CARE AND CHILDCARE
Term Dates 2022/23
Summer Term 2023
Monday 17th April 2023 – Friday 30th June 2023
(Half term: Monday 29th May
2023 – Friday 2nd June 2023)
Bank holidays; 1st May, 8th May, 29th May
INSIDE A S S I G N M E N T D E A D L I N E D A T E S P R O G R E S S I O N C E L E B R A T I O N S M E E T T H E T E A M C O U R S E R E P S 5 S T A R A W A R D & M O R E !
NEWSLETTER T H E B E D F O R D C O L L E G E G R O U P
Dear Parents,
Welcome to our first edition of our department newsletter being shared with parents.
Many of you I have met or had communication with already this academic year and many of you I am yet to meet.
We very much recognise the importance of parental communication and engagement and are working hard to improve this within our department. Please bear with us whilst we are rolling out the improvements we have planned.
I would like to take this opportunity to ask you all to help us maintain student engagement. It is often a time of the year when students are struggling with keeping on top of their work and this if often seen in their attendance dropping Please can you ensure your young people continue to attend college and if you do see that they are struggling encourage them to seek guidance from us. In addition to this please free to contact us yourselves ( contact details are available in this newsletter) if you have concern.
Kind Regards, Nicola
Shortland
Nicola Shortland, Head of Department for Care, Childcare and Counselling contact Nicola via email: nshortland@bedford.ac.uk
MEET THE TEAM
Honor Bell Lecturer hbell@bedford ac uk
Nicola Presland Course Manager npresland@bedford ac uk
Alisa Raseta Centre Administrator araseta@bedford ac uk
Jamila Ally Course Manager jally@bedford ac uk
Kate Martin Lecturer kmartin@bedford.ac.uk
Jenny Becker Personal Achievement Tutor jbecker@bedford.ac.uk
Neh Efimba Lecturer nefimba@bedford.ac.uk
Ruth O’Sullivan Lecturer rosullivan@bedford.ac.uk
Upcoming events: Disneyland Paris 2024 Careers Day
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Skills
Our College Values Our College Values
A Look Back
What'sbeenhappening?Takealook here.
Level 2 Childcare have created models of their own Early Years setting. In their creations, they considered sensory needs, areas of development and learning too.
Model settings!
Creating story books!
Level 3 Childcare (Year 2) created story books that promote school readiness for children making the transition from Early Years settings to schools. They used their knowledge from placement and in-class learning to create imaginative stories. The stories were voted for by Level 3 Childcare (1st Years) who decided that Alan The Alien was the winner! Well done to Mimi, Maddie, Lucy, Izzey and Emily.
A Look Back
What'sbeenhappening?Takealook here.
As a college group, we had various International Women's Day 2023 activities to take part in. However, Childcare & Health and Social Care students showed their own appreciation by celebrating famous women who have been an inspiration in their lives.
International Women's Day 2023.
YOUTHPARLIAMENT: ALFREDLYNCH
ALFREDLYNCH(LEVEL2HEALTHAND SOCIALCARE)TELLSALLABOUTHISYOUTH PARLIAMENTEXPERIENCES.
Alfred is a part of the Children in Care Council (CCC), who input ideas for how looked after young people in our borough can be supported in care. He has been involved in developing a support network for LGBTQ+ individuals in the care system as well as hosting parties and celebrations for looked after young people in the borough.
Alfred has had recent round table meetings with Dame Rachel de Souza and Labour minister Josh MacAlister to discuss improving care systems to prevent the deaths of vulnerable young people in care.
Alfred has been involved in creating major changes in the way that care providers are inspected. After the CCC campaigned for better regulation of providers, this resulted in inspection framework amendments.
Welldone,Alfred!Wearevery proudofallthatyouhaveachieved!
University offers (Health & Social Care students)
Kai Green: Health Science
Evie Atkinson: Psychology & Education
Koura Njie: Adult Nursing
Lauren Betts: Mental Health Nursing
Emma Prentice: Nursing
Portia Normoyle: Psychology
Izma Mahmood: Psychology
Sienna Rydeheard: Midwifery
Mimi Page: Primary Teaching
Luana Cardoso: Forensic Psychology
University offers (Childcare students)
Natasha Pinto: Primary Teaching
Mimi Page: Primary Teaching
Apprenticeship offers
Tilly Collins: Childcare
Employment offers
Kayleigh Moore (Early Years Practitioner)
Please note, if you have received a progression offer but you do not see your name listed - this is because we were unable to reach you to gain consent to post!
