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The Bedford College Group helped to fly the flag for Love Our Colleges week with a variety of events.

BCS BEDFORD COLLEGE SERVICES

EDITOR’S NOTE Hello everyone!

Welcome to the November Edition of CONNECT magazine and my first as the new editor.

I hope you all had an enjoyable half term break. We spent the last half of October celebrating Love Our Colleges week with a series of events and activities, see page 12 to find out what we got up to. As we near the end of the year, we are getting ready for not one, but two Achievements Ceremonies!

Don’t forget to send your articles and photos for the next issue to us by Monday 11 November!

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 4 NOVEMBER GCSE English Paper 1 resit – Across all campuses

7 NOVEMBER GCSE Maths Paper 2 resit – Across all campuses

5 NOVEMBER GCSE Maths Paper 1 resit – Across all campuses

11 NOVEMBER GCSE Maths Paper 3 resit – Across all campuses

6 NOVEMBER GCSE English Paper 2 resit – Across all campuses

28 NOVEMBER Northamptonshire Achievements Ceremony

For more diary dates visit www.bit.ly/collegecalendars

NOVEMBER OPEN DAY DATES TUESDAY 5 NOVEMBER Wellingborough Campus 5.00pm-7.30pm

TUESDAY 12 NOVEMBER Corby Campus 5.00pm-7.30pm

WEDNESDAY 6 NOVEMBER The Bedford Sixth Form 5.00pm-7.30pm

WEDNESDAY 13 NOVEMBER Kettering Campus 5.00pm-7.30pm

THURSDAY 7 NOVEMBER Bedford College 5.00pm-7.30pm

THURSDAY 21 NOVEMBER National College for Motorsport 5.00pm-7.00pm

SATURDAY 9 NOVEMBER Shuttleworth College 9.30am-12.30pm

CONTENTS DAMINI PATEL

Corporate Communications and Events Assistant

T: 01234 291891 E: dpatel@bedford.ac.uk

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CORPORATION NEWS

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PRINCIPAL’S UPDATE

PAGE 12 LOVE OUR COLLEGES WEEK 2019

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TRESHAM HE AND MOODLE

PAGE 13 PEOPLE NEWS

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NEWS FROM THE BEDFORD COLLEGE GROUP

PAGE 13 EQUALITY & DIVERSITY

PAGE 11 YOUR PICTURES

CORPORATION NEWS Following our Ofsted inspection the Corporation met earlier this month to consider the provisional outcome.

To express their gratitude they have asked that we extend the Christmas closure this year so that the term ends for staff on Friday 20 December with our staff development activity.

The college campuses will therefore close on Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 December and you will not have to use your annual leave on those dates.

If you have already booked either or both of these days this can be unpicked and leave carried forward into January. I hope you agree this is a proportionate and generous gesture by our governors while not overly inconveniencing our students and employers.

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WE WANT TO MAKE A BIG LEAP FORWARD.

Did you know you can follow Ian on Twitter? @ipryce

PRINCIPAL’S UPDATE

#LoveOurCollegesWeek

It was great seeing the varied activities put on to showcase the college sector. We definitely did our bit with senior leaders going back to the class; the opening of our Virtual Reality suite at Bedford; an MP visit and a theme tune among other things.

Leap year

Now we have completed our full Ofsted inspection and made a good start to the year we can begin to think how we move forward and develop our next strategic plan. One of our key aims is to produce students who are exceptionally skilled in their subject and to that end we are keen to participate in skills competitions in every area of the College. It is very important that our programmes of study are designed not just to produce very high achievement rates, very high marks/grades, and very strong outcomes, but are also designed to ensure our students develop world class skills in their chosen field. This fits with our priority this year to focus on curriculum design and the student experience.

Please think about how we can ensure this happens as we move into the curriculum planning cycle this term.

We want to make a big leap forward.

vigilant this year given the very high level of investment (capital expenditure) in our estate at Shuttleworth and Wellingborough.

Progress During our inspection we produced some data to show our focus on progression at Tresham was paying dividends.

We have definitely shifted our curriculum centre of gravity upwards with far more students studying at Level 3. We know such a shift benefits the local economy but also benefits individual students in terms of earnings and employment.

A great improvement.

