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Meetings are open to all staff

DATE FOR YOUR DIARIES…. The next All Staff Briefings will be held as follows: Wednesday 06/11/13 at 12:00 in B1 at the Sutton Centre and Thursday 07/11/13 at 13:30 at the Wallington Centre

WEEKLY Diary Events, Meetings

Welcome to the 125th edition of Inform. The new SCOLA & Quality Calendars which are accessible to all who are on the Exchange Server are now available. Instructions on how to access these calendars have been published above this issue of Inform, as well as emailed to all staff. If you do not have an email address set up on the Exchange Server please contact the IT Department via the IT Helpdesk. Once you have uploaded the new SCOLA Calendar please delete the ‘old’ one as I will not be updating the ‘old’ calendar after 04/10/13. A BIG thank you to the IT Team for their help and support - it is very much appreciated! Any queries, please contact [email protected]. Have a great weekend! Barbara Eayrs - Editor

PRINCIPAL’S POINT

If you ever play a team based sport, I am sure you resonate with times where despite all the challenges, you gain inspiration from seeing how everyone works towards the success of the team and in the process, shows care and support for each other. As a result, you gain a renewed spring in your step and push your-

self further than you ever imagined possible. This week has been one of those for team SCOLA. My sincere thanks to all of you for working so hard and for the support you have shown each other. I have noticed the superb work of the LSS team (Learner Support Services) where they have covered the service whilst they had several team members unable to report for duty for a variety of reasons. A big thank you also to the Wallington Centre staff for stepping in and helping out when support was needed at the Sutton Centre. The DIS team (Department of Information Services) worked hard to get the latest data sets ready for the Self-Assessment Review workshop, and the Curriculum teams have continued the work we started back in July on reviewing the performance of the programmes over 2012-13 and planning the improvements we need to make in order to address any short comings identified and maintaining our many strengths in the form of our Quality Improvement Plans and our SAR. The MBIS (Marketing & Business Intelligence Service) have also been busy looking at ways to improve communication across the board with the use of some new technology. They are also planning many promotional events over the coming months, including an event at the SHINE Centre in November where we will introduce the SHINE Premium Club Membership which will provide bespoke and flexible support for new and growing businesses. So all in all, a great team effort in order to push our College forward.

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Principal’s Point cont.

This week I have also had the privilege of visiting many classes and welcoming students to SCOLA. I also met some of our new team members - new tutors who have joined SCOLA for the first time. What is most pleasing about it all, is the atmosphere of the College - the sound of laughter, the caring and encouraging comments, the re-assuring taps on shoulders, the look of confidence that, despite the myriad of challenges we are facing, we are one strong team determined to succeed. Keep up this attitude and maintain this level of positivity. We are at the beginning of one of our most challenging academic years in recent years and we would be wise to continue as we have commenced, with resolve to overcome difficulties and maintaining the care and support we show for all team members. Have a restful weekend. Saboohi Famili Principal

If you have an innovative or creative idea for courses that you would like to share with SMT please email [email protected].

SMT will be visiting Wallington on a regular basis in order to give staff and students an opportunity to have their say and share ideas…. Saboohi Famili - 02/10/13 14:00—16:00 Jenny Sims - 03/10/13 18:30 - 20:30 Jenny Sims - 07/10/13 11:30 - 13:00 Saboohi Famili - 09/10/13 10:00 - 11:30

COLLEGE CALENDARS The instructions on how to access centrally shared calendars have been published above this edition of Inform and sent to staff via email. Please follow the instructions to gain access to both the new SCOLA calendar, as well as the new QUALITY calendar. If you need help please don’t hesitate to contact [email protected] (0208 405 7036)


Marketing update...

Marketing Work Requests –please note ALL marketing requests will now need to be made using this mechanism. You can find this fab new system at www.scola.ac.uk/support/ You can also find a copy of our very informative, very interesting Marketing Guidelines there too. Christmas Fair – Saturday 30th November 11am – 3pm

Please spread the word about our Christmas Festival – it is shaping up to be a great event and there will be the usual range of stalls including jewellery, fine foods, crafts and gifts and Mr Claus may well be making an appearance too.... Please encourage all family and friends to come and have a browse around and pick up some Christmas goodies!!

