1. week of 29 June 2015 StaffBulletinDiarydates admin week
Monday 29 June to Friday 3 July If you will be working over the
summer break, please see information about college opening hours on
page 2. aspire 2015 Tuesday 30 June, 10am-4pm Feltham Skills Centre
Please see the college website for details. taster day Thursday 2
July, 9.30am-2pm Please contact Ann Hoggan on x2242 or by email for
details. booked Interviews Monday 10 August to Monday 17 August
inclusive a level and btec level 3 results Thursday 13 August As to
A2 re-enrolment Friday 14 August college development day Tuesday 18
August Details will be sent out by email so please check your inbox
for more information nearer the time. GCSE and btec level 2 results
Thursday 20 August Main (open) enrolment begins Friday 21 August
Achieving excellence A Staff Awards Ceremony was held on Friday 26
June to acknowledge and celebrate the many outstanding
contributions and achievements of colleagues during 2014-15, and to
say farewell to members of staff who have recently left or are
about to leave the college. Staff were congratulated for achieving
27 qualifications.This demonstrates a great commitment by these
individuals to develop their skills and knowledge to enhance their
work with students and colleagues. The highlight of the ceremony
was the Not the Oscars, WestThames Colleges unique awards
event.Thirty- seven members of staff were nominated for this years
five staff awards.Well done to everyone who was nominated and
congratulations to our fiveNot the Oscarswinners. Marjorie Semple
And the winners are Neil Grigg Best Newcomer Neil has made delivery
of the Public Services course fun, exciting, informative and
relevant. He increased success rates and supported 8 students to
become crown servants this year 6 police officers and 2 government
employees. Linda Kubie Best Supporting Role Linda truly excelled
this year. She is highly organised, reliable and 100% committed to
students. Her student award scheme is excellent and she is an asset
to the newly formed Foundation Learning area. Bashir Salih Best
Actor Bashir delivered a large number of unfamiliar units to Level
3 Engineering students this year, producing new assignments and
materials whilst also working towards his PGCE. He always has time
for students and staff and has an air of positivity and acan
doattitude. Julie Bennett Best Director Julie has been namedBest
Directorfor being a role model for the colleges values and
principles. Colleagues described her working style as dedicated,
trustworthy, hardworking, direct, caring and very supportive of
students and staff. Karen Champion Lifetime Achievement Award This
award recognises Karens knowledge and the helpfulness, as well as
the training and support she has provided over the years to those
she works with.
2015StaffAwards:KarenChampion(lifetimeachievementaward),LindaKubie(bestsupportingrole),
NeilGrigg(bestnewcomer),JulieBennett(bestdirector)andBashirSalih(bestactor).
2. week of 29 June 2015 | page 2 Notices College opening hours
From Monday 29 June, the college will operate out of term time
opening hours. Unless evening activities have been pre-arranged,
both campuses will be open from Monday to Friday, 8am-5.30pm. If
you will be working in an isolated part of the college, please
ensure that you have told other staff members and the security team
where you are. Lone working staff can sign in at the Information
Centre if they wish. Security staff will check locations of lone
workers throughout the day. Please remember to sign out when you
leave, so that security staff do not waste time looking for you at
the end of the day. At Isleworth, the fire alarm will sound briefly
ONCE at 5.25pm. Staff MUST leave the building immediately on
hearing this alarm so that buildings can be checked, locked and
alarmed.When activities are scheduled for the evening at Isleworth,
staff who are not involved in these activities but wish to work
past the normal closing time must inform security at the main
entrance (x2062) before 5pm.You will be asked where you are based
and what time you will be leaving. Michael Michaelides Catering
services Isleworth campus From Monday 29 June until Friday 3 July
the canteen will be open from 8.30am-2.30pm, with lunch served from
12-1.30pm. The canteen will reopen on Monday 17 August. The Atrium
Caf will close onThursday 25 June and reopen onWednesday 19 August.
The Skills Centre From Monday 29 June until Friday 3 July the Caf
will be open from 9.30am-1pm.The Caf will reopen on Wednesday 19
August. All catering services will be closed over the summer break.
