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S TA F F M A G A Z I N E Autumn/Winter 2011

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Keeping staff in the know

A College to be Proud of ...

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S TA F F M A G A Z I N E

New term, new start, new Pulse!

The summer break may be a distant memory, but at least the start of the new term brought with it lots of shiny new things!For example, the refurbishment work has moved ahead to reveal new, dynamic and modern construction workshops; the new teaching kitchens also look amazing, and would be well worth taking a

look at; Goschen has a lovely new reception area; and the main corridor at Kings Road has had a thorough sprucing up. You can find out about the improvements - including the introduction of the employability centre (aka theworkspace), and the new College gym inside.

Another long-awaited and much needed project that launched this September is the Student Intranet. Designed to run alongside and enhance Moodle, we now have a purpose-built tool to communicate and interact with our students. I’m really looking forward to filling up the pages with useful information and new ideas - and hearing how we can grow and develop the site into something really valuable. Do get in touch if you’ve got anything you’d like to be included.

While I have the opportunity, I’d like to thank those of you who gave their feedback as part of the internal communications survey recently. I want to reassure you that we will be taking all your comments onboard, and hope to be able to put some of your suggestions into practice soon.

As always, if you do have any comments, suggestions or success stories you’d like to share, then please e-mail me at [email protected].

Sam StarkeyEditor

Back Issues Previous issues of Pulse can be downloaded at http://staff2/.

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New Faces at Kings Roadp3

Student Intranetp1

Staff Nominated for Future Jobs Fund Awards

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New Gymp2

Uganda Project Updatep3

Staff Benefitsp4

Equality and Diversity Celebration

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Where’s Everyone Gone?p6

Tech Fair 2011p4

Sustainability Working Group 2010/11 Reportp7

theworkspace launchp5

Introducing the New Students’ Union President

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Births and Marriagesp8

A College to be Proud of ...p9


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Teaching and Learning Updates

The Uganda Project

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PRINCE’S TRUST TEAM TRANSFORMS KINGS ROAD QUADRANGLE

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Students at the College now have a new information site where they can access their e-mails, electronic learning plan and Moodle pages from one place - the Student Intranet.

The College worked with Bristol-based website developers, Nudge Digital, to create the new online portal. Investment in the intranet is a direct response to student feedback and has been designed to free-up Moodle so that it can be used for the purpose for which it was intended - teaching and learning.

The new Student Intranet is a fresh, easy to navigate site where students can easily find general College information and keep informed about enrichment activities. There is also a feedback section and a diary of events where students can add their own calendar items.

General information that is not related to a course, and that was previously on Moodle has now been transferred to the new intranet site. To upload and edit content, staff should contact Paul Smith ([email protected]) to request access and receive training. Once this has been done, staff can edit the site in the same way that the College website can be edited.

The Student Intranet has many features, some of which have taken inspiration from websites such as iGoogle and the BBC. As on these websites, users are able to personalise their homepage so they can see information that is directly relevant to them. There is also a newsfeed for students to receive updates and see forthcoming events, as well as a calendar to put all their important dates and deadlines in.

Students are also able to access the new intranet from their home PCs and mobile phones - making it easier for them to complete work and assignments outside of the College.

Feedback is currently being gathered on the first phase of the project, so please do let students know that they can e-mail feedback to [email protected].

Every year there is a huge amount of fundraising going on at the College - by staff and students. Last year we raised nearly £7,000 for the NSPCC Dragon’s Den Challenge in just six months, and there were numerous other causes that benefited from staff and students’ efforts.

This year the charities to benefit from College fundraising activities are local organisation ShelterBox, in light of the environmental disasters happening around the world, and a cause much closer to home, the Make A Difference (MAD) Fund.

The MAD Fund has been set up by the College to support those of our students who need sponsorship to undertake a potentially life changing experience, an experience that has nothing to do with their course here at the College. The fund will help students representing their sport at a regional, national and even international level, or those wanting to volunteer with organisations like

Raleigh International or the Sir Francis Chichester Trust.

This year’s Students’ Union president, Stephen Hockley - an A level student - is being supported by the MAD Fund as he raises over £5,000 to fund a gap year with Project Trust as a teaching assistant in Japan. Like many of our students, Stephen is already grasping all the opportunities that are available to him locally - he volunteers for the Plymouth Refugee Centre with other members of his family, and is part of the College’s Duke of Edinburgh Gold team. However, Project Trust organises gap years where the individual makes a contribution to the community in which they are based (www.projecttrust.org.uk) as well as gaining invaluable life skills and a life changing experience.

If you have any fundraising ideas then please let Marketing know - we can help to publicise your activity and get others involved.

