15 Winter 2010 - Greenhead College

NEWSLETTER 

ISSUE 15 

Winter 2010 

Greenhead 

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The newsletter of Greenhead College 

Enter the 

Dragon 

Greenhead College 

Business Studies 

students spent an 

afternoon with Theo 

Paphitis the famous 

multi-millionaire 

entrepreneur from BBC 

Television’s Dragons Den. 

Oliver Schofield asked 

Theo about the skills and 

qualities needed by an 

entrepreneur before Oliver 

Harris enquired about the 

best way to fund a new 

(left to right): Annie Smith, Vikki Blezard, James Bielak, Mikey Bishop, Chantelle Waller, 

business start up. The 

Theo Paphitis, Simon Townsend, Oliver Schofield, Aadeel Sakharkar, Oliver Harris 

A-level students found 

and teacher Mark Mitchell. 

the atmosphere to be 

absolutely electrifying as Theo walked in the room to a standing ovation and told the Greenhead visitors 

that “entrepreneurship is the new rock and roll”. 

Theatre Galore: 

A2 Theatre Studies students have presented three hugely 

successful productions to the Huddersfield public; 

Lorca’s Blood Wedding, Wertenbaker’s Our Country’s 

Good and Brecht’s The Good Person of Szechwan. 

Audiences were treated to some committed and 

convincing acting as they rose to the challenge of taking 

on some particularly challenging material. 

Live theatre trips around the region have included the 

outstanding Beautiful Burnout by Frantic Assembly along 

with Love on the Dole, The House of Bilquis Bibi and 

Romeo & Juliet. 

This year’s major Enrichment production was Grimm Tales featuring students from across the college in a 

variety of comic yet creepy roles. A fantastic experience for everyone involved! 

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SHORT LETTER FROM THE 

PRINCIPAL: 

Dear Reader 

Thanks to everyone who has asked about my 

health. The bones broken in June are all healed, and 

although at the time of writing my left knee is still 

sore and weak I am making a ‘textbook’ recovery and 

managing more time in college day by day. I am very 

grateful to the support from staff and governors which 

has taken the pressure off me while I recover. I am, 

however, recommending that everybody revise their 

Green Cross Code! 

It was a pleasure to see another excellent turn-out by 

parents at our New Parent’s Evening in September. 

The feedback we received was very positive and most 

people seem to have gone away feeling well informed. 

There were some constructive suggestions which 

we can bear in the mind for the future – How does 

Enrichment work? Could we save a few trees in our 

printing? Could we say more about what the evening 

involves beforehand? etc. There is one piece of advice 

I can offer right away: if you do have concerns about 

your own son or daughter, their personal tutor is the 

first point of contact- if you do not know their name a 

call to reception should be able to clear that up. Tutors 

can also give you information about other things like 

Enrichment – they are very knowledgeable about the 

workings of the college! 

Generally speaking, things do seem to be settling 

down very well and we have two excellent year 

groups. The second years did great things in their AS 

results; I have congratulated the first years also on 

their super GCSE results – they have the capacity to 

do outstandingly well. 

Best wishes 

MARTIN ROSTRON 

NEWSLETTER ISSUE 15 Winter 2010 

A Green Day at Greenhead: Green Is Good 

The aim of Green Day was to raise 

awareness of Green issues amongst 

staff and students. There were 

many events taking place around 

Greenhead College, from political 

discussions, with a Question Time 

style debate, between UKIP, the 

Lib Dems and the Green Party. 

There were also competitions for 

Creative Arts, Green Travel and a 

Tree Quiz, the prizes being kindly 

donated by Huddersfield Giants, 

Huddersfield Town and the Odeon 

cinema. A successful ‘swap’ took 

place in which even the Principal, 

Martin Rostron, became involved 

by swapping his books. It became 

evident that students are taking 

Green issues very seriously; Nazish 

Ali said that she walks to and from school everyday, despite the fact that a 

bus is available, in an effort to be Green. Stalls were set up by environmental 

groups to talk to, and provide information for, students and staff, with 

passionate members of Greenpeace, Traidcraft, Kirklees Council (which is 

one of the leading councils in Britain for climate change), the Green Building 

Store, Islamic Relief, and ‘Love Food Hate Waste’ attending. Some students 

were drawn out to the tennis courts where Hepworth Honda showcased 

two wonderfully modern looking cars with the latest in hybrid technology, 

whereas others took a more active role in the pedal power demonstrations 

in the hall, which also looked at the benefits of solar power. There was also 

an inspiring seminar by one of the college teachers on the Zen Buddhist 

approach to Green thinking, which taught students the importance of selfawareness 

whilst attempting to protect the planet. 

