Monday 7 December 2015

What we did this year....2015

 
Secretary's report 2015
What seemed like it was going to be a quiet year turned into a very busy one and with a surprisingly large amount of Czech exchange projects (12), which had been taking a backseat in recent years. We twinned with a new town (Priverno in Italy) started a new venture (English lessons at the College) actually exchanged actual Police forces (there's something we never thought we'd end up doing) and we organised a Twinning Conference. Next year we prevent Jupiter from colliding with Uranus. Let's hope it works (and we get the grant). To read a reportback on each trip click on the link.

January 2015 Czech and Italian Family centre workers drop in

Thursday 26 February 2015 Bridgwater twins with Priverno
 Saturday 7th March 2015 Bridgwater Twinning Conference

Akropolis Winter Sojourn

It's like a line up of glamour models, it really is
For the third time this year we've hosted the ladies of the Akropolis family centres in Uherske Hradiste and Kromeriz. Dagmar, Natalie, Marie and Ivana. Linking up for a full weeks job shadowing at Bridgwater College and related programme they stayed with host families and drove around in the fat car of the fat councillor.

Here's what they did.


Sunday 22 November
2300 (fly Brno to Stansted 2130 arr 2240)
Accom CAMBRIDGE YHA
Mon 23 nov
0730 Breakfast.          
0800 Travel to Bridgwater ( (200m/ 4 hours  )
Free afternoon
Tuesday 24 nov
0800 breakfast at hosts          0830 drive to Bridgwater College
09.00-09.30
Welcome and coffee with Management team
Reception
ALL
Rachael Corbett, Becc Baker, Kevin Smokcum, Hollie Taylor, Lucy Hall
09.30-10.00
Tour
Bath Road
ALL
Kirsten Sugg
10.00-11.30
Visit to Children Centre and observe Forest School session

ALL
Charlotte Weech
11.45-13.15
Visit to the Arc and B12 to look at ALS followed by lunch with ALS LSA team leaders
Bath Road
ALL
Hollie Taylor and Sue Painter
13.15-15.30
Lesson observation Steps into Employment and Further Education offsite
Bath Road and offsite
2
Helen Stone
Lesson observation Learning for Life and Work
120
2
Jane Irons
15.30-16.00
Review of the day and any questions
B13
ALL
Rachael Corbett
Own arrangements home
1930 Evening meal 
Wed 25 nov
0800 Breakfast      
1000-1400 Chilton ‘1610’ sports centre  
2.30 visit The Bridge School –Sarah Jervis
6.30 evening meal         
Thurs 26 nov
Czechs visit a mosque
0800 Breakfast 
1000 meet at Engine Room, High street
1030 Karim Miah at Islamic cultural centre   
Afternoon in Taunton
1800 Evening meal 
Fri 27 nov
0800 breakfast  0830 depart>Bridgwater College  
09.00-9.30
Transition and links
TBC
ALL
Anna Galbraith
09.30-12.15
Lesson observation Learning for Life and Work
B8
2
Kevin Smokcum
Lesson observation Introduction to Further Education
K5
2
Becc Baker
12.15-13.00
Lunch and discuss LSA support
Canteen
ALL
Hollie Taylor and Sue Painter
13.00-13.30
Independent travel to Crockers

ALL

13.10-15.30
Lesson observation Entry to Land Based Studies
Multi skills workshop
2
Dave Martin
Lesson observation Progression for Life
Cr3
2
Ellen Tranter
15.30-16.00
Work placements and supported internships
Cr5
ALL
Helen Hausmann, Rachel Porter, Jo Collard
16.00-16.30
Prince’s Trust Programme
Cr5
ALL
Michelle Owens
1630 Snowflakes and Shopping in town centre & Xmas lights turn on/ 1900 squibbing on town bridge
1930 Eve meal 
Sat 28 nov
0800 breakfast
1000 SHOPPING THERAPY in EXETER
Evening meal and European quiz night (the Brits win)
Sun 29 nov
10.00 depart to Stansted by 1600  (1800> stansted to Brno)     

Czech students on an English Course at Bridgwater College

Kladno students
A new venture of ours is a partnership project with Bridgwater College whereby we arrange transport, accommodation, meals and touristic programme whilst the College provides teachers, classrooms and lessons for the week. Our first experiment was with the Moskevska Zakladni Skola in Kladno, Czech Republic. The group stayed at Model Farm.

This is what they did


Mon 9 Nov
Fly Prague to Bristol  – U2 6266 at 17.00 from Prague arrive Bristol  18.15 and collection from airport by Brian in minibus
1930 arrive Bridgwater          2030 Evening meal
Accommodation at Model Farm, Bridgwater      http://modelfarm.com/
Tue 10 Nov
Lost in Taunton
0730-0830 breakfast      
0830 Transfer to Bridgwater college by minibus
0900-1200 Morning 3 hours lessons at college      Lecturer BARRY CHAPMAN
0900-1200 Room A39 1200-1300 lunch at College
9.00 Welcome and Introduction to the team
9.15 session one Pair work: brainstorm of current knowledge about UK
Group report on above (speaking)Input from Barry Chapman (listening and writing notes)
10.30 small break
10.45 session two Use of visuals to cover the above (listening and reading)
12.00 Lunch at Bridgwater College
13.00 College tour with Julie Kirkham, International Officer
1400-1700 Afternoon trip (tour of Bridgwater)
Returned to accommodation by 1800                     1930 eve meal
Wed 11 Nov
Wandering in Wells
0730-0830 breakfast        0830 Transfer to Bridgwater college
0900-1200 Morning 3 hours lessons at college    Room A30
9.00 session one Pair work: brainstorm on own country        Pair presentation on above (speaking) Input from Barry Chapman (listening and writing notes)
10.30 small break      10.45 session two
 Pair work: brainstorm on observation of what they saw so far (comparison structure)  Group report on above (speaking) Input from Barry Chapman (listening and note taking)
12.00 Lunch at Bridgwater College 13.00 Depart Bridgwater College
 Afternoon trip- Glastonbury, Wells, Cheddar                 1900 eve meal      
Thur 12 Nov
same picture, bit darker..hmmm
0730-0815 breakfast          0815 Transfer to Bridgwater college
0900-1200 Morning 3 hours lessons at college Room D17 
9.00 session one Attractions of Somerset. Sharing their experience so far and expressing their opinion (speaking) 10.30 small break10.45 session two    End of course celebration/ certificates presentation 12.00 Lunch at Bridgwater College 13.00 Depart Bridgwater College for day trip   1930 eve meal
Fri 13 Nov
0730-0800 breakfast.
1045 depart for Airport by 1130  Fly Bristol/Prague return U2 6265 Bristol 13.30