Sector news Sadly the eighth year of standstill funding (20%+ real terms cut) is taking its toll on many colleges.

The FE Commissioner recently published three reports: Brooklands, Hartlepool and Moulton expressing concern about their finances. In an era where colleges can now become insolvent it shows the extent to which we must be alert to any adverse change in our finances and confront them robustly. We are very fortunate in having a finance team that is very proactive in keeping us financially secure but we must remain

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LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES TRESHAM HE AND MOODLE Just a reminder that Learning Technologies have finished migrating all of the HE content from the Tresham Moodle over to our HE Moodle.

Please advise any new and returning students that their course pages have moved. All HE learners at Tresham can still access the Tresham Moodle for any Tresham specific news etc. There is a link for them on the Tresham Moodle homepage to take them to the HE Moodle.

Learning Technologies Team contact details: Phone: 01234 291959 (Monday – Friday 9.00am till 17.00pm) 01536 413143 (Wednesday – Friday 8.30am till 17.00pm) Email: moodlesupport@bedford.ac.uk Staff Moodle: https://staffmoodle.bedford.ac.uk

Please note that due to unavoidable factors, all Turnitin assignments have been removed and will have to be added again to your course pages.

Learning Technologies have tried to ensure that all Tresham HE enrolments have been set up correctly but if there are any issues with students not assigned to courses or there are new staff members that need adding to a course please contact Moodle Support and we will be happy to help.

Nigel Gilbert Learning Technologies Advisor

FUTURE FORESTERS AT SHUTTLEWORTH COLLEGE The future is bright for the growing forestry sector – so more than 200 students from across the country heard at a unique Future Foresters Skills Day organised by the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) and hosted at Shuttleworth College.

Speakers and exhibitors gathered to reveal the skills students require to land their first job, to help employers optimise advances in technology, to move up the careers ladder or to take advantage of emerging opportunities.

RFS Chief Executive Simon Lloyd said: “Forestry is increasingly recognised as a major contributor to climate change mitigation. To grow trees on a scale being planned by the Government as well as adapting our existing woodland to climate change will require a very substantial up-skilling of the forestry sector.

We were delighted to see students from nine colleges and two universities, apprentices and young foresters come together to experience some of the latest in technology – from virtual reality chainsaws and forwarders to hands on climbing equipment and tree care.

Our thanks to Shuttleworth College for helping make this happen and to exhibitors for inspiring the next generation of those who will be tasked with caring for our woodland.”

Shuttleworth College student Celia Woodward is an Arborist Apprentice, studying at the College and working for Treelife Tree Surgeons in Hertfordshire.

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Celia was filmed by the RFS on the day about the event and her apprenticeship.

She commented: “This event was really helpful, we learned about new developments in root care and ways to prevent disease. I’ve always loved working outdoors and I’d recommend anyone to go for an apprenticeship, you never know what you are capable of.”

NEWS FROM THE BEDFORD COLLEGE GROUP ON THE BRINK OF STARDOM Two Bedfordshire film makers walked the red carpet for the premiere of their latest film at Cineworld on Saturday 14 September.

been released worldwide and screened at film festivals in the US and UK. In 2017 their first feature film The Dead Inside won an Amazon Prime award for being one of the most popular titles on the platform in January.

Andrew Gilbert, 30 and Julian Hundy, 31 hosted the showing of The Brink a postapocalyptic film set 15 years after WW3 at the end of a nuclear winter where a group of survivors struggle for survival in southern Britain.

Information on their previous films can be found on www.hundygilbertmedia. co.uk and includes The Dead Inside, Estate and Beyond Redemption - with some familiar settings for people who live in Bedfordshire.

You can find out more about the film here: https://www.imdb.com/title/ tt6876854 Both Andrew and Julian studied on a Foundation Degree course at Bedford College and started their production company Hundy Gilbert Media after graduating. Since then the pair have gone on to make two features and two short films that between them have

Andrew and Julian are currently developing their next film called Fly Trap for which funding is being sought.

FIRST AID AT WORK Staff from across The Bedford College Group undertook a First Aid at Work course which was run by Bostock Health Care Ltd. Bostock is registered by the First Aid Industry Body.