Thank you to all who made an effort to come into college in a ‘Green’ way: 

the prize winners were Jay Jones who ‘jumped’ in on jumping stilts and 

Ummah Rashid who made a special effort to walk into college from Honley. 

Pandora Papamichael won the creative arts prize for her wonderful 3D map 

of world issues. 

Special thanks have been given by the college to the RSPCA and 

Mind Charity shops in Huddersfield for their contributions to the day’s 

proceedings. Mind is currently looking for volunteers to work in their shop 

on John William Street and will appreciate any offers of help. An in-house 

extra thanks also to Julie Polzin without whom this event would not have 

taken place. 

by Elizabeth Gregory and Elizabeth Moore 

Road Safety Awareness: 

Routes-The Teenage Highway 

Code toured Kirklees Colleges 

and Universities for Road Safety 

Week 2010. This initiative was 

presented by Kirklees Council 

and West Yorkshire Fire & 

Rescue Service. On Tuesday 

23rd November, representatives 

visited Greenhead College to 

raise awareness and educate 

“young people, in a fun and 

interactive way, about the 

areas of the Highway Code that 

are most relevant to them. “ 

Events at Greenhead involved 

Volvo loaning a car with its 

sides removed to display 

the vehicle’s safety features. 

Representatives from the 

Fire Service were present in 

order to perform a simulated 

‘extrication’ demonstration, in 

which they cut four passengers 

from a car. Workshops were run 

during the tutorial programme 

by Steve Wright. Steve has an 

international reputation as a 

puppeteer “being the puppet 

maker for Billy Elliot the Musical 

worldwide.” Steve’s infotainment 

presentations provide students 

with relevant knowledge about 

“being a 21st Century road user, 

whether that be as a driver, a 

pedestrian or a passenger.” 

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The RAF 6th Form Scholarship Scheme: 

The RAF Sixth 

Form Scholarship 

scheme is an annual 

award offering the 

successful scholar 

a £1000 grant (paid 

in the A2 year) and 

an opportunity to 

attend a week’s 

residential 

Leadership and 

Development 

course at 

Fairbourne in Wales. 

Sixth form scholars 

are also given 

the opportunity to 

attempt the rigorous 

aptitude tests at the 

Officers’ and aircrew 

selection centre at RAF 

Cranwell. 

This year around 45 

students from the 580 

schools in the North 

East were successful 

in reaching the 

interview stage. Of this 

only 15 scholarships 

were awarded. All three 

Greenhead students 

who were given a scholarship were in the top eight and one 

achieved the top place on the selection board. They all have 

demonstrated that they possess the specific qualities and 

abilities that the RAF considers key in selecting its future 

leaders. GP 

Cake Baking Fundraising: 

The Macmillan Coffee Morning 

Natasha Kitchen 

Marcus Begley 

Lauren Barker 

Congratulations to Marcus Begley, 

Lauren Barker and Natasha Kitchen 

(pictured) who were awarded RAF 

Scholarships. 

Christine Henderson (a retired Greenhead College tutor) 

and Lynsey Jones provided Greenhead staff with an 

opportunity to demonstrate their culinary skills by baking 

for the Macmillan Coffee Morning. Those who did not 

fancy testing their kitchen prowess donated generously 

and enjoyed a selection 

of fantastic cakes. The 

event raised over £100 

for charity and teachers 

are still donating so 

the sky is the limit! 

Thank you so much to 

everyone involved. 

Lynsey Jones 


Careers Report: 

“When you go for a job interview, a good thing to 

ask is if they ever press charges” – Jack Handy. 

Greenhead students, who have experienced a 

mock interview with a professional, will never ask 

such a crass question. Instead, our prospective 

vets, doctors, dentists and teachers have derived 

huge benefit from the opportunity and received 

constructive criticism before the real thing. 

Different types of interview, including one-to-one, 

group and telephone have constituted the main 

focus of recent tutorials in the A2 year. 

A1s have applied for work experience and are about 

to receive their careers library induction. Everyone 

is encouraged to book a careers interview; best do 

it now and beat the rush! RB 

‘Healthy College’ Roadshow: 

GREENHEAD COLLEGE hosted a very successful 

‘Healthy College’ Roadshow on Monday 15 

November. Many exhibitors attended including the 

British Heart Foundation, Kirklees Active Leisure, 

Walk to Work team, Huddersfield Beekeepers 

as well as representatives of both the Bradford 

Bulls and Huddersfield Giants who attended and 

promoted for interactive, healthy fun! 

