BOURNVILLE’S NEW CAMPUS FOR SEPTEMBER 2011...Bournville College is relocating to a brand new campus in Longbridge...

Bournville College is relocating to a brand new campus...

Newsletter for school leavers - Summer 2010

www.bournville.ac.uk | 0121 483 1111 | info@bournville.ac.uk

If you have been around the area of Longbridge lately,

you couldn’t have failed to notice the construction

work on Bournville College’s new build firmly taking

shape. The new £66 million campus will be ready for

students in September 2011, replacing the existing

three campuses.

You are going to be impressed by the new facilities, spanning

six storeys over 4.2 acres of land (i.e. two football pitches).

The purpose-built, state-of-the-art environment will offer fantastic

facilities for construction, hairdressing, beauty, catering, sport and

many other areas. In addition, we will be offering new courses in

motor vehicle maintenance and electronics.

If you’re leaving school in the summer of 2011, the new Bournville

College is the obvious choice.

To find out more, come along to one of our Open Days (see the

back page) or visit www.bamazed.co.uk

transport to the new bournville campus

Improved public transport access will provide a real benefit to our

students. Regular bus services will efficiently connect the new

campus with surrounding areas in the South West Birmingham

and the city centre. In addition, Longbridge train station will

create an excellent link with areas further afield such as Redditch,

Erdington and Sutton Coldfield.

BUS ROUTES TO ThE NEW BUILd...

WIN A NINTENdO dS LITE!

Hidden in this issue of Activ8 is a number of bus images. For your chance to win a Nintendo DS Lite all you have to do is email us at events@bournville.ac.uk with your name, address and contact number and tell us how many buses you have found (the one on the left of this page does NOT count!). Closing date is 30th September 2010. Good luck!

BUS NUMBER ROUTE 62 Birmingham - Rednal 63 Birmingham - Rubery, Great Park 64 Birmingham - Bromsgrove 86 Rubery, Great Park - South Woodgate 144 Birmingham - Bromsgrove - Worcester 49 Northfield - Maypole - Solihull 627 West Heath - Hollymoor Way 44 Birmingham - Turves Green 20 Longbridge, Northfield & Weoley Castle

SWEET EXPERIENCE

FOR BOURNVILLE STUdENTS...Two Bournville College students received a golden ticket for the real

chocolate experience at Cadbury. Suriyah Bi (18) from Stechford

and Ian Rudge (17) from Quinton, studying the BTEC Level 3

Extended Diploma in Applied Science as part of the Career Academy

at Bournville College spent 4 days at Cadbury, learning the art of

chocolate-making.

During the visit, Suriyah and Ian were given an opportunity to

design, develop and produce their own chocolate bar. Ian designed

a chocolate bar aimed at children, containing Cadbury Dairy Milk,

white chocolate and shortbread. He named it Choc Chipcuit.

On the other hand, Suriyah’s chocolate bar ‘Wild Sensation’,

developed for female audience, was made from papaya, chilli,

pecan and cashew nuts, mixed with Dairy Milk.

Bournville College offers a range of Career Academies such as

those in Media, Business, Sport, Applied Science and Travel &

Tourism. Each Career Academy is linked to a specific BTEC Extended

Diploma in a related subject and offers an excellent progression

route to higher education or employment. Career Academies enable

students to take part in extra course related activities such as guru

lectures, industry visits and internships. Call 0121 483 1111 or email

info@bournville.ac.uk to find out more.

Suriyah bi and Ian rudge

Matt andrewsCONSTRUCTION STUdENTS ShINE AT A COMPETITIONTwo Bournville brickwork students took part in a recent Guild of Bricklayers

competition. Matt Andrews (18) from Kings Heath who is studying Construction

Diploma - Trowel Occupations Level 2 was entered into the junior level of the

competition. He was given a 5 hour time limit to build a pier and a wall. Judges

were impressed with his effort and awarded him 3rd place.

Similarly, Nathan Harborne (19) from Kings Norton who is studying the same

course as Matt was entered to the competition but at the senior level. Nathan

was given 6 hours to demonstrate a range of advanced brickwork techniques.

He was the youngest in the senior level group and his respectable 4th place is

well deserved. Well done both!

If you’re thinking about studying brickwork, painting & decorating, electrics or

plumbing, you can visit the Construction Centre during one of our Open Days.

Alternatively, call 0121 483 1111 or email info@bournville.ac.uk to find out more.

MOTOr VehiCLe MaiNTeNaNCe COurSeS aT BOurNViLLe COLLege frOM SepTeMBer 2011

• Learn practical skills and theory behind motor vehicle maintenance

• Gain a broad knowledge and understanding of health and safety in the

workplace and other skills associated with working in a garage

• Train in brand new facilities which reflect a real work environment

UNI OR NOT UNI?If you’re thinking about going to a university

after college, Bournville College is the place to

choose. We have excellent progression rates to

universities - last year over 260 students went to

a university to further their study.

If you’re looking for a course with a good

chance of a university place, you may want to

choose one which has a progression agreement

with a university. With progression agreements,

a partnership university specifies exactly what

you need to do to get onto one of their courses.