During the course, staff were given vital training in First Aid at Work and were given the chance to gain a formally recognised first aider qualification which they will hold for a minimum of three years. Pictured are some of the staff members practicing how to correctly give CPR.

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NEWS FROM THE BEDFORD COLLEGE GROUP TALKING UP TEACHING IN TOKYO The Bedford College Group is a well-known name in further educational circles for leading the way in continuing professional development for staff.

It is also a recognised centre for research into advancing Teaching and Learning across the board.

In 2017, Advanced Practitioner Sam Jones was named the Convenor of the British Educational Research Association.

In 2018, Sam won a Times Educational Supplement (TES) award for her work around The Bedford College Research Network.

from the likes of Andy Hargreaves, Stephen Ball, Ingrid Gogolin and Tan Oon-Seng.

“I was proud to be there representing The Bedford College Group and the UK,” said Kevin.

In addition, Kevin presented a paper entitled ‘Mentoring teacher trainees of mathematics for ESL learners in post-compulsory education’ at the Korean Association of Multicultural Education (KAME) in Seoul, South

Korea, in late May 2019. The paper has been published in the International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education. One of the keynote speakers at the conference was James A Banks, who is regarded as the ‘father of multicultural education.’

For more information about the FE Research Network run by Sam Jones and colleagues at The Bedford College Group email info@bedford.ac.uk

Most recently at the 2019 World Education Research Association (WERA) conference in Gakushuin University, Tokyo, Kevin Norley, lecturer in adult English and maths, presented a paper.

“The conference provided the opportunity to mix with 1,300+ delegates from over 60 countries and to listen to some thoughtprovoking keynote speeches

FIVER FEST FILMS Highlighting the best Bedford has to offer was the task given to Creative Media students at Bedford College to mark Fiver Fest week.

Over 100 Bedford businesses have taken part in the Fiver Fest, part of a national project to encourage people to visit town centres.

Led by lecturer Rhiannon Shades, a group of Level 3 students met with businesses across the town centre who were taking part in the promotional activity and created a series of mini movies which were then shared on Facebook.

The videos can be seen on Town Centre Champions – Bedford own Facebook page.

Rhiannon commented: “It was great work experience for our students to work to a brief which is very topical today with all the discussion in the news about town centres.”

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Bedford College is a major contributor to the economy of the town. It brings thousands of staff and students into the town every week day, offers cut-price car parking at its Cauldwell Street campus after hours and weekends, has been a huge contributor to the BedfordBID Love Bedford gift voucher scheme and has supported

the Business Improvement District organisation since it was formed in 2005. www.facebook.com/champbedford/

NEWS FROM THE BEDFORD COLLEGE GROUP GEORGINA TAKES NORTHANTS Changes at the top of The Bedford College Group see Vice Principal Georgina Ager taking responsibility for Northamptonshire campuses in Kettering, Corby and Wellingborough.

Georgina will be forging ahead with plans to raise the standards of education up to and including degree-level learning, or Higher Education, across the whole Group. But with special attention to enhancing successful partnerships such as that with the University of Northamptonshire.

She is also looking to link up with business organisations, employers

and local authorities who may want to learn more about the College campuses in Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough.

“Great progress is being made across all locations, particularly with the refurbishment of Wellingborough which represents a £10 Million project investment by the Group.

“This will mean 1,000 students plus staff pouring into Wellingborough town centre which should be a boost for local businesses.

for all their support so far and look forward to continuing to work closely with them as the local authority scene evolves in the future,” said Georgina.

Georgina also has a Group-wide overview of the curriculum in general as well as: The Bedford Sixth Form, Arts, Travel, Business, Hair and Beauty, Hospitality, Care and Childcare, Teacher Education and HE.

“We have been grateful to Wellingborough Borough Council and its leader Cllr Martin Griffiths

T-LEVEL TO NHS APPRENTICESHIP Kettering’s Katie Moreland has her first foot on the ladder of a career in the NHS – thanks to a work placement scheme run by Tresham College as part of a pioneering T-levels project.

T-levels are a new Government qualification where young people combine classroom studies with 315 hours in the workplace.

For Katie, aged 17, it was so much better than school who said: “With a T-level work placement you were challenged in different ways, treated like an adult and able to respond like one. I didn’t want to be in class, I wanted to be in work and the T-level course helped me gain such useful experience at Kettering General Hospital.