To complement this, there were Wii games and 

Sing Star opportunities, healthy eating tasters (both 

giveaways and recipe cards), inductions to the 

College gym (for those who have not yet joined) as 

well as the opportunity to have weight and blood 

pressure checked at the MOT station. 

Debra Todd (Human Resource Manager) said “The 

College remains committed to investing in the 

health and welfare of our students and staff through 

the promotion of healthy eating and healthy lifestyle 

choices, if we can include a little bit of fun, even 

better!” DT 

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New Faces 

A Friendly Face: 

Welcome to Anita 

Matthews, who 

joins Greenhead’s 

community as 

Transition Mentor. 

Anita’s role is “to 

provide support for 

students who may 

find difficulties in coming to college. It 

can be anything from being a friendly 

face, to helping to organise work, to 

keeping a friendly eye on a student 

to making sure that they attend their 

study support sessions.” Prior to joining 

Greenhead, Anita worked “in a local High 

School, first in the ICT department, then 

the school office and finally as the Aim 

Higher organiser.....I have also been a 

foster carer since 1992, and generally 

work with children with behavioural 

problems who have a specific and 

special need.” Anita’s initial impressions 

of Greenhead are that “...it’s very friendly 

and welcoming which is great.” Outside 

of work, Anita loves “to read, travel 

and bake cakes (but I don’t really like 

cooking.) I enjoy gardening...and am 

particularly proud of the veg I grow. I 

also quilt, knit and crochet when I get 

the time. The things I make are usually 

sent off for gifts or donated.” 

Dramatic Magic: 

As a new member of 

Greenhead’s Theatre 

Studies department, 

Will Osmond has a 

long history in theatre 

and teaching. Will’s 

performance career 

began at age six, 

when he started learning the violin. 

Subsequent academic and professional 

drama experiences included reading 

for a degree in Drama and Visual Arts 

at Manchester Metropolitan University 

where he spent a year on a cultural 

exchange to Bridgewater State College 

in Massachusetts, America. 

Will has been a member of multiple 

theatre groups, founding a community 

theatre society in Somerset, where he 

grew up. A commitment to Community 

Theatre projects was furthered by the 

establishment of Will’s company, JuJu, 

a West African word for ‘magic.’ Will 

proceeded to write and direct with this 

group, including working with a branch 

of the company aimed at assisting young 


people from a socially disadvantaged 

background. Additionally, Will joined the 

Whirlwind Theatre Company in Lancaster 

and worked backstage at the Lowry 

centre. 

Will has lectured at Manchester 

Metropolitan University, an experience 

which encouraged him to undertake a 

PGCE and teach. He wants to provide 

Greenhead students the opportunity 

to push themselves and experience 

something new in preparation for their 

own degrees. 

Will is a passionate theatre goer and 

enjoys reading many plays, particularly 

American drama. However, he also likes 

to play on his PS3, as well as cycle, 

climb and kayak in the Cornwall seas 

when he can. By Matthew McGoldrick 

Biology’s Team Player: 

Biology teacher 

Charlotte Twigger joins 

Greenhead College 

after previous work 

in pharmaceutical 

research and teaching. 

Charlotte is an avid 

football fan who 

supports Leeds United and used to 

be Captain of Tadcaster Albion team 

until she suffered a dislocated knee 

injury. She says she briefly taught 

English footballer James Milner whilst 

he was studying. A real animal lover, 

Charlotte studied Zoology at Sheffield 

University and always wanted to be a 

vet. Nowadays she just loves spending 

time with her two children and the family 

pets. Having lived in Canada, California, 

Sheffield and Cambridge Charlotte has 

settled in well claiming “it’s nice not 

having Year 7s”and complimenting 

Yorkshire folk as being friendlier than 

most! By Laura Drysdale 

English Strikes Gold: 

It’s obvious that you’ve 

struck gold with 

an English teacher 

when they say they 

would like to have 

afternoon tea with 

Chaucer! Ruth Baker 

recently moved up 

from Hampshire with her husband and 

family. Before teaching, she used to 

work in software. “It turned my brain 

into a marshmallow!” she says. Ruth 

has been amazed not just by the warm 

and friendly welcome of the college, but 

also by the eagerness to learn of her 

new students which fits well with her 

own ideas of English being “a vibrant 

subject, even outside the classroom”. 

