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TITLE Issue 1—Winter 2016
What is the best thing about
working at NSFC?
I just love the ever-changing
landscape of education in
general. There is never a dull
moment and this allows for
flexibility and creativity when
developing new ideas.
Favourite book ?
Hello magazine. Who has time to sit and read a book
these days?!
Favourite film ?
The Elephant Man. Treves brings Merrick into his
home and discovers that his rough exterior hides a
refined soul - a bit like me really! (The refined soul
that is; I don’t have a Merrick at home).
Describe yourself in three words .
Organised, controlling, loud.
Which three words do you think your
colleagues would use to describe you?
Organised, positive, direct.
Which actress would play you in a film about your
life?
Meryl Streep. I think she would be particularly good
at portraying the many different sides to my
character, particularly ‘Musical Pam’ which is me in
front of the mirror singing loudly into a hair brush.
Describe your perfect Saturday
Ideally, I would lie in until around 9am then enjoy a
healthy fry up (or ‘grill up’, as it is in my house) with
my husband Eamonn and kids Abbie and Lewis
(when he’s home from university). Then a nice long
walk – country or coast - with Eamonn and our
British Bulldog, Bonnie.
On Saturday night, I might enjoy a large glass of
Pinot Grigio and an Indian takeaway - and I’ll
probably finish off a bar of Cadbury’s Dairy Milk
Whole Nut.
I’m a girl with simple tastes!
In each issue we’ll shine the spotlight on a colleague. If
you’d like to volunteer to step into the spotlight in the
next issue, or would like to nominate a
colleague, please email
In this issue we focus on Pamela Toland, Interim Head of Admissions and Marketing
With at least one issue per term, the newsletter will keep you up to date with what teams and colleagues from across
NSFC have been up to, as well as sharing good news, successes and anything else!
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WeTrackr
Smile for Halloween fundraising
Staff Spotlight
CHILDREN IN NEED
Staff and students
raised over £200
for Children in
Need.
It’s Christmas!
Victoria and Paul were married on 23 October at
Beamish Hall.
VICTORIA HEPWORTH
Rachel’s Alternative Christmas Playlist “Are you sick of the usual cheesy Christmas tunes? If your answer is “yes”, then I’ve got just the thing for you! “Try this alternative selection of Chrimbo songs instead - it includes a good mix of rock, rap and traditional tunes covered by a wide variety of artists.” 1. Ramones - Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To
Fight Tonight) 2. Julian Casablancas – I Wish It Was Christmas Today 3. Big Star – Jesus Christ 4. Galaxie 500 – Listen, the Snow Is Falling 5. Sufjan Stevens – That Was the Worst Christmas Ever! 6. They Might Be Giants – Santa’s Beard 7. The Kinks – Father Christmas 8. Run DMC – Christmas in Hollis 9. Cyndi Lauper ft. The Hives – A
Christmas Duel 10. The Shins – Wonderful Christmas time 11. Lemmy – Run Rudolph Run 12. Darlene Love – A Marshmallow World 13. Eels – Everything’s Gonna Be Cool This Christmas 14. The Raveonettes – The Christmas
Song 15. Vince Guaraldi Trio – Christmas Time Is
Here
Listen on Spotify: http:/ spoti.fi/2ff4YYT
Which Christmas tree
belongs to which
member of NSFC staff?
Access to A Level student Demi Leigh Watson decided to donate her long locks to the Little Princess Trust, which makes wigs for children undergoing cancer treatment. She was moved to go under the shaver to celebrate the news that her young niece Ruby is in remission from leukemia. Demi Leigh said: “The Little Princess Trust has been providing real hair wigs for young boys and girls who have lost their own hair because of cancer treatment since 2006. “It does such brilliant work and I wanted to celebrate the fact that Ruby is in remission. Shaving my head and donating the hair seemed like a perfect way to support it.”
