On Monday 22nd May, students in Years 9 and 10 participated in an informative workshop delivered by The University of West London. The interactive session focused on confidence building and presentation skills. Students looked at the skills required to deliver an effective presentation and what characteristics a person may need to have in order to be a confident speaker.
On Thursday 11th May, students in Year 9 at Parkside participated in a STEM competition workshop at Brunel University, based on the theme ‘The Race to Mars’. It featured ideas from different companies and countries as to who would get to Mars first, and how. The different technological breakthroughs used thus far were explored and those in the pipelines. The possibilities and theories to be used were explored in different interactive sessions based on what was already known about data on Mars gained by robots.
On Wednesday 3rd May, the focus of the whole college assembly was conflict and resolution. Students were reminded that while it is good to avoid a conflict if possible, it is also good to be aware of how to deal with them as this helps us to grow.
Exam season can be a challenging time for young people. Many feel stressed in the lead-up to their exams and worried in anticipation of their results.
As adults, it can be difficult to know what we can do to support children and young people during this time. Place 2 Be have created some tip sheets full of practical advice to help young people, schools and families manage stress during exam season.
On Tuesday 2nd May, students in Year 9 and 10 took part in Safety Workshops delivered by The London Fire Brigade, London Ambulance and The Metropolitan Police. The workshops focussed on sexting and the law, road safety, arson and what to do in an emergency situation. Students participated by answering questions and discussing their views on each topic.
The local Public Health team has informed us that there has been a recent increase in the number of cases of Measles in Hillingdon. The cases all children aged 1 to 16, and all are unvaccinated.
The current MMR vaccination uptake in Hillingdon is less than 75%, which means that 1 in every 4 children in the borough has not had the two doses of MMR vaccination that provides safe, effective protection against measles. There is variation in uptake across areas of the borough, which means that is some areas a greater number of children have not been vaccinated. This increases the risk of measles transmission in schools.
Measles is a highly infectious respiratory virus that transmits through respiratory droplets from an infected person when they cough and sneeze which is then inhaled by another person. If that person is not fully vaccinated the risk of getting measles is high.
The signs and symptoms of measles to be aware of are:
It is important that if a child is suspected of having measles, they do not attend school. They must telephone their GP or NHS 111. Measles is a notifiable disease which means all cases must be followed up, and contacts identified and given advice on what action they need to take.
For more information contact your GP or an visit the NHS information website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/measles/
Fun and free sessions and workshops for 8 to 24-year-olds who live, learn or earn in Hillingdon and may benefit from additional targeted support.
Get active this half term with 2 fun-filled days of creative arts, sports, cooking and activities. During the 2 days, we'll focus on fun, fitness, wellbeing and teamwork, and will also be teaming up with YourStance to deliver emergency lifesaving skills.
Please be aware there is an Ofsted Inspection at the college on Thursday 4th and Friday 5th May.