With reading being one of her favourite 

things , other than cake and spending 

time with her family and dog, Ruth is 

excited to be able to study as she is 

teaching at the college, and is looking 

forward to participating in English-based 

enrichment activities. By Liz Moore 

Study of a Soul: 

Mark Higgins is 

a Lancashire lad, 

having been born 

in Oldham. After a 

change of course at 

Leeds University from 

Civil Engineering to 

Psychology, or as 

Mark put it “from buildings to people,” 

he found a passion in his subject, which 

is his favourite part of teaching. “I really 

do love my subject” he said. Teaching 

was not his first career, having worked 

first in Human Resources, as a social 

science researcher and in a hospital. 

He enjoys collecting films and has a 

membership of Love Film, his top films 

being The Godfather 2 and Raging Bull. 

Mark likes playing a five-a-side match of 

football with colleagues and reads The 

Guardian. 

By Elizabeth Gregory 

A Gap Year to Greatness: 

Natasha Yates is 

currently undertaking 

a gap year as 

a paid Student 

Support Assistant at 

Greenhead College. 

After studying at 

Greenhead for two 

years, Natasha decided to utilise a year 

out to consolidate her team working 

experiences before applying to study 

Veterinary Science. Natasha is enjoying 

the opportunity to experience Greenhead 

from “the other side of the fence,” 

supporting the teaching and learning 

student experience. This involves 

forming new and different relationships 

with staff and students. In her free time, 

Natasha works at her second job which 

is based at a Cattery. 

By Thomas Walpole 

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Foreign First Aid: 

Welcome to Greenhead’s Language Assistants-a team of eight dedicated people 

who spend their time and effort improving the foreign speaking abilities of 

language students throughout the academic year. 

Alongside listening, writing and reading, speaking is vital in achieving a good 

grade in the exam, and throughout the year “as students” we are guided by a 

team of eight foreign assistants who share the determination with us to achieve 

the best grade possible. 

When asked about the most satisfying aspect of the job, the majority of the team 

responded as follows; “…the feeling of pride when you notice the improvement 

in the language ability of a student, and the pleasing look on student’s faces 

when a speaking exam has gone well, plus the friendships that develop with both 

students and other assistants.” 

From a personal perspective, having someone to talk to you in the native 

language, that you are studying, is extremely beneficial. Developing and 

improving your vocabulary alongside observing your command of oral fluency 

within the language is very satisfying. 

Weather aside, when asked what they liked about England, the cities, people 

and countryside were all mentioned with great affection. Some assistants had 

further ambitions to become teachers in England after completing their time at 

Greenhead whilst others intended to travel. 

Gema, Marianne, Maria, Juliette, Monica, Estelle, Magali and Kristina are the 

eight people who devote their time to us students, enabling us to achieve the 

best grade we can in our speaking exam. Personally, I think speaking with my 

assistants enables me to be a lot more confident when speaking the language, 

and increases the determination I have to achieve the best grade I can. 

As students we are highly appreciative of their invaluable work. By Beth Harban 

Maths Activities Autumn Term 2010: 

The Senior Maths Team Challenge took place on November 8th at Leeds University, 

where 25 teams from around the region tried to answer some tough Maths 

questions. Greenhead College was represented by a team of four comprising Tom 

Bamford, Michael Truby, Eliot Ball and Greg Bailey. Three hours later, and after some 

serious brainwork our team earned a creditable 10th place. The winners go onto 

represent our region in a National competition. 

On November 4th, a record breaking 105 of our AS and A2 Maths students 

volunteered to spend one and a half hours after college competing in the UK Maths 

Challenge. This individual competition is designed to see how well students can 

apply their mathematical knowledge in unfamiliar contexts. 33 Bronze, 13 Silver 

and six Gold Awards were earned by our entrants. Well done to all who entered 

but special praise goes to Sam Porritt and Matthew Wedge-Roberts, both of whom 

gained scores impressive enough to qualify for Round 1 of the British Maths 

Olympiad. These two students will sit a three and a half hour paper in December, to 

test their depth of knowledge and if successful, they could eventually end up in the 

British Maths Olympiad Team. SL 


Important Diary Dates 

DECEMBER 

14 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 

(7.30pm Holy Trinity Church) 

17 College closes 

SPRING TERM 

JANUARY 

4 College opens 

10 A-level, some AS and resit exams 

begin (until 1st February) 

11 AS General Studies exam for all A2 

students (1.30pm) 

17 AS General Studies exam for all A2 

students (9.00am) 

25 Term 2 Enrichment Enrolment 

12.05-1.05pm (6 period day) 

