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trainee teacher Wins Prestigious Award

teach South West PgCe trainee teacher, Bathsheba Wells-Dion, was delighted to
learn that she has received the prestigious ted Wragg Award for outstanding
trainees. It is presented by the University of exeter to the trainee who best
demonstrates excellence both in and out of the classroom. they look for trainees
who not only inspire their students in the classroom, but also encourage their fellow
trainees to become great teachers.
Dr Annabel Watson, Senior lecturer in language education, at the University of
exeter commented, “Whilst there were a number of trainees in the running, your
track record demonstrated sustained excellence in all aspects of the course throughout this PgCe year.”
on hearing news of the award, Bathsheba said, “I've learned so much from the fantastic team at Ivybridge
Community College. teach South West has given me such excellent preparation for my career, and I can't
wait to get started. I was so excited to receive the award, I hope I can live up to it in my teaching.”
Amy Pearce, Assistant Principal at the College and Director of teach South West said, “Bathsheba shone from
the moment she was interviewed for a place in teach South West. her thirst for inspiring young people
through teaching english was infectious. She is a hardworking, professional teacher who works both
collaboratively and independently to ensure her lessons are engaging and of high quality. She will no doubt
go from strength to strength in her early Career teacher programme from September. Bathsheba deserves
the highest levels of recognition including this prestigious acknowledgement of the ted Wragg Award for
outstanding trainees. We congratulate her and wish her every success in her future career in education.”

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teaching life Skills though enrichment

enrichment is at the very heart of the College, woven into all parts of College life and
helping to provide a truly rounded educational experience. Students in Year 11
were offered the opportunity in June, to take part in ‘the Survival Cooking
Programme’ enrichment activity.
Kylie Nichols, teacher of Food Studies explained, “this was originally designed for
Year 13 students to prepare them for adult life at university, or moving out of the
family home, however I decided to use it for the Year 11 enrichment, as it teaches
great skills and can help with being a savvy shopper.”
the students were each given a whole chicken and were taught how to portion it.
they then boiled the carcass to make stock for gravy, as they were going to use one
leg to make a mini roast, with potatoes and vegetables. For the next dish they chose
a selection of spices to marinade the wings before making homemade mayonnaise
and mixing it with carrot, cabbage and onion to create coleslaw.
they then made a takeaway favourite of southern fried chicken and potato wedges
with the second leg, which they portioned into a drumstick and a thigh. Finally, the
breasts were used for two international dishes; thin strips of chicken, onion and pepper, pan-fried with paprika
to create a Mexican fajita filling, finished by wrapping it in a tortilla and also an Indian chicken curry with rice.

Kylie added, “the students were fantastic; they worked very hard throughout
the two and a half hour session. I asked if they enjoyed the session and they
all agreed, saying that it wasn’t at all what they had expected.”

the Year 11 students really enjoyed the whole programme and were
delighted with their finished dishes, commenting, “I enjoyed it much more
than I expected to, I learnt lots
about chicken and different ways
to cook it”. “It was difficult at first
but really enjoyable and the food
was very nice; nothing I didn’t
enjoy” and, “we cooked a lot more
than I thought we would, I learnt
how to portion a chicken leg, and
I saw that one of my friends was a
great chef!”.

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