Cathays has put up goal posts with nets and basketball hoops. This is great as the school is promoting sport which is wha the school community wanted.
We strongly encourage you to keep us posted with changes and wishes for our community. Keep on rating and posting. VC
posted on 21 Jan 2019
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Idea: sports av. rating: 4.2 engaged: 28
Idea: to have more facilities at break and lunch. av. rating: 4.2 engaged: 69
Idea: Sports and the lack of equipment av. rating: 4.4 engaged: 69
Idea: P.E av. rating: 4.1 engaged: 103
We're working together with Strathclyde Students' Union to organise events specifically for City of Glasgow College students. We've already hosted a 'Welcome to College' night which took place during freshers' week. We're excited to announce we have another night coming up on the 8th December - our end of term Christmas night!
If you're interested in coming along to this night, you can find more details on our Facebook events page here - https://bit.ly/2QmenRs
We hope to see you all there.
posted on 27 Nov 2018
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posted on 23 Nov 2018
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Well done to all the competition winners.
We raised £406.98.
A great assembly by School Council
posted on 23 Nov 2018
Categories: Ideas into Action
Baxter Storey have now introduced more food options and products for students with specific dietary requirements. Please ask a member of the Catering staff for what options are available and they'll be able to point them out to you.
If there are any other food options or products you would like on the menu, please email: amiller@baxterstorey.com
Food featured in the video: Pesto roasted vegetable baguette topped with buffalo mozzarella. Sea salt, thyme and black pepper roasted vegetable baguette with a duo of roast vineyard cherry tomatoes and mustard slaw. Full range of Grab 'n' Go vegetarian sandwiches, pasta pots, jacket potatoes and fillings. New vegan lines coming soon!
posted on 23 Oct 2018
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They wrote to the politicians in their local ward, local authority and Welsh Assembly. The Environment Minister, Hannah Blythyn, AM wrote to the children to congratulate them on their campaign and provided lots of advice on how they could continue their journey towards plastic-free.
The children themselves decided to raise money to buy the stainless steel bottles and will hold a sponsored walk in September to raise the money.
posted on 14 Sep 2018
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We went to see them near the end of term to find out about the journey they had been on. Our purpose was to capture their story to investigate plastic use in their school and to help the young people show how a commitment to participatory democracy had empowered them to be activists in their own communities.
Read more and watch this fantastic video..
posted on 29 Jul 2018
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posted on 2 Jun 2018
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Please remember we consider all of your suggestions and ideas and will also be considering placing additional machines on other campuses if there is demand and high usage.
posted on 25 May 2018
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Ideas and views
- Inclusion of the school values preferably at the beginning and/or end
- Talk about the amount of time spent on dedication to activities such as basketball training
- Include the variety of clubs available during and after school e.g science club
- The impact of pupil voice on the school, possibly bring up the change of uniform
- Voice overs with the images of the clubs in the background
- The standard and improvement of grades in the school as well as the progression
- Mention the extra language and other GCSEs taken by pupils
- Introduction by the headteacher
- Inclusion of the history of Cathays
- Mention of the school being rebuilt with an improved design as well as improved facilities
- Videos and pictures of the summer timetable, especially the trips
- More pupils rather than staff in the video and ask for volunteers in year 7
- Narrator when photos and videos on screen to save time during video
- Awais as narrator
- School council as well as ordinary students to speak in video
- Lucas to speak about VocalEyes and his inclusion of the child freindly city programme
- Charity events
- Students to talk about the available community languages they are taking/taken
- Young interpreters
- Ensuring students have permission to be in the video
- Areas to broadcast the video such as Roath library
- Musicians in the school to provide the music in the video
- Alois to provide background music
- Jonathan to play guitar in back music
- Josepth meyrick-ash to play piano
- Vivane for background music
- Rebecca to play the flute in back music
- Aim to get the promotional video done by the beginning of July
- After national test KS3 to do part of the recordings (through volunteering)
posted on 2 May 2018
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http://academy.vocaleyes.org/tutorials/10-steps-to-success-for-schools/
Do let us know what you think and if it needs improving feel free to contact us on schools@vocaleyes.org
posted on 29 Apr 2018
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Baxter Storey have now installed new overhead signage in the refectory at City Campus! If there are still areas you wish to have more signage then please contact: amiller@baxterstorey.com
posted on 27 Feb 2018
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Cycle Store / Bike Racks
Thanks for your idea 'Bike Racks'. There is a Cycle Store located on the Ground Floor at City Campus which accommodates 315 bikes. If you study at Riverside Campus, there are 200 external bike racks. Please contact reception if you are not sure where these are located.
posted on 21 Feb 2018
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We have
had great success in Pennard Ward and have planted a beautiful Silver Birch to
commemorate 50 years since the passing of Vernon Watkins and 50 years since
Pennard Primary School and Library were opened.