Student Intranet

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Some of the NSPCC fundraising activities.


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The College had a number of staff who were working with us through the Future Jobs Fund. Four of them were nominated for the Future Jobs Fund Awards in July …

• Chelsea Gray from Train to Gain was nominated for Outstanding Work Performance. Chelsea now has a permanent position with MIS.

• Malora Foreman, who worked with the Faculty of Health, was nominated for the Development of Skills and Performance Through Effort award.

• Adam Glanville from MAPP was nominated for the Contribution Made to the Job Provider Organisations Through Individual Effort or Teamwork award. Adam has since been working with the College on a casual basis.

• Matthew King, who was with Partnerships, was nominated for the Contribution Made to the Job Provider Organisation Through Individual Effort or Teamwork award.

Well done to all those who were nominated!

New Gym Recently relocated and refurbished, the College gym is now situated next to the Sports Hall in K015.

The gym offers a diverse range of cardiovascular machines, resistance machines and free weights to suit all fitness levels and abilities. It has a variety of additional equipment to allow creativity and progression to be achieved by its members. The brand-new flat screen TVs and up-to-date sound system will help you with your workout too! A water cooler is available for you to top-up your water bottle to ensure optimal hydration, as well as notice boards full of hints and tips on nutrition, training, exercise techniques and much more.

The gym is staffed at all times by Kim or Ryan, who are fully qualified fitness professionals. They will take you through the induction process when you join, and as part of your membership they offer a personalised programme to suit your goals with continual support and reprogramming, should you require it, to ensure you keep on track and meet those goals.

To join, simply complete an application form and choose how you’d like to pay for your sessions. If you opt for a basic Activity Pass (which is free), you pay per gym session at a cost of £2.50 (or £10 for five sessions), or go for an Activity Pass Plus. The Pass Plus costs £30 and provides you with a year’s access to the gym - and other activities - at no extra cost.

Forms are available from the gym or Student Centres - or get in touch with Kim Eschbaecher on extension 5281.

Staff Nominated for Future Jobs Fund Awards

Opening times:

• Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays 12.00 noon - 2.00pm and 4.00pm - 6.00pm

• Wednesdays 2.00pm - 6.00pm

• Fridays 12.00 noon - 2.00pm



For the past few years we have been sending useable but unwanted items to Uganda through All Nations Christian Care (ANCC), a registered charity in Uganda. We have been working closely with Engage South West and Emerge Poverty Free to send items such as IT equipment, machinery and library books that are no longer needed at the College to Uganda in the hope that they will help to improve the quality of education in the country.

Since agreeing to support ANCC in September 2009, equipment has been sent regularly to the Human Technical Development Training Centre in the town of Lira. It is hoped that the items will not only help with education, but also have an impact on the lifestyle of those living nearby. The College is permitted to ship over up to three 20-40 foot containers, which costs a maximum of £50 per container, but more often than not the shipping is completely free.

Ian Caunter, the co-ordinator of the project, visited the Training Centre in Uganda in July. Whilst there, he taught the students and carried out a mini audit to check the equipment that the College had donated had arrived, and that the staff knew how to work the items.

Due to the increase of equipment and students, the Training Centre is building more training rooms, student accommodation and teaching rooms. Buildings are currently in construction to house and train the increasing number of students - in our last update it was mentioned that between the academic years 2009/10 and 2010/11 the number of students enrolling at the Training Centre doubled from 500 to 1,000. Now, this number is set to increase even more, which is a fantastic achievement and wouldn’t have been possible without the help of City College Plymouth, Engage South West and Emerge Poverty Free.

Students and staff can download photos from Ian’s visit to Uganda on the Action for Sustainability Moodle site.

For further information on the Uganda Project, please contact Ian Caunter on extension 5874.

Uganda Project Update

As the plan to bring as many departments onto the two main campuses continues, many courses from the Faculty of Construction’s Camel’s Head Centre will be moving into the newly refurbished construction block. There will be some new faces to welcome around Kings Road, including:

New Faces at Kings RoadPainting and Decorating, and Plastering• Barry Punter• Syd Dart• Chris Manuell• Craig Paterson• Kevin Hynes• Laura Minards• Anne-Marie Matthews

Gas• Mark Chambers• Chris Souness• Ted Couch• Kevin Stewart• Chris Franklin• Kevin Doyle• Jackie Lawley.

College equipment being unpacked.

Woodworking lessons at the training centre.


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Tech Fair 2011 The extremely successful first annual Technology Fair took place in July, to allow our staff to showcase examples of their good practice in the use of technology for teaching and learning. The technologies being presented were very diverse; VLE linked handset voting systems to game-based student induction activities, motor vehicle inspection head cams to VLE/web technologies ‘best use’ tips. Business support teams were also in attendance to demonstrate the services and facilities available to enhance the learning experience.

