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Weekly Newsletter from the Headmaster www.shebbearcollege.co.uk
21st September 2018Issue No 175
Dear Parents,
I spent some of the week in London attending a MIST (Methodist Independent Schools’ Trust) strategy planning meeting looking to create a 25 year development plan. In turbulent times we are lucky to be in such a group which puts education first and which has the strength to provide investment and a buffer to all of its schools from the challenges facing the UK today. The most interesting discussion looked at how we will increasingly use artificial intelligence to offer personalised learning. Some of the packages available already offer amazing opportunities.
The co-curricular life of the school is very much back in full swing now and we have many fixtures against another MIST schools, such as Queen’s Taunton tomorrow. Our new hockey coach, Andy Egford has already made a very favourable impression on his charges so I am looking forward to watching the girls play tomorrow. Our senior rugby teams are off to Taunton for a mini-tournament which will mean that everyone has a game under their belts by next week.
This week we have met potential Dance and LAMDA teachers who were are hopeful will be able to replace Mrs James. As soon as we make an appointment we will let you know. Mr Pomroy has started singing auditions for this year’s production, so give your child a push if you think they have some untapped potential.
Finally, we have some important fundraising events next week. Our Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday 28th - always popular in a school where cake matters - and the Wine and Wisdom on Saturday night (29th) which looks to be very popular. Hopefully see you there.
Simon Weale
A number of our pupils are taking part a new initiative, the BBC Student Critics Award, encouraging literary criticism.
We were delighted to learn that two pupils, Alex (Lower Sixth Form) and Mikey (Fourth Form) both won medals last weekend representing Bideford & District Sea Cadets in a swimming gala held at HMS Raleigh. Alex won a gold medal and Mikey won silver and bronze. Their cadet group won over all.
Weekly Newsletter from the Headmaster www.shebbearcollege.co.uk
21st September 2018Issue No 175
keep them safe, as we’ll be asking for them soon. However, in the meantime do google ‘Operation Christmas Child’ for more details and begin to think whether you could send a box and what, as a family you could put in it. Rev. Mark Nightingale
Coming up in the Senior School:Tuesday 25th SeptemberAll day - Sixth Form Biology and Geogrpahy Trip
Wednesday 26th September12.00 - U16 Area Hockey Tournament (A)3.00pm- U13 Rugby V Exeter Cathedral School (H)
Thursday 27th September8.45am - Upper School enrichment event ‘Education Matters’6.00pm - Upper School Celidh - Memorial Hall
Friday 28th SeptemberAll Day - OSA Golf Day - Royal North Devon Golf Club8:40am - Sexplain Workshop Y9 Boys10.50am - Macmillan Coffee Morning - Dining Hall
Saturday 29th September10.30am - U14/U15 Girls’ Hockey V Plymouth and Truro School (Triangular at Truro)11.00am - U12, U13 Girls Hockey V Plymouth College and Truro School (Triangular at Shebbear) 11.00am - U13 and U14 Rugby V Exeter School 1st XV (A)11.00am - Rugby V Exeter and Plymouth, U15 (at Plymouth), U12 (at Exeter)11.00am - 1st XI Girls’ Hockey V Plymouth College and Truro School (Triangular at Plymouth) 19.00 - Barbados Sports Tour Wine and Wisdom Fundraiser
BBC Student Critics AwardWe are delighted to tell you that a number of our students are taking part in this year’s BBC Student Critics Award, where they will be reviewing short stories. More to follow. Jane Welby
FOSC AGM - Why not get involved?The next Friends of Shebbear College AGM will be on Monday 24th September at 7.00pm followed by a committee meeting to end no later than 8.30pm. All parents and staff members are welcome to attend. We would be delighted to hear fresh ideas that will benefit the school and hear from anyone who may wish to join the committee.
Save the dateOur Christmas ‘Sparkly’ Ball, organised by the Friends of Shebbear College, will be held on Saturday 8th December. More details will follow soon.
What’s Going on in North Devon:
Sunday 23rd September 11.00am - The BIG North Devon Wedding Show - The Big Sheep
Prep School NewsOur Prep 6 class have been away this week enjoying an adventurous PGL along with Mr Foale and various other Prep staff members. A full report will feature in next week’s newsletter.
Patterns in the Pre-SchoolThis week our Reception children (above) have been talking about repeating patterns in all areas of their learning.
