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IC N
Page 2 - Social Sciences: from strength to strength
July 2020 Page 4 - Sports teams frustrated by COVID disruption
Page 6 - Itchen Radio 2019-2020
Page 8 - Business students run teamwork event
& start of term dates
Plans for teaching in September
The government have recently and online learning should the one third of the size of some
stated their firm intention need arise. other Hampshire colleges, and
to return colleges to full are therefore not faced with
attendance from September. We plan to operate a modified the same challenges that the
We fully support a safe return version of our usual college- COVID-19 pandemic presents to
to full classroom teaching based enrolment process in much larger institutions.
after the summer break. It is a late August, before welcoming
challenging and unpredictable students back to a campus which This term, teaching staff
time for everyone, but we would has been thoughtfully equipped have been making good use
like to share with you our plans and adapted to keep students of innovative products such
for the new academic year. and staff safe. as Screencastify, Peardeck
and Loom to deliver live and
Itchen College has committed We are very aware that many recorded remote lessons, but we
to providing students with a students have struggled with know that students much prefer
flexible morning and afternoon the isolation of remote learning, the social interaction and more
contract bus shuttle service and are very keen to get back to personal delivery provided by
during the 2020-2021 academic the socially and intellectually lively and responsive classroom
year, to offer students greater stimulating environment of the teaching.
convenience in getting to and college. We have missed our
from college. In a move that will students, and would like to think We have therefore modified our
be very popular with students that they have missed us too! For existing timetable slightly to
using the contract bus service, many of our students, the two or enable all students to benefit
the shuttle arrangement will three years they spend at Itchen from full-time classroom
enable students to travel at are among the most enjoyable learning, while limiting ‘trapped
times that suit their timetable periods of their lives, and we are time’ so that they do not need
commitments. keen for our new and returning to remain in college when they
students to be able to enjoy have no scheduled lessons.
This will help to reduce the campus life again. We therefore
numbers of students using plan to provide as near to a If there is a second spike or a
the college’s social spaces normal experience as possible, regional outbreak of COVID-19
and will enable us to provide while maintaining safety at all which forces us to go back
classroom-based teaching rather times. temporaily to a blended learning
than having to deliver course arrangement in order to keep
content through remote, online We are lucky in that we are a students and staff safe, the
learning. However, should social relatively small, community new timetable structure and
distancing return in some form, college, and do not need to the shuttle bus arrangement
this new arrangement will also accommodate huge numbers will allow us to respond quickly
allow us to more practicably of students in very congested and easily so that teaching and
deliver a blend of face-to-face social areas. We are around learning remain effective.
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Social Sciences: from strength to strength
The Social Sciences & Care purpose and perfectly aligned o over 90% of students progress
faculty at Itchen has a shared the community which it serves. into related career destinations
vision of being a force for The faculty boasts outstanding or higher education courses.
change. The faculty is a high-grade (A*-B) pass rates with
dynamic, highly experienced the following results: In both Childcare and Health
and forward thinking team with & Social Care, students are in
a shared passion for student Childcare: 97% placements each week and
progression to higher education Health & Social Care: 92% will be located in a different
or employment. Sociology: 74% workplace setting each term.
Psychology: 34% Many of our students have
The faculty has a well subsequently been employed
established track record of In Childcare, the Early Years team by those placements upon
success, both in terms of results celebrated as the five A grades completing their studies with us.
and in developing courses that awarded nationally for external
maximise student outcomes and assessments were awarded to Sociology and Care courses
enrichment. five Itchen students. Similarly, regularly lead on varied charity
in Health & Social Care the only work such as raising money
In 2019, the faculty again eight A*s awarded nationally for Women’s Aid and Save The
illustrated that its innovative and for external assessments were Children. The whole faculty have
dynamic approach to teaching awarded to eight of our Health & also been involved in lighting up
and learning ensured that Social Care students. the whole college pink at night
students progressed to broad during October in aid of Breast
and varied destinations with The faculty also proudly runs Cancer Haven.
outstanding pass rates. Every the college’s Extended Project
course in the faculty secured Qualification which saw all The faculty also has a proven
100% pass rates, meaning that students far exceed their track record of students applying
significant value had been added aspirational grades and ensured for Social Science related courses
to each and every learner. their progression on to university at the University of Cambridge
destination. and the University of Oxford.
