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Portslade E2E students visit to Heart FM 17.06.10
On Thursday 17th June a group of students on E2E programmes from Portslade Community College went to visit Heart 102.4 & 103.5, the number one commercial broadcaster in Sussex, based in Brighton, to find out about working for a Radio station. The group were taken to meet the breakfast team and had an interesting discussion with Tom, Lynsey & Jack about how they started working in Radio. Jack had to go off to prepare for the next day so Tom & Lynsey talked to the group about the intricacies of how they co-ordinated the music and speaking to listeners using all the technical equipment. They also highlighted the importance of good preparation and working as a team.
Tara talked to the group about the importance of making sure the programmes appealed to their target audience and she showed us typical characters who might listen to Heart. The group then had to create an imaginary listener using images from magazines; we all had to think very carefully about the likes, dislikes and aspirations of our imaginary person. The group also had a chance to have a discussion with the station producer who talked about how he arrived at working in radio and the role of the programme producer. This gave the group a real insight into the skills and qualities that help people to progress in this sector. Towards the end of the session the group had a chance to play at being news editors, we were given some sample news stories and we had to decide in order of priority which ones we would include in the news bulletin. We had to think carefully about what a typical Heart Listener would be interested in hearing about.
Many thanks to Tara of Heart for organising the visit.
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EBP Updates
The Brighton & Hove Education Business Partnership team have been working with teachers and students from Patcham High School, as part of a residential visit to Blacklands Farm in East Grinstead.
Students have been involved in a series of teamwork activities such as Square Puzzle, White-water Crossing and Saboteur. These are team work exercises, designed to enable students to understand about their personal skills, team dynamics and the meaning of various scenarios in relation to their school work and exam courses –
(eg. Comparison, Analysis and Summarising). During these activities students will be able to apply their learning from a range of practical challenges, to their revision, coursework and actual exams.
The facilitating coaches are from industry and are not the school’s teaching staff which will help students relate to people in their career pathways, and to provide a more accessible link to the world of work for young people.
These activities are to help support student understand the requirements of their GCSE questions, and to help them understand that taking time to plan, organise work and effectively prepare their work will result in a more successful outcome.
EBP staff were impressed with the maturity, logistical planning skills and teamworking ability of the Patcham High School students.
Rani Shafik
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Adult Learning Festival - What's On?
The brochure is now available for the January to March events at the Adult Learning Festival
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Art Action - Fashion Show
Recycled Fashion workshops, leading to Fashion Show production in Jubilee Square.
This event will give budding fashion designers, photographers and musicians a well publicised show case for their work.
Students will learn how to create Recycled Collections of clothing, headdresses and accessories over a three week period.
Professional advice and help will be on hand throughout the sessions, in order to assist in realising your designs.
Fabrics and clothes will be available for use, but personal items of clothing may also be used.
Rehearsals will take place on the day of the fashion show.
Designers may want to model their own garments, or get friends to model for them. This is a fun event for everyone, all sizes and ages. We are looking for models and dancers who would like to take part in this celebration for the learning revolution.
- Workshops are held at: The Phoenix Community Centre,
2 Phoenix Place, Brighton.BN2 9ND
- Students need to book in advance for Fashion Show production, as spaces are limited. (free of charge)
- Students may bring their own sewing machines to the workshops, for personal use.
- Dates of workshops: Sat 27th Feb, Sat 6th March, Sat 13th March. (Fashion Show production and rehearsals on Sat 20th March)
- Time of Workshops: 1pm until 4pm
- Time of Fashion Show Production: 2pm, (to be confirmed)
- Contact for information: “Art Action: Creative Industry Workshops” Juliana Sissons 07958587036 (Juliana.sissons@ntlworld.com)
Friends Centre: New Venue and Courses
Friends Centre has moved to Brighton Junction, a new community space within the One Brighton eco development in the New England Quarter. One Brighton was built according to the ten One Planet Living principles developed by BioRegional and the WWF. To celebrate the move, Friends Centre is launching One Planet Learning – courses and workshops designed to raise environmental awareness and encourage sustainable living.