Hetty Thompson
Coming up in the Prep School:Monday 24th September11.00am - Pre-school swimming2.00pm - U9 Mixed touch rugby V Kingsley (H)
Tuesday 25th September9.00am - Years 1 and 2 to Appledore Lifeboat Station
Wednesday 26th September2.00pm - Year 5 Swimming
Thursday 27th September2.00pm - U11 Mixed Hockey V Kingsley (H)
Friday 28th September10.45am - Macmillan Coffee Morning - Pre School1.05pm - Chapel Run
Operation Christmas ChildChristmas! There I’ve mentioned it already. But what about Boxing Day? Many of us know it was a tradition where employers distributed gift boxes full of money, food and clothes to their employees. In the past Shebbear has carried this idea on by donating Christmas ‘shoe boxes’ to children less fortunate than our own.
This year I would love us to partner with Operation Christmas Child, an international relief and development organisation that works through local churches to demonstrate to those in need the real meaning of Christmas. Giving a child a box of items such as pencils, a toothbrush, solar calculator, toy car or the ubiquitous cuddly toy brings so much joy to people who have often struggled their entire life for things we take for granted.
So get searching for those shoe boxes we discarded last month and
NCS – Autumn Programme National Citizen Service (NCS) is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that you will never forget. Our Autumn NCS programme is the same NCS experience that you would have heard of previously, but condensed into just one week! It is a Government-backed, youth social action programme open to young people
aged 15-17.
Over 300,000 young people have taken part in NCS to date and Autumn 2018 will be your chance to get involved. If you couldn’t make the Summer
programme, then don’t panic – this is an amazing opportunity as a year 12 to get involved. It is a brilliant opportunity for you to gain new life skills, live away
from home and really make your CV stand out from the crowd. The programme is also recognised by universities and will really boost your UCAS
application!
Why Say Yes?
UCAS recommends students include NCS in their personal statement You learn the skills employers’ value Learn to budget and live for yourself
Meet INCREDIBLE people! Get your voice heard!
NCS will be visiting Shebbear College on 26th September to speak to all Lower 6 pupils
Which digital skills do you really need?
Research carried out by NESTA into employer demand for digital skills and occupation growth prospects concludes that 10% of workers are in occupations that are likely to grow as a share of the workforce and 20% are in occupations that will shrink by 2030.
Occupations that are likely to grow Occupations that are likely to shrink
• Animation • Engineering • Clinical research • Teaching • Automotive engineering • Multimedia production • Physics & mathematics • Advertising
• Accounting administration • Office administration • Sales • Logistics & supply chain
management • Human resources
management • Securities trading • Medical administration
To download the full report, go to: https://media.nesta.org.uk/documents/Which_digital_skills_do_you_really_need.pdf Undergraduate career readiness
Key findings of AGCAS research into the career readiness of first-year undergraduates include:
• Fewer than one third of younger students had clear career ideas before they chose their university course
• Students educated at private schools reported significantly higher confidence levels than students educated at state schools in holding appropriate conversations with professionals, delivering a presentation at a job interview and understanding the organisational culture of employers
• More female students than male students had participated in career-related activities in the last two years
• 71.6% of UK students had done part-time work, 54% had volunteered and 49.8% had undertaken work experience/work shadowing in the last two years
To access the full report, go to: https://www.agcas.org.uk/Knowledge-Centre CDI Certificate in Careers Leadership
The CDI level 6 certificate in careers leadership covers three broad themes and is designed to assist school based careers and higher education advisers to:
• Lead and manage career development work in an organisation • Continuously improve career development work in an organisation • Plan and design career-related learning programmes
For more information, go to: http://www.thecdi.net/Certificate-in-Careers-Leadership
19th September 2018 Edition: 157
Careers in Sport
Refreshed over the summer, the careers advice section of the Careers in Sport website has job profiles and information on entry routes and requirements for sports business, media and science, health & fitness and teaching & coaching as well as a guide to universities offering sports based courses. For more information, go to: https://careers-in-sport.co.uk/ theMSAG – supporting medical school applications
Established by practising doctors six years ago, theMSAG offers a range of support for students applying to medical school, including downloadable guidebooks, interview skills workshops, UKCAT tutoring and advice on writing effective personal statements. For more information, go to: https://www.themsag.com/ Global hospitality management degrees in Switzerland
Les Roches (www.lesroches.edu) and Glion (www.glion.edu) are hosting open days for students (and their parents) who are interested in studying global hospitality management in Switzerland. The open days run on concurrent days so that it is possible to visit both institutions in one visit.