Denise McMeel Print Room opening hours Mon 29 June Fri 3 July: 9am
4pm Mon 6 July Fri 31 July: 10am 3pm Mon 3 Aug Fri 7 Aug: 10am 2pm
Mon 10 Aug Fri 4 Sep: 10am 3pm In order to avoid disappointment and
ensure that all staff work is completed for the start of the
academic year, please try and submit work to the Print Room during
the summer period. Many thanks in advance for your support. Mary
Fitzgerald LRC induction bookings For Foundation, L2 and L3 Adult,
ESOL, Access and HE courses The Learning Resources Centre is ready
to book your LRC inductions for September.To avoid disappointment
we invite you to use our online booking form, which you should have
already received.You can also find the booking form onThe Bank in
the Document Library (search by keywordbooking). Alternatively,
please contact your subject librarian. Bookings are required only
for the groups mentioned above. If your group have a timetabled
iLearn session, the LRC induction will be conducted in that slot,
so you do not need to book them for an induction. Evening class LRC
inductions need to be booked by the teacher with their subject
librarian. Payment run dates July-Aug 2015 Friday 10 July Friday 24
July Tuesday 11 August Wednesday 26 August Approved and coded
(expenditure code) invoices should be returned to the Finance
Office payment tray at least two working days prior to the cheque
run date. Please authorise all your invoices and return them to the
finance office before leaving for your holidays.
Pleasenote:DatesforAugustareprovisionalandmaybe
subjecttochangeduetoenrolment. Note: Cheques will only be ready for
collection or mailing on the following day. Manual cheques can only
be issued outside the cheque run dates in exceptional
circumstances. Farah Mustafa Catering students steal the show This
year marks the 35th anniversary of Spark!, an organisation which
works with schools and businesses to inspire and prepare young
people for working life.To celebrate the occasion Spark! invited
230 guests from local schools, volunteers and senior business
leaders to aCream and Pimmsthemed event at the prestigious Great
Conservatory in Syon House. On discovering that the venue had no
caterers, Spark turned to their long- term partner,WestThames
College, to do the job.The catering team prepared scones, drinks
and delivered the service with confidence and a smile. Spark!
Fundraising Manager Rachel McAdam was thrilled with the results.
The students were such a credit to the college,she said.Yet
again,WestThames College students have done themselves proud at a
Spark! event. Menu This week at Isleworth: Monday 22 June Chicken
Shack Chilli Con Carne Vegetable Lasagne Tuesday 23 June Eatmex
Cumberland Sausage Potato, Leek and Cheddar Slice Wednesday 24 June
Hot Baguettes Curry Day Thursday 25 June Chicken Shack Roast
Chicken Mushroom and Broccoli Stroganoff Friday 26 June DEVELOPMENT
DAY Jacket potatoes, salad and sandwiches are also available. All
our soups and desserts are suitable for vegetarians.
Menusubjecttoavailability. If you are going to be late for lunch,
you can pre-book and pay for food items in advance and we will hold
them for you until 2.30pm. The Skills Centre Caf also serves a
variety of hot meals from 12 noon to 1.30pm.
3. week of 29 June 2015 | page 3 Higher education awards
ceremony Higher education students celebrated in style on the
evening ofWednesday 24 June with a grand ceremony in the Sports
Hall. About 85 excited graduates in caps and gowns were applauded
by families, friends, lecturers and guests as they collected their
scrolls.The event was led by MC Catherine Trenchfield, and included
a keynote speech from Katrin Lehmann and a closing speech by guest
speaker Julia Jarzabkowski, a former student of Hounslow Borough
College, now a barrister and part-time judge. Certificates were
presented by Bruce Armstrong, Dean of Students at Kingston
University andWestThames College governor. Afterwards, guests were
treated to light refreshments in the Atrium, where after several
years of hard work and dedication they could let their hair down
and relax. A big thank you to everyone who gave their time, help
and support behind the scenes and onstage, ensuring a truly
memorable evening for all. Marketing Student awards ceremony The
achievements of 47 of the colleges most outstanding students were
celebrated in the Sports Hall onThursday 25 June.The student awards
identify not only those who achieve academic excellence, but also
students who have overcome difficulties in order to succeed, or
have gone out of their way to help others. Our special guest,
Leslie Addo a former student of the college and now a professional
basketball player presented the awards with help fromTracy Aust.
Leslie also spoke to the students and guests about his journey and
the people who helped him along the way, especially the motivation
he received from Jermaine Purcell, Sports Co-ordinator, and
otherWest Thames College staff. Alumni Cherica Haye also gave an
inspirational speech about her achievements since leaving the
college. After studying Art and Design atWestThames, Cherica went
to St. Martins to study textiles before undertaking a Masters
degree in Fibre,Textiles and Weaving Art at Royal Arts College. She
has since worked with both Jaguar Land Rover and Rolls Royce,
co-designing the bespoke Serenity Phantom, and is one of the most
sought after designers in the automotive industry. Three students
were chosen from the award winners to be the overall Students of
theYear 2015.The winners were Jeff Neston Gomes for Academic
Achievement, Laerte Spoor Geminiani for Determination, and Maciej
Piwowarski for Contribution to the College. Thank you to everyone
who helped to make this event such a special occasion for our
students, and to our amazing student ambassadors who, although it
was their night off as several of them were there to collect awards
themselves insisted on helping as ushers, setting up the Sports
Hall and signing in guests! Marketing
2015StudentAwards:RuthCadburyMPforBrentfordandIsleworth,MaciejPiwowarski
(ContributiontotheCollegeAward),
LaerteSpoorGeminiani(DeterminationAward),
JeffNestonGomes(AcademicAchievementAward)andguestspeakerLeslieAddo.
