Choose your X Factor!
Here you have a real choice to start or continue with an activity that you would like to do between September and Easter 2011. There is wide range of activities to pick from that will become your X factor! The idea is that you select something that you are interested in and that this will add breadth to your time at college.
The great majority run either on Wednesday afternoons or Thursday lunchtimes, it will be part of your normal college timetable. It is the opportunity to have fun, meet new people and to help you try something different whilst you are at the college.
It could be something that you already do and that you want to continue with, that you already regularly spend 2+ hours a week doing outside of college and that is a properly organised activity – you can elect to choose that as your X factor.
Your X factor will strengthen your eventual university/employment application – it will help you stand out from the crowd – show you in a broader light – and so give you an advantage in your next career move.
College Team Sport
Football, Rugby, Netball, Basketball, Tennis, Badminton, Golf, Swimming, Hockey
2 hours per week, Wednesday pm & Training Tuesday 10 - 11am
Recreational Sport & Health
Table Tennis, Badminton, Trampolining, Recreational Football, Girls Football, Fitness Suite, T’ai Chi
1 hour per week, Wednesday pm or Thursday 12.30 - 1.30pm
CSLA / DLA
Sports Leader, Dance Leader
2 hours per week, Thursday 12.20 - 1.30pm
Voluntary Work
Placements will be arranged for you to follow your interests / career aims e.g. Hospital, care home, veterinary practice, charity shop, conservation work etc.
1 - 2 hours per week
School Attachment
Help and support in a local primary or secondary school, working with pupils and teachers. Necessary if you are thinking of a career in teaching.
2 hours per week
External Activity
This will be a serious commitment that you already have e.g. Youth work, Club Team, Dance, Ballet, Orchestra, Music. You will need to provide written proof of your regular participation from an organiser.
2 hours per week
Duke Of Edinburgh Award
Gold Award, Expedition & training, Physical recreation, Volunteering 12mt+, Logbook, Skill section - 18 mth, Residential project 5 days away
2 hours per week
Music & Media
Multimedia Skills, History of Punk Music, Music Technology, Choir, Ensemble.
2 hours per week
Other
Debating Group, Medical Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Sign Language Level 1 Qualification
1 hour per week