Now I have been taken on as an apprentice in the Therapies Clinic and am really enjoying it. My family are really pleased.”

Tresham College, has been pioneering the work-placement element of T-levels across Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire over the last year.

Sheila Turner, Head of Learning and Education at KGH Foundation Trust said: “We are looking into taking more young people via the T-level route, particularly in Business Administration but also other areas, as well as expanding our apprenticeship learner pathways.”

Julie Hoult, Head of Business Development at Tresham College added: “The KGH Foundation Trust has been incredibly supportive with the T-level pilot and we hope to continue working with them in the future. As a major employer in Kettering, the Trust sets an outstanding example to others about the benefits of T-level work placements. They have cut a path which we hope more will follow.”

He said: “We work very closely with employers across the College, with all our students being encouraged to complete a minimum of 20 hours of work experience during their courses.

T-levels are evolving as we speak, and the Group is bringing its expertise to bear in dealing with employers as well the challenges of meeting work-placements hours for students who may have part-time jobs or home life commitments.”

The complete work placement and class course T-levels will be run by The Bedford College Group from September 2021.

Leading the T-level project is The Bedford College Group Director, Tony Joyce, who has worked on a wide range of projects where employers were encouraged to “test drive” potential employees before making the commitment of offering them a job.

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NEWS FROM THE BEDFORD COLLEGE GROUP VISIT TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Mark Downing, was invited to the House of Commons by the National Apprenticeship Service to talk about his personal apprenticeship journey from an IT Technician Apprentice to his new role of Course Manager for Commercial IT Courses and Digital Apprenticeships. Mark explains what he did during his visit to the House of Commons.

“Whilst there I delivered a speech to more than 25 apprenticeship champions from across the UK to give them ideas on how to enrich their IT programmes and to make it more hands on. Included in the crowd was the director for “Amazing Apprenticeships” a subdivision of the Department for Education (Apprenticeships).

I was asked to record a couple of soundbytes for their marketing purposes.

We were also given access to the currently unreleased “ASK Apprenticeships” Campaign, which gives access to resources and promotional materials to help gain interest in the apprenticeship scheme. These will be used heavily during our progression event, our open evenings and during the National Apprenticeship Week in February.

Other apprenticeship champions will visit during the progression day to talk about their own experiences on apprenticeships and where our students can progress to.

There will be more resources on the way once they get released into the public domain.”

FIRST PLACE IN THE REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF CARPENTERS COMPETITION The Bedford College Carpentry and Joinery team are very proud to announce that student Ryan Daniels has won first place in the regional Institute of Carpenters (IOC) competition.

Ryan not only won the competition, which was judged during the summer but he has also secured himself employment with a local joinery firm and has returned to us as a direct year 2 student on an apprenticeship.

Ryan received a certificate and £100 cheque which was presented to him by David Wilkins – FIOC, Director for Construction and Building Services and Barry Durrant – IOC Liaison Officer for Bedford College and Course Manager of the Carpentry Department.

We would all like to wish Ryan many congratulations on his achievement.

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NEWS FROM THE BEDFORD COLLEGE GROUP MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDERS To make everyone aware, below is a list of mental health first aiders across the group. If you have any questions regarding mental health and strategies you could use please contact one of the named individuals at the most relevant campus. We are continuing to roll out this training with an aim to have at least one person trained in each area across the group. If you have any suggestions for further training related to mental health please contact Professional Development.

Name

Job Title

Campus

Sarah Davies

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Bedford Sixth Form

Camille Hulett

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Tresham College (Kettering)

Joanna King

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Tresham College (Kettering)

Ivelina Bashliyska

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Tresham College (Kettering)

