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We aim to keep you up-to-date with the very latest Weston College news and events. Take a look below at what's going on at the College!

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One Message, Different Voices

Take a look at this powerful film made by the staff of Weston College to show how important it is for everyone from different backgrounds to be included. The film shares heartfelt stories and interviews with a diverse group of staff, showing how accepting different identities and backgrounds can make a big difference. Its purpose is to encourage viewers to think about their own biases and work towards making our community more welcoming to all. We invite everyone, regardless of their background, to join us and be a part of our journey toward a more inclusive future.

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Our workplace champions the right of staff to embrace all Afro-hairstyles. We acknowledge that Afro-textured hair is an important part of our Black employees’ racial, ethnic, cultural, and religious identities, and requires specific styling for hair health and maintenance. We celebrate Afro-textured hair worn in all styles including, but not limited to, afros, locs, twists, braids, cornrows, fades, hair straightened through the application of heat or chemicals, weaves, wigs, headscarves, and wraps. In this workplace, we recognise and celebrate our colleagues’ identities. We are a community built on an ethos of equality and respect where hair texture and style have no bearing on an employee's ability to succeed.

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Amazing make-up and incredible costumes…

The Production Arts Runway took place earlier this week and wowed an audience with a runway performance of technically stunning body art, hair and costumes. All of these were designed and put together by our second year Production Arts learners and focused around a superhero/supervillain theme, hence the title of the runway: ‘Kryptonite’. This showcase of talent formed part of the learner’s Final Major Project; supported by the Performing Arts students, in the form of as dancers and models.

From concept to creation, the Production Arts learners had been working on their final characters for 10 weeks. ‘Runway day’ began with learners starting preparation from 8am, working on their models for over 8 hours to perfect their full body artwork. The final result was a stunning, diverse display featuring amazing body painting, make-up, hair, props and incredible costumes.

Overall, the evening was a fantastic success with high praise coming from both parents and staff.

Kirsten Harrison, Lecturer in Production Arts, commented: “We are all incredibly proud of our learners. They have all worked exceptionally hard and have come a long way since starting their journey with us. They have developed into extremely strong and capable make-artists. Each one of them have a bright future in creative industry.

“All of our learners will be progressing onto university level courses or the brilliant UAL pre-degree programme. Words can hardly justify how extremely proud we are.”

The Production Arts Runway was part of SWATCH, the annual Creative Arts Summer Festival, showcasing work from students spanning over multiple weeks across various venues in Weston-super-Mare.

Click here to read more about the other upcoming events from Creative Arts Summer Festival

Well done to all those who took part and a massive thank-you to staff that co-ordinated and helped these learners reach their full potential.

‘Kryptonite’ - Production Arts Runway
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Weston College women’s netball team are celebrating after winning promotion to the Premier Division of the Weston Winter League.

The squad, which includes three staff members and five Academy players (a mix of first year and second year learners), clinched promotion after winning division one.

The idea of the combined club was to bring together students and staff from different courses and different campuses and enable them to have fun engaging in a common interest. This falls under the College’s Body and Mind (BAM) initiative, which encourages students and staff to take part in enrichment activities to promote healthy lifestyles and well-being.

Yvonne Pearson, the College’s head netball coach, set up the team in 2018 and has been an active player ever since. She said: “I wanted to enter a team into the Weston League to allow learners the opportunity to work together with staff, stay fit and engage and develop skills to compete at a good standard.

“We received the Division One Champions award at the Weston netball presentation evening, which was a proud moment, and we’re extremely excited about practicing at the new Health and Active Living Centre to prepare for the season ahead!”

The team, which has also entered the summer league, will be looking for new players from September. Training will take place on Monday evenings (5.30-6.30pm) at the College’s new, bespoke facility – the Health and Active Living Centre. This team is open to all staff and learners at Weston College.

If you would like to be involved, please email Yvonne Pearson at yvonne.pearson@weston.ac.uk.

For those interested in sport at Weston College, read more about our sport courses and sports academies.

 

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Netball Division Champions
scaffold training courses in weston-super-mare

Weston College now provides a range of accredited scaffold training courses at our Construction Training Centre in Weston-super-Mare. Scaffolder courses are available from entry level (COTS) and scaffolding apprenticeships through to CISRS Part 2 scaffolding courses. The training centre features a state-of-the-art 10 metre high, 1000m2 indoor practical area, allowing trainee scaffolders the chance to get hands on in a safe, dry environment.

Scaffolders looking to upskill have a range of options including our supervisor courses and scaffold inspection training. We also provide non-core courses for general workforce competence, including short duration training on critical areas such as scaffold anchor testing, harness inspection, SG4, TG20 and manual handling.

To find out more please visit our dedicated construction website https://www.construction-training-centre.co.uk/scaffolding-training-courses/

NEW Scaffold Training Courses