Student Bulletin 12 October 2020

Covid Symptoms?

• A high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you

do not need to measure your temperature).

• A new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or

more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse

than usual).

• A loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you've noticed you

cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal.

If you have Covid symptoms, do not come to college. Stay home and get a test. Your

whole household must stay home and self-isolate. Let your teachers know so that you

can get any learning materials/work or join the lesson on Teams. If you come down with

symptoms at College, we will place you in a safe room and call your parents to come

and collect you.

John Rubinstein

Rainy Lunchtimes

We cannot cope with too many people in the social area at lunchtime. Cases in London

are rising, and we cannot have lots of people together indoors.

• If you have no afternoon lesson, go home.

• If you have no morning lesson, try to come in close to the start time of the

afternoon lesson.

• You can eat lunch at your desk of your afternoon classroom (with a few exceptions)

or in the hall or the canteen itself.

John Rubinstein

Student Fundraiser

Student Adam John, in L6, is fundraising for Tearfund’s work in Yemen, please see here.

Nathan Cook

Online Personal Statement Workshops

Advice and help with writing your personal statement with University of Leicester and our

careers adviser Joanna Greatwich. Thursdays from 4pm - 5.30pm. Use the Unibuddy link

below to join and please note that you need to use the Chrome browser to join:

For the 15 October session, please click on or copy this link into the Chrome browser:

https://events.unibuddy.co/university-of-leicester/woodhouse-personal-statements-15-10-

2020

Joanna Greatwich

Black History Month Competition

Create a short story, poem or piece of art about navigating

today’s society as a young black person. For example, your

work could be inspired by the Black Lives Matter protests

and/or by your favourite black creator (please state why

this creator inspires you). Vouchers to be won!

Please email 19006850@woodhouse.ac.uk by 25 October.

Nathan Cook

Studying at Barts and The London School Of Medicine and Dentistry webinars:

• Medicine - Monday 12 October, 4.30pm - 6pm. Click here to sign up.

• Dentistry - Tuesday 13 October, 4.30pm - 6pm. Click here to sign up.

Girls in Maths Virtual Taster Event

Join QMUL virtually and discover what studying a Maths degree at

university is really like! You will engage with undergraduate students

and academic lecturers to have all your questions about studying at

Queen Mary answered. Thursday 29 October, 10.30am - 12pm.

Click here to sign up.

UCAS Virtual Exhibitions

• Biological and Physical Sciences - Friday 16 October, 10am - 4pm. • Sciences, Humanities and Teaching - Friday 23 and Saturday 24 October, 10am - 4pm.

• Maths, Engineering and Computing - Monday 2 and Tuesday 3 November, 7am - 8pm.

More opportunities on the following page…

Queen Mary University Opportunities

Queen Mary University Opportunities

Journey to Higher Education Webinar Series

Click here to find out more about the webinars.

Pathways to Law

Pathways to Law runs at QMUL and LSE and aims to give you the information, advice and

guidance you need to succeed in a career in Law through a regular, engaging programme of

activities including lectures, seminars, mock trials, law in practice sessions and university

advice sessions. You will have the opportunity to apply for a work experience placement, an

undergraduate law mentor and a residential conference in the summer which may be

delivered online due to COVID-19.

Click here to apply and to view the eligibility criteria.

Deadline for applications is Monday 19 October 2020.

Joanna Greatwich

U6 EDT Placements

The Year in Industry (YINI) scheme helps place students in top UK companies and

organisations, giving you the opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge and experience of

working within many industries.

It is open to any student with the Right to Work in the UK, who might benefit from gaining

12 months paid work experience with a YINI company. YINI is a fantastic way to test drive

your future career, gain skills that demonstrate competencies on your CV while also

earning a competitive salary.

Click here to sign up for September 2021 placement. Click here for more details.

Joanna Greatwich

L6 STEM Summer School

EDT will be running a virtual University STEM Summer School programme in 2021 for L6

students and full details will be released at the end of October. In the meantime please

register your interest here and they will contact you when they have further information.

If you have any questions or would like further information on the work they are

doing, please contact their team at studentrecruitment@etrust.org.uk.

