September starts

Week Commercing the 7th September is the start in College, please make sure you attend on your first day, and also note you will all be doing the diplomas level 2 and 3 good luck

ACA Exams

ACA Exam papers are at present being marked as soon as the results are announced you will be informed,

ACA Exams

The Dates for the ACA Exam are as follows , sure sure you are in college and please do not take any holidays,

Thursday 4th December 2008 09.30am to 12.00 pm
Thursday 5th March 2009 09.30am to 12.00pm
Thursday 4th June 2009 09.00am to 12.00pm

Key Skills

Please link to the key skills blog for all the tasks required to complete the portfolio and tests


http://keyskills2.blogspot.com/

VR209

All of you should be attempting VR209, it needs to be handed in for 26th September, any problems see myself or Roy Hughes on Friday in College .

New Term for Level 3

Today level 3 candidates return to college , you will be issued with all 3 activity packs for VR209,VR210 and VR211. You are responsible to complete these at home and on site.

VR209 needs to be returned no later then 26th September with all evidence required
use http://www.nvqmagenta.co.uk/ click on level 3 at the top, use the example notes to help you,
but do not copy word for word.

Failure to complete the assignments on site will result in action planning and possible removal from the course !!!!!!!!!!! and work.

Level 3 students start of term

Hi Roy

Happy with homework to be set for ACA, as 2 questions per week, we need to make sure all students can write a good paragraph, on each answer, not just one or two words, also I will set the keyskills homework for them each week, with examples on the site. www.nvqmagenta.co.uk

Level Three Timetables updates

1. Friday September 12th,19th,28th
2. Friday October 3rd,10th,17th,24th
3. Friday November 7th,14th,21st,28th
4. Friday December 6th,12th,19th
5. Friday January 9th,16th,23rd,30th
6. February 6th,13th,16th,17th,18th,19th,20th, 27th
7. March 6th,13th,20th,27th
8. April 3rd,24th
9. May 1st,8th,15th,22rd,25th,26th,27th,28th,29th
10. June 5th,12th,19th,26th

Year 2 Timetables Painters 2008-2009

1. September 22nd -October 3rd.
2. November 10th - November 21st.
3. January 5th -January 16th.
4. February 23rd-March 6th.
5. April 20th - May 1st.
6. June 8th -June 19th.

Site Evidence year 3

This will be new to you all on level 3 it is completely different from year 1 and 2 one thing the ACA test is hand written, I have agreed with your tutor to give you homework each week, of 2 possible questions from the exam, to complete we will then mark them and give you feedback, the first test will be in December 2008, so make full use of this extra help.

Site evidence required for VR209, 210 and VR211 you must complete at least 2 units for Christmas 2008 Activity packs available shortly
Copies of activity pack available on http://www.nvqmagenta.co.uk/

Site Evidence year 2

All students should be concentrating on the last 3 units of practical evidence required VR250.VR332, and VR333. Also collect as much paperhanging evidence as possible to allow you to APL to level 3 , Try to achieve for evidence for Christmas Break

Start of a new Term 2008

all first year students have progressed to year 2 and 20 students have now converted to year 3

No new first years due to downturn in building but PLA,s are picking up