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NEWSLETTER DATE SUMMER 2015 VOLUME 4 ISSUE 3
Listening Post TyneMet Counselling
Making sure you are on the
right course is essential feel
free to contact
for further details of any of
the courses we deliver.
In addition the Gateway staff
at TyneMet will advise on
costs/ student loans etc.
Nicola Hopper is our Univer-
sity of Sunderland liaison
officer so feel free to contact
her with any Foundation
Degree queries.
Feel free to pop in to see her
in the recently opened HE
Gateway situated in B block.
Hi, another warm welcome
to TyneMet’s own counsel-
ling newsletter.
What a quick twelve months!
In what seems to most of us
a blink of an eye we find our-
selves at the end of this aca-
demic year.
A big thank you to all our
hard working counselling
students. The high expecta-
tions we have of you contin-
ue to be met! Once again we
are enjoying healthy interest
in our courses, please note
the details of what we offer
at the bottom of this page.
We are here to support you
and inspire you to use your
new and developing skills
and learning effectively.
As well as celebrating the
dedicated work you have
completed, many of you are
considering your next steps
in terms of your training and
your careers.
We are having great interest
in our courses this summer.
Our University of Sunder-
land Foundation Degree in
Counselling is attracting
learners both near and far. As
a result we held our second
‘meet the team’ evening. This
was a valuable opportunity
for new learners to meet one
another, staff and former
students. There was plenty of
opportunity to ask questions,
make new friends and find
out more about the course.
Please take a look at our
courses for September 2015
at the bottom of the page.
Welcome to the third edition of the academic year
Interested in the next step?
Fancy the next step in your
training?
NOW RECRUITING!
*NEW* Level 2 certificate
in counselling skills
Sept 15 start (29 weeks) day-
time and evening options
available (progression to level
3 via this course)
Level 3 CPCAB certificate
in counselling studies Sept
2015 start (30 weeks)
(progression to FD via this
course)
Foundation Degree in
Counselling
Sept 2015 start (2 years part
time, 32 weeks per year)
Level 6 Cert in Therapeu-
tic Counselling Supervi-
sion start TBC (32weeks)
Applications can be made at the
Gateway. Andrea Corrigan for L2
& L3 (ext 5320)
Lindsey Grainger for FD & Su-
pervision courses (ext 5431)
Special points of interest:
Welcome!
Up and coming events
Next step in courses
Send us an article!
FD Success
Case study
Meet the team night
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Our bi annual placement fair was
well attended on the 3rd March.
We were delighted to have two pro-
lific agencies attending.
Student interest was high from all
those who attended
We thank Brainbox, Momentum &
Sunderland Counselling Services for
taking the time to speak with our
learners.
Feedback from the event was very
positive.
We have another Placement Fair
planned for the first part of the new
academic year, keep posted! Place-
ment fairs are open to all Counselling
students at TyneMet regardless of
the level of study. Theses prove to be
valuable opportunities to meet with
leading industry professionals.
Networking opportunities such as
these have proved to be invaluable to
our students in the past.
Successful placement fair
tener.
You should have details emailed
already to you. Any queries please
ask Carmel or Rob
In house opportunities for person-
al development.
If you are currently studying on a
level 3 programme or FD pro-
gramme, our 2nd year students
are offering clinically supervised
counselling sessions at NO cost
to you.
Please consider this, as personal
development is ESSENTIAL to
your progress as an effective lis-
Quote of the term.
One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.
B. H. McGill
ling! Our placement providers who
support our learners so well on their
Foundation Degree also receive this
news letter... go on, get your name
known!
THINKING ABOUT YOUR
NEXT STEPS!
It is never too early to consider your
next step in training, here at
TyneMet. We offer a host of courses
that will meet your needs as you pro-
gress through your training. Feel free
to have a chat with your tutor regard-
ing your next step. Gateway can ad-
vise in relation to funding and loans.
Gateway can also take down expres-
sions of interest for further courses.
If you currently study on our level 3
programme and are offered a place
on the FD, we strongly advise mak-
ing contact with local counselling
agencies. Subject to assessment you
can start your 100 FD placement
hours in January of your first year!
All of our learners are welcome to
submit articles or their own work.
Simply email to
Perhaps you can tell
our counselling community about
what brought you to your course or
perhaps the area of counselling that
you are passionate about? We can’t
guarantee all submissions will be
added to the news letter.
This is your opportunity to make
your mark in the world of Counsel-
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Steve Cram opens our Higher Education Gateway
Opening Doors – Higher Education Gateway Unveiled at TyneMet
Since 2005, TyneMet College and the University of Sunderland have been working in partnership to provide Higher Education to the region - inspiring generations of people to advance their prospects through education. Since the partnership began, there have been nearly 4,000 students studying a range of 45 different University of Sunderland HE programmes at TyneMet College.
The collaboration has resulted in strategic growth for both institutions and their newest joint development is the launch of a Higher Education Gateway. The HE Gateway is the latest Partnership Gateway to be opened across the region, intended to be for Higher Education students to access guidance, support and advice including Higher Edu-cation resources to support their chosen programme of study as well as providing a space to display and celebrate the success of former, current and future students.
Opening the event, Steve Cram CBE, Chancellor at the University of Sunderland, delivered an inspirational speech about the value of Higher Education. Steve said: “I’m very proud to be asked to open the Higher Education Part-nership Gateway at TyneMet. Some of our graduates start their studies at a partner college and tell us the support and quality teaching they receive encourages them to progress on their higher education journey - with life changing results.”
Participants at the launch event included longstanding advocate of the College and Chair of Governors, Bill Midgley OBE, who underlined the importance of both Further and Higher Education and their value to society.