Joanna Greatwich

Science Events

Biology in Action - 8 December 2020 - Cost £14.40

Topics include epigenetics, physiology and medicine, evolutionary biology, genes, behaviour

and diet, and rapid research updates.

Chemistry in Action - 17 November 2020 - Cost £14.40

Topics include mercury, chemistry of colour, discovery of the elements, nuclear energy and

materials science.

An interactive event in the Conference room. Sign up on Woodle or for further details,

please see the noticeboard in the Science Study Area.

Joanne Lawrence and Kate Goodall

SPRINGPOD Student Opportunities

Here is a YouTube link to a webinar on Virtual Work Experience mentioning some current

opportunities, what to expect and VWEX's benefits. You can apply directly for the

opportunities mentioned. These employers, and those below are still accepting applications.

Over the next few weeks they will have more available, so make sure to register here.

• Finance Insight Day with HSBC and the London Institute of Banking and Finance

• EY Business and technology work experience programmes

• JLL Property virtual work experience programme

• Peter Jones Foundation ‘Insight into Entrepreneurship’ event (students create business

ideas on how to turn £500 into £5,000

Joanna Greatwich

BAME Leadership In Local Government Event

Ex-Woodhouse student Elaine is currently working in the local government. She took part

in the National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP) and is currently part of the

NGDP BAME Network. They are hosting an online event and are interested in targeting

students who may be interested in having a career in local government. The virtual event

will feature various prominent leaders from BAME backgrounds who will be sharing their

knowledge, advice and answering any questions you may have. The event consists of a

keynote speech, Panel Q&A and an optional networking opportunity.

Wednesday 28 October, 6pm - 7.30pm. Click here to sign up.

Aisha Adesanya

Black History Month - What’s On?

Black Tech

UKBlackTech is an innovation group that is on a mission to

make the UK the most ethnically diverse tech ecosystem in

the world. To make this happen we need to see equity,

transparency and representation at decision making level in

tech. Also tech services, tools and organisations reflect their

employees and communities they are trying to serve.

Click here to find out more about some amazing workshops

they run, and sign up for the BlackTechFest here.

10 Black British Icons You Should Know

Click here to read all about it.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion - Key Dates

October 15th - International Day of Rural Women

This day recognizes the critical role and contribution of rural women,

including indigenous women, in enhancing agricultural and rural development,

improving food security and eradicating rural poverty. It is purposely held

the day before World Food Day, in order to highlight the role played by rural

women in food production and food security. Click here to find out more.

October 16th - World Food Day

World Food Day is celebrated every year with a new theme. The objective is to create

awareness about the existing problems of obesity and malnutrition due to hunger. This

year’s theme is ‘Grow, Nourish and Sustain’, click here to find out more.

October 17th - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

Check out the campaign by clicking here.

October 18th - Birth of the Bab

Báb, which literally translates as 'the gate', was a prophet

and forerunner of the Bahá'í revelation. Likened to John

the Baptist some two thousand years before, the Báb

called on people to purify themselves for the coming of

the messenger of God. This is asserted to be Bahá'u'lláh, who was initially a follower of Báb

and through whom the Bahá'í faith was founded. Watch this video to find out more.

More on the following page...

The canteen will be opening at 9.15 from Monday so that you can buy a coffee or a

croissant before class. Hot lunches will now be served from 11.45am, and the canteen will

close at 1.15pm each day.

The Caterlink App is available for all the students and staff, if you come to the canteen and

sign you will receive a free cookie or a slice of homemade cake. There are some very good

offers available on the app.

Cash will no longer be taken in the canteen, there will be exceptions for visitors etc. Using

the ID cards is the fastest way through the crowd, it is easy to use and makes life a lot

easier for everyone especially for social distancing. The dinner ladies will show anyone who

does not know how to top up their cards, please ask Judith or Sue in the canteen.

College Canteen

Canteen Menu - 12 to 16 October

Black History Month Continued

Navaratri

The word Navratri is derived from Sanskrit, meaning nine

nights - nava (nine) ratri (night). In the East and various parts

of North east India, Navratri is celebrated as Durga Puja,

where the festival symbolizes the victory of Goddess Durga

over demon Mahishasura, signifying the victory of good over

evil. Watch this video to learn more.

Farida Ahmed