Care and Childcare Newsletter #1

CARE AND CHILDCARE NEWSLETTER THE BEDFORD COLLEGE GROUP

INSIDE ASSIGNMENT DEADLINE DATES ACHIEVING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE UNIVERSITY OPEN DAYS MEET THE TEAM COURSE REPS 5 STAR AWARD & MORE!

Term Dates 2022/23

Spring Term 2023 Wednesday 4th January 2023 – Friday 31st March 2023 – (Half term: Monday 13th February 2023 Friday 17th February 2023) Summer Term 2023 Monday 17th April 2023 – Friday 30th June 2023 (Half term: Monday 29th May 2023 – Friday 2nd June 2022)

A letter from your Head of Department NICOLA SHORTLAND

Dear Students, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you all to the new academic year.

Many of you I have already met or spoken to and many of you I am yet to meet but I look forward to building a positive relationship with each and every one of you.

Many years ago, my professional journey commenced as a Level 3 Health and Social Care student, in which I found my initial career pathway into the Early Years sector following an enjoyable and enlightening placement.

Since then I have worked in many parts of both the Early Years, Education and Social Care sector including private, public and the charitable organisations in which I have supported many families and children to reach their full potential. I came to Teaching and Management in Further and Higher education following my passion to support emerging practitioners to have the confidence and knowledge to shape our professional standards and continue to drive forward the high exceptions of the services and support that we as practitioners are honoured to provide.

Whilst I do not profess to know everything I do have a good foundation of professional experience and lived experience as a student, practitioner and parent. I am open to new ideas and challenges and very much consider the success of a department such as Care and Childcare to be a team effort, in which you as a student have a very important role.

The teachers and staff in the department are as passionate about you succeeding as I am and will continue to support and guide you in achieving the grades you work hard for and having the positive experience you rightly deserve.

We have many new and exciting projects that we are planning to implement over the coming academic years and much existing good practice that we will continue to strengthen and ensure positive student experience and preparation for your progression.

Be good, be careful, be safe and look after eachother!

I look forward to working with you all during the academic year.

contact Nicola via email: nshortland@bedford.ac.uk

Nicola's tips for success!

Your attendance will shape your outcome and good attendance is vital to ensure your own success. We are no longer in a world of learning from behind a screen or being in a virtual classroom in our pyjamas! Your courses are classroom based courses and you must attend to be part of the rich conversation in which learning occurs, to hear the instruction and direction of how your learning contributes to assessment and progression and to develop a sense of community and belonging in which we want you to feel a part of.

You are unlikely to reach your full potential if your attendance is not good, for your own benefit commit to having full attendance and investing in your own future!

MEET THE TEAM

Jamila Ally Course Manager jally@bedford.ac.uk

Nicola Presland Course Manager hbell@bedford.ac.uk

Alisa Raseta Centre Administrator araseta@bedford.ac.uk

Kate Martin Lecturer kmartin@bedford.ac.uk

Neh Efimba Lecturer nefimba@bedford.ac.uk

Jenny Becker Personal Achievement Tutor jbecker@bedford.ac.uk

Rhys Fleck Personal Achievement Tutor rfleck@bedford.ac.uk

Ruth O’Sullivan Lecturer rosullivan@bedford.ac.uk

Jemma Temple Lecturer jtemple@bedford.ac.uk

Honor Bell Lecturer hbell@bedford.ac.uk

SAFEGUARDING CONCERNS email: safe@bedford.ac.uk

Movember Armstice Day - 11th November Interfaith week - 13th to 20th November

YOUR HEAD OF DEPARTMENT email: nshortland@bedford. ac.uk

STUDENT SERVICES email: studentservices@ bedford.ac.uk 01234 291770

Wednesday 23rd November: WELLBEING DAY

Islamophobia awareness month Trans awareness week - 13th to 19th November International Men’s Day - 19th November International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - 25th November

Our College Values FREE TO BE YOU

OUR CORE VALUES: Student Centred Caring Educational excellence Inclusion Teamwork Continuous improvement

WE PLACE OUR STUDENTS AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DO

A Look Back

What's been going on so far this term?

Level 1 and Level 2

Autumn spirit!

Childcare groups got in the autumn mood!

In their practical sessions they demonstrated activities relevant to childcare settings.

They created Halloween themed crafts and small world Forest School ideas using natural resources.

Culture morning celebrating you.

Health and Social Care Level 3 (Group C) were celebrating what makes us all different this October in their EDR lesson. Tasked with bringing in an item that represents them the most as a person, we had some spectacular results - from Teabags to tarot cards!

Well done, Group C. Take a look at student Lauren's chocolate-y brownies shared with the class...

ACHIEVING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

FINDING THE RIGHT SOURCE Make use of the learning resources centre to find relevant books and articles! You can find a huge amount of online books and journals using the LRC moodle page too. Good academic sources make your work stand out and can increase the validity of your writing.

