Talented Padworth College student will have poem published in Bust a Rhyme competition
A talented student from independent boarding school, Padworth College, will have his poem ‘Last Night’ published amongst the poems of 100 other students nationally as part of the Young Writer’s ‘Bust a Rhyme’ Competition. Somriddho Dasputa, an A-level student at Padworth College studying English, Government and Politics, and Psychology received a certificate from the Young Writers’ Bust a Rhyme competition for his outstanding contribution. Somriddho, who is originally from India, was inspired to write his poem after experiencing homesickness after moving across the world to study at Padworth College.
The Bust a Rhyme competition was formed by the Young Writers publishing organisation with the objective of seeing the participants giving their verses a voice. As participants are not restricted to writing about specific topics, they are able to express themselves through topics that they are passionate about.
Somriddho’s poem talks about a successful young man who has moved to the city for a better life. Yet, he misses his small town and the people in it, so one night in his dream his is transported back to the street he used to live on and sees his Mum at the door. However, by the time he reaches her, he awakes from his dream and realises that he is back in the city far away from home.
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initiative launched to help close technical skills gap
A toolkit has been launched to help businesses close the skills gap in the construction, engineering, technology and manufacturing sectors by recruiting women and girls into the sector through apprenticeships.
WISE, which campaigns to get more women into STEM careers, the engineering skills body Semta and the Institution of Civil Engineers have formed a partnership to launch the apprenticeship toolkit for businesses. Launching the report at the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s conference to mark National Women in Engineering Day in Birmingham, WISE CEO Helen Wollaston hailed the toolkit as a step change for business saying: “Employers tell us they would employ women in technical roles if only they would apply. A few simple changes to how roles are described and marketed makes all the difference. We put the toolkit together to share examples of what others have done. This isn’t just about encouraging girls to consider a STEM apprenticeship. We would like to see employers offer apprenticeships to women of any age who want the opportunity to do something different – including women they already employ.” The toolkit contains information, tips, case studies and useful resources – it is intended to be a guide, leading businesses from their first steps in reaching out to women and girls, throughout their apprenticeships and on to their future careers as well.
The full toolkit is free to access at
www.wisecampaign.org.uk/apprenticeship-toolkit
Active IQ prepares for first day at school with the launch of GCSE- equivalent Tech Award
Active IQ has teamed up with education specialist Sports Leaders UK to create the Active IQ Level 2 Certificate in Health, Wellbeing and Physical Activity Leadership Tech Award for students aged 14+. Launched at the Telegraph Festival of Education on June 22, 2017, this Key Stage 4 Tech Award is equivalent to one GCSE and is the first Technical Award qualification created by Active IQ designed to be studied at school. Pilots will run from September 2017 before the programme rolls out nationally from September 2018.
The Active IQ Level 2 Certificate in Health, Wellbeing and Physical Activity Leadership Tech Award combines Sports Leaders UK’s extensive experience in school qualifications with Active
IQ’s experience in technical and vocational qualifications in the active leisure and learning sector. This enables young people to work towards gaining a Tech Award whilst also achieving a Level 2 Qualification in Sports Leadership.
The qualification conforms to the Department for Education’s requirements for Tech Awards and meets the requirements within the Progress 8 and Attainment 8 performance measures.
Learners will study areas such as anatomy and physiology and how this relates to exercise and fitness, health and wellbeing. Active IQ and Sports Leaders UK will give tutor training to at least one teacher per school
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to deliver the Tech Award. Learners will be assessed throughout the course and be examined at the end in a Multiple-choice theory exam and graded for case study on ‘Managing Health & Wellbeing’. Learners must achieve a pass mark of 60% or above in each component to achieve the qualification: Pass is 60-69%; Merit is 70-79% and Distinction 80% or above. In addition, to gain the Sports Leaders UK qualification, the learner will be required to demonstrate the learning through volunteering.
www.activeiq.co.uk July/August 2017
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