HIGHBURY HIGHLIGHTS Issue 5

Welcome to the latest issue of your student newsletter, which also happens to be the final edition of this academic year, and we’d like to thank all of you who have contributed to our newsletters this year.

This year has passed in the blink of an eye and there have been many wonderful memories created during it. We hope you have a fantastic summer holiday and we look forward to seeing you in September.

Highbury student in Team UK, Brazil

Highbury College student Dan Levings has been selected to compete in São Paolo, Brazil, in the Web Design category of WorldSkills 2015, the largest international vocational skills competition in the world.

Dan Levings, who is currently studying for a Foundation Degree in Software Development after successfully completing a BTEC in IT said:

“To have finally hit this point after 2 years of work feels amazing. I’m excited to fly to Brazil and test my skills against the world!”

“Finding out I’d been selected felt a bit surreal, it definitely took a while to sink in. I had great support from my family and lecturers and staff at Highbury, and I have also made lots of new friends during the many competitions I have competed in. Bring it on!”

Stella Mbubaegbu CBE, Principal & Chief Executive, Highbury College, said:

“Competitions give students vital vocational skills they need to stand out in the employment market. This event is all about perfecting, celebrating and valuing those skills and competing globally on the world stage. We are so proud of Dan and all that he has achieved”.

“He has shown such determination and focus and thoroughly deserves this success”.

A total of 41 individuals have been selected to compete in São Paolo, in 37 skills ranging from landscape gardening to web design and welding. All were chosen based on a high personal skill level, competitive attitude and maturity. They have all received performance training from experts who have previously worked with talented individuals from the British Olympic and England Rugby squad.

Many of the team members started their journey to Brazil when they entered the WorldSkills UK Skills Competitions; they competed in national finals held at the Skills Show, the nation’s largest skills and careers event, in Birmingham in 2013 and 2014.

WorldSkills São Paolo takes place from 11th – 16th August 2015.

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Leadership Academy Awards

At this year’s Leadership Academy Awards we celebrated those students who stood apart from everyone else and showed consistent leadership qualities throughout the year. Students were awarded a certificate and invited to dinner at Chimes Restaurant. It was a really special evening for us, and we’re glad the students have been recognised.

We would like to congratulate all our nominees for 2015 Leadership Academy Awards

Best Volunteer or Work Experience Feedback

Sophie Broadbent Daniel Feltham Grant Hicks Alex Megarry Tyler Poolman Ashley Redding Connor Ridgeway Jodie Sherwood

Barclays ‘Prepare for work’ volunteers

Nathan Cannon Macauly Cairns Joshua Beaven Steve Larham Steph Miller Kallum Norton Jasmine O’Sullivan Charlie Schultz Gabrielle Smith Lisa Spencer

Highbury Student of the Year

Nathan Cannon Bradley Alison Dominika Radak

Outstanding Contribution to Improving the Student Experience

Patrick Cook Imran Miah

Empowering the Student Voice

Rebecca Burrell

Enterprising Student of the Year

Nathan Cannon

Leadership Award

Francisco Corte-Real Antonio Reed

Resilience Award

Nicola Austen Melissa Spiers

WE HAVE

VACANCIES

Apprenticeships

Did you know Highbury College works with a wealth of employers, who collectively offer a wide selection of apprenticeships?

Over

70

More information visit www.highbury.ac.uk/apprenticeships

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Engineering Student of the Year

Congratulations to Students

Highbury alumni held Open Studio

Highbury College alumni, Clare Bowen, held her largest Open Studio event in June at her own art studio in Surrey.

The Open Studio show took place at Gorse Cottages, Surrey, on the 6th-21st June.

Clare achieved her degree in Fine Art and Illustration from Portsmouth University and then obtained a Level 3 Adult Enterprise qualification, taught by Wendy Funnell, at Highbury College. She then turned on to her passion into a career by opening her own art studio.