Rebecca Bell

Development & Progression Tutor

Bedford College

Jamie De Boick

Sports Enhancement Co-ordinator

Bedford College

Alice Balding

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Bedford College

Jenna Barrow

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Bedford College

Jennifer Becker

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Bedford College

Saima Nasir

Student Achievement & Wellbeing Manager

Bedford College

Lina Njoroge

Student Services Advisor

Bedford College

Naj Mistry

Student Achievement & Wellbeing Manager

Kettering

Charlotte Daniell

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Kettering

Olivia Flynn

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Kettering/Corby

Sam Scott

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Kettering/Corby

Amanda McPherson

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Kettering/Corby

Mel Lindsay

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Corby

Debbie Broderick

Early Years Lecturer

Corby

Lisa Waller

Early Years Training Co-ordinator

Kettering

Lorraine Knight

Associate Lecturer

Kettering/Corby

Robin Smith

Lecturer History, Gov. & Politics

Kettering

Mary Wahito Kangere

Lecturer

Kettering/Corby

Jo Vannan

Access to HE Course Manager

Kettering/Corby

Natasha Mastorakou

Lecturer Health & Social Care

Kettering

Erica Knight

Curriculum Administrator Team Leader

Kettering

Fiona Phillip

Director of Student Services

Across The College Group

Georgie Beech

Student experience Co-ordinator

Kettering/Corby

Lucy Skevington

Student experience Co-ordinator

Shuttleworth

Naomi Horn

Student participant Advisor

Bedford

Simone Newman

Head of Student Services

Kettering

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YOUR PICTURES Every month you send the Marketing team wonderful images from our different campuses that we post on to our social media channels. Here are some of the highlights from the past few months.

Former Business student Helen Bamford was awarded a First Class Honours Degree in Business and Management from the University of Northampton. Helen started off as an Apprentice and then moved on to completing her HNC and HND at the College.

Bedford College student Poppy Merrin-Gregory has won the FarĂŠcla Apprentice & Student Bonnet Painting Competition.

Apprentice Francesca Murley has been recognised nationally as the one of the top 12 faces in Arboristry.

Graphic Design students attended the YCN Awards evening at Toynbee Hall in London last month. Pictured are some of the 8 winners.

Earlier this month, apprentice Ben Copperwheat won the Royal Navy Advance Apprentice of the Year Award.

Bedfordshire Police came to spend the day with our Public Services students and spoke to them about their careers as Police officers and why it is a great career.

Countryside Level 3 students were visited by the Development Manager from Landmark Trust who gave insights into the history and background of building at our very own Shuttleworth College.

HND Sport students planned and carried out some fitness tests on the astro pitch to measure their performance in a variety of speed challenges.

Our Catering students have been trying their hands at dessert making which all accounts for great practice for the themed nights the Manor Restaurant are putting on.

Creative and Performing Arts students visited the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery earlier this month.

Tutor Emma Bolton Roe and two of our students were asked to go to the set of DIY SOS in Corby to apply a bald cap to their lead designer on the build. Keep a lookout on a future episode of DIY SOS to see how their handy work panned out and for their star appearance.

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LOVE OUR COLLEGES WEEK 2019 The Bedford College Group helped to fly the flag for Love Our Colleges week with a variety of events.

CEO and Principal Ian Pryce CBE, famous for his songs for special occasions, produced the “official” Association of Colleges tune to the Queen song Can Anybody Find Me Somebody to Love replacing ‘somebody’ with ‘A College’. The tune was widely shared on social media and can be seen at www.youtu.be/HukG47M4R0M. Meanwhile back at the Bedford riverside campus, the official opening of the Virtual Reality Suite, based within the Advanced Engineering Centre, was a cause for celebration on the Tuesday.

Costing more than £200,000 thanks to a generous donation by the Connolly Foundation, the suite gives students access to state of the art technology for use across a range of courses including engineering, construction, computing and 3D design.

The final day of Love Our Colleges week was celebrated in both counties served by The Bedford College Group.

Kettering MP, Philip Hollobone, met with Ian Pryce and Vice Principal Georgina Ager, who runs the Northamptonshire campuses, to discuss the developments at Tresham College, before he went on to visit students from Performing Arts, Media and Applied Sciences in their classrooms.

Finally at the Shuttleworth College campus Vice Principal Em Lowe brushed up on her heavy equipment training to operate a tractor.

Em was formerly in the armed forces, has HGV licences and as a civilian drove tankers before turning to teaching. Handling a tractor was a change from the desk work.

Our Fish Management students celebrated Love Our Colleges week with us last week.

To celebrate Love Our Colleges week, we spoke to students and asked them what they love about their local College.