Local company, Gower Unearthed, work tirelessly
raising awareness of Gower myths, legends and history. They have been
awarded funding to bring Vernon Watkins and his work to life for the 50th
anniversary and have run some great initiatives across Swansea and Gower.
I met with Charlotte and Helen of Gower Unearthed to discuss the Swansea Rural Community Voice Project and how it could work for them. We discussed their current and future projects and during our conversations, one of us suggested that planting a tree for Vernon would be a lovely way to mark this special anniversary.
Without further discussions, the idea was uploaded to VocalEyes into Pennard Ward, was rated and debated by Pennard residents and by the end of the month was top of the list of priorities for the ward.
It was during this time, we spoke to residents about the idea of planting a tree and discovered the Primary School and Library were both also celebrating a 50th anniversary. With all the crossover links between Vernon’s poetry, children, learning, books and literacy, the idea morphed into a joint celebration.
We approached the Primary school to find out what they thought about a tree to celebrate their special anniversary, also recognizing the Library and Vernon Watkins, and were delighted by the response.
Charlotte and Helen both wanted to help the school give the children a better understanding of Vernon Watkins and so organized sessions at the school; including poetry walks and sessions writing poetry taking inspiration from nature and the Pennard area.
The children have also worked with a local artist to produce a “Poetry-Tree” to showcase their work. This will form part of a display to be showcased around Swansea as a finale to the Vernon Watkins Project.
The tree will be accompanied by a memorial stone and information board in the coming months. These will be a fitting memorial to Pennard’s most famous poet which we hope will eventually form part of a Vernon Watkins Trail within the ward, encouraging residents to learn more about Vernon and encouraging visitors from further afield who want to find out more.
The stone and board will be funded by donations from a collaboration of different organizations including The Gower Landscape Partnership, The Gower Society, Pennard Community Council, VocalEyes and fundraising from the local community. This is an example of genuine community collaboration, individuals and organizations working together to achieve a priority idea that had come from the residents within the community.
This story has been shared by the South Wales Evening Post and is available on the Welsh Government website: http://gov.wales/topics/environmentcountryside/farmingandcountryside/cap/wales-rural-network/news/59...
Looking forward to helping Pennard residents achieve many more of their priorities in the coming months!
posted on 24 Jan 2018
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That means lots of new bikes will be appearing soon, starting with docking stations along the bay linking the two university campuses with the city centre. The amount raised was way above the goal, £100,210 (£53,178 target) which is brilliant news because...
"To win the competition we need[ed] to raise more than our target. 50% of any funds raised over and above the target will be used to make further capital investments – more bikes and docking stations – which could include more locations. The other 50% will pay for the additional running costs that will come as a result of the extra investment."
This is brilliant news for Swansea, well done Abertawe! We're looking forward to seeing more people out and about on the bikes, experiencing the joys and freedom of cycling!
posted on 13 Jan 2018
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Riverside Campus Library
Mon - Thu 08.30 - 21.00* (self-service from 19.00-21.00)
Friday 08.30 - 17.00
City Campus Library
Mon - Thu 08.30 - 21.00* (self-service from 19.00 - 21.00)
Friday 08.30 - 17.00
*During self-service hours there will be no library staff available, students can still borrow books from the library using our self-service machines.
Library Welcome Tours available for new starts in January
Riverside Campus Library tours: Dianne Sandford Dianne.Sandford@cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk or Margaret Scalpello margaret.scalpello@cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk
posted on 19 Dec 2017
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We are super excited to announce that Baxter Storey are now serving toast at most of their food outlets in the mornings! Please ask a member of the catering staff for toast if you don't see it displayed.
https://youtu.be/zomBaejc5Ws
posted on 5 Dec 2017
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Did you know that you can charge any of your personal devices by using the plug sockets (if available) or use your own USB cable in a ThinClient!
posted on 5 Dec 2017
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posted on 12 Nov 2014
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