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C H R I S T M A S A J L I G H T S
R P O T S I B E T J H G M G P U W
A A B A Q N T G H W U Q A W X R U
C O I N A S H E P H E R D S K K K
K T N R M E T U C P B K Q A L E H
E S E J S L W W G H S A B E O Y O
R A S J K D S S S L O R A C A G Y
S W E E T S B N C W Z C U K B B N
P N C M L X V W G H C D B E L L S
F Y N M P M L E G N A N L Z I N T
H S E V L E X Z O X M E E Q G A O
P J I I R A V D L B E I S Y A L C
T X F R O S T F D Y L E O I C J K
R U I I Q X K Y X B S D M Y P K I
E B P R E S E N T S F X L S T U N
E K A E D E P Q L R R U P O C Q G
D Y R A C H J R U D O L P H P F N
A I T S I S E M H G P E L E G P H
C Y Y L Q E A V E O K Z H C J K C
G K T Q D F E Y L R W I S E M E N
S V U N E J V G U H R V A Q R I B
T C I Q C S E C Y E S G N I K A P
A E B K R D J U E B V O T S O T T
R V K X L R S F H Z B F A C O F G
F N D O M A N G E R Z E T J S B P
T L T Z H C M Y U L S N O W M A N
Angel Baubles Bells Camels Cards Carols Christmas Presents Tinsel Crackers Reindeer Tree Elves Robin Turkey Frost Rudolph Wiseman Gold Santa Kings Shepherds Lights Snowman Manger Star Nuts Stocking Party Sweets
Demi Leigh’s close shave for charity
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Liam Cartwright and Kate Palmer took part in debating issues including the need for a ‘curriculum for life’ and tackling racial and religious
discrimination.
Kate said:
“Becoming a Member of UK Youth Parliament has given me working experience of how politics and democracy
operates in the UK - and now that funding has been secured to fund UK Youth Parliament until 2020, even more young people have been given the chance to get involved.”
Liam led the debate on the longstanding issue of public transport.
He said: “Becoming a Member of UKYP has meant that I have had the opportunity to get involved in issues that directly affect me, as well as the constituents I represent.
“The current issues surrounding public transport have been affecting young people in
Newcastle for a long time, so I was pleased to be able to
debate the matter with over 250 of my peers.”
Micah van Tuyl, A Level
Government and Politics teacher said:
"I am delighted with Liam and Kate's work as MYPs.
“They represent the very high levels of interest and
enthusiasm that many of our
students have in political issues and our democratic system, particularly in light of this year's landmark political events."
Newcastle Sixth Form College students represent UK Youth
Parliament at annual debate in Houses of Parliament
Antibullying Week, World Mental Health
Day, Halloween, Black History Month, Interfaith Week,
Remembrance Day, Children in Need, Transgender Day of
Remembrance/Awareness, Guy Fawkes, Diwali, National Stress Awareness Day,
International Day of the Girl, NaNoWriMo (National Novel
Writing Month)
A team of Newcastle Sixth Form College A Level Maths and Further Maths students took part
in the annual Senior Team Maths Challenge (STMC) competition, organised in conjunction
with the UK Maths Trust and Further Maths Support Programme.
The NSFC team, made up of students Olivia Moran, Denis Mullaj, Thaqeeb Saleem and Jenny
Jobson, came second after completing several rounds of challenging questions.
The STMC is a competition testing mathematical, communication and teamwork skills, and
students compete against teams from other schools and colleges from their region.
This term we have celebrated or
observed...
NSFC students scoop second place in regional
maths skills competition
Pizza means Prizes
Well done to Spanish teacher and AS tutor Mirella Carinanos
Ruiz - her tutorial class won a delivery of Domino’s pizza for
100% attendance.
Across
1. Mr Idle following one hundred contains cerium.
4. We hear a barrier in front of a monk’s church gives Australian
animals!
8. Public speaker on a moon of Jupiter gives Messiah, for
example.
9. Poles had dug up the lily!
11. Cast in a mould that's not at all good.
13. Group of musicians arrange carthorse.
15. Tom with honour is prize.
16. A kingdom of a thousand following the genuine.
18. Past a junction?
21. A tasty snack, can be tossed when ill...
22. Not easy to grasp by sailors on land.
24. Car manufacturer from bottled water losing 99 but gaining
nothing.
