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This guide will provide you with details of the services and activities that we can offer your school and students. From Next Step talks to masterclasses, college tours to mock interviews, the aim of our informative and interactive sessions is to help you prepare your students for their next steps in education. Offering clear information and top tips for the months ahead, our activities will help your students to tackle those all-important post16 transition decisions. Got an idea or a bespoke requirement for your school? Talk to us, we are always developing our services and are keen to help.
ABOUT US
Stockton Riverside College delivers a wide range of vocational courses, A levels, A level equivalent, apprenticeships and traineeships, across its sites in Stockton and Billingham, which incorporates our Teesdale campus, SRC Bede Sixth Form, NETA and The Skills Academy.
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We have activities and events to suit every year group in your school and we are confident these fun and informative sessions will complement your own offer. Our activities will: • Introduce students to college life and the wide range of subjects available • Allow students to explore subjects in detail by working alongside our tutors and staff • Provide relevant information at key decision making times to ensure students can make informed decisions about their future • Increase students’ confidence when it comes to applications and college interviews We want to make our activities as flexible as possible, so we can offer sessions that take place in school or at our sites. We are also happy to work with you on other projects you feel are appropriate. Call our Information Team on 01642 865 566.
What We’ve Got To Offer
OPEN EVENTS Our open events are the ideal opportunity for students, parents, guardians, teachers, and careers advisors, to come and see all we have to offer. You can meet with staff, teachers and current students, take a tour of our facilities, learn more about our courses and simply get a feel for the place. We encourage all those considering their next steps in education to pay us a visit. We hold open events throughout the year, so please encourage your students to come along.
STOCKTON RIVERSIDE COLLEGE
Tuesday 24th January, 2017 Wednesday 8th March, 2017 (Apprenticeships) 5.30-7.30pm
SRC BEDE SIXTH FORM Monday 30th January, 2017 5.30-7.30pm
NETA
Wednesday 1st February, 2017 Tuesday 9th May, 2017 5.30pm-7.30pm
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EXPLORER DAYS Our Explorer Days offer students in Year 10 the chance to come and try out two or three of the subjects they are interested in at the College before making their final choices in Year 11.
We offer Explorer sessions at… Stockton Riverside College – in all subject areas
SRC Bede Sixth Form
– in A levels, A level equivalent courses, Sport and Public Services Give us a call for more details or to make a booking. We’ll also pay for transport and provide lunch for your students.
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GO FOR IT!
Ideal for students who want to have a go at a particular course before they enrol, our Go For It sessions offer the chance to come into college, meet your tutors, have a go at your course and get a feel for the place. Bespoke sessions can be organised on request. For details call our Information Team on 01642 865 566.
GO FOR IT AT SRC BEDE
SRC Bede Sixth Form has a range of Go For It sessions taking place throughout the year.
Choose from: ENGLISH, ART & MEDIA
Covering: English Literature, English Language, Media, Art, Music Technology Tues 22nd November, 2016, 4.15pm-6pm
HUMANITIES
Covering: Psychology, Sociology, Geography, History, Business/Economics, Classics, Law, RPE, Health and Social Care Tue 7th February, 2017, 4.15pm-6pm
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SCIENCE, MATHS & TECHNOLOGY
Covering: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Computing/ICT Tues 14th March, 2017, 4.15pm-6pm
SPORTS & PUBLIC SERVICES
Covering: Sport and Public Services Tuesday 4th April, 2017, 4.15pm-6pm Students can sign up now by emailing their name and the subject area they are interested in to: info@stockton.ac.uk
COLLEGE TOURS Tours can be provided for individuals or groups at any of our sites. These are an ideal alternative for those who can’t make our open events.
To request a tour call: STOCKTON RIVERSIDE COLLEGE (Teesdale site) 01642 865 566
SRC BEDE SIXTH FORM (Billingham) 01642 373 250
THE SKILLS ACADEMY (Billingham) 01642 607 464
NETA
01642 616 936
www.stockton.ac.uk
MASTERCLASSES Our curriculum staff are happy to deliver masterclasses to your students in any of our course areas. These sessions will give your students an insight into what a typical college lesson will look like. Classes can take place in school or in the College.
