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Students prove they are good sports in charity matches for Comic Relief

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Comic ReliefBasketball Academy players Nick Kakouris, Kane Smallwood, Joe Johnson, Thambiso Khoza and Benjamin Ankrah.

Students will be showing themselves to be good sports when they compete against college staff in basketball and football matches for Comic Relief.

The games will be held at The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL) in Enfield on 29 March, the week after Red Nose Day.

Players from the College’s Basketball and Football Academies will go head to head with tutors, coaches and other employees from the College to support the popular fundraiser.

This year’s appeal will be particularly poignant for Somalian student Abdi Adam, with Comic Relief recently announcing it was investing £1 million to support the food crisis in East Africa.

The towering 6ft 8ins tall basketball player said: ““It’s really sad to see my country like that, and see people on the news who are starving and dying every day. I feel very lucky to be here, getting a good education and a good future.”

The College has a Football Academy, Basketball Academy and Martial Arts Academy, which are all open to students aged 16-18 who are studying full-time at its Enfield Centre.

The Academies include professional coaching, domestic competitions and international tournaments, physio and nutritional support and access to a full-sized sports hall, fully equipped gym and modern changing facilities.

The College also runs a Sports Scholarship Programme offering funding to promising athletes to help them to reach their potential.

Comic ReliefFootball Academy player Richard Ennin (left) and Basketball Academy player Abdi Adam and College Physio Nader Farhead (right).

Comic Relief provides support for impoverished and disadvantaged people in the UK and abroad and since it began in 1985 has raised more than £1 billion.

Head of Sport Jonathan Silman said: "We've held fundraising events at the College for Sport Relief in the past, and thought it'd also be good fun to do the same for Comic Relief.

"The staff and students are really up for the matches and we hope to raise a great sum for the charity to help thousands of people in this country and around the world."


Somalian refugee among students competing in basketball match for Comic Relief

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Comic ReliefBasketball Academy player Abdi Adam and College Physio Nader Farhead.

A Somalian refugee will be among a group of students supporting Comic Relief in a charity basketball match against college staff to raise funds for the charity.

The fifth oldest of 11 children, Abdi Adam and his family fled the war torn East African country as refugees when he was just 11 years old.

They arrived in the UK in February 2011 and the ongoing civil war is anything but a distant memory for The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL) student.

“My family came to this country about six years ago to have a better life,” said Adbi, who is now 17 and studying Construction at the College.

“Back home there is nothing good going on, which is one of the reasons my dad brought us here. The war was very scary. Here you don’t have to worry about being attacked or being killed.”  

Somalia is now also among several East African nations gripped by famine, which has seen more than 100 people die from starvation. Comic Relief announced this month it was investing £1 million in the region, including Somalia.

“It’s really sad to see my country like that, and see people on the news who are starving and dying every day. I feel very lucky to be here, getting a good education and a good future.”

At a towering 6ft 8ins tall there was only ever going to be one sport for Abdi.

“I have been playing basketball on and off since I came to this country. Football was my first sport, but about a year and a half ago I started taking basketball more seriously and when I came to the College I joined the Basketball Academy,” he said.

“The facilities are very good and coaches have played professionally and have a lot of knowledge and experience about the game, and I am really enjoying playing here.”

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Abdi, who is a fan of the New York Knicks and lists legendary Chicago Bulls’ player Michael Jordan among his heroes, was pleased to be supporting Comic Relief.

“Many people in Somalia do not have much, so it’s nice to know there are people who care about what is happening out there and are raising money,” he said.

“I am looking forward to the match. It will be fun to be up against the staff, and support the charity as well.”

Students learn how to start up and run a business with just £10

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£10 Business ChallengeDeanna James serves up some chicken and Juan Navarro sells pizza slices as part of a £10 business challenge.

Enterprising students put their commercial skills to the test when they took part in a £10 business challenge.

Five teams from The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL) participated in the activity this month.

Each student in the different teams was given £10 and the teams were asked to create businesses with the one making the most profit being named the winner.

Most of the businesses were food orientated with chicken and rice, pizzas, cakes and doughnuts among the items on sale, while another business charged their peers to play a football computer game.

Student Emmanuela Mensah, 18, said: “It’s been fun and educational. We used the money to buy in the food and create posters to put around the College to advertise the stall.

“it’s taught me that in business you have to be very organised and how to communicate with different people, and we’ve managed to make over £70.”

Another student, Juan Navarro, 19, said: “It was quite difficult only having £10 each to buy something to make a profit, but it has shown what you can achieve on a small budget.”

The event was one of a number of enrichment activities run by the College each year, which also includes a Fundraising and Volunteering Week, Green Week, English Literature week, Maths Week and Health and Wellbeing Week.

Obi Onyido, Learner Engagement Worker, said:  “The students took on the challenge with huge enthusiasm and made significant effort in preparing for the challenge, which also helped them to develop some entrepreneurial skills that will help them in later in life.”