Clare grew up on Hayling Island, Hampshire which cemented her love for beautiful seascapes from a young age. She moved to Southsea, where she studied the shoreline of the Solent overlooking the Isle of Wight. She observed the tide changes, light on the water, skies, and the sunrise & sunset colours which only grew her love for colours and painting.

You can visit her website here.

Siemens apprentice Scott Padley has been named as Engineering Student of the Year at Highbury College.

The 23-year–old beat competition from around 90 other students to pick up the coveted Institute of Engineering and Technology Shield together with a cheque for £100.

They were presented to him at Highbury Campus by IET Solent retiring chairman Mike Wohlgemuth, who was accompanied by ex-chairman John Harvey.

Scott, a Rail Systems Rolling Stock Technician based at Southampton, has recently completed his BTEC Level 3 in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. The course was condensed into one year full-time, rather than 2 years of 2 days a week. “It’s been brilliant,” he said. “I’ve had some great support and guidance from the lecturers here and from Siemens, which has been quite invaluable to me personally, and I’ve learned a great amount. My bosses are really pleased.”

Engineering lecturer David Christian said “Scott has demonstrated strong abilities across the disciplines and was the best overall student in his year”.

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Get creative to win prizes this summer!

Campus

Updates

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Highbury College students to do volunteer work in Gambia in 2016. We are looking for volunteers with all types of skills, who will be involved in a range of activities such as reading books to school children, helping build a school, and helping to support people in a health centre and AIDS clinic. If you are up for the challenge and interested in finding out more, please contact Karen Potter on either (023) 9288 2804 or Karen.Potter@highbury.ac.uk

Join our Health, Care & Early Years department on a trip of a lifetime to The

Gambia next April!

We’re giving away Victorious tickets, wakeboarding sessions, dinner at Wave Maiden, cinema tickets & more – all you have to do is show us how you make your wave.

This could be pretty much anything…painting a seascape, recording a song, getting a video of you & your mates doing a Mexican wave, building a boat, putting some epic waves in your hair or anything else wave-related you can think of!

Just tweet your pictures, videos or YouTube/SoundCloud links with #MakeYourWave to @HighburyCollege and you’re in for a chance to win!

Competition closes Monday 10th August.

Congratulations to Chimes Restaurant

A huge congratulations to Chimes Restaurant on being

awarded the Certificate of Excellence by TripAdvisor.

For reservations please call: 023 8272 8220 or visit our website here for more information.

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HE Courses at Highbury College

Did you know that we offer Higher Education programmes, including Foundation Degrees and Top Up Degrees, at Highbury College? Our fees are significantly lower than universities. Also, our Higher Education students benefit from small classes, individual attention and career focused programmes. Foundation Degrees These are Level 5 qualifications and are equivalent to the first 2 years of a degree programme. A key element of these programmes is the inclusion of significant work placements for students. We currently offer the following Foundation Degrees: Validated by the University of Portsmouth – Travel & Tourism; Hospitality Management Validated by the University of Sussex – Business Management; Business with Marketing Management; Computer Networking; Software Development Top up Degrees Students who complete the University of Sussex Foundation Degrees in Business Management and Computer Networking can top up to the following full honours Degrees respectively at Highbury College (both validated by the University of Sussex): BA (Hons) Business Management and BSc (Hons) Computer Networking HNC & HND Diplomas These are currently offered in Business, Computing, Engineering, and Construction and the Built Environment, mainly on a part-time or block delivery basis. There are plans to offer HNC and HND Diplomas in Media for next year as well. Professional Programmes Level 5 programmes are also currently running or planning to recruit in other areas. These include Human Resource Management, CELTA (for teaching English Language to adults), and Health and Social Care. For more information please contact Graham.Carter@highbury.ac.uk

Monthly offers

Were you aware that Chartwells offer discounts on their products every month, so there’s always a deal to be had! Check out the notice boards outside Chartwells today to see what there is on offer!

FAST FACTS

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Not long left now until College breaks up for Summer.....