We offer masterclasses in: Art & Design Aviation Beauty Therapy Bricklaying Business Studies Catering & Hospitality Childcare Computer Games Design Computing Creative Digital Media Electrical Engineering Hairdressing Health & Social Care Joinery and Woodwork Motor Vehicle Studies Painting & Decorating Performing Arts Production Arts and Film Production Travel & Tourism
We can also offer masterclasses in all A level and vocational subjects, available at SRC Bede Sixth Form on request.
CHOOSE FROM: Art & Design Biology Business Studies Chemistry Classical Civilisation Economics Computer Science English Language English Literature Further Mathematics Geography History Law Maths Media Studies Physics Psychology Religion, Philosophy & Ethics Sociology Applied Science Health & Social Care ICT Music Technology BTEC Law Public Services Sport
To book a masterclass, call our Information Team on 01642 865 566 or call Alice Atkinson at SRC Bede on 01642 373 250.
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We can come and speak to groups of students in school to discuss future careers and the next steps available to them. This can be part of a tutorial session or as a part of a careers day. The Team promises to offer impartial advice and these sessions also offer the chance to discuss entry requirements.
APPLICATION WORKSHOPS AND INTERVIEW DAYS
These workshops are a great way of getting your students ready to make their college and apprenticeship applications. We can help support students in the application process and, if requested, even carry out live interviews. Sessions can take place in school or in college and your students could come away with a real place offer.
MOCK INTERVIEWS
Are you giving your students interview training? Let us come and help you. Our Mock Interviews offer students the chance to be interviewed by someone they don’t know and pick up lots of hints and tips to help improve their technique.
CAREERS FAIRS
Careers Fairs are a great way of introducing your students to a whole host of future careers, some of which they may not previously have considered. If you are holding an event we’d love to come along and provide information, tasters and advice on our courses. We are pretty good at organising them too, if you need a helping hand. Careers Fairs can take place either in school or at the College.
IN YOUR SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES - COLLEGE PRESENTATIONS
We’d be happy to come along to whole year group assemblies to deliver a presentation on college courses and options available.
STAFF BRIEFING EVENTS
Are your staff up to date with all of the options available to your students, post 16? We can come along to your CPD sessions/staff meetings and explain our full vocational, academic and apprenticeship options available and the process students would need to go through.
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PARENTS’ EVENINGS
Got a parents’ evening planned we would be happy to come along to discuss next steps with students and their parents.
PARENTS INTO COLLEGE
New for this year, we are inviting parents into college to try out lessons and experience college life for themselves. This is a chance for mum and dad, or guardians, to experience what their children will be doing and get a real feel for the place. You never know, with lots of part-time and adult courses available they might even be inspired into taking up a course themselves.
CAREERS ADVISORS’ DAY
Want to know more about college life? Come and experience it for yourself. If you regularly speak to students about their post-16 options, this is your chance to come into college, have a look round, try out some sessions and discover what it’s really like to be a student here.
ENTERPRISE WORKSHOPS
Offering our students the opportunity to develop enterprise skills is a core part of our enrichment programme here at the college. We are happy to help your school develop and build on its own culture of enterprise by offering bespoke workshops in schools. Through enterprise your students can grow in confidence, develop decision making, communication and organisation skills, it can also be fun and encourages innovation and creative thinking. For more details or to book a workshop contact our Enterprise Co-ordinator, Laura Langridge, by emailing Laura.Langridge@stockton.ac.uk
F1 IN SCHOOLS
New for this year. At NETA we are now working with F1 in Schools Ltd, a not for profit company established with partners to provide an exciting yet challenging educational experience through the appeal of Formula One. This challenge offers teams of students, aged nine to 19, the chance to use CAD/ CAM software to collaborate, design analyse, manufacture, test, and then race miniature compressed air powered balsa wood F1 cars. The challenge inspires students to use IT to learn about physics, aerodynamics, design, manufacture, branding, graphics, sponsorship, marketing, leadership/ teamwork, media skills and financial strategy, and apply them in a practical, imaginative, competitive and exciting way. For details of how your students can get involved call Jayne Wilson at NETA on 01642 616 936.