PRIORITISE YOUR TIME EFFECTIVELY ALWAYS AIM HIGH PROOF READ YOUR WORK

ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS Avoid contracting your words for assignments, for example; write 'do not' rather than 'don't'.

Try not to make assumptions in your writing, if you make a point - back it up with evidence or it will appear as though you are speculating!

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R S U E O R C E R P U S O Y Level 3 Health and Social Care Group A: ZUZANNA WININIARZ Group B: CANDELISE BROWN Group C: GRACE WILDE

re Level 2 Health and Social Ca N Group A: SHAK MEHJABI Level 2 Childcare TEGAN SEELEY T Level Childcare E Year 1: JOSH GAMAG Level 3 Childcare E Year 1: EMILY SHETERLIN

and see how p re ur yo h it w h uc to Get in d they can support you an ming course rep keep a look out for upco news!

Upcoming CHILDCARE assignment submissions Assignments due November - December

LEVEL ONE CARE AND CHILDCARE

LEVEL TWO CHILDCARE LEVEL THREE 1ST YEAR CHILDCARE

LEVEL THREE 2ND YEAR CHILDCARE

W/C 7th Nov.; Healthy Living Task 2, H&S Task 2 W/C 14th Nov.; Musical activities Task 2, V&P Task 2 W/C 21st Nov.; Learning experiences Task 2 W/C 28th Nov.; Development Task 2 W/C 5th Dec.; H&S Task 3, Self development Task 1, Leisure Task One W/C 12th Dec.; Healthy Living Task 3 W/C 7th Nov.; EYP 2 Task 2, EYP 4 Task 3, EYP 5 Task 1 W/C 14th Nov.; EYP 10 Task 1 W/C 21st Nov.; EYP 13 Task 1 W/C 7th Nov.; Unit 2 Task 1, Unit 4 Task 1 W/C 28th Nov.; Unit 5 Task 2, Unit 6 Task 2 W/C 5th Dec.; Unit 3 Task 3, Unit 4 Task 2 W/C 7th Nov.; Unit 11 Task 3, Unit 16 Task 1 W/C 14th Nov.; Unit 12 Task 2 W/C 21st Nov.; Unit 9 Task 2 W/C 28th Nov.; Unit 12 Task 3 W/C 5th Dec.; Unit 11 Task 4, Unit 12 Task 4, Unit 16 Task 2

Upcoming HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE assignment submissions Assignments due November - December

LEVEL TWO HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

W/C 7th Nov.; A&P Task 2, WHSC Task 1 W/C 14th Nov.; Human Growth Task 1 W/C 5th Dec.; A&P Task 3, E&D Task 3, Health and Wellbeing Task 2

LEVEL THREE 1ST YEAR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

W/C 7th Nov.; Human Growth Task 1, Psychology Task 2 W/C 21st Nov.; E&D Task 2, Infection Task 2 W/C 28th Nov.; Communication Task 2, WHSC Task 2 W/C 5th Dec.; Human Growth Task 2 W/C 12th Dec.; E&D Task 3, Sociology Task 1

LEVEL THREE 2ND YEAR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

W/C 7th Nov.; Complementary Therapies Task 1 W/C 14th Nov.; PPD Task 1 W/C 21st Nov.; Mental Health Task 2 W/C 28th Nov.; A&P Task 2 W/C 5th Dec.; Empowerment Task 1 W/C 12th Dec.; A&P Task 3, Research Task 1

T-LEVEL EXAM AND ASSESSMENT DATES

Childcare and Education Year One: Employer Set Project (ESP); 2nd May 2022 - 22nd May 2022.

Childcare and Education Year Two: Assignment 1: 25th April 2023 Assignment 3 (AT & EY; Part 1A): 3rd May 2023 EY Assignment 3 Part 1B: 15th May 2023

Childcare and Education Year One: Paper A - 9th June 2023 AM Paper B - 15th June 2023 AM Health Year Two:

Case Study 20th March 2023 – 31st March 2021 Part 1 (Core) 17th April 2021 – 28th April 2023 Part 2 (Pathway Option) 2nd May 2023 – 26th May 2023 Professional Discussion 5th June 2023 – 16th June 2023

LOCATION

DATE

University of Leicester

Saturday 12th November

University of Bedfordshire

Saturday 19th November

University of Northampton

Saturday 19th November

University of Kent

Saturday 19th November

Coventry University

Saturday 26th November

Newman University, Birmingham

Saturday 26th November

Birmingham City University Sunday 27th November

Bournemouth University

Saturday 10th December

Upcoming University Open Days

For online/virtual tours, visit UCAS Virtual Tours at ucas.com

5* AWARD WINNERS…

COMING SOON! The 5 star award is awarded to students recognised for going above and beyond. It is our chance to celebrate you… and your chance to receive an award that’ll make you stand out!

Students will be nominated based on; 1.

Attendance 2.

Progress on their course 3.

Placement experience 4.

Enhancement 5.

Exceeding expectations

If you have any ideas for what you would like to see in your next newsletter, email; hbell@bedford.ac.uk