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The college year has already got off to a really good start, with a great Freshers' Week and a memorable Further Education Awards ceremony - and we are looking forward to an equally special graduation day for our higher education students later this month!
The Student Voice is at the heart of City College Norwich. Help us to make your experience the best it can be by telling us what you think - talk to your tutors, the Students' Union and get involved in our Student Parliament and regular Ask the Principal and President question sessions. I look forward to meeting many of you at these and other events during the year.
Dick Palmer (Principal)
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Student Successes Celebrated at Further Education Awards Night |
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The achievements and contribution to college of life of 72 students were celebrated on Wednesday 15th September at City College Norwich’s sixth annual Further Education Awards ceremony at the St Peter Mancroft Church, Norwich.
The FE Awards – all sponsored by local employers – were presented to students who shone during the last college year on a wide range of vocational and academic courses. The awards celebrated the achievements of students across all of the College’s subject areas, with categories for Outstanding Progression, Special Achievement and Community Spirit. There were also two special Governors’ awards for Outstanding Contribution to College Life and Outstanding Student Achievement.
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Students’ Union Update |
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Hello and welcome from your new Students’ Union Executive! We all hope you are settling in well to your courses and new environment. We have much planned you this year, from events, new societies to improved student support and representation. However, this year we are facing pressure from the proposed cuts to education. Our major campaign of the year is called the National Demonstration, it’ll be held on the 10th of November. This demonstration has been called to unite both NUS and UCU the respective unions of Students and college/ university staff. Read more |
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Roger Looking Forward to Africa United Film Premiere |
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City College Norwich student Roger Nsengiyumva is eagerly anticipating treading the red carpet at Leicester Square for the forthcoming film premiere of Africa United. Sixteen year old Roger co-stars in the road movie about five children who travel 3,000 miles to reach the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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Grow a Moustache this Movember and Raise Money for The Prostate Cancer Charity |
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The Students' Union invites you to grow a moustache to raise money for The Prostate Cancer Charity as part of Movember. Movember challenges men to change their appearance and the face of men’s health by growing a moustache. The rules are simple, start November 1st clean shaven and then grow a moustache for the entire month.
To join the City College Norwich Students' Union team click here to sign up or drop into the Students' Union Office for more information. Read more |
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"College Life" Photography Competition |
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Entries for the AOC Student Photography Competition are now open. Take a picture of College Life and you could win up to £500. The competition will be judged by professional photographer Sam Friedrichs and Neil Turner who will pick the winner and the two runners up. The finalists will be chosen according to the level of creativity they demonstrate in one of the subject categories.
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Dream Jobs Competition |
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Infocow from Futurelab and icould have joined forces to offer a competition open to 14-19 year-olds in the UK for a chance to win an exciting opportunity to spend a day with one of six people at the top of their game.
Ever wondered what it would be like to be… Read more |
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Great Offers in Inspirations |
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The college's student-run cafe/restaurant Inspirations offers great food, great value and is an excellent way to support our students. A warm welcome awaits you, with a wide range of hot and cold drinks, delicious hot dishes, inspired salads, made to order sandwiches and great sandwich and baguette deals. All at great prices!
Inspirations currently has the following great offers:
Sandwich, drink and a packet of crisps. Special price of £2.80. (Normal price £3.20)
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Entrepreneur of the Year Challenge |
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‘Start up sessions’ are being run to help you to put together your ideas to start your own business. Run by local young entrepreneur Kieran Miles, these sessions will help you to learn the basics for starting a business as well as encouraging you to think about how you could bring your ideas and kills together to make money. Ideas will be entered into a challenge to win cash to put your pitch together in a more imaginative way.
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Mentoring Opportunities |
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Mentoring is a great way to help and support others within the college, whilst gaining valuable experience that can help make your CV stand out. City College Norwich supports a range of student to student mentoring activity, with full training and support provided to our student mentors.