To see what other students said take a look on our twitter pages @bedfordcollege, @shuttleworthcol, @TreshamCollege and @thebedfordsixth.

Last week, the official launch of our Virtual Reality Suite was hosted in celebration of Love Our Colleges week. The Virtual Reality Suite was kindly supported by the Connolly Foundation to help enhance our students’ experience.

The launch of our Virtual Reality Suite was a great evening full of tea, coffee and cake with many of our stakeholders and employers in attendance.

Kettering MP, Philip Hollobone visited the Tresham College, Kettering Campus

Vice Principal Em Lowe visited the Mech Centre at Shuttleworth College and took part in a practical machinery lesson.

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PEOPLE NEWS CURRENT VACANCIES Here are the current vacancies available across the Group. Visit the Staff Intranet to find out more information on how to apply.

Work Placement Coordinator (Care and Childcare department) Location: Bedford Salary: Circa £18,161 per annum, pro rata, dependent on qualifications and experience Application closing date: 27/10/2019 Timetabling and Resource Assistant (Internal applicants only) Location: Kettering Salary: £18,000-£20,000 per annum, pro rata dependent on experience and qualifications Application closing date: 27/10/2019 Personal Achievement Tutor Location: Kettering Salary: Circa £22,000 per annum, pro rata dependent on qualifications and experience Application closing date: 28/10/2019 Centre Administrator Location: Bedford Salary: £16,400-£18,000 per annum, pro rata dependent on qualifications and experience Application closing date: 29/10/2019 Lecturer in Engineering Location: Bedford Salary: £25,000-£30,999 per annum, pro rata dependent on qualifications and experience Application closing date: 30/10/2019 Lecturer in Travel and Tourism (Maternity Cover) Location: Kettering Salary: Unqualified Lecturer £20,500-£25,000 per annum, pro rata dependent on qualifications and experience. Qualified Lecturer £25,500-£30,999 per annum, pro rata dependent on experience and qualifications Application closing date: 30/10/2019 Work Placement Coordinator (Art and Design department) Location: Bedford Salary: £22,000 per annum, pro rata dependent on qualifications and experience Application closing date: 30/10/2019 Associate Student Support Assistant Location: Bedford Salary: £8.60 per hour Application closing date: 08/12/2019

RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS IN NOVEMBER 2019 1ST - ALL SAINTS’ DAY CHRISTIAN 2ND - ANNIVERSARY OF THE CROWNING OF HAILE SELASSIE I RASTAFARIAN 10TH - THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD’S BIRTHDAY MUSLIM (SUNNI) 12TH - BIRTHDAY OF GURU NANAK (1469 CE) SIKH 15TH - THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD’S BIRTHDAY MUSLIM (SHI’A) 30TH - ST ANDREW’S DAY CHRISTIAN

DIVERSITY CALENDAR NOVEMBER 2019 10–17 November Inter-faith week

11–15 November Anti-bullying week

Inter Faith Week aims to strengthen good inter-faith relations, increase awareness of the different faith communities in the UK, in particular celebrating and building on the contribution which their members make to their neighbourhoods and to wider society, and increase understanding between people of religious and non-religious beliefs. https://www.interfaithweek.org/

Everyone has a role to play in preventing and tackling bullying, including identity-based bullying.

In your department, do you know who is being bullied and what actions do you take to prevent and tackle bullying? How do you ensure that students report bullying incidents?

The 2019 theme is “Change Starts with Us”.

Small change. Big difference. Whether it is verbal, physical, online or in-person, bullying has a significant impact on a person’s life. By making small, simple changes, we can break this cycle and create a safe environment for everyone. Change starts with a conversation.

It starts with checking in. It starts with working together. https://www.anti-bullyingalliance.org. uk/anti-bullying-week

STONEWALL AWARD Great news – The Bedford College Group has been awarded Stonewall Silver School Champion Award! This achievement was the result of the hard work and the involvement and commitment of lots of individuals from across the College – many thanks to everyone who has contributed!

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE The cross-college Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee develops the equality priorities for The Bedford College Group and monitors the performance in this area. The Committee’s achievements in 2018/19 and aspects for improvement are on the E&D pages on Connect. If you want to contribute to the work of the Committee, please contact Anastassia Parsons, anparsons@bedford.ac.uk

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