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Kirklees College donates “shed loads” of equipment to community project


Kirklees College is committed to helping local community projects and charities and, when local organisation Denby Dale District Men’s Shed contacted the college to see if there was anything it could do to help them, the college jumped at the chance. Working to alleviate loneliness and isolation on


a person’s health and wellbeing, Denby Dale District Men’s Shed was set up when founder Robert Barber entered retirement and through, a love of woodworking, wanted to meet with likeminded people and share his interests with a new group of friends. It was out of this, that the Denby Dale District Men’s Shed was born, which is part of a wider association called the UK Men’s Sheds Association.


But what is a shed without its tools and


equipment? That’s where Kirklees College stepped in, and was able to donate items to enable its members to continue pursuing their interests in a well-equipped workshop with an impressive array of tools and machinery. Kirklees College donated items including a jewellery work bench from the former Batley School of Art and Design building, enabling the group to enhance the activities they were able to carry out. “The jewellery bench has been central to the


establishment of our jewellery workshop and this in turn will enable us to provide courses, which we know will be very popular.The other tools, equipment and benches have been a great


Kreston Academies Benchmark Report 2019 - 85% of academies in deficit


The eighth Kreston Academies Benchmark report, the largest independent survey of the financial health of the academy sector, has revealed that Academy Trusts continue to show deficit, with 50 per cent showing an in- year deficit before depreciation, down from 55 per cent in 2017. When depreciation is included, 85 per cent of academies are in deficit, up from 80 per cent in 2017. Although the report identifies that significant progress has been made in


reducing the size of deficits overall, and that the deficits per school have fallen, it warns that further spending reductions will be hard to achieve, and future funding uncertainty could start to hit the way in which education is provided. The Kreston report is based on a survey sample of 370 academy trusts


nationwide, made up of 1,000 individual schools. It commends the work academies have made in delivering savings but offers a warning that further spending reductions will be hard to achieve, and Trusts cannot rely on their reserves forever. They will run out in 5 to 6 years without any changes. Pam Tuckett, Chair of the Kreston


Academies Group, said: “Against a backdrop of financial uncertainty and reducing budgets, it is difficult for academies to guarantee like-for-like education models in the long term. Our clients across England are telling us that the ‘easy savings’ have already been made. We are already seeing reductions in learning support assistants, and staff contact ratios will be increased to save costs. This means teachers spend longer in the classroom so, in theory, schools wouldn’t need as many teachers. There have been several years of cost cutting and the trusts that we work with are telling us that there are no more areas where they can save significant costs without impacting on the way in which education is provided.”


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addition to the equipment we already have and will allow us to continue to develop the range of activities we can carry out. We couldn’t continue to operate without the generosity of our donors and reallyappreciate all the help the college has provided,” said Robert Barber, Chair of the Management Team and Trustee.


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NewVIc achieves Ofsted outstanding


Newham Sixth Form College's latest Ofsted inspection has praised the college for being outstanding in their provision for personal development, behaviour and welfare. Students were found to achieve excellent results at the college. The report highlighted that "the proportion of students who successfully achieved their qualifications was high" with many students achieving top grades. The report confirms NewVIc as a diverse and collaborative


community with excellent academic success, personal development and progression. Ofsted commented on how students "benefit significantly" from


the specialist A Level Honours programme and how "students on vocational programmes make good progress". Many students we found to progress to university with an increasing number securing high level apprenticeships. NewVIc's expert teaching was celebrated with teachers being


described as "very enthusiastic" practitioners who "motivate students to have high aspirations and make good progress". Teachers' dedication to students resulted in the majority of students meeting or exceeding their expected grades. Inspectors were particularly impressed by the college's focus on


personalised support, unique opportunities, and tailored skills development. The extensive programme of sports and other enrichment activities such as debating; sports clubs; women's club and voluntary work was found to be extremely popular with many students participating. NewVIc principal and chief executive Mandeep Gill commented:


"I'm delighted that Ofsted has recognised NewVIc's outstanding contribution to education in the borough. As a college, we are very proud of our broad offer and the wide ranging achievements of students with different abilities and ambitions. I am very much in favour of giving every student the opportunity to achieve on their terms. Our outstanding judgement reflects this."


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