University Partnership Liaison Officer, Nicola Hopper said: “The HE Gateway provides students with a friendly sup-portive environment where they can study and socialise. The College provides a great range of facilities and having a dedicated, specialised area for Higher Education highlights the significant, col-laborative efforts of the College and Uni-versity to provide Higher Education to students in a college environment.”
With 100% student satisfaction in the 2014 National Student Survey, TyneMet College gained the top spot in the coun-try for student satisfaction outranking 322 other colleges and universities. This is a reflection of the hard work and com-mitment of the College’s staff but also University staff in supporting and raising the aspirations of our partnership students. Jon Vincent, Principal and Chief Executive, TyneMet College said: “As a Further Education College, the opening of the HE Gateway signifies our passion to go above and beyond in the education stakes – over the years we have worked closely with the University of Sunderland to deliver programmes that have provided people with the opportunity to access countless career routes and ultimately contribute to wider society.”
TyneMet’s Foundation Degrees are awarded by the University of Sunderland and have become a valuable education path for students. The partnership is now in the process of embarking upon new projects that would see the expan-sion of Higher Education STEM related subjects and those equipping individuals with higher level skills for the creative industries.
The HE Gateway is a beacon of achievement for TyneMet College and its partnership with the University of Sun-
derland, demonstrating a dedication to the region in providing quality Higher Education services that offer broad
based learning to support and develop careers. The photograph shows Rob and two Counselling FD students Paula
& Bernie meeting with Steve Cram.
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Tony was a counselling lecturer here at TyneMet, his inspirational teaching enthused and sup-
ported student learning for many years. Sadly Tony died after a short battle with cancer at the
young age of 48. It was one of his dying wishes that we hold yearly a memorial lecture in his
name, to bring like minded people together.
This year we had the great pleasure of John Wheeler, presenting ‘Solution Focused Brief Therapy’.
This was an introduction to the underlying assumptions of this radically simple approach to meaningful change, including descriptions of therapeutic tools which can be taken away and used.
John is a UKCP registered Systemic Psychotherapist with 30 years experience of work with chil-dren, young people and adults in CAMHS. John has published over 30 articles and chapters, is a board member of the European Brief Therapy Association and currently works as an independ-ent therapist, supervisor and trainer.
Feedback after the presentation was very positive. We also raised £165 for the Acorns Project who support local children & young people whose lives are affected by domestic violence.
Tony Mudd Memorial Lecture
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Successful ‘meet the team’, staff and students evening
has confirmed high quality standards
of provision, following its review of
the College in March 2015.
The review, which is the same quality
assurance process that all UK univer-
sities undergo, was carried out by a
team of QAA reviewers who visited
Tyne Metropolitan College and as-
sessed the academic standards, the
quality and enhancement of student
learning opportunities and the quality
of information about learning oppor-
tunities at the College. The final out-
come for every category confirmed
that all expectations of the UK Qual-
ity Code had been met in full. Princi-
pal and Chief Executive at Tyne Met-
ropolitan College, Jon Vincent,
said: “TyneMet is delighted by the
findings of the Quality Assurance
Agency's Higher Education Review.
It is pleasing that QAA has identified
five areas of good practice and par-
ticularly gratifying that they highlight
our engagement with employers in
the design and development of our
courses. This successful review
builds on the outcomes of the 2014
Higher Education National Student
Survey (NSS), which saw TyneMet
The healthy promotion of our coun-
selling community is always at the
forefront of our minds here at
TyneMet. We all enjoyed a successful
‘Meet the team’, staff and students
evening on 14th July 2015. Carmel
and Rob, along with former and cur-
rent TyneMet students met learners
interested in our September Founda-
tion degree in Counselling. We had
some great feedback from the night
and we look forward to working with
our new students this September.
Nicola Hopper and Lindsey Grainger
were also in attendance to give learn-
ers an opportunity to further investi-
gate the benefits of being a
TyneMet / University of Sunderland
student.
Thank you to all our current and
former students who attended to
inspire our future leaners.
Excellence as Standard at
TyneMet College
Tyne Metropolitan College is cele-
brating a highly successful review
from the Quality Assurance Agency
Another thank you to our manag-
er Warick Stephenson for support-
ing us this year and a BIG thanks
to our administrator Gillian Bar-
ron who works tirelessly behind
the scenes doing a vital role in
keeping the cogs of Counselling
Training at TyneMet well oiled.
And also thanks to Claire Camp-
bell & Lyndsey Waugh for all their
efforts in supporting our teaching.
And finally a HUGE thank you to
all our much valued placement
providers who do so much work
in supporting our learners.
See you next academic year.
Cheers Folks…. Rob & Carmel.
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A big congratulations to our Foundation Degree
Year 2 group on reaching the end of your course!
Our second year FD group left us on the first of June 2015. After a challenging, rewarding and enriching time with us we had an
emotional farewell. The group were in high spirits and are looking forward to either their Honours Degree year at the University of
Sunderland or carving a new career in counselling.
Carmel and Rob would like to thank each and every one of our learners for all their efforts and hard work over the past two years.
We wish them all the best with their qualification.
A big congratulations to Patrice and Genevieve
Buee on the birth of their new twins Luca &
Giselle. We are delighted to share with you the great news that
‘Counselling Student of the term’ Patrice Buee and
former FD counselling student, counsellor and lecturer
Genevieve Buee have just become parents again
to the lovely Luca & Giselle. We wish them all well including
big sister Juliette. Patrice also had major surgery recently this
year so we hope that the twins give you all sleep filled nights!
Best wishes from all at TyneMet.
TyneMet.