Now is a great time to job search and think about what to do next. Are you

thinking about getting a Full Time Job or leaving your Part-Time job to get your first

Full Time role or even considering an Apprenticeship?.

Please let us know how we can help you with this - CV improvement, practice for

interviews, job searching etc.

If you email us directly with a special request - such as location, type of

company, hours required, and then we will make some phone calls for you and see if we can find the job you

really want.

CUSTOMER SERVICE, FAREHAM, £16000

Currently working with Lloyds Bank and they are recruiting staff for their Lost, Stolen Card department. Working shift rota and full training will be given of 4 weeks, which is paid.

COMMIS POSITIONS, HOUSE OF COMMONS, LONDON

The House of Commons is a fantastic place to start off a culinary career – they have fine dining restaurants, banqueting operations, bistro restaurants as well as large volume cafeterias.

KEY PERSON, SARISBURY GREEN £10,136 - £13,699

Currently working with a company looking for a FT Key Worker to develop good communications between parents and young people. Develop knowledge of the child’s interests and needs. Take a lead in the care routines for the child.

FAMLY SUPPORT WORKER, VARIOUS LOCATIONS £18,569 - £24,946

Currently seeking a dedicated ad committed individual to join the Transform service providing intensive, practical support to families who may be facing multiple barriers, preventing them from moving forward.

SERVICE DESK ANALYST, FAREHAM £14365

The successful candidate will have a sound all round knowledge in IT. The ability to produce results within structured SLAs, excellent telephone manner, and ability to maintain and demonstrate control under pressure in a busy environment.

ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT, HORNDEAN

Working for an insurance company you will be responsible for answering telephone, responding to emails, making calls to clients about their policies.

CAD DESIGN ENGINEER, GOSPORT

Work as part of the Mechanical Design Team, the CAD Design Engineer produces mechanical designs in 2D and 3D using industry standard design tools to meet with customer requirements.

SALES AND MARKETING ASSISTANT, PETERSFIELD £18000 - £20000 PLUS BONUS

You will be the first point of contact for sales enquiries and help maintain day to day marketing activity in a wide ranging role with the opportunity to gain valuable experience quickly. Previous sales or marketing experience is desirable but not essential as training will be provided.

LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANT, 30 HOURS PER WEEK £7.56 - £9.11 PER HOUR

Pupils are aged between 2 – 19 years with a range of learning, communication and complex needs ranging from severe to profound and multiple.

CHEF, PORTSMOUTH £6.51 PER HOUR

Work for an ambitious hotel with an entrepreneurial spirit and plans for growth within the hotel. Must be a team player and happy to work in a busy environment. Must be able to use initiative.

TRAINEE PARALEGAL, HORNDEAN

To provide support to the Residential Property team by providing competent and efficient conveyancing support assistance in the daily running of the busy department.

WAREHOUSE OPERATIVE, PETERFIELD £6.89 - £8.36 PER HOUR

Transport is provided around Portsmouth.

LEVEL 3 QUALIFIED CHILD, PORTSMOUTH

Hours are Full Time 42.5 hours per week across early and late shifts. No experience necessary but do need L3 qualification

COMMIS CHEF, PORTSMOUTH £6.71 PER HOUR

FOOD AND BEVERAGE TEAM MEMBER, £6.51 PER HOUR

Work with colleagues to ensure the commercial success of the food and beverage department at this location and maintaining and enhancing its quality of food.

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CHILDCARE LEVEL 2/3 – SOUTHSEA, NORTH END, WICKHAM AND WATERLOOVILLE

Working within a nursery you will be assisting with the day-to-day duties within the nursery environment. You must have a GCSE C in Maths and English to apply for a Level 3 apprenticeship

PROFESSIOANAL CHEF L2/L3, PORTSMOUTH

Working for a professional company based in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. You will be trained as a Commis Chef and learn how to prepare and cook finish various dishes.

