Slide One Enrichment & Student Experience · Slide Three – High Achievers’ Programme Rosie is...
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New Students’ Event, June 2020 – Enrichment & Student Experience Accessible Script
Slide One – Enrichment & Student Experience
Welcome to this introduction of our enrichment programme here
at Joseph Chamberlain College. My name is Jessica and I am part
of the Marketing & Events Team.
The college provides an outstanding learning experience and I’m
sure you’ve heard about our outstanding Ofsted and the fantastic
results our students achieve in their subjects.
Outside of lessons we also provide many opportunities for students
to develop their subject specialist knowledge and soft skills
through our wider learning opportunities. We call this enrichment
programme JCC Extra.
Our students get involved in JCC Extra for many reasons, from
making their CV and applications stand out to making new
friends. From benefitting wellbeing to learning a new skill. We work
with students to provide opportunities that reflect their skills and
interests. Later on in this video you will find my email address so
please feel free to give feedback on what activities you would like
to see at the college from September 2020.
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Slide Two – Extra Curricular Activities
Here we have last year’s JCC Extra offer that we announced at
our annual enrichment fair. There are opportunities to develop
your wider understanding of a subject, for example our Science
department run the popular Access to Careers in Health and the
Business team run the International Relations Society.
At Joseph Chamberlain College our facilities boast a fantastic
Sports Centre including a gym and weights room. These are
available to students for when they are not in lesson or
independent study.
Some clubs sit outside of our core subjects such as Dungeons and
Dragons Club and Duke of Edinburgh.
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Slide Three – High Achievers’ Programme
Rosie is our Head of Extended Curriculum and oversees the wider
opportunities we are exploring in this video. Part of Rosie’s role is
the High Achievers’ Programme which supports students to set
their sights high in terms of what they want to do after leaving
college.
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Slide Four – High Achievers’ Programme
Elements of the programme include support to ensure students
are stretched and challenged to achieve the best grades and
progress onto excellent pathways. This also involves links with top
universities and employers. We also offer the Extended Project
Qualification. The EPQ is well recognised as a course and allows to
students to complete a project, of their choosing, that
demonstrates strong independent working skills and high level
academic thinking.
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Slide Five – High Achievers’ Programme
This year the High Achievers’ Programme supported seven
students through Oxford and Cambridge applications, with two
students offered places to study.
We interviewed these students about their experience of the
process and all shared how positive and rewarding they had
found it.
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Slide Six – Student Led Clubs and Societies
We also encourage students to start up and lead their own
societies as part of JCC Extra.
Two of notable mention are our 2020 Environmental Society &
KPOP Society. In both groups we have seen students who didn’t
know each other come together and create new relationships
based on a shared interest.
From student feedback we are so pleased to hear words such as
“rewarding”, “fun”, “laughing” and “stimulating”! If you are
interested in sharing your interests or have always wanted to try
something new, do let us know and we can work with you make
these opportunities happen.
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Slide Seven – Student Council
The Student Council is a wider opportunity that promotes
leadership and communication skills. The council share student
feedback with staff, like the Principal, and initiate different
projects. Previous years have seen new water fountains, bike
shelters and removing single use plastic cutlery from the canteen.
Each year the student body elects a new Student Council for the
year.
From September look out for opportunities on how to get involved
in the Student Council and how you can get in touch with them to
share your views.
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Slide Eight – Student Council
And this is me. For those students who do start up their own
societies and for those who join the Student Council, we will be
working together to make them a success.
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Slide Nine – Rewards and Recognition
What is great about being part of the JCC community is
recognition and celebrating our students’ successes. We are
based on one campus and get to know our students and their
families well.
Part of our rewards programme is we host an annual ceremony
where we are joined by students and their families for an evening
of awards, food and entertainment. Throughout the year students
can also expect recognition through departments in the form of
messages and certificates from staff.
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Slide Ten – The JCC Calendar
Our final aspect to talk about is the JCC Calendar. Events are
spread out over the year with students and staff involved in all.
The Student Council are responsible for Student Parliament (a big
student meeting any student can attend), student parties and a
charity fundraiser.
Our Sports Centre run a number of events with ‘Inflatable Fun’
being a popular event of previous years.
Birmingham Theatre School are a franchise of Joseph
Chamberlain College and we are treated each year to a number
of performances.
Outside of these centrally calendared events there will be many
additional opportunities offered through your subject areas from
visiting guest speakers to trips. All students are given a college
email account to stay up to date with these opportunities.
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Slide Eleven – Enrichment and Student Experience
Thank you for watching this video!
If you do want to find out more or get in touch with any of your
thoughts or ideas please do. We look forward to meeting you in
September 2020.