CONEL Science students offer health checks at National Junior Rowing Championships

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           CONEL Science Students at the National Junior Indoor Rowing ChampionshipsCONEL Science Students at the National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships

The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London’s Science students offered health checks at the National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships (NJIRC) on Friday 17 March at the iconic Sporting venue Lea Valley Athletics Stadium.

The National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships, organised by London Youth Rowing is their annual flagship event where schools and colleges across the UK attend to compete. NJIRC is the largest indoor junior rowing event in the world and it’s the chance for many young rowers to enter their first competition. With no overall winner, the rowers were categorized into year groups, and competed for their schools in provisional and final races, with winners in each year group.

The Level 1 and Level 3 Science students from the Enfield and Tottenham centres carried out blood pressure tests. Using a blood pressure monitor the students checked blood pressure and heart beats per minute. The students gave great advice to the young aspiring athletes if their blood pressure and heart rate was low, average or high. The students also did lung functioning tests by measuring the lungs air capacity using peak flow tubes. The students used a peak flow meter to do this giving advice to visitors on their lungs capacity and how well their lungs can push out air.

Saeema Khatri, Level 3 Science student (pictured above bottom, third left) said: “I enjoyed the day. I want to get into Science so it was a great opportunity to get work experience, measuring the visitors’ blood pressure and giving them health advice”.

CONEL Science students carrying out health checks on visitors

Shoheb Payandeh, Level 3 Science student (pictured above left) said: “This was my first time doing health checks at a busy event. It was good experience to do a practical activity on the visitors of different ages measuring their heart rates and blood pressures”.

Head of School, Engineering & Science, Asif Khan who attended the event said: “Work experience is an essential aspect of study at CONEL and we were delighted to be able to provide this for our students today as many of them want to work in health related industries. We also really enjoyed the event watching hundreds of excited young people competing on the indoor rowing machines.”

You can find out more about all of CONEL’s Science courses here

 

Business students hope translation app will be talk of the town

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2017 Big Idea ChallengeJoseph Opoku, Aurelia Obuchowska, Simona Vasilkyova, Nuradin Abdulle Bennie Karici took part in the 2017 Big Idea Challenge with support from mentor Nick Lowe, Regional Enterprise Manager, at Natwest.

Five entrepreneurial Business students are calling on the public’s support to help them scoop the top prize in a competition with their idea for an English translation mobile phone app.

Nuradin Abdulle, Bennie Karici, Joseph Opoku, Aurelia Obuchowska and Simona Obuchowska are representing The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL) in the 2017 Big Idea Challenge.

The challenge is run by London Metropolitan University and invites teams from Further Education and sixth form colleges to develop and pitch their business plan, and the College team needs people to vote for them to win.

The winning team will receive free websites, internships and business mentoring to help turn their idea into a reality.

Each member of the CONEL team is from a different country or ethnic background and aware of how difficult it can be to do basic tasks, such as opening a bank account or making a doctor’s appointment, if you don’t speak English.

The English Translator app would connect non-English speaking people with multi-lingual students who want to earn some extra money. It would not only provide translation services at the point of need, but also English lessons to help people to integrate in their communities.

Nuradin, 20, who is English but has his roots in Africa, said:A language barrier can have a huge effect on individuals and communities. The worst people affected by poor health and high unemployment in the UK are those that feel most isolated and do not speak English.”

Bennie, also,  20, who is from Albania, added:If you need to go and see a GP and do not speak English our app will prove a quick and efficient translation service either in person or through a video-link for a reasonable cost.”

After submitting their idea the team received support and guidance on developing and pitching their business from Nick Howe, Regional Enterprise Manager, at Natwest, as part of the challenge.

In researching the project the team found that there was a growing demand for translation services, particularly for Polish, Turkish, Greek and Punjabi speakers, and the vast majority of Turkish people in the UK live in North London.

To vote for the CONEL team go to www.bigideachallenge.co/finalists/translatorapp. Voting closes on 31 March.

You can see the team’s pitch below.

College director to support disadvantaged women and children in Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka tripMarcia Summers, Director of Technical Industries and Skills for Life at CONEL, and her son Joe, on one of their trips to support the Women’s Development Centre in Sri Lanka.

A college director will be jetting off to provide voluntary support to disabled, abused and disadvantaged women and children in Sri Lanka this month.

Marcia Summers, who is Director of Technical Industries and Skills for Life at The College of Haringey Enfield and North East London (CONEL), has supported the Women’s Development Centre for the past four years.

The Women’s Development Centre is a non-governmental organisation that has been working to improve the lives of women in Sri Lanka since the mid-1980s. The centre is the largest refuge shelter in the country and is desperately short of funding.

Marcia and her son Joe, aged 14, will by flying out to the capital Colombo on 30 March before making an 84-mile journey in-land to the centre in Kandy.

