bullying.

Old Vic Theatre Audition Workshop

This week the Old Vic Theatre came in to deliver an audition workshop with our Level 3 Business and ESOL learners.

As part of this session students were put into groups and worked on various team building activities that help improve, team work, communication and confidence. The students were put through their paces and had to find ways to communicate well with their group, speak publicly for their group and review their progress. At the end of the workshop ten students were then selected to go on to the Stage Business programme where they will continue to expand their communication skills, courage, resilience, and teamwork. Not only this but they will be able to go into other schools and lead their own workshops a great experience for their CV’s and life!
 

Pimlico Connection – Imperial College students providing weekly tutoring sessions to Lambeth College Science learners  

Starting next Wednesday and continuing for 16 weeks we are going to have 3 Imperial College postgraduate students coming in to mentor some of our 16-19 learners for 2 hours each week. They will receive help with maths, physics, chemistry and biology. The project is part of Imperial College’s mentoring programme called the Pimlico Connection.

Journalism Apprentice Award
 
A journalist training at Lambeth College as part of a two-year apprenticeship has been named one of the four best apprentice journalists in the UK.

The National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) shortlisted John ‘JP’ Asher – Letchworth & Baldock reporter at the Comet newspaper based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, for its Apprentice of the Year award. The winner will be announced, and presented with the award, later this month at a gala dinner.

Former soldier JP, 25, works at the Comet four days a week and studies at Lambeth on Fridays. He broke the story of Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca’s Hertfordshire-based UK offshoot in April, and a month later passed his 100 word-per-minute shorthand exam at the first attempt.
He said: “I am flattered but proud to get this vote of confidence, which I think reflects very well on the Comet and the great team we have there.

“I’d also like to stress the quality of the tutors I’ve had at Lambeth – I certainly wouldn’t have been able to do this without them.”

Diana Holden, Apprenticeship Manager, said today: “We’re very proud of PJ’s achievement. It’s just a year since another Lambeth apprentice, Daniel Wright, won this award – so PJ could make it a double.”

College UCAS Deadline

The college application deadline has been extended to Friday 2^nd December in response to numerous requests. If you still have not registered on UCAS, please remember that the buzzword to link your application to our centre is Southside2017 for all students except for students studying Engineering who will be using Belmore2017.
 

Career Ready Programme

Some of our level 3 learners have been busy preparing for and completing a series of interviews with College staff and industry professionals over the last week. This highly prestigious programme helps our learners with a range of employability skills, networking events and the opportunity to complete a paid summer internship. A total of 25 learners out of 35 have been successful. A big well done to them and we are looking forward to the learners getting a wealth of experience and learning important new skills over the course of the programme.

Safeguarding

What to do if you feel unsafe or have concerns about another learner or friend at college?

Email this concern to: safeguarding@lambethcollege.ac.uk
You can also contact The Voice Helpline on 0207 501 5777
Our priority is your safety.