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Press Release published in: College Intermet Magazine on December 2006

Peter Trigg, Assisting Principal for Curriculum and Learning has joined an elite group, of only 12 in the country, achieving a unique Level 5 qualification on Leading Quality Assurance and Compliance Teams. The qualification is overseen jointly by Edexcel, Dept for Further Education and Skills (DFES), The National Audit Office and the Qualification and the Qualification and Curriculum Authority (QCA).

The qualification involved quality and compliance audits in a range of settings to include companies, colleges, universities and National Health institutions, the programme involved a good deal of research and as a result Peter produced a report and presented the findings at a recent event at the University of Warwick, where Peter was presented with the Diploma. Pictured here with Peter is (from left to right) Peter Anderson, Director for Quality Operations at Edexcel and Gill Stephenson of the National Audit Office. Well done on your excellent achievement, Peter!

Press Release published in: Liverpool Echo on 6th December 2006, Wirral News on 13 December 2006

We are delighted to announce that the College has been successful in winning an AoC Beacon Award which was announced publicly at the AoC Conference today.

The College had won the NEBOSH Award for teaching programmes in Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Management. The award, one of 26 Beacon Awards sponsored annually, recognises imaginative and innovatory teaching and learning practice and demonstrates the interdependence of the work of Further Education colleges, employers and professionals. Our very best wishes and congratulations go to the Health and Safety team from the Maths and Science Programme Team Managers area, whose work has been acknowledged by the sector, today.

We are also very pleased to inform you of a very successful Ofsted inspection visit of our Construction section that also took place this week. The area was visited as part of an Ofsted project to identify good practice in Construction, in colleges. The inspection focused on data and evidence, included a number of observations of teaching and learning and included a number of discussions with staff and students. The visit identified nine areas of good practice, one case study that will be put forward and three areas for development. The good practice report, drawn from visits to 23 colleges, should be published at the end of March 2007. Our very best wishes and congratulations to the Construction team for representing what we do very well, very professionally, to Ofsted.

College Principal, Mike Potter CBE is quoted as saying, “these two examples reinforce to me that we will be an outstanding College”.

Press Release published in: Wirral Globe on 6th December 2006

Following an arson attack at the Waterside Nursery, Shore Road, Birkenhead where a Pirate Ship, (costing £3,500) was destroyed by fire, outraged parents of children from the nursery are embarking on a series of fund raising events to raise money to replace the damaged equipment.

Gill Rodgers, nursery manager, said “This equipment made a big difference to the children using the nursery. A lot of hard work has gone into providing this equipment. If local companies want to help us by donating equipment, or money to buy new equipment, we will put their names onto a plaque to recognise their donation”.

Moreton Mum, Amy Swailes, whose daughter Morgan attends the nursery will be taking part in a sponsored swim on September 28th at Europa Pools to raise much needed funds to replace the children’s equipment.

If you would like to help the nursery raise funds for replacement equipment, or if you would like to sponsor Amy, please contact Gill Rodgers at the Waterside Nursery on 0151 551 7413.