• Les Roches - Friday 21st September and Glion - Saturday 22nd September • Les Roches - Friday 26th October and Glion - Saturday 27th October • Les Roches - Friday 16th November and Glion - Saturday 17th November
For more information and to book a place, go to: Les Roches: https://www.lesroches.edu/news-events/open-days/ and Glion: https://www.glion.edu/open-days/ EduCanada UK Fair 2018
Organized and hosted by The High Commission of Canada, the EduCanada UK Fair on Saturday 6th October is an excellent opportunity for students (and their parents) to find out more about undergraduate higher education opportunities in Canada by attending seminars and speaking with representatives of Canadian universities. For more information, go to: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/educanada-uk-fair-2018-tickets-48556192880?aff=UGFairE1 University of London taster courses
Designed to provide insights into subjects not normally taught at school and careers, University of London taster courses are an excellent way for Year 12 students to find out more about post school options. Forthcoming taster courses include:
• Accountancy – do the numbers add up?: Pearson College – 22nd September 2018 • History of art: Courtauld Institute of Art – 3rd October and 12th November 2018 • Psychology: King’s College, London – 31st October 2018 • Animation, visual effects and game art: Pearson College – 3rd November 2018 • Midwifery: King’s College, London – 21st November 2018
For more information, go to: https://london.ac.uk/taster-course-search Careers in logistics
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport provides information about 16+, 18+ and graduate entry into the logistics and transport industry, as well as job profiles. For more information, go to: https://ciltuk.org.uk/Careers/Careers-Information
Disclaimer: No responsibility can be taken for the content of external websites mentioned in this newsletter
Inspiring Futures update
The TARGETcareers and Futurewise websites have merged to create a new platform (https://targetcareers.co.uk/) which joins up the journey between school, apprenticeships/school leaver schemes, universities and employers. There is lots of new content including arts and creative sector careers, careers in healthcare and veterinary medicine, going to university in Scotland, going to university abroad and the cost of studying abroad, as well as up to date information and opportunities from the world of education, training and employment and with much more to come.
The IF Helpline team, which provides comprehensive, impartial and accurate careers and HE information, advice and guidance to support member schools, students and parents, as well as IF staff, has researched entry requirements for:
• Dentistry • Medicine foundation courses • Physiotherapy • Psychology • UK medical schools + work experience requirements • UK veterinary medicine schools + work experience requirements
This information is available to download from the IF membership website: https://inspiringfutures.org.uk/.
IF Helpline team • Janet Taylor Information Manager • Roz Bovis Assistant Information Manager • Jacquie Ridge Information Helpline Assistant
: [email protected] : +44 (0) 1491 820382
Our career insight events (https://targetcareers.co.uk/events) have been restructured to offer students more employer and skill development opportunities. It is now possible to pay online. Forthcoming career insight events include:
• Oxbridge interview preparation workshop: 27th October 2018, Oxford • Getting into medicine: 24th November 2018, Edinburgh • Mastering the medical interview: 25th November 2018, Edinburgh • Careers and HE opportunities in international hospitality, event and luxury brand
management: 20th December 2018, London • How do I get into dentistry?: 18th February 2019, London • What can I do with maths and economics?: 19th February 2019, London • How do I get a career in the digital and technology sector?: 20th February 2019,
London • How do I get a career in AI and robotics?: 5th April 2019, Manchester • What can I do with a career in engineering?: 9th April 2019, London • How do I get a career in TV and film?: 15th April 2019, London • How do I get a career in law?: 16th April, London • What can I do with physics and aerospace?: 17th April, London • How do I get a career in finance?: date and venue to be confirmed • What can I do with chemistry and biology?: date and venue to be confirmed
Vicki MacDonald: Regional Director, Inspiring Futures
Inspiring Futures is part of Group GTI. Inspiring Futures has been working with young people in partnership with schools in the UK and internationally for over 70 years and provides impartial and expert careers guidance that includes psychometric profiling, personal guidance discussions, work-related learning and skills development activities, information events, workshops and conferences and much more. Inspiring Futures is matrix accredited.
Wine &SATURDAY
29TH SEPTEMBER
ASSEMBLY HALL
7.00pm start(please arrive early)
To register your team please contact:
Arron Steel: [email protected]
Tel: 01409 282 000
Shebbear College Barbados Sports Tour
Please join in and enjoy a fun eveninghelping us to raise funds for our next
sports tour to Barbados
Teams of 6£50 per team
OSA Golf Day
Royal North Devon Golf Club Friday 28th September
2.00pm
£35 per person
18 holes and meal included
Contact: or [email protected] to confirm your entry by 21/9/18
