Student Safety Week

This week at Canterbury College the Students’ Union is holding days to highlight student safety. Today the Students’ Union have invited the local PCSO in to tag all your valuable items, this process will aid the recovery of your possessions should they get lost or stolen. Its quick and easy and will greatly increase your chances of getting your valuables back should anything happen.

So pop along to the Student Common room anytime after 10am to take part in this amazing service.

College Open Day

Today is a College open day so make sure you browse around for whats on offer next year. Below is a map of the areas.

Voting is now open…..

The voting booth is open by the College entrance make sure your voice is heard!

Check out the video manifestos to choose who to vote for!

The Candidates are in!

Canterbury College Students’ Union Elections are taking place From Monday 19th March and here are the candidates you can vote for:-

President

  • Josh Rowlands
  • Hannah Howells
  • Ryan Colegate

Vice-President FE

  • Luke Latchman
  • Amy Phelan

Welfare

  • James Calderwood
  • Jake Young
  • Deborah Mummery

Liberation

  • Alexandra Griffiths-Rayson
  • Aimee Hyder
  • Jason Hodgson

PR

  • Oliver Whittle

Events

  • Georgina Jordan
  • Sian Barrett

Finance

  • Harry Fox

Manifestos and video to follow shortly……….

 

Holi Festival

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Holi at Canterbury College

Higher Education students social

Here are the details of the next HE Social, which is on Thursday 23rd February.

OFSTED’s big question

We need you……

Learning and skills inspectors from Ofsted will be inspecting Canterbury College from 30th January to 3rd February. We want you to tell them what you think about the education and training you are receiving.

The views of learners provide important evidence for the inspection, so please tell us, in confidence, how you feel about:

• how well your course/ programme meets your needs
• the quality of teaching, training and assessment you take part in
• the support you have to help you progress in your training or studies
• how well are you prepared for the next step in your education or employment
• anything else you think is important

Please go to www.tribalinspections.co.uk/views and quote unique ID L7295767ff to send us your response no later than 31st January.

K College got 1000 responses so get going !!!!

Student Newsletter 05.01.2012

Happy New Year Everyone!

New Student Common Room

 After Seven years of waiting the Students’ Union now have a Student Common Room. The Union can happily announce that this area is now open for you to come along to.

The Student Common Room is now in Block A, in room AGO2 where the new Students’ Union office is now based.

The area has sofas, seats and tables for you to come along and relax between lessons and at breaks. There is a 150 inch screen with protector to play Blu-ray films, interactive games and freeview. Alongside the seating area is a canteen where you come enjoy something to eat and drink this will be fully open on Blue Monday!

The Students’ Union executive committee are currently discussing even more ideas for the Student Common Room so watch this space!

Blue Monday

Mondays can be miserable. Especially January Mondays. So we’re using one Monday in January as a special day for cheering each other up.

This year it’s on the 16th January 2012.  Blue Candyfloss, kind word wall  with many more exciting things to be announced!

Union Parliament

Next Union Parliament meeting is on Wednesday the 25 of January 12pm- 2pm in the Student Common Room. Other topics that will be discussed are the report back on our P.R report after meeting the mangers of Southeastern rail, Blue Monday and Student led Staff awards.

Also the Students’ Union needs to appoint a new Events Officer so this meeting will allow Class Reps to nominate themselves for the role.

It will be a very exciting Union Parliament so please come along.

SU Trips

We have lots of new trips for the new year such as;

  • Les Miserables
  • Lion King
  • Rock of Ages
  • All New People staring Zac Braff from Scrubs
  • Mcfly
  • Nero
  • Cher Lloyd
  • Professor Green
  • Rizzle Kicks
  • Download Festival

For all information of when and where go to our website www.canterburycollegesu.co.uk/su-trips

Film Club

Calling all film lovers!!

Canterbury College Students’ Union is starting up its very own film club. Showings will be on Fridays with free Popcorn.

For any more info about how to get involved come down to AG02 or search Facebook to find the Canterbury College Film Club group to keep up to date with our latest viewings or come down to AG01

Register at www.filmclub.org

with club code CC1958HI

One month until Blue Monday

Today marks one month until Blue  Monday, this is the day that is said to be the most depressing of the year.

Here at Canterbury College Students’ Union every year we put on lots of activities and events to cheer all of our students up. This coming year will be no different, we have lots planned for all the College students to enjoy. The event will take place on Monday 16th January and we would love as many of you to get involved as possible.

Why not check out all the work being done nationally over at www.bluemonday.org and start thinking of things you can do to cheer other people up on the day.

A plan of activities will be up early in the new year, so keep checking back and together we will beat the Monday blues……….