STAR AWARD
AWARD WINNERS... WINNERS... PORTIA NORMOYLE PORTIA NORMOYLE LEVEL 3 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE, YEAR 2 - GROUP A LEVEL 3 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE, YEAR 2 - GROUP A November's (2022) Winner: LEVEL 3 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE, YEAR 2 - GROUP B LEVEL 3 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE, YEAR 2 - GROUP B SIENNA RYDEHEARD SIENNA RYDEHEARD December's (2022) Winner: January's (2023) Winner: NIAMH YORK WILLIAMS NIAMH YORK WILLIAMS LEVEL 3 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE, YEAR 1 - GROUP B LEVEL 3 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE, YEAR 1 - GROUP B February's (2023) Winners: SOPHIE LANCASTER SOPHIE LANCASTER LEVEL 3 CHILDCARE, YEAR 1 LEVEL 3 CHILDCARE, YEAR 1 KAYLEIGH MOORE KAYLEIGH MOORE LEVEL 3 CHILDCARE, YEAR 2 LEVEL 3 CHILDCARE, YEAR 2
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5 STAR
LEVEL
Upcoming CHILDCARE assignment submissions
LEVEL TWO
LEVEL THREE 1ST YEAR
LEVEL THREE 2ND YEAR
AND CHILDCARE
ONE CARE
CHILDCARE
CHILDCARE
CHILDCARE W/C 17th April; Communication Task 3, Forest School Task 3, Roles & responsibilities Task 2, Self development Task 4. W/C 24th April; Forest School Task 4 W/C 1st May; Healthy Eating Task 3 W/C 22nd May; Healthy Eating Task 3 W/C 24th April; EYP 1 Task 4, EYP 14 Task 1, Placement prep. Task 3. W/C 1st May; EYP 3 Task 1 W/C 8th May; EYP 9 Task 2
due in the Summer Term. W/C 17th April; Unit 1 Task 4, Unit 5 Task 4, Unit 7 Task 2 W/C 24th April; Unit 2 Task 4, Unit 5 Task 5, Unit 7 Task 3, Unit 6 Task 3 W/C 1st May; Unit 1 Task 5 W/C 8th May; Unit 7 Task 4, Unit 4 Task 3 W/C 17th April; Unit 13 Task 2, Unit 14 Task 2, Unit 16 Task 7 W/C 8th May; Unit 14 Task 3, Unit 10 Task 2 W/C 15th May; Unit 13 Task 3 W/C 22nd May; Unit 10 Task 3
Assignments
Upcoming HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE assignment submissions
Assignments due in the Summer Term.
LEVEL TWO HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
W/C 17th April; A&P Task 6
W/C 24th April; Health & Wellbeing Task 4
W/C 1st May; Communication Task 3, Working in HSC Task 4
LEVEL THREE 1ST YEAR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
W/C 17th April; Communication Task 5, Psychology Task 5
W/C 1st May; Reflective Practice Task 2, Infection Control Task 6, Safeguarding Task 3, Reflective Practice Task 3
LEVEL THREE 2ND YEAR
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
W/C 17th April; Complementary Therapies Task 2, Nutrition Task 4, PPD Task 2, Protection Task 2
W/C 24th April; Physiology of Ageing Task 3
W/C 1st May; Research Task 3
W/C 8th May; Protection Task 3
T-LEVEL EXAM AND T-LEVEL EXAM AND ASSESSMENT DATES ASSESSMENT DATES
Childcare and Education Year
One:
Employer Set Project (ESP);
2nd May 2022 - 22nd May 2022.
Childcare and Education Year
One:
Paper A - 9th June 2023 AM
Paper B - 15th June 2023 AM
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
Health Year Two:
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
YOURCOURSEREPS!
Level 3 Health and Social Care
DARCEY SMITH
Level 2 Health and Social Care
Group A: SHAK MEHJABIN
T Level Childcare
Year 1: JOSH GAMAGE
Level 3 Childcare
Year 1: EMILY SHETERLINE
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