PRINCE’S TRUST AT STOCKTON RIVERSIDE COLLEGE
Explore your potential with the Achieve programme. The Prince’s Trust is an active engagement tool to motivate and develop young people. In schools we can offer bespoke oneoff teambuilding sessions for students (or staff!) as well as the opportunity to undertake units or qualifications with the Prince’s Trust. The delivery is tailored to meet your needs which could be anything from a unit in Teambuilding up to a regular weekly session to achieve Prince’s Trust Award or Certificate at E3, L1 or L2 in Personal Development and Employability as part of the Achieve programme. The units to select from include personal and social development, teamwork, active citizenship, enterprise, career planning, community project and participating in sport. The Achieve programme can provide your group with exclusive opportunities for skill development. These enrichment activities provide young people with unique opportunities to develop vital life skills, discover new interests and learn about the world of work. The Prince’s Trust Achieve programme is run as a club in schools and alternative education settings across the UK. Every young person should have the opportunity to fulfil their potential and the Prince’s Trust exists to support that. We can work together to ensure your students achieve things that they can be proud of.
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Explorer Days (Our Sites) Open Events (Our sites) College Tours (Our sites) Next Step Talks (Our site or in school) Application Workshops & Interview Days (Our site or in school) Masterclasses (Our site or in school) Parents Evenings (Your school) Careers Fairs (Your school) Assemblies – College Presentation Parent into College Days Careers Advisor & Teaching Staff Open Day Staff Briefings Events Mock Interview Days 14 -16 Provision
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At Stockton Riverside College we work in partnership with schools and other agencies to offer courses that appeal to students who like to learn new skills in a practical, hands-on way. We can offer practical courses, fully approved by schools that will complement GCSEs at Year 10 and 11. While studying core GCSEs at school, students can come to Stockton Riverside College or The Skills Academy in Billingham for one or two days a week to study a practical subject and gain a recognised Level 1 or 2 technical qualification (the equivalent of a GCSE at grade A*-G). We also offer GCSE English and Maths.
COURSES AVAILABLE:
Health and Social Care, Construction, Multi-skills, Computer Technology, Creative Arts and Media, Catering, Hairdressing, Beauty, Motor Vehicle, Engineering Our state-of-the-art classrooms and workshops are just like real working environments. And with links to employers, and tutors with direct industry knowledge, Stockton Riverside College is committed to helping make students work-ready. For details or to apply contact Marie Clay, 14-16 Lead, on 01642 631421 or email: marie.clay@stockton.ac.uk
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USEFUL CONTACTS Our Information Team is your first contact point for any enquiries, questions or requests, you or your students have.
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Working with secondary schools across the Tees Valley and the wider region, they can visit your school throughout the year to provide information and advice to pupils considering their next move in education or training. The Team also works in partnership with a number of agencies including pupil referral units, the local authority, social services and community-based groups to provide education, training, information and advice for all those preparing to move into post-16 learning. We offer impartial advice as our aim is to help your students make the right choice for them. Call us on 01642 865 566 or email: info@stockton.ac.uk
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We look forward to working with you this year and hope to see you and your students throughout the year.
Information Team 01642 865 566 Reception 01642 865 400
SRC Bede Sixth Form 01642 373 250 The Skills Academy 01642 607 464
NETA – 01642 616 936 Apprenticeships 01642 865 577
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Stockton Riverside College, Harvard Avenue, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 6FB. Tel: 01642 865 566 Email: info@stockton.ac.uk
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