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Sixth Form Open evening Success

In November, the College held its Sixth Form Open Evening: a
brilliant event with an amazing turnout. teachers and current
students were on hand to give advice and guidance on
courses and the application process.
the Prospectus will be issued to students via their tutors in
December. If you are an external applicant who is interested
in joining our Sixth Form, please visit our website, or contact
our Sixth Form Admissions team on 01752 891774.

Career Opportunities Presentation

Also in November, students in Years 12 and 13 attended a careers presentation given by Lucy Thomas, an
accountant at multinational professional services network, PwC.
William Bellamy, a Year 13 student said, “lucy delivered an informative presentation covering areas between
school leaver apprenticeships (for those who do not wish to study a university degree) and graduate
apprenticeships. With this, each position PwC offered came across as a great career opportunity with personal
experiences spoken about. We gained a great insight into the actual lifestyle with PwC. Additionally, she gave
an informative yet interesting powerpoint that held the interests of all who attended and hopefully giving all a
stronger vision for the future.
this would be an incredible career choice for anyone with a business interest and a desire to open yourself to
new cities and numerous people you will meet on the way.”

28 Sixth Form

Sixth Form Students attend vital
learn2live Presentation

Over 270 Ivybridge Community College Sixth Form students travelled to Torquay to take part in the annual Road
Safety presentation, run by Devon and Cornwall Police.
learn2live targets young people, as they are statistically one of the most at risk groups when it comes to road
traffic collisions. It enables young people to understand specific risks and consider the consequences of their
actions. they were encouraged to make small changes to their behaviours and develop appropriate coping
strategies (e.g. SAFe PlANS) which can be used to make sensible, safe choices with regard to their safety when
travelling on the roads.

the presentation took the form of a film which recreated the moments leading up to a road traffic collision,
which, in this case, resulted in a fatality. At certain moments the film was paused to
allow people to tell their stories: a fire officer, a paramedic, an air ambulance
professional, a police officer, a mother. every story was moving and honest,
realistically detailing the process of dealing with a potential fatality due to
dangerous driving.

the emotional impact of these stories was considerable, and the bravery of the
speakers was applauded every time. this format really allowed the Sixth Form
students to think through the impact and the potential consequences of
issues such as: driving when tired, after drinking, or without a seatbelt.
So whilst the presentation cannot be described as enjoyable, the hard
hitting, sometimes harrowing nature of it was a necessary approach and
will hopefully keep our young people (and other drivers) safer on the
roads in the future.