The teaching team has ensured Ella Thomas, currently studying
that courses are sequenced Part of the faculty’s success Sociology and Psychology, will
in a way that builds personal is in its commitment to join the University of Cambridge
confidence as well as conceptual preparation for employment in 2021 following a gap year.
learning, and that they have a and development of career
curriculum content that is fit for aspiration. Across our courses,
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Turning the college pink
for Breast Cancer Haven
Red Nose Day and
International Women’s Day
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Sports teams frustrated by COVID disruption
This has been a hugely ahead of the second placed team given that this year’s competition
successful, yet ultimately at the start of lockdown that they will not be completed.
frustrating season for Itchen’s have been awarded the county
sports teams. The pandemic title once again. Men’s Basketball
brought everything to a sudden
halt and it is now highly unlikely Sadly, however, they will be The Basketball Academy
that the final few games of the denied a likely league and cup continued their dominance as
season will be played. This is treble. A few days before the the Elite Basketball Academy in
hugely disappointing when the season was suspended the team Hampshire. The men’s team are
season promised so much. had reached the final of the coached by ‘Coach of the Year’
county cup and the semi-final (NBL D1) Matt Guymon and Jack
Men’s Football of the ECFA national knockout O’Keeffe.
cup. These competitions will not
Itchen have again dominated be completed, and the team has The 1st team had a respectable
college football within the been left contemplating what finish of 5th in the National
Hampshire League programme. might have been. Elite Academy League (EABL),
The men’s team have been effectively ranking them as the
county champions for 12 of the Women’s Football 5th strongest college team in the
last 14 seasons, with only one country.
other college – Peter Symonds The women’s football team was
College in Winchester – denying also awarded the county league Such is the strength of basketball
them a clean sweep over this title. The team had already at Itchen that our 2nd team
lengthy period. played and won all of their compete in the Hampshire 1st
fixtures when lockdown came, team League (against the 1st
This year’s team is arguably the so couldn’t be caught. In the teams of other colleges) and
strongest ever Itchen team, and ten year history of the women’s won the league title for the 11th
was unbeaten in all competitions league programme, no other season in a row. The team made
when the season came to a college has won the Hampshire the Hampshire Cup Final for
premature end. With just four league. the 11th successive year, but
league games left to play, the unfortunately the finals were
1st XI had won every one of their As current national Knockout cancelled due to the pandemic.
fixtures and had conceded just Cup champions, Itchen will
three goals. They were so far retain the cup for another year,
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The 3rd team went unbeaten of competing in the English led to vast improvements within
in their first season in the Schools’ championships. the squads, allowing Itchen
Hampshire 2nd Team League to to push once again for the top
clinch the league title. Rugby places in both the leagues and
seasonal tournaments.
Women’s Basketball Under Derek Manning’s
leadership, the Rugby Academy Yaz has attracted some excellent
The women’s basketball team has become one of only 28 players to the college including
were able to win the Hampshire accredited RFU colleges in the three Surrey Storm junior players
League title for the 8th year in country. Zoe Moseley, Amber Chapman
succession, finishing all games and Gabriella Moore who feature
unbeaten. A second season in Golf in the U17, U19 and U21 squads.
the Women’s Elite Basketball Zoe was also selected for the AoC
League allowed the team to play The Golf Academy continues to (British Colleges) netball team in
against the best in the country. strengthen its reputation as one her first year.
The team continued to improve of the strongest golf academies
in this tough league and finished in the south of England, with an These are exciting times for
in a very creditable 5th place. impressive record of individual netball at Itchen, and the
and team successes. coaches are hoping to recruit
Athletics more talented players next
Netball year from local club links such
The Athletics academy is packed as Swan, Weston Park Blades,
with talent, and enjoyed success Our Netball Academy has been Dreams, Shooting Stars and
at this year’s indoor national boosted by the addition of Fireflies to continue adding
championships in February, Yasmin Parsons to the PE staff. strength and depth to the college
before COVID-19 wiped out the netball teams.
outdoor track and field season. Yasmin is an England Vitality
Roses squad member and Surrey The high quality coaches across
Notable successes were gold Storm Super League player, and the Sports Academy teams are
(cross country), silver (shot putt) joins Shirley Eastwood to form keen to meet our new first years
& bronze (400m) at the indoor a top quality coaching team. for the 2020-2021 season and get
nationals, but the team was Her experience and depth of to work!
sadly denied the opportunity knowledge at the elite level has
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Itchen Radio 2019-2020
Itchen Radio is the college’s own station created the regular magazine style shows which mix music,
to give students an opportunity to experience the interviews and features. One of our most popular
world of live radio broadcasting. formats is Tropical Island Records™ in which our
presenters interview members of staff and play
Students are responsible for writing, presenting their music choices. This is our longest running
and recording their own shows and features. They show with the first episodes broadcast in 2006.
source their own guests for interviews or live
music and regularly feature high profile guests, Over the years, many Itchen Radio presenters have
particularly from the worlds of sport, music, film/ gone on to work in media jobs, including:
TV and politics.