New One Planet courses starting Jan - March 2010 (See end of email for further info and how to enrol. Concessionary fees in brackets, where applicable):
One Planet, One Life (examines the current environmental picture and supports you to live sustainably)
Mondays 7.00pm – 9.00pm Starts 25 January for 8 weeks £ 60.00 (N/A)
Grow Your Own Year-round Veg
Wednesdays 7.30 - 9.00pm Starts 24 Feb for five weeks £28.50 (N/A)
Introduction to the Healing Power of Herbs
Fridays 10.00am – 1.00pm Starts 29 January for 6 weeks £ 70.00 (£ 42.00)
Understanding Climate Change, Facilitated by the University of Brighton
Mondays 7.30pm - 8.30pm 22 February; 8, 22 March; 19 April; 10, 24 May £ 7.50 each / £ 40.00 for all six (N/A)
Nature Writing
Wednesdays 1.00pm - 3.00pm Starts 27 Jan for 8 weeks £60.00 (£36.00)
Dressmaking for Improvers
Fridays 10.00am - 12.00pm - Starts 29 January for 8 weeks £ 60.00 (£ 36.00)
Knitting for Beginners
Thursdays 1.00pm - 3.00pm - Starts 25 February for 5 weeks £ 37.50 (£ 22.50)
Pattern Cutting
Mondays 1.00pm - 3.00pm - Starts 25 January for 8 weeks £ 60.00 (£ 36.00)
Recycled Crafts
Thursdays 7.00pm – 9.00pm - Starts 28 January for 8 weeks £ 65.00 (£ 39.00)
Recycled Textiles
Mondays 10.00am - 12.00pm - Starts 25 January for 8 weeks £ 60.00 (£ 36.00)
And One day Saturday workshop 6 March £ 30.00 (N/A)
Recycled Knitting
One day Saturday workshop 10.00am – 4.00pm 6 March £ 30.00 (N/A)
The Power of Word (the power of writing to confront and persuade)
Tuesdays 3.00pm - 5.00pm - Starts 26 January for 8 weeks £ 60.00 (£ 36.00)
Green Films In conjunction with Brighton Peace & Environment Centre
Mondays 7.30pm – 9.30pm - 1, 15 March (Spring term,) 26 April; 17 May; 7, 21 June (Summer term) £ 7.50 each or £ 40.00 for all 6 (N/A)
Just think..... In conjunction with Life2 (examine how you are living and think about what really matters)
Tuesdays 7.30pm - 9.30pm - Starts 26 January for 8 weeks £ 80.00 (N/A)
Introduction to the Healing Power of Herbs
Fridays 10.00am – 1.00pm - Starts 29 January for 6 weeks £ 70.00 (£ 42.00)
Natural Cleaning – Get ready for your Spring Clean - One day workshop 10.00am – 4.00pm Saturday 27 February £ 30.00 (N/A)
Natural Cosmetics Pamper Day - One day workshop 10.00am – 4.00pm Saturday 30 January £ 30.00 (N/A)
For information about each course, download the Spring brochure from Friends Centre's homepage: www.friendscentre.org or call 01273 810210.
To book your place call 01273 810210 with your credit/debit card details, send a cheque made payable to 'Friends Centre' to the address below, or visit the Friends Centre office (Termtime opening hours: 9.30am - 7.30pm Mon - Thurs, and 9.30 - 3.00pm on Fri).
Friends Centre, Brighton Junction, Isetta Square, Stroudley Road, Brighton BN1 4GQ Email: info@friendscentre.org
How to find that Red Rubber Ball
Your Red Rubber Ball is your passion in life. It gets you out of bed everyday. Some of us get it early in life others later. It took me a long time! Find or refine yours in this workshop on 3 Wednesday evenings; 3rd, 10th and 17th February between 6:30 – 8:30pm at Leweswerks. See www.leweswerks.org for a map.
What you might gain from this workshop
Have you ever wondered what it is all about-where you should be directing your energy? Do you wish you had more motivation? Are you really living your life as you want? Using all your resources? Following your dreams? Do you want more life satisfaction? This workshop shows you how to link all you energy and creative potential into worthwhile daily actions that you are passionate about.
The workshop costs £75 for all three sessions; £30 per session. There is some preparation work before session one and after one and two.
Sign up
http://www.helixhr.co.uk see the blog and follow the links or please e-mail Mike [at] helixhr.co.uk or phone 07930 130970. If you want to book and pay online then click http://www.eventbrite.com/event/508109770
More information
Have you found your Red Rubber Ball yet? Mike Shreeve of Helixhr is putting on a workshop starting 3rd February at Leweswerks
What you gain
This workshop shows you how to link all you energy and creative potential into worthwhile daily actions that you are passionate about. Use it to find your ideal career or motivation in life.
Why?
Olympic champions often know what they want to do from early in life. Some of us are late developers. Your red rubber ball is your passion. It gets you up in the morning and the next.