“This year I will be spending my time at a vocational training centre for young people with disabilities, visiting very poor villages in the old tea plantation areas and providing support at a refuge for young girls who have been abused and often been made pregnant through the abuse,” said Marcia.

“I provide management support in the form of training and coaching and my son collects items at his school and from his friends to take out there so he can hand over to those in need. It’s always a hugely enriching experience.”

Sri Lanka tripMarcia Summers, Director of Technical Industries and Skills for Life at CONEL, and son Joe in Sri Lanka.

The Women’s Development Centre started as a project within the Presbyterian Church in Kandy by the late Pearl Stephen and later expanded to support disadvantaged women irrespective of their culture, religion or social standing. It provides help through community development and rehabilitation, a school programme, health unit and crisis intervention centre.

Marcia heard about the organisation through a friend of her cousin, who was a trustee for Shining Life Children’s Trust, a UK charity that raises funds to support underprivileged children in Sri Lanka.

She has funded each of her trips and covered any expenses out of her own pocket. However, Marcia is looking to raise £500 to support the work of the centre and is also asking for donation of light stationery items to take to pre-schools and the vocational training centre.

Cash donations can be made at www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/marcia-summers-1 until 14 April. Any stationery items must be delivered to the College’s Tottenham Centre by 29 March.

For further information on the Women’s Development Centre go to www.womendev.org and for more on Shining Life Children’s Trust go to www.shininglife.org.

Follow Marcia and Joe’s trip on Twitter and on their JustGiving page.

 

College welcomes Northumberland Park students for creative Health & Social Care taster

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Northumberland park schoolNorthumberland Park School pupils visit CONEL.

The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London welcomed 24 students who are all interested in Health, Social Care or Childcare from Northumberland Park School today (Wednesday 22 March) to discuss career options, advise on the application process and give them a taste of the sector.

The morning began with a session led by Sambit Sen, Head of Apprenticeships, who spoke about different career options and pathways, what the College has to offer and the importance of maths and English qualifications in any sector.

This was followed by a tour of the College and an interactive session led by the Health and Social Care tutors at the Tottenham Green Centre. The session was based around storytelling for young children and how it can help improve skills such as teamwork and vocabulary. Students were read the famous children’s story, ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ by Michael Rosen, and explored different ways of bringing the story to life with the use of props and musical instruments. They were then asked to pick a story and creatively deliver it to the rest of the group as they would in a childcare setting.

Diane Liversidge from Partnership and Lifelong Learning at Northumberland Park School said, “This is the sixth year running that we’ve brought our year 10 students here for a taster session. Everyone here today expressed an interest in Health, Social Care or Childcare and we wanted to provide them with an insight in to studying in a college setting. It’s important for students to know about the entry requirements and different career options as well as get a feel for what college life is really like. These sessions are fantastic because they are so interactive and the students really enjoy them.”

Year 10 student Yamur Yavuz said, “I’ve really enjoyed the sessions today. I was thinking about becoming a one to one autism teacher and today has made my mind up that this is definitely the career path I want to take.”

Wendy Whitelaw, Curriculum Manager for Health, Care & Early Years said, “It’s very important to the College to support local schools in any way we can and today was a great opportunity for CONEL to give a taster of what we to offer. We’re the number one performing College in London, we have fantastic facilities and excellent teaching staff. All of this is right on their doorstep.”

If you’re interested in a Health and Social Care, please click here. http://www.conel.ac.uk/courses/health-and-social-care.html

Actors bring characters from Of Mice and Men to life for GCSE English students

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ActorsActors from Rooftop Theatre Company played out characters from Of Mice and Men.

GCSE English students were given a masterclass in understanding character when a pair of actors performed extracts from John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men at the College.

Paul Sayers and Simon Bolton from Rooftop Theatre Company ran a workshop on the classic US novel at The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL) on 29 March.

The story, based on the author’s own experiences, follows two displaced migrant workers looking for work in California during the Great Depression in the 1920s, and is part of this year’s GCSE English curriculum.

Paul and Simon played out characters from the book and asked students to guess who they were, and later performed several scenes to the students.

They also invited students to think of a famous person and consider different aspects of their character based on physical description, what other people say about them and what they have read or heard in the media.

ActorsGCSE English students take part in the workshop run by Rooftop Theatre Company.

GCSE English student Serge Gorevoj, 25, said: “It has given me a much better idea of what the characters are like.  It was much more entertaining and engaging than just being taught in the classroom, and so you remember it better, which will help with the exam.”

Rosa Caiazza. 18, who is also studying for the exam, added: “I’ve read the book and the characters the actors’ performed were just how I imagined them to be. It really brought it to life.”

Rooftop Theatre Company is based in Ludlow, Shropshire, and has performed a variety of productions, including Shakespeare, farces and pantomime.