• Joe Prince-Wright - MSNBC Sports Anchor
Under the direction of Station Controller Dave • Jono Holmes - Capital Radio Breakfast Show and
Newman and Studio Engineer Rich Stevens, Itchen BBC Radio Solent
Radio broadcast from their own, purpose-built • Stuart Appleby - Professional Video Journalist
studio in three regular time slots a week and even • Louis O’Brien - BBC Producer
more often when the students are particularly • Aidan Small - Arsenal FC
prolific. We enjoy a partnership with Unity101 • Sam Cox - Arsenal FC
Community Radio which means Itchen Radio • Dan Briard - Luton Town FC
broadcasts across the whole of Southampton at • Matt Jenkins - Capital Radio
101.1FM between 2 and 3pm on Mondays. • Calum Cashin - Music Journalist
• Ed Morris - Unity 101 Media Manager
The main Itchen Radio team is made up of second
year Journalism students and changes every year. Last year, former Itchen student Georgia Keetch
This team is responsible for the Friday shows. was awarded the prestigious Steve Hewlett
Scholarship. She has been working with industry
It’s not just Journalism students who work on the professionals, including the BBC, while studying for
radio. Any student with an interest can get involved a BA (Hons) Journalism at the University of Sussex.
with Itchen Extra which goes out on Wednesdays Only two of these scholarships are awarded each
and enables more niche or genre shows. year, from approximately 800 applicants.
Itchen Radio regularly covers mental health With the continuing enthusiasm of our students,
issues, student well-being and advice on jobs and we expect Itchen Radio to continue to go from
higher education, Black History Month, Holocaust strength to strength.
Memorial Day and Southampton Pride as well as
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This year, we’ve had several regular shows with specific focus:
House of Hammond
This is Sam Hammond’s politics show. In the recent
political landscape, Sam has interviewed an extraordinary
number of politicians, from local councillors to high-profile
cabinet members and MPs. Notably, Caroline Nokes, Suella
Braverman, Royston Smith, Caroline Dinenage and Alan
Whitehead. He has also interviewed respected journalists such
as Peter Henley, Phil Thornby and Iain Dale.
20th Century Summer
Summer Clarke-Graham has shared her love of 20th century
music, presenting a series of shows with eclectic and
sometimes surprising playlists from the 60s to the 90s. If
you’ve heard ABBA on Itchen Radio, it will probably have been
on one of Summer’s shows!
Callum and Connor’s TV & Film Show
Callum Pearman and Connor Amos, with editorial input
from Oscar Surry, have been focussing on the ever-changing
landscape of TV and film, covering the myriad of streaming
services as well as terrestrial, cable and satellite TV.
Itchen Live Sessions
Millie James has recorded live studio sessions and interviews
with a plethora of local bands, including Bash!, Jetski Babylon,
Djuno, Georgia Turnbull, Artemis and Buds.
Itchen’s Sports Show
Itchen Radio’s sports team have covered a wide range of
international sport and spoken to the likes of Jason Dodd, Joe
Partington and Alan Knight M.B.E.
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Business students run teamwork event
Earlier this year over a two day period, our second
year level 3 Business students ran an event for over
100 people here at Itchen College.
They had to design and organise every aspect as
part of their coursework for their qualification. They
decided to base the event around a variety of team
building activities, similar to the type of activities
that are often included in an interview process. This
required them to liaise with members of staff, invite
and register participants, while also ensuring that they
followed health and safety regulations. Fortunately
this event took place before the current pandemic.
This was a great opportunity for the students to extend
their learning outside the classroom to gain some
real experiences of the world of work. The students
had to design and plan every detail of the event from
start to finish, ensuring they obtained any equipment
required, monitored timings and rehearsed every
aspect to enable the event to run smoothly. Many
of the students took on key responsibilities such as
presenting at the event, or explaining and guiding their
fellow students through a wide variety of activities.
Although many of the students were nervous before
hand, they rose to the challenge and the event ran to
schedule. They received excellent feedback from the
participants while also enabling them to gain some
worthwhile experiences and skills that they can use in
their future careers.
Start of term dates Parents’ Presentation
Second year students start: Our Parent Information Presentation
Friday 4 September can be found on our website.
First year students start: www.itchen.ac.uk
Monday 7 September
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