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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.
Staff/Students
I have been approached by a local company, Hart Biologicals in Hartlepool, who are seeking our
help. Hart Biological is a small company, but they are world leaders in their field.
They are engaged in the research, development, manufacture, and marketing of a range of "invitro" diagnostic products for use in the detection, prevention, and monitoring of a number of
medical conditions related to haemostasis and platelet function. In other words, their work is
vital to the control of haemophilia, a condition that prevents blood from clotting. However,
every day, patients need blood transfusions, and clotting agents to help with the healing
process following operations or accident trauma. These products are needed, for example, to
help wounded soldiers injured in battlefield surgeries.
Hart Biological need blood to continue their important research. They are asking if staff and
students will volunteer to give blood for this purpose. It will be taken by qualified nurses and in
small quantities only 90ml – they do not take as much blood as the transfusion service, for
example.
In order to volunteer, you must be 17 or older and there is a permission form which will need
to be completed. If you are interested in participating in this scheme, please let me know and I
will be in touch with further details.
Best wishes
Rick
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.
The Lessons from Auschwitz Project
I AM STILL WAITING FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE PROJECT PLEASE GET YOUR APPLICATIONS
TO JENNY WAKEFIELD BY 12TH SEPTEMBER.
How to apply for this opportunity.
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There are only 2 places at this time. We did get an additional 2 places last year.
There may or may not be a member of staff with you.
You need to write an explanation of why you want this opportunity.
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Approximately one side of A4
Good presentation is required
Be persuasive.
I want to see that you really want this.
The deadline is Friday 12th September 2014. 4.10pm.
Could the following student council members please attend a meeting with Rick at 1pm
on Friday in room 111
AS President Bethany Robson KR
A2 President Edward Wilkinson CSM
AS Secretary Sharon Saji JB
A2 Secretary Laura Jones GB
AS Treasurer Katelyn Frost CK
A2 Treasurer Liam Yates MF
Enrichment Officer Emily Longster LY
Next Student Council Meetings:
A2 – Thursday 25th September
AS – Tuesday 30th September
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
Danny Blackburn – GW
Deanna Riall – PP
Emily Longster – LY
Hannah Scott – LY
Hannah Vigilante – VJ
Isaac Bayly – SAW
Jack Archer
Jack Riall – GW
Jack Robinson – CSM
Katelyn Frost
Katherine Neeson – NJ
Kenar Usman – PP
Lucy Sumner – MF
Michael Kelsey – CSM
Olivia Preston – LY
Philippa Neal – VJ
Phoebe Millward – PP
Rachael Scott – JE
Rebecca Mooney – JE
Sam Jones – HP
Sophie McConnell – NJ
Tia Wills – JE
Please can the following students see Gill at the Help Desk
Jack Archer
Cori Beth Harper
Starr Jackson
Keira McCorkell
Izzy Fawcett-Jones
Harsimran Kaur
Charlotte Devlin
Katie McLoughlin
Ryan Hutchinson
August Gardner
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!
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 16th September
Thursday 18th Sept
Monday 22nd Sept
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.
Medicine talk this Thursday 11.50 in room 129. Ben is starting his 2nd year of medicine at
Manchester and will give you tips on preparing for application throughout this year,
researching courses and what studying medicine is really like. Please leave your name at
reception if you would like to attend to give Ben an idea of numbers.
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.
Student Ambassadors
Students have always been an important part of the liaison team at Bede. Ambassadors
represent Bede at a range of events in college and at other venues. Typical events include:
tours of college for prospective students and visitors
parents’ evenings in college
open evenings
parents evenings and careers events in schools
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enrolment
What do ambassadors do?
You will be expected to welcome people to the college, talk to prospective students and their
parents about college life, show people round, help to set up for events, help staff deliver
activities.
What sort of person are we looking for?
You don’t have to be the bubbliest person around, but you should
be confident in talking to people you don’t know
be happy to approach people without being spoken to first
feel positive about Bede and be able to portray this to others in an open and enthusiastic
manner
be reliable
There will be some training to help with your knowledge of courses, entry requirements,
special features of Bede and other important information.
Please call at Reception to collect an application form.
Pauline
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.
Head Boy or Head Girl
If you were a Head Boy or Girl at your former school, please can you make yourself
known to me. Thanks Rick
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!
Preparation for and applications to medicine. Ben Ryan, an ex Bede student starting
his second year of medical school, is coming in to talk about his experiences of
application to medicine and what studying medicine has involved. AS students will find
this useful to start looking at how they can prepare for applications next year and gain
an understanding of what it’s all about. A2 will find it useful for application and
interview tips. The session is on Thursday 18th September in room 129 starting at 11.50.
Tutors – please takes names of those interested and pass to me. Kate.
Sport and Enrichment Opportunities Update:
Rugby training for both male and female students starts on Monday 15th September
meeting in the sports centre at 4pm. 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 16th
September. The college has two teams and selection will take place during the session.
Women and Girls football coaching by Middlesborough Football Club at Bede also starts on
Tuesday at 4pm, again all standards welcome pop down to give it a go!
Netball training start this Tuesday 16th September in the Sports Centre at 4pm with the first
match organised for Wednesday 17th. Turn up to train and get into the game!
Lunchtime multi-sport activity will start on Monday 15th September, 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!