Three BUYE (Brush Up Your English)

classes have arranged with Alex

Richardson, their course tutor, to go

on a visit to Manchester Museum on

Wednesday 23rd April and Liverpool

World Museum on Thursday 24th

April.

They have been researching

information about the museums’

artefacts which are on display. Some

of their findings and written articles

are on the display board along the

corridor of C Floor near the Skills For

Life staffroom.

The students hope that the trip will

give them the chance to see the

objects close up and discover even

more information about the topic area

they have chosen to research.

They will be taking photos of their

visit, including a mystery stowaway,

which will be added to the display

board.

Welcome to the 1st edition of “The Word”, a Skills for Life magazine

produced half termly to keep you informed of what is happening around the

college. In future editions we hope to include student views and experiences.

Come and see what you are missing!

Who said, “English classes are boring!”

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March 2009 1st Edition

Well done and thank you to all staff and students

who took part in this years Comic Relief fun.

Skills for Life held a quiz with a literary theme.

The winners are Alex Brown (ICT BND YR2), Liam

Wiggins and Tom—Ben Shoah (BND PUBLIC SER-

VICES), and they received vouchers.

Special mention goes to Kath Redmond who joined her link area, Construction and Engineering, in their fundraising events. She spent the day in stocks having wet sponges thrown at her.

Skills for Life staff teamed up with their link areas to

join in the fun. Below are some pictures taken on the

day. Business and ICT held a 5-a-side football

tournament with over 60 students and staff

turning up to take part. The eventual

winners came from Business BTEC 1st.

Winning team - Mike Hindley (Man of the Tournament),

Paul Smith, Daniel Hanlon, Sam Littler and Daniel Baker

Well done !

Well done to all those students

who have passed the Level 3

Key Skill exams.

Our success rates are a massive

230% up on last year. 0

50

100

150

200

250

AMOUNT OF

ACHIEVEMENT

2008 2009

YEAR OF ACHIEVEMENT

LEVEL 3 TEST SUCCESSES

Skills for Life College Manager, Polly

Barry, would like to personally

congratulate all students for their

hard work and commitment so far

this year. Special praise is given to

those students who have already

achieved in Skills for Life this year.

STUDENT OF THE MONTH

ROLE OF HONOUR

Congratulations to all the Skills for Life Student of the

Month winners for the Spring term.

GEOFF SWALES

KELSEY ROWE

DENICE MANLEY

ANDREW HALTON

MYKEL AINSWORTH

BRIAN ELLIS

NEIL KIRBY

DANNY ROSCOE

GILLIAN STOCKLEY

In the next edition:

∗ student interview with the new Principal, Mike Sheehan

∗ student Reps and your student voice

∗ BUYE Museum review

∗ Skills for Life awards evening

∗ achievements and accolades, and lots more

If you have any good news stories, reviews or suggestions you would like

to see included in the next edition, please see your SfL lecturer.

BRUSH UP YOUR ENGLISH AND MATHS

Sign up to one of our FREE English and Maths courses and learn

at your own pace in a small friendly group.

You don’t need any qualifications to enrol and you can choose to study

at a time and place to suit you.

WHERE?

Kingsway Campus, Runcorn Campus and Halton Lea Library.

WHEN?

We have courses running Monday to Friday during the day

and evening.

Call Yvonne Gibbon on 0151 257 2108