The Red Rubber Ball comes from Kevin Carroll. He is a former Athletic Trainer for the Philadelphia 76ers; he also worked for Nike and is a consultant and public speaker through his company, Katalyst. He did not have the best start in life yet through encouragement and determination he found want made him feel alive and what he wanted to pursue. This he called his red rubber ball. He has been pursuing it ever since. This workshop will help you find or fine tune your red rubber ball.
Who, where, when and how much?
Working with Neil Kirby and Steve Williams of the Red Rubber Ball company I am putting on a workshop in Lewes starting on 3rd February 18.30-20.30. It continues on 10th and 17th and costs £75.
About me; I am an experienced trainer and taught in schools, business and organisations of all sorts. I had always pursued a number of different goals and roles. The beauty of the Red Rubber Ball process is that it links these all together into one meaningful and exciting journey. And, for me, the dreams are coming true. This workshop aims help you start to achieve yours.
More Information
Look at www.leweswerks.org.uk or on my website see the blog on http://www.helixhr.co.uk/services/training-event-february
For fuller details see http://www.helixhr.co.uk/services/training-event-february
Pecha Kucha Night
A CALL FOR PRESENTERS: Be part of the Pecha Kucha Global network: www.pecha-kucha.org. Brighton's next Pecha Kucha Night will be held at the Komedia Studio bar on 17th February 2010.
PKN is not for profit and only for content. We are open for applications from presenters from all creative disciplines. To date we have had presentations from visual artists, filmmakers, architects, product designers, storytellers, media and digital artists, historians, photographers, performance artists, composers, computer game designers, dancers. Have a look at the website for more info. Closing date for applications 15th January 2010. Please email us for an application form. Pknbrighton@gmail.com
Hobnob 3: Apertures
Interested in videos using woven patterns of the human body? How about absurdly existential music? Photographic art of the emotional impact of abandoned Military bases? Yes? - then this is the event for you!!
From the Inqbate website:
The final instalment of HOBNOB, this event is going to leave the Autumn Term with a bang. Taking place in the most exciting space on campus, this event has many many brilliant things in it to look forward to.
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HOBNOB 3: APERTURES
Featuring:
FIONA GEILINGER
Fiona Geilinger makes woven pattern-based and print-inspired short videos using the moving body. She uses effects to separate the performers from their backgrounds, then animates the human movement trajectories. These are scaled up for moving fabric-like repeat patterns and scaled down to reveal individual human endeavours.
MUTE SWIMMER
Mute Swimmer is a moniker of the artist and musician Guy Dale. He writes songs that are perversely self reflexive, absurdly existential and/or sad. His performances increasingly use photography and projections to overstate his point. Occasionally he re-discovers his sense of humour and it finds it's way into a song. He lives and works in Brighton and writes poor promotional texts in the third person.
www.myspace.com/guydale
GINA GLOVER
Award winning photographic/artist Gina Glover will discuss her photographic practice in relation to two of her latest projects Playgrounds of War, which deal with the monumental and emotional detritus of abandoned military bases in the East Midlands and Eastern Europe. focusing on the physical and spiritual 'holings' left behind by war.
NATURE MANDALAS by GRACE DUNFORD
Digitally manipulated photographs exploring, revealing and celebrating the patterns inherent in natural forms.
THE BLIND JERRYS
Folk/bluegrass/R&B, a concoction of instruments, and a Brighton favourite.
PLUS music from DJ Incident, an immersive video game environment of 'Portal' complete with cake, holes in the walls, playing with LEDs and balloons, art work by Rose Morgan, and some tipple. AND a giant black hole. And maybe more, you never know.
Completely FREE and ALL WELCOME!
Prehistoric Brighton & Hove
A walking tour exploring archaeology and shamanic consciousness
Led by archaeologist Lisa Jayne Fisher and Anthropology of Magic author Susan Greenwood, the tour will include the graveyard of St Nicolas church and the Old Steine where stones that form the base of the fountain are thought to have originally come from a stone circle. Lisa will discuss the importance of Brighton in the Prehistoric period, looking at ritual and domestic sites from the Neolithic period up to the Roman invasion and Susan will lead the group through an introduction to the techniques of shamanic consciousness, and a meditative exploration of these ancient sites.
Free introductory taster session
Saturday 5th December, 11am – 3pm
Meet at St. Nicolas Church, Dyke Rd, Brighton
Booking essential with The Bridge
T 01273 294929/30
Centre for Community Engagement Bridge Community Education Centre
FREE TASTER sessions with Brighton & Hove Festival of Learning