Paul, who is also Artistic Director of Rooftop Theatre Company said: “We often get asked to do workshops at schools and colleges.

“We look to make them exciting and interactive. It gives us a chance to do something different and practice performing in front of an audience, and it’s a great way to get young people interested in literature and the theatre.”

Call 020 8442 3055 or click here to find out more about GCSE and Functional Skills courses in English and Maths.

ActorsActors Paul Sayers and Simon Bolton from Rooftop Theatre Company.


10 Years of National Apprenticeships Week – Former apprentice Natasha comes back to College for Open Day

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Plumbing tutor Paul Oatham demonstrates bending tectite plastic pipe to Homes for Haringey plumber Natasha MacDonald

CONEL’s week-long celebration of National Apprenticeships Week culminated in an Open Day on Saturday (11 March 2017) and saw its former apprentice, now qualified plumber Natasha MacDonald, return to take part in a Q&A as part of National Apprenticeships Week. Former Haringey Mayor, Cllr Jennifer Man joined Natasha for the panel event chaired by CONEL Apprenticeships Manager, Paul Jenner.

Praising the College’s 30 year track record in Apprenticeship training, Cllr Mann remarked that “Haringey Council is very proud of this college being in our borough.”

The Homes for Haringey plumber, Natasha was asked if she found it hard to succeed in a traditionally male industry. She replied: “Most people are incredibly positive; it’s very rare to find anyone who’s is negative about working with a female plumber.”

Asked about her future, Natasha said she would be interested in moving into management and is also thinking about setting up her own business.

Natasha described how she had originally taking A Levels at school, but found it wasn’t for her and moved onto a Level 3 Childcare course at the College. She achieved her qualification, but also needed to provide for her small daughter and realised the move into a Plumbing Apprenticeship was the answer. With nothing but praise for the support she received from her employer and the college who were able to provide a flexible approach to her childcare needs, Natasha qualified as a plumber around six years ago.  A nationally award winning apprentice plumber, Natasha achieved a regional Adult Learner’s Week Award in 2009, as well as the VQ Day regional and National Awards in 2010.  

Asked for tips as to how to make it as a plumber, Natasha responded: “If you work really hard, anyone can do it – and I was lucky because my employer and tutors were so supportive.”

Natasha’s view was reinforced by CONEL plumbing teacher Paul Oatham. “Many people can do it, but it does take about four years of practice and determination."

Natasha later returned to her old plumbing workshop and was amazed to discover a new material called tektite pipe. She was so pleased with its easy to bend capabilities compared to the more traditional copper that she was going to tell her employers about it when she returned to work.

Cllr Jennifer Mann, Paul Jenner and Natasha MacDonald at the Q and A

The Open Day also featured an Employer’s Fair attended by Hail Ltd, London Waste and Shine Partnerships.

Marlene Moreno, HR Adviser at London Waste said: "We have been working with the College to take on mechanical engineering apprentices. The apprentices spend their first year with the college training then they gain the practical skills with us. They have been working on some great projects like the 2025 brand new power plant."

If you are interested in an apprenticeship please click here or call 020 8442 3442.

Students prove they are good sports in charity matches for Comic Relief

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Comic ReliefBasketball Academy players Nick Kakouris, Kane Smallwood, Joe Johnson, Thambiso Khoza and Benjamin Ankrah.

Students will be showing themselves to be good sports when they compete against college staff in basketball and football matches for Comic Relief.

The games will be held at The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL) in Enfield on 29 March, the week after Red Nose Day.

Players from the College’s Basketball and Football Academies will go head to head with tutors, coaches and other employees from the College to support the popular fundraiser.

This year’s appeal will be particularly poignant for Somalian student Abdi Adam, with Comic Relief recently announcing it was investing £1 million to support the food crisis in East Africa.

The towering 6ft 8ins tall basketball player said: “It’s really sad to see my country like that, and see people on the news who are starving and dying every day. I feel very lucky to be here, getting a good education and a good future.”

The College has a Football Academy, Basketball Academy and Martial Arts Academy, which are all open to students aged 16-18 who are studying full-time at its Enfield Centre.

The Academies include professional coaching, domestic competitions and international tournaments, physio and nutritional support and access to a full-sized sports hall, fully equipped gym and modern changing facilities.

The College also runs a Sports Scholarship Programme offering funding to promising athletes to help them to reach their potential.

Comic ReliefFootball Academy player Richard Ennin (left) and Basketball Academy player Abdi Adam and College Physio Nader Farhead (right).

Comic Relief provides support for impoverished and disadvantaged people in the UK and abroad and since it began in 1985 has raised more than £1 billion.

Head of Sport Jonathan Silman said: "We've held fundraising events at the College for Sport Relief in the past, and thought it'd also be good fun to do the same for Comic Relief.

"The staff and students are really up for the matches and we hope to raise a great sum for the charity to help thousands of people in this country and around the world."