Christmas Dooooo!!! – Wednesday 18th December We have some GREAT ideas for fun and festivities that you won’t want to miss - invitations will be going out soon and we hope as many people as possible can come and join in the fun, so please keep that evening free!!!! Upcoming Events Family Fun Day – Amy Johnson 12th October – 11:00 – 15:00 Sutton Business Games – we need teams of people to take part in these fun games –please let

Kevan know if you are interested! Older People’s Event - Friday 4th October in Sutton Library - Esther Rantzen is the guest of honour

this year and SCOLA will have a stall. Kevan will also be doing an exercise demo during the day so pop in to show your support.

SHINE Club Launch!! The College’s new business offer for start-ups and growing businesses will be launched at North Cheam on Monday 4th November at an evening event. All are invited to attend this evening which will be a celebration of the SHINE project so far, as well as informing everyone of the exciting programme we have coming up too! Business attendees will also be able to learn more about the SHINE Club membership which entitles members to a host of benefits including hot-desking facilities, events, seminars, workshops and more!! If you would like to attend the evening on Monday 4th November, please let Kasumi know.

Sutton District Training & SCOLA Celebration of Achievement Evening – Wednesday 30th October at Sutton. This evening will be a celebration of the achievements of SCOLA’s GCSE and A-Level students, as well as Hair and Fashion students from SDT.

Communications There will shortly be two more ways that will enhance the way we communicate with both staff and students. Emails We will be implementing a new targeted email system whereby we can contact specific groups of students/staff to let them know the latest news etc. Please can you ensure that your students have given their latest, correct email address as there may be some very important info communicated in this way. Website There will be an area on the front page of the website that will take students through to various surveys as well as a feedback section. More information to follow! Kasumi Witty Marketing & Business Intelligence Manager


To make a pride nomination please email [email protected]

The next BITE SIZE training sessions - “Prepare for Inspection” will take place as follows: Monday 30/09/13 from 14:30 - 15:30 at the Wallington Centre Thursday 03/10/13 from 16:00 - 17:00 in B1 at the Sutton Centre

All sessions will be delivered by Jenny Sims and the PowerPoint presentation uploaded to P:\Management Reports\Management Reports\13-14\P7 Staff Development\Bite size training presentations

If you would like access to the SCOLA Electronic Calendar please contact [email protected] for details on how to access the calendar.

Dress pink, eat pink, party pink and work pink. Turn your Friday Pink. It doesn’t matter how pink you go, we just need you to join the thousands who’ll be raising money during October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Every penny will be help support more people affected by breast cancer to-day. Wear Pink to work on Friday’s for the month of October - there will be collection boxes at the Sutton, Wallington & North Cheam Centres. Let’s do our bit to raise funds for this worthy cause!

Thank you to all of you who sent me messages or popped in to see me regarding my mother who was taken ill on Wednesday. She is in good hands and being cared for. Your kindness has touched my heart. Saboohi Famili Principal

We have received the results of the Ofsted Learner Voice Survey that was carried out over 2012-13. The results speak for themselves. However, we are concerned that the take up of the survey was not as high as we would like it to have been. I hope that you can encourage students to take part during 2013-14. Amongst last year’s stats you can see that 100% of those who took part would recommend the course they were on to others and there was a high level of satisfaction across other areas such as quality of teaching, support and the appropriateness of the programme to their needs. We have not done very

well in two of the key areas important to Ofsted providing feedback and how students are assessed. Curriculum teams are encouraged to investigate these areas further and put in place actions to address these. You can see the full results which have been published above this edition of Inform.

Using ICT at SCOLA

In order to assist colleagues (especially new tutors) the following assistance is available :

Technical problems : for technical problems such as PCs/Laptops not working, software

malfunctions, etc please send an email to :

[email protected]

and a scheduled job will be created. You will also receive a return email letting you know

that it will be looked at as soon as a technician is available.

Knowledge & Skill updating : If you need assistance with your personal ICT skills ie “How to

….” You can:

Book an individual one to one session with Asghar Sadeghi – send an email to

[email protected] With some details of what you are trying to accomplish.

Obviously depends on his availability, but he can come to your desk (if you have

one!)

Ask for assistance from one of the E Learning Advisors in the iClick Centre – but bear

in mind it can sometimes be busy in there!

