College Staff Briefing Hartlepool College April 2016 of Further Education
Welcome Welcome to another issue of Staff Briefing, continuing to share and celebrate the many achievements of staff and students around all areas of the College. A lot has gone on since the last Briefing, as testified by the amount of stories packed into this issue, and the wide range of areas and subjects just reinforces the busy, proactive nature of the College across all of its areas of operation. As always, we hope you enjoy and take pride in the many achievements on show. If you have a story, or anything planned, please contact Briefing directly by getting in touch with Gary Kester (Ed Honcho) in Room 2.42 or gkester@hartlepoolfe.ac.uk or via Darren Hankey (Head Honcho), dhankey@hartlepoolfe.ac.uk HCFE Snapshot | Oo-er missus! Ronnie “Fifty Shades of” Bage makes the Sport Relief Fun Run a right Carry On - see the full story and more pics on page 5...
HCFE Snapshot is a part of the Monthly Staff Briefing that captures day-to-day life around the College on camera. If you take an image you think we should feature, email it to the above with some details (but please make sure you have the permission of those in it), or if you want to arrange photography contact Gary Kester on extension 4020 or email gkester@hartlepoolfe.ac.uk. Please give as much notice as possible though, as schedules are often busy.
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Europe Referendum: a matter of fact approach With only a couple of months to the EU Referendum, it’s important everyone understands what’s at stake. The problem is, as those of you who have received various propaganda leaflets through the post will know, both “In” and “Out” factions are attempting to provoke emotional responses rather than present the clear facts needed for an informed decision. A new Big Picture will be going up on floor 3 imminently that looks at both sides of the debate and the history of European unity (or lack thereof at times). We want all HCFE students to be able to make up their own minds on this critical issue in a manner that is based on considered points and not on who shouts the loudest or has the scariest “Project Fear” scenarios. Please make use of it with your groups. Europe has long been an important topic within HCFE - from out of the archives (read: “Bottom of Gary’s cupboard”) have emerged these posters created for Euro Week way back in 1993, to help clarify the then-recent Maastricht Treaty. To mark the week we flew the EU flag outside, which prompted an angry letter to the Hartlepool Mail (it’s what people did before Twitter) in which the writer stated “Hartlepool College could not offend the people of Hartlepool more if it flew the Nazi Swastika!” We’re guessing the run up to the referendum certainly won’t be dull either!
Fight for the Living on April 28th As we mentioned last issue, could you please place the date in your diary as once again the College will be marking Workers’ Memorial Day. The event will be in Conference 1 and will be a mix of commemorative service and a reminder of why health and safety legislation and good practice is vital in all areas of work. We’d like to see as many students there as possible, so please bring along your classes if practical to do so. The exact time will be emailed shortly.