During the day over 200 staff attended the event as a part of their programmed professional development

activities. A significant amount of positive interest was received by the

exhibitors and also in the feedback gathered via an electronic questionnaire. The upbeat atmosphere at the venue was enhanced by refreshments and electronic rhythms performed by PIPPA staff.

Extracts from the event feedback*

* Total number of feedback respondents: 44 (approx 20% of total attendance)

As a follow-up action from the event some innovative project ideas will be centrally funded by the College.

This event signifies the College’s commitment to innovative initiatives and coincides with the recent publication of the new Technology Enabled Learning Strategy (TeL). The Technology Enabled Learning Implementation Team (TeLIT) has been established to action the key aims and ambitions of the TeL strategy.

Preparations will soon be underway for this year’s Tech Fair, so please contact Paul Scarsbrook ([email protected]) if you would like to be involved with the planning. Thank you to all staff who attended the event and also very special thanks to all that presented their good practice and helped make it a great success.

Did you know that the College works with local businesses to bring you discounts and offers, which are exclusive to staff members?

Whether your car or home needs some TLC, you have a formal occasion you need a new outfit for, or you are planning a day or evening out, there are discounts that you can take advantage of. Perhaps you are looking for a special piece of jewellery or fancy a round of golf - the College has arranged discounts for those too!

Local businesses that have agreed to offer College staff discounts and offers on their services or products, include: • Plymouth Battery Centre• Prudence Gowns• Pennywell Farm Activity Centre

• Theatre Royal• Honors Flowers• Chinafleet Country Club• St Mellion International Resort• SW Blinds• Plymouth and Torbay Tool Hire• The Gembox• Boringdon Park Golf Club• The Eastern Eye.

To see the full list of staff benefits and discounts, visit the Human Resources pages on the staff intranet - http://staff2/mod/resource/view.php?id=2961.

Staff Benefits

Interested or Very Interested

Were you interested in the digital equipment on display? 91%

Would you be interested in borrowing any of the equipment? 86%

Would you be interested in a short Moodle training course? 70%



You may have noticed a new addition to the services the College offers ...

The College’s new employability centre, theworkspace, has opened in the main corridor at Kings Road - offering a range of activities to support the employability agenda for students. Teresa Gardner and Sharron Robbie have joined the Employer Engagement team in managing the centre, and will be putting their combined network of employer contacts to good use to ensure theworkspace becomes a real employability hub for the College.

The centre and its staff will work cross-College in order to enhance the opportunities for both students and staff by providing access to, amongst other things:• staff CPD - an opportunity to go back

into industry to refresh skills• work experience - using our extensive

range of employer contacts to give students real-life work experience which really adds value to their

academic study• employer lectures - providing a real

insight into specific careers and industries of interest to both staff and students

• employer visits - taking learning out of the classroom and into the real world of work

• volunteering opportunities - a great way to maximise those CVs.

If you are keen for your students to experience real-life work placements, projects or to hear from one of our employer speakers, just let us know and we will do the rest.

Should you wish to discuss the chance to go back into industry give us a call or drop in to see us and we will try and arrange an industry visit for you.

We are open during normal College hours and can be contacted on extension 5896 or via e-mail at [email protected].

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The College has introduced a new celebration wall in the main entrance to Kings Road, and new posters and displays throughout the College’s campuses. You have probably seen the new posters and celebration wall by now, but just in case you haven’t, examples of the posters which were produced by Cathie Maddock, Equality and Diversity Coordinator, and the MAPP team are opposite (along with a picture of the new wall at the Kings Road entrance).

These colourful posters use the protected characteristic symbols developed with student and staff consultation. The posters promote the College’s commitment to promoting equality of opportunity for all our students and staff, and create an environment where people treat each other with mutual respect and value and actively celebrate the benefits that diversity and difference bring to the College and our society. Some of the posters feature our equality and diversity STAR -

Supporting all students to succeed

Treating everyone with respect and dignity

Actively opposing unfair treatment

Recognising and celebrating diversity

If you would like copies of these posters please contact Cathie Maddock on extension 5721 or e-mail [email protected].

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After the various office moves that have taken place over the summer, it might be the case that you can’t find the team or person you’re looking for! Here’s our guide to where everyone is ...

Where’s Everyone Gone?

