PALMER'S College organised two successful Higher Education (HE) events this week encouraging first year students to think about university along with providing second year students and their parents with valuable HE information.
What it will cover: How to understand the language of your audience; How a PR strategy fits into a marketing strategy; The difference between PR and advertising; What can PR do for my business; What makes a good story.
The College has spent over £1million over the summer, renovating and decorating its three campuses in Basildon, Southend and Thurrock. To celebrate the first day of the new term, slices of 3 A-shaped cakes, signifying the College’s core values of Aspiration, Access and Achievement, were handed out to students as they took a look round the new and improved facilities.
The students have embedded themselves into the culture of Thurrock and learnt so much and also given much back. A lot of credit has to go to their tutors: Amina and Jennifer, who have run a tight ship in the UK and Nigeria but they have ensured that the best has been extracted from the students.
"The council has already responded to the advice from HSE and has developed new updated training programmes and arranged training for staff in schools, which will include headteachers".
Principal Tess Walker said: "Obviously, this is the decision we were hoping for; there's a huge feeling of relief at the Academy and in the community that the new build will go ahead.
Don't expect any help from Thurrock's Traffic Wardens (Civil Enforcement Officers) either. As illustrated in the case in 2007, when a man collapsed and died outside a Doctors Surgery in Grays. They were asked to control the traffic in an emergency but refused to do so citing that they were neither qualified nor insured to direct traffic either.
AFTER a superb set of results this summer and excellent numbers enrolling this month, Palmer’s College has brilliant news for students who still want to study at this Ofsted ‘Outstanding College’.
AFTER ten weeks and 3000 hours of volunteering in Nigeria, 15 young people will have contributed another 3500 hours of voluntary service in Thurrock during their nine- week stay in the borough.
There are many more topics available including some longer courses which aim to build confidence and improve computer skills ranging from computers for beginners, First steps to internet & email to designing with word.
William Edwards have been the bedrock of educational excellence for decades in the borough. What is happening now is that they are now breathing down the neck of the Grays Convent as they are just 1% behind their neighbours.
Vivian Aiyedogbon, Jennifer Arkell, Siobhan Crilly, Caroline Iles, Tamara Mulenga, Elizabeth Mahoney, Rebecca Penn-Chambers and Lize Stam all continued the great tradition of academic excellence at the school.
“Special mention should be made of the following students who have gained more than 10 A* or A grades: Holly Abbott, Elaine Bibby, Rebecca Connelly, Bobby Conway and Becky Lawrence. The most impressive set was achieved by Kostadin Kolev whose hard work was rewarded with 16 very impressive passes at A* and A grade.”
JUST four years ago, Gateway Academy gained just 13% for 5 or more GCSE's A* to C (including English and Maths). At that time, the senior management believed that the new building and the positive approach married with the good will of the community would see those stats improve.
CHAFFORD HUNDRED have broken all their previous records as 79% of students gaining 5 or more A* to C GCSE's (inc Eng/Maths), an amazing 17% improvement on the previous year.