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Student Discounts |
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Please note the following amendment to the discounts listed in the current Student Handbook and Diary (p.177):
The HMV store no longer runs a student discount scheme.
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Your New Look Blackboard |
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This year the College has a new look Blackboard with lots of new exciting features that will help you with day to day college life. One of these new features is that you can personalise your Blackboard home page by adding and removing 'modules', moving them and changing the colours. Read more |
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Be Part of London 2012 |
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The London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympics will need around 70,000 volunteers and you could be part of the Games by applying to be a volunteer ‘London 2012 Games Maker’ – the volunteering opportunity of a lifetime!
London 2012 Games Makers will be passionate, dedicated, enthusiastic and inspirational. Being a London 2012 Games Maker will be hard work and time-consuming – but ultimately very rewarding. A wide range of roles will be on offer, from doctors and sports specialists to stewards and uniform distributors. All London 2012 Games Makers will need to meet certain criteria to be eligible to volunteer.
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Superhero Student Raises £900 |
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National Diploma Level 3 in Childcare Learning and Development student Kirsty Ward organised a superhero themed charity fun run that raised £900. The run took place on Sunday 24th October and the money will go to the Norfolk and Norwich Scope Association (NANSA) which provides support for children and adults who have cerebral palsy and other disabilities.
Kirsty is already planning her next fun run, to take place in the spring/summer, so watch this space for another opporutnity to support another great fundraising effort and a really worthwhile cause. Read more |
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Become a Custody Visitor |
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Norfolk Police Authority firmly believes that anyone arrested by the police and held in custody should be treated in an appropriate way and have their rights, entitlements and welfare protected. But who provides this reassurance?
The Authority’s Independent Custody Visiting Scheme allows members of the public to make unannounced visits to police stations, in pairs and at any time of the day or night, to speak to people detained in cells to check on their welfare and the conditions in which they are held. Read more |
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College Sports Teams |
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Fancy joining one of the college's sports teams? We have regular football, netball, rugby, basketball and badminton clubs, open to students of all abilities.
Football - After a successful season last year City College Norwich’s football team are looking to recruit players for this season. If you were 19 or under on 1st September 2010 and want to join the College football team please contact Jimmy Hupton. You can also join the CCN Football Facebook group to follow the team's progress throughout the year and keep up to date with all the latest news. Training takes place on Mondays (12.30 - 13.30) at the Football Development Centre and Thursdays (14.00 - 15.30) in the Sports Hall. The first fixtuew of the season is against local rivals Easton College on Wednesday 13th October.
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Hannah and Ozzy Triumph Again |
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City College Norwich’s talented show jumping prospect, Hannah Vincent, has had another impressive event as she builds towards the National Amateur Championships at Aintree in November.
At the second qualifying round stage at the Jays, near Bury St. Edmunds, Hannah competed in the 1m class on Saturday 2nd October. After a week of torrential rain, organisers and competitors were grateful to have blue skies and a surprisingly warm day. Read more |
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Extreme Sports Therapy Students Ready to Hit the Road |
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A dedicated group of students from City College Norwich are set to provide welcome relief to hundreds of sportsmen and women over the coming months. Whatever the weather the Extreme Sports Therapy Unit will be reviving aching muscles at cycling and other events throughout Norfolk and beyond.
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Identity Cards Reminder |
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For your security and safety, students, staff and visitors are required to wear their ID card at all times whilst on college sites (unless told to remove it by teaching staff for health and safety reasons). It is in everyone’s interests that the security team can easily identify any individual coming onto the campus who shouldn’t be here.
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New and Impro-ed |
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Students on the Performing Arts (Acting) BTEC Extended National Diploma present New and Impro-ed, an hour of improvised acting, comedy and theatre games. We can't tell you what's going to unfold, but we can guarantee that it will be lots of fun and that entry will be free. All welcome. If you can't make the whole hour, feel free to drop in for part of the show.
Entry is free and the show will be held in the Drama Centre, City College Norwich. Read more |
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City College Norwich
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