Tower Block1st floor K101 - K111IT Support Desk K103HE Centre K104 - K110Library K1122nd floor K201 - K2103rd floor K301 - K3174th floor K401 - K4145th floor K501 - K5075th floor Hair & Beauty Reception6th floor K601 - K6167th floor K701 - K715Skills for Life Office K707

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BLI Admin KHM106Central Admissions K203BDeputy Head of BLI KHM105Dianne Evans K025AEmployability Centre K029Energy Centre KW036/37Engineering Staff K715Fay Steer K206First Aid Room K021BFood Service Lecturers KH214Gas Assessment Centre KWM02CGas Assessment Staff KWM02CGym K015/AHair and Beauty Staff K410Higher Education Staff K316/317IT Staff K207/K613Learning and Development K025Learning Support K038A/B

Library Computer Room KI202Marketing K203Martin Nash KH103Online Testing K709/10Painting and Decorating Staff KW105Painting and Decorating Trade Excellence KW107Painting and Decorating Workshop KW103Paul Scarsbrook K208Plastering Staff KWM03Quiet Study Room K112ASarah Ogorek KHM107SLDD Classroom K024SLDD Team K021Steve Milnes KHM107Tiling Workshop KW042FUnion Office KW124Woodwork Staff KW040



The 2011/12 Students’ Union President is Stephen Hockley, here he introduces himself and outlines his plans for the year.

“I’m now entering my second year of A levels studying chemistry, maths and physics and over the coming months I’m hoping to make sure that the voices of the students are heard loud and clear. I am also hoping to provide better representation for the student body across the College.

This year I’ll continue to fight against EMA cuts and further develop the bond between the staff and the Students’ Union. I’m

keen to get my new executive committee elected so we can work together in our aims for the year. One of our priorities will be to build up the reputation of our Students’ Union throughout the student body. City College Plymouth students

are lucky to have such a well supported Students’ Union and we will be more active in supporting the students throughout their time here.

The staff here at the College can offer a wealth of knowledge and expertise on a really wide range of topics, and I want to make sure that the students are using this knowledge bank in the best possible way. I also want to make sure that channels of communication between staff and students are open and transparent, and that all students can have their say on the issues the College faces.

I’m excited about the year ahead of me and about what we can achieve by working together to make positive things happen at the College. I am also keen to meet the staff and students to listen to ideas and views which could help the College move forward.”

Stephen’s diary is managed by James Rimmer from the Student Liaison team, so any enquiries can go through him ([email protected] or extension 5093), or you can e-mail Stephen directly - [email protected].

The College has gone through an exciting year developing sustainability initiatives thanks to the support of the Sustainability Working Group, Sustainability Focus Group and the faculty Sustainability Future Groups. The College continues to drive for change educating staff, students and stakeholders on enhancing the College’s ‘green’ credentials and encouraging everyone to think about the environment.

The end of year report (2010/11), outlining the College’s successes, has been produced by the Sustainability Working Group and can be downloaded in full from the Estates page on the staff intranet. Outlined below is a summary of the College’s key achievements. The College website now has a

section on sustainability. Sustainable Future Groups have

made excellent progress over the last academic year and are continuing to embed sustainability into the curriculum.

Staff and students now have access to the College’s Energy Remote Monitoring (ERM) system. It’s hoped that this will broaden the students’ learning experience. For more information contact Martin Sings ([email protected]). To access the systems visit: http://smart.tac.com/erm, using the username CITY COLLEGE PLYMOUTH and password GUEST.

The College continues to support the Uganda Project by sending unwanted useable equipment to the training centre in Lira.

Aramark continues to progress with local and sustainable purchasing.

Fairtrade status has been maintained by being proactive through selling and using Fairtrade products.

The College continues to encourage staff and students to use public transport, bicycles and car sharing to get to College and has set up a ‘Bike Users Group’. For more details contact Laura Wellington ([email protected]).

£5,870.40 was received through the Post-16 Transport Partnership to cover the walkways of the existing bike shelter, as well as purchasing lockers for commuters.

For further information on sustainability visit Action on Sustainability on the Moodle site. You can save unwanted resources going to landfill by advertising them on the College S.W.A.P Store on the staff intranet. Any suggestions or feedback please contact Laura Wellington, Sustainability Officer on extension 6803.

Sustainability Working Group 2010/11 Report

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Sam Phillips, PA to the College Directors, gave birth to Benjamin Charles on Wednesday 20 July.

Bridie Waycott, Employer Liaison Officer at Work-based Learning, married John Isaacs on Saturday 25 June. The couple went to Playa Tourito in Gran Canaria for their honeymoon.

Alison Lewis, Acting Director of Employer Engagement, married Neil Blonden on Saturday 11 June in Gunwalloe, Cornwall. They haven’t taken a honeymoon yet, but are planning to visit south-east Asia.

