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leadership, Teamwork and
Communication

last term, Year 12 students met with ReMe officers who gave a
presentation about their roles and responsibilities within the Army. The
Royal electrical and Mechanical engineers (ReMe) are responsible for
keeping the Army's equipment working and ready to use when and
where they're needed. They conveyed information on life within the
forces, as well as how they work alongside other sectors to repair and
monitor machinery.
The students were split into groups to complete a challenge which was to rebuild a
car; given the scenario that it had been blown up in a foreign country. They were
timed to reassemble the car, having to run from one area to another, given strict
instructions to only have one person at a time collecting one item and to ensure
the car worked.

After completing the rebuild task the students then drove the car
around an obstacle course. They then had to strip the car as
quickly as possible trying to beat the other teams. This exercise
was put in place to test leadership, teamwork and
communication skills which are all vital when considering joining
the Army.

28 Sixth Form

Wellbeing and Study Skills Workshops

on Wednesday, 6 November, Year 12 students participated in a variety of
workshops, including - Finance and help with budgeting, team building with the
Marines and spending time on Unifrog (a platform used for researching
apprenticeships, university choices, internships and volunteering). Time was spent
uploading competencies and volunteering activities, all very useful for future
applications.

The last workshop focused on relationships and concentrated on the
legalities of consent, as well as how to have healthy relationships. This
was run by outside speakers from CleAR; these facilitators are part of
a multi-disciplinary team comprising of Social Workers, Mental health
Professionals, Teachers, Counsellors, Children's Therapists and Youth
Workers.
Formal evaluations will be collated, but anecdotal evidence suggests
that (despite the physical exercise requested by the Marines) the day
was extremely useful.

learn2live Roadshow

on Tuesday, 19 November more than 200 students in Year 12 attended the annual Road Safety event held at
Plymouth Pavilions. The venue was packed with over 2000 students from local Sixth Forms.
learn2live is a true partnership; with representatives from local Authority Road Safety Teams, Fire and Rescue
Service, Police, Paramedics, Family liaison officers, Consultants as well as family speakers.
Since the first event took place in March 2008 over 100,000 students and service personnel have seen
learn2live across Devon and Cornwall in order to promote the Road Safety message.
learn2live targets young people, as they are statistically one of the most at risk groups when it comes to road
traffic collisions. This presentation enables young people to understand specific risks and consider the
consequences of their actions. They are encouraged to make small changes to their behaviours and develop
appropriate coping strategies (e.g. SAFe PlANS) that
can be used to make sensible, and above all, safe
choices.
overall, learn2live was hard-hitting, and sometimes
very hard to watch, but gave some a powerful and
maybe life saving message. Year 12 came away very
mindful of the road safety message.

The College echo - Autumn 2019 - www.ivybridge.devon.sch.uk