Giant Somalian student hopes to raise lofty sum in basketball match for Comic Relief

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Comic ReliefBasketball Academy player Abdi Adam and College Physio Nader Farhead.

A giant Somalian student is among a team of basketball players taking part in a match against college staff for Comic Relief.

Towering at mighty 6ft 8ins tall, Abdi Adam, 17, plays regularly for the Basketball Academy at The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL).

He and his family fled the war torn East African country in February 2011 when he was just 11 years old and the devastation is anything but a distant memory.

“My family came to this country about six years ago to have a better life,” said Abdi, who is studying Construction at the College.

“Back home there is nothing good going on, which is one of the reasons my dad brought us here. The war was very scary. Here you don’t have to worry about being attacked or being killed.”  

Somalia is now also among several East African nations gripped by famine, which has seen more than 100 people die from starvation. Comic Relief announced this month it was investing £1 million in the region, including Somalia.

“It’s really sad to see my country like that, and see people on the news who are starving and dying every day. I feel very lucky to be here, getting a good education and a good future.”

“I have been playing basketball on and off since I came to this country. Football was my first sport, but about a year and a half ago I started taking basketball more seriously and when I came to the College I joined the Basketball Academy,” he said.

“The facilities are very good and coaches have played professionally and have a lot of knowledge and experience about the game, and I am really enjoying playing here.”

Comic Relief

Abdi, who is a fan of the New York Knicks and lists legendary Chicago Bulls’ player Michael Jordan among his heroes, was pleased to be supporting Comic Relief.

“Many people in Somalia do not have much, so it’s nice to know there are people who care about what is happening out there and are raising money,” he said.

“I am looking forward to the match. It will be fun to be up against the staff, and support the charity as well.”

The match will take place at the College's Sports Centre in Enfield on 29 March, a week after Red Nose Day. The Football Academy will also be taking on staff in a match for the charity.

Students learn how to start up and run a business with just £10

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£10 Business ChallengeDeanna James serves up some chicken and Juan Navarro sells pizza slices as part of a £10 business challenge.

Enterprising students put their commercial skills to the test when they took part in a £10 business challenge.

Five teams from The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL) participated in the activity this month.

Each student in the different teams was given £10 and the teams were asked to create businesses with the one making the most profit being named the winner.

Most of the businesses were food orientated with chicken and rice, pizzas, cakes and doughnuts among the items on sale, while another business charged their peers to play a football computer game.

Student Emmanuela Mensah, 18, said: “It’s been fun and educational. We used the money to buy in the food and create posters to put around the College to advertise the stall.

“it’s taught me that in business you have to be very organised and how to communicate with different people, and we’ve managed to make over £70.”

Another student, Juan Navarro, 19, said: “It was quite difficult only having £10 each to buy something to make a profit, but it has shown what you can achieve on a small budget.”

The event was one of a number of enrichment activities run by the College each year, which also includes a Fundraising and Volunteering Week, Green Week, English Literature week, Maths Week and Health and Wellbeing Week.

Obi Onyido, Learner Engagement Worker, said:  “The students took on the challenge with huge enthusiasm and made significant effort in preparing for the challenge, which also helped them to develop some entrepreneurial skills that will help them in later in life.”

CONEL Science students offer health checks at National Junior Rowing Championships

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           CONEL Science Students at the National Junior Indoor Rowing ChampionshipsCONEL Science Students at the National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships

The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London’s Science students offered health checks at the National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships (NJIRC) on Friday 17 March at the iconic Sporting venue Lea Valley Athletics Stadium.

The National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships, organised by London Youth Rowing is their annual flagship event where schools and colleges across the UK attend to compete. NJIRC is the largest indoor junior rowing event in the world and it’s the chance for many young rowers to enter their first competition. With no overall winner, the rowers were categorized into year groups, and competed for their schools in provisional and final races, with winners in each year group.

The Level 1 and Level 3 Science students from the Enfield and Tottenham centres carried out blood pressure tests. Using a blood pressure monitor the students checked blood pressure and heart beats per minute. The students gave great advice to the young aspiring athletes if their blood pressure and heart rate was low, average or high. The students also did lung functioning tests by measuring the lungs air capacity using peak flow tubes. The students used a peak flow meter to do this giving advice to visitors on their lungs capacity and how well their lungs can push out air.

Saeema Khatri, Level 3 Science student (pictured above bottom, third left) said: “I enjoyed the day. I want to get into Science so it was a great opportunity to get work experience, measuring the visitors’ blood pressure and giving them health advice”.

CONEL Science students carrying out health checks on visitors

Shoheb Payandeh, Level 3 Science student (pictured above left) said: “This was my first time doing health checks at a busy event. It was good experience to do a practical activity on the visitors of different ages measuring their heart rates and blood pressures”.