Rebecca Cornish, Beauty Technician, gave birth to Bethany Ellen on Wednesday 18 May.

Jake Daniels, Plumbing Technician, eventually became a proud father on Monday 8 August - baby Nyall had kept his mum and dad waiting!

Becky Tsianavas, Student Funding Assistant, gave birth on Thursday 25 August to Evangelia weighing 7lb 6.5oz.

Births and Marriages

Congratulations



City College Plymouth is in the top 10% of further education colleges in the country for the results our students achieved in 2010/11. The improvements we have been able to make over the last few years are the direct result of your dedication and commitment in response to a focus on student performance. The self-assessment process this year has been a very rigorous and robust process, which we have pulled forward in readiness for an imminent Ofsted inspection.

The final version of the College Self-Assessment Report is the culmination of programme and service area self-assessments, and I would like to share with you the key findings for the College:

Outstanding Work-based Learning provision - the College’s WBL provision has continued to improve over the past three years and is now 14% above the sector average (2010/11), and for the second year is in the Ofsted ‘outstanding’ category.

Good learner responsive provision - the 2010/11 success rates (long courses) for the College have increased by 11% over the past four years, compared to the sector average increase of 2%, placing the College 6% above the national average and in the Ofsted ‘good’ category. The College has ‘outstanding’ provision in creative industries and leisure, travel and tourism.

Students make a positive contribution to the local community - the community has benefited from a variety of voluntary activities by students as part of, and in addition to, their course and lots of fundraising.

Good engagement of under-represented groups - the College has a wide and inclusive portfolio with progression pathways, and courses at all levels (from foundation through to higher education and professional level). The College deprivation factor increased from 3% to 39% in 2010/11, and there were over 1,000 students taken on with no formal qualifications. We have made a significant contribution to the City Council’s objective to combat learnt helplessness in the city’s most deprived wards.

Productive and extensive partnership working in response to community needs - our partnership working has enabled us to positively support the business community and keep our provision relevant.

Effective management action to improve performance - demanding targets, simplified systems, investment in continuing professional development and the raising of expectations have all contributed to raising the College’s academic standards.

Effective development of strategic partnerships - the College continues to develop strategic partnerships and good working relationships with key stakeholders and employers in the city, with relevant staff contributing to many local groups, committees and forums.

Good safeguarding of students - the College effectively promotes safeguarding and has robust processes in place, resulting in the student rating for feeling safe being in the top quartile.

While the College can never stand still nor rest on any of these achievements, there is plenty to be proud of. It is important that we all understand what the College has achieved and our teams’ contribution to this, and that we know how we can continue on our journey to making City College Plymouth the ‘outstanding’ College we all know it will be.

Graphs show South West general further education colleges’ success rates 09-10 with City College Plymouth 10-11 data added.

A College to be Proud 0f ... By Liz Myles, Deputy Principal - Learner Experience


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Are You Aware of the I.C.E. Campaign?

Most of us carry mobile phones these days with the numbers of our family and friends stored in a list of contacts. If we were to be involved in an accident the paramedics would be able to access that information really easily ... right?

Well, no actually. The information is there but the paramedics won’t know who we’d want them to contact in the case of an emergency.

Solution: Join the I.C.E. Campaign! Store your emergency contacts in your mobile phone’s address book under the entry ‘I.C.E.’ (which stands for In Case of Emergency) and the emergency services will know who to contact. If you have more than one emergency contact, store them in your contact list as I.C.E.1, I.C.E.2, etc.

If you’ve attended a College first aid course, or the regularly held first aider lunches, you will already know about the campaign. Help spread the word, and take your phone out now!

First-time First Aider

Incidents and accidents are a part of daily life, and so it’s inevitable that your first aid training will one day come in handy. Many newly-trained first aiders are apprehensive about how they would handle a situation, Andrea Easton included.

Andrea recently attended an incident where a student had cut themselves quite badly. She and Helen Woodward needed to take care of the wound and reassure the rather shocked and distressed student. Andrea said, “Before the first aid course I would faint at any wound or at the sight of blood, but due to the wonderful training, I just got on with it and did not give it a second thought! Both Helen and I were both quite chuffed with how we coped on the day.

“I really want to let other first aiders know so they can be confident that when the time arises - their training will stand them in good stead!”

First-aid Corner By Anita Gunning

Staff Summer PartyThe annual summer staff party was held at the National Marine Aquarium way back in July! Here are some of the best pictures from the night -the rest can be viewed on the staff intranet - http://staff2/mod/resource/view.php?id=3417.

Helen Woodward (left) and Andrea Easton show us that they are qualified first-aiders!

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