MONEY MONEY MONEY!
Posted on March 18, 2010
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Don’t miss out on the chance to claim a £300 ACTIVITY CARD for your child.
ARE YOU ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS?
DO YOU RECEIVE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
• Income Support (IS)
• Employment Support Allowance (Income Related)
• Child Tax Credit without Working Tax Credit on annual taxable income (as assessed by HMR&C) of less than £16,040
• Income based Job Seekers’ Allowance (IBJSA)
• Guaranteed Element of State Pension Credit
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999?
If you have recently become unemployed but are still receiving Working Tax Credits, you may be entitled to Free School Meals.
IF YOU ANSWER YES TO ANY OF THESE you will be entitled to Free School Meals and at the same time be eligible for the £300 ACTIVITY CARD.
THIS CARD CAN BE USED FOR:
• Out of school activities
• A school activity that you would normally pay for
• A College organised residential trip where you will get 50% discount
• Activities with an organisation not linked to College.
FREE SCHOOL MEALS – the diplomatic thumbprint method of payment in the canteen allows for total anonymity for those students on Free School Meals (FSM).
DON’T MISS OUT – GET YOUR APPLICATION FORM NOW FROM MAIN RECEPTION
North Devon Gymnastics Competition
Posted on March 18, 2010
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The competition was held on Sunday 14th March 2010.
U13 Novice team – 2nd Place
(Libby Tanton-Joy, Chelsie Hobbs, Olivia Shawyer, Sophie Gibbett, Jade Hobbs)
U13 Intermediate A team – 2nd Place
(Annie Westaway, Chelsie Hobbs, Lucy Burnett, Bethany Gayson, Abby Jones)
O15 Intermediate team – 3rd Place
(Nicola Pilkington, Haylie Hobbs)
Alison Mower won an award for best musical interpretation
Annie Westaway won an award for most poise, grace and elegance
Thanks to everyone who took part, they all were a credit to the college.
For more sports news visit the PE Department Blog
Bideford Students At STEMNET Celebration
Posted on March 17, 2010
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Ten students from the College took part in a STEMNET celebration event at Okehampton College this week. STEMNET is a national project that was set up to raise interest, excitement & attainment in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths through after school clubs. Bideford College has been involved with STEMNET for the past couple of years and currently runs two clubs looking at the construction of Skateboards and the design & build of remotely controlled Aircraft. A third club is due to come online in the summer term looking at High Speed Photography. The Okehampton event showcased other clubs work from Holsworthy, Pilton & Okehampton Schools & students from each of the schools could see what their counterparts had been doing as well as an informal inter-school competition on sustainable technologies. Everyone was also treated to the rare opportunity of a fascinating presentation by Professor Jonas Rademaker from Bristol University who is currently working on the LHC project at Cern in Switzerland. The engineering & scientific achievements that he described were quite literally mind-blowing!
Year 10 Vaccination Information
Posted on March 17, 2010
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Year 10 Vaccination Information:
Protection against Diphtheria, Tetanus & Polio for all Year 10 pupils.
The vaccination against Diphtheria, Tetanus & Polio will take place on the morning of April 28th 2010 at Bideford College.
Off The Scale!
Posted on March 1, 2010
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The Seismometer at the College which is based in the main reception area recorded last Saturdays Chilean Earthquake which sent readings right off the scale.
The 8.8 Magnitude earthquake is one of the largest ever recorded and shattered the South American country affecting over 2 million people.
Even though the epicenter of the quake was at a depth of 35km below the earths crust it destroyed buildings, ripped up roads & caused major fires.
Chile has long been used to earthquakes as it is situated on what is known as the Pacific Ring Of Fire, but nothing has ever been seen like Saturday’s quake. These are the strongest readings we have recorded to date, significantly larger than those of the recent Samoan & Haitian quakes.
Results gathered from our seismometer will be sent away to help in the international analyisis of the earthquake.
Aerial Views Of The New School
Posted on February 22, 2010
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We have just published a new slide-show of various aerial views of the New School building on the project website. You can watch it here. The photographs show the development of the site over the past two years and give a perfect birds eye view. Also on the site are the latest photograph slide-shows taken just a couple of weeks ago.
Free School meals Information
Posted on February 12, 2010
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One in five children may be entitled to Free School Meals and nearly 20% of those children entitled currently do not take them.
Free School Meals help family’s budgets and they also help schools budgets.
Parents and carers can now apply online:
https://www.devon.gov.uk/free_school_mealsregister.htm
So why not find out if you are eligible.
Car Wash For Wallacea
Posted on February 12, 2010
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Several students from the College took part in a ‘Car Wash For Wallacea’event today raising much needed funds for an educational trip of a life to the Peruvian Rain Forest.
Operation Wallacea is a series of biological and conservation management research programmes that operate in remote locations across the world. These expeditions are designed with specific wildlife conservation aims in mind – from identifying areas needing protection, through to implementing and assessing conservation management programmes. What is different about Operation Wallacea is that large teams of university academics who are specialists in various aspects of biodiversity or social and economic studies are concentrated at the target study sites giving volunteers, like the Bideford students, the opportunity of working on a range of projects.
However in order to take part our students have to raise a significant sum of money to cover travelling expenses hence the fundraising activity. The car wash is just one of many inventive fund raising events that the team have undertaken so far. You can find out lots more on their ‘Operation Wallacea Blog’.
Latest Newsletter Now Online
Posted on February 10, 2010
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The latest College newsletter is now online, view it here or download a pdf version.
Progress Day Information
Posted on February 10, 2010
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PROGRESS DAY (Thursday 11th Feb)
1. There is no normal school, school buses will not be running.
2. Interviews are 15 minutes long, please attend at the agreed time so that meetings don’t get behind schedule.
3. Students should be in school uniform.
4. Refreshments are available for Parents/Carer and students in Stucley Canteen side rooms.
5. Don’t forget there is a Careers Fair in the Sports Hall – all year groups welcome.
6. If you need additional work for students please access the ‘Homework’ page.
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