Student Bulletin 23 rd September 2014

1. Student Bulletin 23rd September 2014

2. ID Cards If you haven’t got your college ID card yet please collect it from the Help Desk as soon as possible. Free Meal Entitlement If you have handed in the Finance Forms and are unsure whether you qualify for a meal in college please call at the Help Desk and Gill will be able to confirm your entitlement. USING ID CARDS TO MAKE PAYMENTS There is now the facility to pre-load your ID card with cash at the Help Desk or to check the balance on your card. It may then be used to purchase items in the canteen or make payments at the help desk. Staff will be available at the Help Desk before lessons, during breaks and lunch times receive top-ups and assist with queries.

3. Friday 26th September We will need as many cakes as possible all donations are welcome either homemade or store bought cakes. We are going to need your help to make the Macmillan coffee a success if you are willing to help with the Macmillan coffee morning then go see Jenny Wakefield in room 108. Help by donating cakes or buying them! This Friday!!

4. Car Parking Permits Car Parking permits are now available to buy at the Help Desk.  The cost is:- Full Academic Year   - £25 2 Terms  -  £20 1 Term  - £10 Please note that checks will be carried out to ensure cars parked in the car park are displaying a valid permit from 1st October

5. Sport and Enrichment Opportunities Update: Rugby training for both male and female students meeting in the sports centre at 4pm, Monday afternoon.  All standards welcome, pop sown to see what it is all about. College football training for males on the astro starts at 4pm till 5pm on Tuesday afternoon.  Women and Girls football coaching by Middlesborough Football Club at Bede also takes place on a Tuesday at 4pm, again all standards welcome pop down to give it a go! Netball training in the Sports Centre at 4pm on Tuesday - Turn up to train and get into the game! Lunchtime multi-sport activity takes place on a Monday, activities include Table Tennis Club, Badminton Club, Climbing and Futsal. Also watch this space for information on lunchtime fitness classes to include activities such as Zumba, Yoga, Boxercise etc. Further information on Mountain Biking, MMA and other activities will follow shortly.  It’s all going on at Bede! So come one day and join in.  See you next week!

6. Sarah Parker, a former maths student at Bede with a double A* in maths and further maths, has recently graduated from Warwick University with a first class honours degree in maths.  She is with us for the year training to teach maths and is a real asset to the College.  Sarah is offering support to any students in any maths areas who are struggling on Wednesday throughout the lunchtime period  in room 209.  (where JB is based).  May I strongly encourage you to see Sarah if you need help.  This could even be an action point for the pro-monitor!  It is great news so please take advantage of this opportunity. Dermot Student Council Meetings A2 Thursday 25th September at 1pm in Room 129 AS Tuesday 30th September at 1pm in Room 129

7. Y2 Extended Project Students There will be a taught session starting at 13:50 on Wednesday afternoon for all Extended Project students in room 129. If any student is unable to attend please inform Mark Harrison. Badminton starts this week; 3pm to 5.15pm Friday evening. All welcome. Please have appropriate clothing and shoes. There are lockers in the Sports Centre to store your gear. The college can supply equipment needed. Come along and start your weekend with exercise; it is great fun and you may even beat a teacher!

8. Careers discussions. If you would like to discuss any aspect of course changes, your future career ideas or how you start thinking about all this, Kate will be in college on the following dates: Tuesday 23rd Sept Thursday 2nd October Friday 3rd Oct Thursday 9th Oct Friday 10th Oct Wednesday 15th Oct Thurs 16th Oct Thurs 23rd Oct Friday 24th Oct Ask at reception to make an appointment. Subject conferences, December 2014, University of Nottingham. Workshop Conferences offers subject conferences designed to help students make successful applications to university. There is a cost to most of them, but for the first time one day of Medlink is FREE; this is a fantastic opportunity for those considering medical school. Students who have attended Workshop Conferences in the past have recommended them highly. Subjects are: Medicine Veterinary Science Psychology Law with Criminal Law Chemistry Forensics Physiotherapy Dentistry See Kate for details.

9. Could the following students please call to reception to see Anne Aimee Stobbs –HP Alec Lightfoot – JB Amy Dawes –TC Amy Kane – LY Ashleigh Ferguson - SAW Ashley Taylor – SAW Bradley Jones – CK Connor Mendum – PP Deanna Riall – PP Emily Longster – LY Hannah Scott – LY Hannah Vigilante – VJ Isaac Bayly – SAWJack Riall – GW Jack Robinson – CSMKatelyn Frost- CK Kenar Usman – PP Olivia Preston – LYOliver Jones - VJ Philippa Neal – VJ Rachael Scott – JE Rebecca Mooney – JE Tia Wills – JE

10. Please can the following students see Gill at the Help Desk Jack Archer Cori Beth Harper Starr Jackson Keira McCorkell Izzy Fawcett-Jones Charlotte Devlin Katie McLoughlin Ryan Hutchinson August Gardner GCSE Maths Please can the following students see Gemma Bate Ebonnie Ford Alisha Day

11. Supervised Study Guidelines • Please sign in on the register every week in the LRC, your supervised study makes up a percentage of your overall attendance. If you don’t sign in we won’t mark you in. • Please make sure you’re working for that hour, we might tell you to come back for another hour in the week if you’re wasting time online or just chatting with friends. • You only need to sign in for one hour per week. That hour can be whenever is most convenient for you, but please sign in!!! • Supervised study is a working hour. Make the most of it. • If you’re doing your supervised study with another member of staff please bring a note from them, or ask them to email the LRC team so you can log that hour properly. You’ll still need to sign in though. • If you think we can help you with anything please ask!