Head of School, Engineering & Science, Asif Khan, said: “Work experience is an essential aspect of study at CONEL and we were delighted to be able to provide this for our students today as many of them want to work in health related industries. We also really enjoyed the event watching hundreds of excited young people competing on the indoor rowing machines.”

You can find out more about all of CONEL’s Science courses here

 

Business students hope translation app will be talk of the town

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2017 Big Idea ChallengeJoseph Opoku, Aurelia Obuchowska, Simona Vasilkyova, Nuradin Abdulle Bennie Karici took part in the 2017 Big Idea Challenge with support from mentor Nick Lowe, Regional Enterprise Manager, at Natwest.

Five entrepreneurial Business students are calling on the public’s support to help them scoop the top prize in a competition with their idea for an English translation mobile phone app.

Nuradin Abdulle, Bennie Karici, Joseph Opoku, Aurelia Obuchowska and Simona Obuchowska are representing The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL) in the 2017 Big Idea Challenge.

The challenge is run by London Metropolitan University and invites teams from Further Education and sixth form colleges to develop and pitch their business plan, and the College team needs people to vote for them to win.

The winning team will receive free websites, internships and business mentoring to help turn their idea into a reality.

Each member of the CONEL team is from a different country or ethnic background and aware of how difficult it can be to do basic tasks, such as opening a bank account or making a doctor’s appointment, if you don’t speak English.

The English Translator app would connect non-English speaking people with multi-lingual students who want to earn some extra money. It would not only provide translation services at the point of need, but also English lessons to help people to integrate in their communities.

Nuradin, 20, who is English but has his roots in Africa, said:A language barrier can have a huge effect on individuals and communities. The worst people affected by poor health and high unemployment in the UK are those that feel most isolated and do not speak English.”

Bennie, also,  20, who is from Albania, added:If you need to go and see a GP and do not speak English our app will prove a quick and efficient translation service either in person or through a video-link for a reasonable cost.”

After submitting their idea the team received support and guidance on developing and pitching their business from Nick Howe, Regional Enterprise Manager, at Natwest, as part of the challenge.

In researching the project the team found that there was a growing demand for translation services, particularly for Polish, Turkish, Greek and Punjabi speakers, and the vast majority of Turkish people in the UK live in North London.

To vote for the CONEL team go to www.bigideachallenge.co/finalists/translatorapp. Voting closes on 31 March.

You can see the team’s pitch below.

College director to support disadvantaged women and children in Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka tripMarcia Summers, Director of Technical Industries and Skills for Life at CONEL, and her son Joe, on one of their trips to support the Women’s Development Centre in Sri Lanka.

A college director will be jetting off to provide voluntary support to disabled, abused and disadvantaged women and children in Sri Lanka this month.

Marcia Summers, who is Director of Technical Industries and Skills for Life at The College of Haringey Enfield and North East London (CONEL), has supported the Women’s Development Centre for the past four years.

The Women’s Development Centre is a non-governmental organisation that has been working to improve the lives of women in Sri Lanka since the mid-1980s. The centre is the largest refuge shelter in the country and is desperately short of funding.

Marcia and her son Joe, aged 14, will by flying out to the capital Colombo on 30 March before making an 84-mile journey in-land to the centre in Kandy.

“This year I will be spending my time at a vocational training centre for young people with disabilities, visiting very poor villages in the old tea plantation areas and providing support at a refuge for young girls who have been abused and often been made pregnant through the abuse,” said Marcia.

“I provide management support in the form of training and coaching and my son collects items at his school and from his friends to take out there so he can hand over to those in need. It’s always a hugely enriching experience.”

Sri Lanka tripMarcia Summers, Director of Technical Industries and Skills for Life at CONEL, and son Joe in Sri Lanka.

The Women’s Development Centre started as a project within the Presbyterian Church in Kandy by the late Pearl Stephen and later expanded to support disadvantaged women irrespective of their culture, religion or social standing. It provides help through community development and rehabilitation, a school programme, health unit and crisis intervention centre.

Marcia heard about the organisation through a friend of her cousin, who was a trustee for Shining Life Children’s Trust, a UK charity that raises funds to support underprivileged children in Sri Lanka.

She has funded each of her trips and covered any expenses out of her own pocket. However, Marcia is looking to raise £500 to support the work of the centre and is also asking for donation of light stationery items to take to pre-schools and the vocational training centre.

Cash donations can be made at www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/marcia-summers-1 until 14 April. Any stationery items must be delivered to the College’s Tottenham Centre by 29 March.

For further information on the Women’s Development Centre go to www.womendev.org and for more on Shining Life Children’s Trust go to www.shininglife.org.

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College welcomes Northumberland Park students for creative Health & Social Care taster

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Northumberland park schoolNorthumberland Park School pupils visit CONEL.

The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London welcomed 24 students who are all interested in Health, Social Care or Childcare from Northumberland Park School today (Wednesday 22 March) to discuss career options, advise on the application process and give them a taste of the sector.