AlumnispeakerChericaHayesharesher
achievementssinceleavingthecollege
4. College nursery Ofsted inspection The college nursery had
its routine unannounced inspection onTuesday 23 June.We are pleased
to announce that the overall judgment isGood.Thank you to the
nursery team for their contribution to the inspection process and
for the extensive support given to children in supporting their
learning and development. Areas of strength identified by the
inspector include: staff have secure knowledge of childrens
learning, support for children with SEN is comprehensive and
effective, staff promote childrens independence, literacy skills
are supported well and the nursery keeps parents informed of
childrens progress. Carolyn Moncrieffe Welcome Matthew Flett,
Education and Quality Manager, starts 1 September Farewell Najlaa
Alaian, Lecturer in Maths, leaves 31 August Ozzy Burn, Estates
Assistant, leaves 31 August Karen Courtney, Lecturer in Art &
Design, leaves 31 July Zory Dirwai, Publicity and Events Officer,
leaves 18 July Michelle Gates, HE Administrator, leaves 31 July
Ross Gouldie, i-Learn Assistant, leaves 3 July Sandra
Harding-Deans, Education and Quality Manager, retires 31 August
Neal Hook, Lecturer in Catering, leaves 31 July Raissa Kohli,
Lecturer in Maths, leaves 3 July Terry Lewis, Lecturer in
Functional Skills, leaves 31 August Raff Rollings, Skills Centre
Security Supervisor, left 11 June Dhiraj Shiyani, Lecturer in
MotorVehicle, leaves 31 July SarahTaylor, Lecturer in Health and
Social Care, leaves 3 July RachelWyatt, Lecturer in Beauty, leaves
31 August Vacancies Head of the Skills Centre closes 5 July MIS
Developer and Analyst closes 7 July Lecturer in Engineering closes
9 July Lecturer in MotorVehicles closes 9 July Technician in
Engineering closes 9 July Employability Advisor closes 9 July
Curriculum and QualityTeam Manager for Health & Social Care
closes 9 July Full details of these vacancies are available from
the college website or Human Resources. Changes for 2015-16 The
consultation period has now ended and the final paper setting out
changes for 2015-16 is available in the Document Library onThe Bank
(search by keywordchanges). Student Support Assistant opportunities
As confirmed in the Changes for 2015-16 paper, we will be
advertising permanent Student Support Assistant roles (4 posts at
30 hpw for 38 weeks and 2 posts at 15hpw for 38 weeks). Please
contactTobi Ojuri in Human Resources on x2294 or by email, to
register your interest and an information pack will be issued to
you shortly. Staff survey now live Our 2015 staff survey is now
available on Survey Monkey for you to complete and will remain open
until Friday 10 July.We really value your opinion and completing
the survey should only take 15-20 minutes. It will help us to
identify your views on working at the college and any areas for
improvement.This year we have continued to focus on quality
improvement and the staff survey will help us to identify any areas
where you feel we could still do better. It is therefore vital that
everyone has their say.The questions remain unchanged from last
year. Please take time to complete this survey (via
tinyurl.com/ncsudtn) and tell us what you think. week of 29 June
2015 | page 4 Next bulletin: 17 August Please send your news
toTerriTrimble in Marketing on x2277 or by email. Moving house?
Dont forget to let us know your new address if youll be moving
house over the summer. Please also inform us of any other changes
to your personal details e.g. phone number, name, marital status or
bank details. Human Resources Media students visit Prague Media
students visited Prague last week, putting their production skills
to test by producing a documentary and promotional video. As part
of their filming, interviews were arranged with the Managing
Director of Barrandov Film Studios and the Press Officer at the
CzechTelevision Station. The studentsprojects will explore how
Prague has in the last 15 years attracted Hollywoods filmmakers to
shoot their films especially at the KarlovyVary, where segments of
the 2006 James Bond film CasinoRoyale were filmed. Karim Ngobi A
battle of strength! On Friday 19 June students and staff at the
Feltham Skills Centre took part in a tug of war competition. Great
fun was had by all although some took it more seriously with one on
one challenges! Level 1 Engineering student Ronaldo Andrade reigned
supreme, a deserving winner and a good sport. SamanthaWilliams