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Innovative partnerships celebrated at Derby College’s first “Academy Awards”
More than 300 people attended Derby College’s first Academy Awards, held at the city’s Roundhouse.
The event celebrated the success, achievements and commitment of employers, staff and students who are involved in the College’s innovative Employer Academies and Employment and Skills Boards.
Derby College works with around 3,000 businesses and organisations with a large proportion involved in helping to shape the curriculum for students and providing work placements, speakers and special projects for students across the College sites in Derby, Morley and Ilkeston.
Derby College Group Chief Executive Mandie Stravino opened the proceedings and said: “Employers are embedded into the work of the College – whether that is working with our curriculum areas to ensure they provide the required skills now and in the future or providing valuable work experience to better prepare young people for the world of work.
“We are extremely grateful for this support and the first Academy Awards celebrate and recognise the valuable role that employers have in this organisation.”
Employer Academy of the Year Jamie Lord, centre, Atlas Groundworks
The evening was compered by Derby College Deputy Principal April Hayhurst and presented by Dean Jackson from HUUB and Ryan Duckett from
Employment and skills board winner Elaine Clark, centre, East Midlands Rail Forum
Derbyshire County Cricket Club. Awards were presented by Derby College Group CEO Mandie Stravino and Derby City Council Leader Cllr Ranjit Banwait.
The awards were followed by live music by Madison Avenue UK and the event raised more than £2,200 For the Derby Breakfast Club initiative which is Derby College’s designated charity partner in 2018. This brings the total so far raised by students and staff for the cause to more than £6,200.
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North East college among the best in the country
Gateshead College continues to be the top performing further education college in the North East and one of the best in the country, according to new national figures. The Department for Education’s School and College Performance Tables in England, place Gateshead College 4th in the country for the progress made by their 16-18-year-old students completing level 3 vocational programmes. The progress measures also revealed that regionally their students achieve much higher grades than at other local colleges, improving both their job and university prospects. Students achieved an average grade of “Distinction+”– the sixth highest in the country - for ‘applied general’ qualifications, which prepare young people for work in a sector.
At the more skilled ‘Tech Levels’, learners also performed well achieving average grades rated as ‘distinction’, putting Gateshead College the 9th highest in the FE sector. Judith Doyle, principal and CEO at Gateshead College, said: “These statistics continue to demonstrate the strength of our teaching staff, the high quality of our vocational and technical training and our absolute focus on each individual student. “We can show parents, students and employers that Gateshead College is the place to study vocational qualifications, make the best progress and achieve higher grades than elsewhere to allow them to secure a better university place or a better quality job.” Gateshead College, she said, invests great
effort in strong partnerships with employers to ensure the college provides a dynamic curriculum that adapts to the changing needs of businesses and the regional economy.
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Falcons Preparatory School for Boys welcomes new head
School in Hampstead where she has worked for the last five years.
Falcons Preparatory School for Boys has announced the appointment of a highly- respected new headmistress.
Olivia Buchanan will join the Richmond-based school in September 2018, from her role of Deputy Head (Learning and Teaching) at The Hall
Prior to teaching at The Hall School, Miss Buchanan taught Geography in Cambridge while also mentoring trainee teachers at Homerton College, Cambridge. Miss Buchanan remains a keen geographer, recently publishing a paper on biomass fuel. Her interests outside of education include travelling and experiencing different cultures, as well as cooking and keeping fit. Miss Buchanan graduated from St Andrew’s University with a BSc in Geography and has obtained a PGCE and MA, both from Cambridge University.
Miss Buchanan commented: “I am delighted to 6
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take on the headship role at the Falcons Preparatory School for Boys and cannot wait to begin this new chapter in my career. I am very much looking forward to developing strong relationships with the boys, their parents and staff before joining the school in September. "The school is a vibrant place where the boys are encouraged, nurtured and motivated at every turn. The challenging academic curriculum is supported by an established and effective pastoral care programme, a philosophy which I am looking forward to continuing and developing in the coming years."
www.falconsprep.co.uk February 2018
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