The morning began with a session led by Sambit Sen, Head of Apprenticeships, who spoke about different career options and pathways, what the College has to offer and the importance of maths and English qualifications in any sector.

This was followed by a tour of the College and an interactive session led by the Health and Social Care tutors at the Tottenham Green Centre. The session was based around storytelling for young children and how it can help improve skills such as teamwork and vocabulary. Students were read the famous children’s story, ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ by Michael Rosen, and explored different ways of bringing the story to life with the use of props and musical instruments. They were then asked to pick a story and creatively deliver it to the rest of the group as they would in a childcare setting.

Diane Liversidge from Partnership and Lifelong Learning at Northumberland Park School said, “This is the sixth year running that we’ve brought our year 10 students here for a taster session. Everyone here today expressed an interest in Health, Social Care or Childcare and we wanted to provide them with an insight in to studying in a college setting. It’s important for students to know about the entry requirements and different career options as well as get a feel for what college life is really like. These sessions are fantastic because they are so interactive and the students really enjoy them.”

Year 10 student Yamur Yavuz said, “I’ve really enjoyed the sessions today. I was thinking about becoming a one to one autism teacher and today has made my mind up that this is definitely the career path I want to take.”

Wendy Whitelaw, Curriculum Manager for Health, Care & Early Years said, “It’s very important to the College to support local schools in any way we can and today was a great opportunity for CONEL to give a taster of what we to offer. We’re the number one performing College in London, we have fantastic facilities and excellent teaching staff. All of this is right on their doorstep.”

If you’re interested in a Health and Social Care, please click here. http://www.conel.ac.uk/courses/health-and-social-care.html

Actors bring characters from Of Mice and Men to life for GCSE English students

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ActorsActors from Rooftop Theatre Company played out characters from Of Mice and Men.

GCSE English students were given a masterclass in understanding character when a pair of actors performed extracts from John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men at the College.

Paul Sayers and Simon Bolton from Rooftop Theatre Company ran a workshop on the classic US novel at The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL) on 29 March.

The story, based on the author’s own experiences, follows two displaced migrant workers looking for work in California during the Great Depression in the 1920s, and is part of this year’s GCSE English curriculum.

Paul and Simon played out characters from the book and asked students to guess who they were, and later performed several scenes to the students.

They also invited students to think of a famous person and consider different aspects of their character based on physical description, what other people say about them and what they have read or heard in the media.

ActorsGCSE English students take part in the workshop run by Rooftop Theatre Company.

GCSE English student Serge Gorevoj, 25, said: “It has given me a much better idea of what the characters are like.  It was much more entertaining and engaging than just being taught in the classroom, and so you remember it better, which will help with the exam.”

Rosa Caiazza. 18, who is also studying for the exam, added: “I’ve read the book and the characters the actors’ performed were just how I imagined them to be. It really brought it to life.”

Rooftop Theatre Company is based in Ludlow, Shropshire, and has performed a variety of productions, including Shakespeare, farces and pantomime.

Paul, who is also Artistic Director of Rooftop Theatre Company said: “We often get asked to do workshops at schools and colleges.

“We look to make them exciting and interactive. It gives us a chance to do something different and practice performing in front of an audience, and it’s a great way to get young people interested in literature and the theatre.”

Call 020 8442 3055 or click here to find out more about GCSE and Functional Skills courses in English and Maths.

ActorsActors Paul Sayers and Simon Bolton from Rooftop Theatre Company.

Partnership between CONEL and Ambitious College will give young people with autism ‘a real chance’

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Ambitious College openingOfficial opening of Ambitious College, which is working partnership with CONEL.

A new specialist day college for young people with autism supported by The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL) officially opened last week.

Ambitious College is run by the charity Ambitious About Autism, and aims to equip learners with knowledge, skills and experience they need to live, work and contribute as part of their communities.

The new Pears Campus, located at CONEL’s Tottenham Green Centre, opened its doors to learners in September 2016 and currently provides further education and training for more than 30 students aged 16 to 25 on the autistic spectrum.

Minister of State for Vulnerable Children and Families, Edward Timpson MP, opened the college on 30 March, in the run up to World Autism Awareness Month in April.

He said: “It is a real pleasure to come and open Ambitious College today and meet the young learners, their parents and staff. The college is doing amazing work in terms of providing learners with the vital support they need to access learning and employment opportunities as well as preparing them for adulthood.”

CONEL will be working with the charity to provide students from Ambitious College with the opportunity to access vocational learning and social opportunities alongside their peers.

Sparking at the event, CONEL Principal Andy Forbes said: “We are the main chance for many young people, and for this particular group of young people this is a real chance not just for them to get an education that will help them to be the person they want to be in their lives, but to prepare to be a productive members of society.”