HAIR LEVEL 2, HAVANT

Currently working with a salon based in Leigh Park who is looking for a Hair apprentice. The individual will learn to wash and condition hair, provide treatments, hair ups, blow-drying and colour.

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION LEVEL 2 - SOUTHSEA

You will be trained as a member of the estate agents team to ensure that all administration is completed in a timely manner and to a high standard.

CONTACT CENTRE LEVEL 2 – FRATTON

Contact new and existing businesses to promote the business product range. Through your conversations you will profile business customers to understand their needs.

PROFESSIONAL CHEF L2, PURBROOK

Opportunity for a young and ambitious individual who has a passion for catering but also a drive towards running their own business one day.

BAR, WAITING STAFF AND BANQUET STAFF, SOUTHSEA

National Minimum Wage for first 3 months probation

Working with a large hotel In Southsea with various roles available. You will serve food and drink to hotel guests and also serve at functions. Actively upsell and comply with Licensing Laws. Clean and set up for events and attend regular training sessions. NMW for the first 3 months probation, after pay increase, however does depend on ability and departments but normally £7 per hour

CROWD SAFETY OFFICER, VARIOUS EVENTS

Working at various festivals, music concerts and events, Role includes ticket checking, gate entry locations, and front of stage pit barriers, information points, wristband check locations and back stage areas.

ASSISTANT PRACTITIONER, WATERLOOVILLE, FAREHAM, WINCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON £6.73 PER HOUR

Support young people with disabilities/additional needs to a access an exciting and challenging programme of activities ion a safe and stimulating environment.

ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT, HAVANT, £8.00 PER HOUR

Local company based in Havant who are a leisure operator. Job will consist of mainly payroll and to include some other accountancy duties. Need to be able to use Sage Line 50.

CREDIT CONTROLLER/ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT, NORTH END £9.00 - £11.00 PER HOUR

Work 25 hours per week and flexible when to work those hours. Qualified by experience, excellent written and verbal communication, good time management and organisational skills, excellent attention to detail and computer skills.

BARBER – FRATTON AND COSHAM

Two barbers are looking for qualified barbers to work Part Time but hours to increase as business increases.

GUEST SERVICES TEAM MEMBER, PORTSMOUTH £6.50 PER HOUR

Need to have 1 years experience of working in a customer service environment or working in the leisure/tourism industry customer facing environment. They require individuals to have effective communication skills, be flexible, hands on and good standard of numeracy.

HOSPITALITY TEAM MEMBER, PORTSMOUTH £6.50 PER HOUR

Need to have 1 years experience working in the hospitality, food and beverage, leisure, tourism industry. A clear understanding of health and safety and including COSHH and basic food hygiene. Trusted to handle cash and card transactions

KITCHEN PORTER, SOUTHSEA, NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE

A restaurant are currently looking for a Kitchen Porter to work in the kitchen to wash and clean and to support eh head Chef in preparation of food.

The REED NCFE Team at

Highbury

Bex: 023 9232 8808

Johanna: 023 9232 8728

Ali: 023 9232 8757

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Events Dates Time Locations

Celebration of Achievement 10 July AM & PM Portsmouth Guildhall

Mutiny Festival 18 – 19 July Fontwell Park, Chichester

America’s Cup World Series

Portsmouth

21 – 26 July - Southsea Common

Highbury College Community

Event

26 July 11AM – 3PM Commercial Road

Highbury College Community

Event

31July 11AM – 3PM Cosham High Street

Highbury College Community

Event

7 August 11AM – 3PM Palmerston Road

Enrolment Event 24 August TBC Highbury Campus

Enrolment Event 25 August TBC Northarbour

Enrolment Event 27 August TBC Highbury City of

Portsmouth Centre

Results Advice Day & HC Late

Interview Day

28 August TBC Highbury Campus

Victorious Festival 29 - 30 August - Southsea Seafront

Freshers’ Fair 9 September TBC Highbury Campus

Butserfest 12 September - Queen Elizabeth Country

Park