25. Arsenic followed by optimum Windows gives flameproof
material.
26. Flowers from York or Lancaster?
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1. Simple piano tune used in Oriental eateries.
2. Chemistry makes it disappear!
3. Nemo missing female results in silly behaviour.
4. UN disease monitors and article bring things to a halt!
5. German first person in backwards fish gives edible fruit.
6. A robber or the cry of a censor.
7. Bart's sister arranges wind-catcher.
10. A Greek type of question?
12. Metallic company followed by art gallery.
14. Confessions from tasks following promotion.
16. A gun that turns.
17. His weakness made him a bit of a heel.
19. Six pack on a ball takes in liquid.
20. Female’s medical examiners produce the messenger of the
gods.
22. Palindromic girl?
23. The best spinners!
Is there anyone out there?
14th Astronomer Royal, Sir Arnold Wolfendale, visited NSFC to discuss the search for little green men.
The talk, hosted by Astronomy
enrichment students, was his first at the College.
Sir Arnold described how projects such as S.E.T.I. (The Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) were, at one time, the
laughing stock of astronomy, with
opinion only changing after the success of the Kepler space telescope. Kepler has found thousands of alien planets round other stars, many within 50 light years
from Earth.
Sir Arnold said: “Some scientists are of the view that there are so many stars in our galaxy, that even if a tiny percentage have suitable planets, life must exist on some of them.
“There is no real reason why this should be the case, however. There are up to 400 billion stars in our galaxy, so if the
probability of complex life emerging is less than 1:400 billion which it might be, then there is no reason to think there is life in our galaxy.”
Alex Jones Art and Design teacher
Ciara Butler English Literature
supply teacher
David Shaw Chemistry teacher
Heather Carlisle
Counsellor
James Pearson
Geography teacher
Kelly Lowery Learning Support
Assistant
Kevin Furness Learning Support
Assistant
Lauren Plews Biology teacher
Rachel Tolson Art and Design teacher
Simon Ross Assistant Principal,
Students
Trish Melia Learning Support Assistant
Answers
Which Christmas tree
belongs to which member of NSFC
staff?
1. Sarah Wilkins, Outreach Officer
2. Sarah Wilkins, Outreach Officer
3. Sarah Wilkins, Outreach Officer
4. Sarah Wilkins, Outreach Officer
5. Sarah Wilkins, Outreach Officer
Yes, in case you hadn’t guessed,
Sarah is totally obsessed with
Christmas and has been known to
display a total of 6 Christmas trees,
including in her car and bathroom.
Libby and Sarah were married at
Gateshead Civic Centre on 19 October.
LIBBY REED-SMITH
Members of the Admissions and Marketing team recently attended a Labour Market
Information event which provided insights into both the current state of the local labour
market and developments in the collection and delivery of LMI to young people. A main theme
was the growth of the digital arts industry in the North East, with emerging careers in not only
in computing and the related creative industries , but also in the allied business and
administration functions.
For A Level students studying arts and humanities subjects where they may struggle to see the
connection between their academic studies and ‘real world’ work, information that
demonstrates that there are jobs in the region they can use their qualifications to help them
attain , is extremely valuable .
Welcome to Newcastle Sixth Form College
The NSFC staff bake off raised £98
for the Percy Hedley Foundation
C E R I C w A L L A B Y S
H E L H I A A
O R A T O R I O C N I
P C W A S P H O D E L
S A T A N I C O E I
T A I O R C H E S T R A
I N S B R D
C A T C H A A R E A L M
K L T E C I
S P A G H E T T I V H S
B E I C O O K I E S
A B S T R A C T L L I
N O M O V O L V O
N R E P E E N
A S B E S T O S R O S E S
Media and Film students travelled to London to see a live
taping of the popular ITV dating show, ‘Take Me Out’.
Time to talk - Mental Health Awareness