Former CONEL Principal Paul Head was passionate about supporting the charity and instigated the partnership before he passed away after a battle with cancer in 2014.

At the opening, Ambitious College Principal Vivienne Berkeley announced a Learner Achievement Award would be named in Paul Head’s memory.

The event was also attended by Trevor Pears from the Pears Foundation, the lead partners of Ambitious College, Tottenham MP David Lammy, Hornsey and Wood Green MP Catherine West and the Deputy Mayor of London, Joanne McCartney, who is also Assembly Member for Enfield and Haringey andresponsible for education and childcare.

Jolanta Lasota, Chief Executive of Ambitious about Autism, said: “The opening of Ambitious College is a very exciting chapter in our history and I would like to thank the Minister for coming along today and sharing this very important day with us.

 

“Only 1 in 4 young people with autism progress beyond school to any form of education or training. This statistic gave us the impetus to establish Ambitious College as we believe every young person with autism has a fundamental right to an education which is key to transforming their lives. With the right support, young people with autism can learn, thrive and achieve and go on to lead independent and fulfilling lives.”

For further information about Ambitious visit www.ambitiouscollege.org.uk.

Former carpentry student commissioned to build cross for Easter

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Easter CrossFormer Carpentry student James Forshaw with the cross he made for Holy Trinity Church in Tottenham.

A former carpentry student at the College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL) has built a cross for a church this Easter.

James Forshaw, 40, was commissioned to build the 7ft by 5ft cross for Holy Trinity Church in Tottenham after making cupboards for the church during a work placement arranged by the College in 2015.

James said: “I met the parish priest when I did the original work at the church, and he personally asked me to come back and make a cross for Easter.

“It took a couple of days to construct and I’m pleased with how it’s turned out.”

James set up his own carpentry business Interior Innovation after completing a Level 2 Diploma in Carpentry and Joinery in 2015 at the CONEL, where he previously studied a Level 1 Diploma in Basic Construction.

The Reverend Bunmi Fagbemi, from Holy Trinity Church, said: “We’re very grateful to the College in providing skilled people like James and we were very happy to ask him back to build a cross for us.

“This is a great example of how people and organisations can work together to support one another.”

Call 020 8442 3088 or click this line to find out more about Construction courses.

 

Young stylists look to make the cut in hairdressing competition

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Hairdressing CompetitionHairdressing students came up with some incredible styles.

Young stylists showcased their talents when they took part in a competition to prove they have what it takes to cut it in the hairdressing business.

Around 30 students studying for a Level 2 Diploma in Hairdressing at the College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL) competed in the challenge.

Each of the participants had an hour and 30 minutes to produce a style from a mood board they had previously created to reflect the finished look.

The themes for their inspirational styles included Victorian, the 1940s, steam punk, bridal, rock chick, catwalk, modern African woman and Valentine’s Day.

Friends and other students volunteered to be models on the day, who also wore glamorous outfits and make-up applied by the stylists to complete the different looks.

Hairdressing CompetitionHairdressing competition winner Jennifer Asiedu (fifth from left) with her 'modern African woman' themed style modelled by frined Gina Bunsu (seated). Also pictured is second placed Ruzha Angelova (far right) and third placed Kamilakhan Zhuraeva (far left) and mood board winner Suzana Hysa (third from left) with their models.

First, second and third prizes and another prize for the best mood board containing a total of more than £200 of hair styling equipment donated  by Chris & Sons hair salon in Enfield were awarded.

Jennifer Asiedu, 33, who scooped the top prize for her modern African woman style, said: “I am shocked and absolutely speechless. It feels amazing to have won.

“My background is African and I wanted to show that it is now a much more modern place with clothes and hair styles, and I was pleased with the way it turned out.”

Her friend Gina Bonsu, who modelled the style, said: “I think it’s absolutely lovely. It’s exactly what she was trying to do. I’m going to keep it for a while.”

Second place was awarded to Ruzha Angelova, 33, with Kamilakhan Zhuraeva, 33, in third, and the prize for the best mood board went to Suzana Hysa, 29.

Kamilakhan, who created a 1940s style, said: “During wartime it was hard for women but they still looked very glamorous. I wanted to create that kind of style and keep it versatile so it could be worn if you were going out for the evening or worked down.”

Hairdressing CompetitionHairdressing students came up styles on various themes.

The competition was judged by Yvonne Stevens, from Chris & Sons, industry expert and former CONEL tutor Lynn Bayford and current hairdressing tutor and experienced stylist Jayne Giroud.

Speaking on behalf of all the judges, Lynn said: “All of us were unanimous in our top three in the same order. Jennifer’s winning style had lots twists and braids and very well balanced, which made for a great overall look.”

The first, second and third placed winners will now compete against colleges from across London in a competition run by Chris & Sons, with the chance to win a two-day masterclass with top stylist Patrick Cameron.

Call 020 8442 3055 or click this link to find out more about our Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy courses.

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