We have progression agreements with local

universities on many of our courses, including

Aston University, University of Birmingham,

Birmingham City University, Newman University

College and Wolverhampton University. To find

a list of courses at Bournville College which

have a progression agreement, visit www.herouteplanner.co.uk

On a quest to prove that there is a lot of talent hidden among its

students, Bournville College launched its own version of ‘Britain’s

got Talent’ called ‘Bournville’s got Talent’.

The competition was a popular one, with many students queuing to show off

their skills. There were six finalists in total and the overall winner of the competition

was Nezetia Johnson from Newtown, a gospel singer studying BTEC National

Diploma in Travel & Tourism. Nezetia impressed judges by her musical talent and

originality she brought to the contest. Top prize worth over £150 consisting of a

Nintendo DS Lite and High Street vouchers made Nezetia even more proud of her

talent. She said: ‘I am delighted that I took part in Bournville’s Got Talent, to show

off my passion for singing. It’s an experience I’ll never forget; upon hearing the news

that I won I was shocked but happy. I must commend the team and staff at

Bournville who had helped to put this

plan into action.’

All six finalists have also received

a VIP hair and make-up treatment

in the College’s hair and beauty

salons followed by a professional

photoshoot. The photos

will be used in the Young

Persons Course Guide for

2011/12.

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Do you want to work in media, communications, film or journalism?

A media course at Bournville College can help you get there.

Bournville College offers a good range of media courses.

You will be taught by friendly and supportive

staff who will develop your skills through

a variety of lectures, workshops, role

plays, tutorials and productions.

Throughout the year, media students

get involved in various trips and visits.

In June, students went on a study

trip to Berlin where they visited the

National Film Museum, Television

Tower, Brandenburg Gate and

many more.

Another visit to Stratford-Upon-Avon

helped BTEC Media students complete

their assignment for the Production

Management module. Their brief was

to produce a short 30 second advert

promoting Stratford’s facilities to visitors.

The students had spent two weeks

prior to the visit creating storyboards,

mapping out locations and researching

the area. On the day, students had to

work in groups to collect all necessary

footage for the advert.

INTERESTEd IN MEdIA?

For further information about media

courses at Bournville College,

visit www.bournville. ac.uk

or call 0121 483 1111.

art students in madrid

TRIPSTrips and visits are a regular part of

every course at Bournville College.

They are designed to provide

students with plenty of subject

relevant experiences and enrich their

learning in a fun and sociable way.

Some of the trips this year included:

• prague - childcare students

(nursery and an orphanage)

• Madrid - art students

(galleries and architecture)

• Berlin - media students

(National film Museum

and Television Tower)

• Cyprus - travel & tourism

and public services students

(paphos, aphrodite’s beach)

• Dublin - business students

(Collins Barracks Museum)

• Blackpool - hairdressing

students (Blackpool hair show)

• Cornwall - sport students

(surfing, rock

climbing mountain

biking)

LEAVINg SChOOL IN 2011? DON’T MiSS YOur ChaNCe TO Be The firST TO STuDY aT BOurNViLLe

COLLege’S BraND NeW £66 MiLLiON CaMpuS iN LONgBriDge!

find out more during one of the following Open events:

Open day: Saturday 6th November 2010, 10.30am - 2.30pm

Open EVENINg: Wednesday 24th November 2010, 5.30pm - 8pm

Open day: Saturday 5th March 2011, 10.30am - 2.30pm

Open day: Saturday 11th June 2011, 10.30am - 2.30pm

BOTSWANA PROJECTBournville students on BTEC First National

Diploma in Childcare took part in a fundraising

project to support children in Botswana.

The project was initiated by Sue Gaffey -

Curriculum Leader (Early Years) and Wendy

Church - Lecturer in Pre-Vocational Studies.

Wendy is passionate and very involved in

supporting Botswana’s orphans, children

with disabilities and those suffering with

AIDS and HIV. She said: ‘Botswana is one of

the most stable African countries politically,

however, has the world’s second highest

number of people suffering with AIDS or HIV.

It is predicted that around 200,000 orphans

will be left in Botswana as a result of high

mortality rate connected to AIDS.

Wendy still regularly visits Botswana where she and her best friend Dr Elizabeth Gillett

help to run two day care centres and a counselling centre. Her passion encouraged

Bournville childcare students to make their contribution towards helping these children.

The students had a tough job to do, thinking of a range of games and other presents

they could prepare for the children. Kate Hibbert, a childcare student, said: ‘There are

huge cultural differences between Botswana and the UK and so we had to think hard

about relevant presents. For example, they would not know what a dog looks like or why

people would have animals as pets. However, if you show them a picture of an elephant

they instantly know what it is.’

Students chose to prepare a range of games and interactive activities for the children

which involved use of basic numeracy and literacy, as well as hand-eye co-ordination.

Some of the games included lacing and threading, matching of 2D and 3D shapes,

hopscotch and a parachute game with a set of instructions. The next stage of the project

will involve students doing fundraising activities.

ARE yOU INTERESTEd IN STUdyINg ChILdCARE?Visit www.bournville.ac.uk to discover a range of childcare courses offered

at Bournville College.

JOIN US ANd BECOME A FAN! Just search for Bournville College

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EMAIL: info@bournville.ac.uk

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Main Campus: Bristol road South, Northfield,

Birmingham B31 2aJ

Construction Centre: Bristol road South, Longbridge,

Birmingham B45 9TX

children in botswana playing games made by bournville students