Consult one of the training guides on the P Drive or the Moodle eg How to create

resources and upload to the Moodle.

Talk to other tutors and Curriculum Managers ‐ they have probably had to learn how

to do it themselves, and might know a quick method!

New Tutors

There will be short Staff Training sessions for New Tutors, aimed at showing you how to

access the Moodle, set up a course and upload resources for your students to access. These

will be in the iClick Centre at Sutton.

Tuesday 8th October 2.00 – 3.30pm

Tuesday 8th October 7.00 – 8.30pm

Friday 11th October 10.00 – 11.30am

To book a place – email [email protected]

E – Learning

Once the Google‐based Intranet is up and running (by half‐term hopefully) our Senior E‐

Learning Advisor (Jay Povey) will be available for consultations on finding relevant E‐

Learning materials and resources for your courses and the most appropriate ways of using

them. More details in future issues of Tutor News.

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International Older People’s Day Will be Preventing Loneliness

Celebrate with Esther Rantzen CBE On Friday 4 October 2013

10:30am to 1:30pm in the Europa Gallery, Sutton Central Library

Meet your local MPs Exercise & musical taster sessions,

Volunteering and employment opportunities Experience the wide range of services

that local charities and businesses have to offer Tea & coffee will be available FREE

Refreshments can be purchased at reasonable prices from The Coffee Shop in the Library

The Oasis Café - Trinity Church, Sutton Sherwood’s Café – SCILL, Robin Hood Lane

Challenging Social Isolation

: 020 8643 6568 : [email protected]

S U T T O N S E N I O R S F O R U M

Internal Vacancy List Learning Support Officer

Scale 3/4 (£17,658 - £21,087 pro rata)

8.5 HOURS PER WEEK 34 WEEKS (TERM TIME ONLY)

Monday 11.30 - 2.30pm Sutton Centre Thursday 11:00 - 2.30pm Sutton Centre Friday 11:30 - 2:30 pm Sutton Centre 36 weeks term time. We would like the successful candidate to start in October 2013 Closing Date for both roles: Thursday 16 October 2013

For more information, please see the full job description & person specification on Moodle. Any interested staff should express their interest via a full “Statement of Suitability” submitted by email to [email protected] or sent directly to the HR Department at the Sutton Centre. For other queries please call 0208 405 7032. Interviews will be held ASAP. Only short-listed applicants will be notified

SHINE Tutor Vacancies

'Dynamic, motivational and inspiring individuals sought to deliver a range of pre-designed business seminars and workshops'. If you wish to apply please write a statement of suitability and forward it to [email protected] by Thursday 16th October 2014, 12 noon. Should you have any queries please email Scott at [email protected]. Pay £18.83 p/h (1.75 non-contact) Course Duration/Time Top 10 things to do when you start your business

2 hour seminar, delivered in the month of January, February or March.

Social media & marketing for new business


Top 10 decisions you have to make to be successful


Building Business Resilience 2 hour seminar, delivered in the month of January, February or March.

Business Accounting Simplified


Start my Business 10 hour workshop, delivered over two days in the month of January, February or March.

Taste of Enterprise 10 hour workshop, delivered over two days in the month of January, February or March.

Grow My Business 10 hour workshop, delivered over two days in the month of January, February or March.

Leadership & Management 2 hour seminar, delivered in the month of January, February or March.

Persuasion & Influence Skills 2 hour seminar, delivered in the month of January, February or March.

Positive Psychology 2 hour seminar, delivered in the month of January, February or March.

Presentation Skills 2 hour seminar, delivered in the month of January, February or March.

Project Management 2 hour seminar, delivered in the month of January, February or March.

Self Management & Personal Effectiveness


Selling & Negotiation Skills 2 hour seminar, delivered in the month of January, February or March.

Strategic Thinking & Planning 2 hour seminar, delivered in the month of January, February or March.

Other tutor vacancies – if interested contact [email protected] for further details

Job title/Course Hours/Dates Location

Tutor Using ICT for Adults with Learning Difficulties

Tues 10am ‐12pm Start 5th Nov 2013 Ends 24th June 2014

Wallington Centre

Assistant tutor Wider World for Adults with Learning Difficulties

Weds 1 ‐3pm Start 6th Nov 2013 Ends 25th June 2014

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