FEBRUARY 

18 College closes 

HALF TERM 


MARCH 

3 Employer/Gap Year Fair 

10 Results from January exams 

17 AS Parents Evening (L – Z) 

18 AS Assembly (period 3, 4 and 5) 

21 Governors’ meeting 

22 AS Assembly (period 5) 

AS Parents Evening (A – K) 

24 AS Assembly (period 4 and 5) 

25 A2 Assembly (period 3, 4 and 5) 

29 A2 Assembly (period 5) 

30 Oxbridge Afternoon for those 

interested in applying in 2011/12 

31 A2 Assembly (period 4 and 5) 

APRIL 

12 Spring Concert 

15 College closes 

SUMMER TERM 

MAY 


Purple For Pakistan Fundraising: 

Students donned purple in 

order to help Pakistan’s flood 

vicitms. Greenhead College’s 

Charity Committee organised the 

‘Wear Purple for Pakistan’ day 

as a result of requests from the 

student and staff community. 

Collection buckets raised a 

total of £1500. 



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SPORT NEWS : SPORT NEWS : SPORT 

Running Club: 

Leeds Abbey Dash 10k organised by Age UK: Greenhead’s 

Enrichment Running Club joined over 8,500 runners to 

participate in the Leeds Abbey Dash 10k event organised 

by Age UK. The Running Club 2010 was established in 

September, comprising staff and students who train weekly 

to enjoy the benefits of running. Members of the club vary in 

experience, from beginners to club runners. Congratulations to 

Jodie Pollard, who achieved an excellent time of 44 minutes. 

The fastest female finish time in the whole competition 

was 37 minutes. Jack Paige’s impressive finish time of 45 

minutes was also superb. Further congratulations should be 

extended towards students Daniel Edmondson, Ella Woodward 

and Patrick Render alongside staff members Julie Davies, 

Anna Shaw and Liz Bowen who completed the event in 

speedy style. 

Netball Report: 

What a start to the season! The 

1st team have won their first 

two Superleague fixtures against 

Gateshead College and Queen 

Elizabeth’s, Darlington. Four of the 

squad were picked to represent 

the North East – Leah Collins, 

Sasha Buchanan, Halina Dawson 

and Hannah Priestley. Final trials 

for the National Squad are in 

December. Captain Sabrina Miles 

led her team well in the British Colleges National qualifiers 

when Greenhead were crowned Yorkshire champions! Bring 

on the next round! 

The 2nd team are unbeaten so far, and are sitting at the top 

of the British Colleges West Yorkshire league where they play 

other colleges’second teams. Captain Lucy Foreman and vice 

Katie Franklin have led their team well not only to secure the 

wins but also to win every game by a significant margin! Well 

done girls! SY 

Hockey Report: 

A fantastic season so far with both Men’s, 

Women’s and Mixed teams excelling in all 

competitions. Six students Claire Higginson, Ailish 

Hendry, Molly Timms, Ollie James, Will Jones and Sam King 

have gained places on the BCS North Hockey Squad and 

are attending final trials for the full British Colleges squad in 

December. 

The Girls’ squad for the first time in the history of Greenhead, 

have won through to the Northern Finals of the National 

Schoolgirls Hockey Championship. They beat Rishworth, 

Silcoates, GSAL, Bradford Grammar and last year’s national 

winners, Wakefield Girls’ in the first round; and the winners 

of the Humberside tournament, Scarborough College, in the 

second round. 

Both the Men’s and Women’s teams have qualified to 

represent the North East Colleges at the BCS finals in April. 

Once again no other colleges in the North East are strong 

enough to challenge the squad and these victories reinforce 

the fact that Greenhead is the strongest college in the North 

East region for Hockey! ASW 

1st XI Football: 

We were fortunate to get a very good intake of new 

students this year. Consequently the 1st team squad is very 

inexperienced with 12 out of the 16 being A1 students. 

However the team’s results have been excellent so far with 

the only defeat coming at Balby Carr played on an all-weather 

pitch which we had not been informed about and we lost our 

Captain Tom Gledhill to injury after only 5 minutes. The players 

are convinced revenge will be had in the return fixture. 

Notre Dame were defeated 7-0 and Pontefract 4-2 but the 

best win came against a strong Leeds City 6-4, as we trailed 

4-2 at one stage of the game. In the Cup we progressed 

against Notre Dame 4-1 and look forward to the next round. A 

number of our players have been selected to represent West 

Yorkshire and the future looks bright as we will have so many 

A2 players next year. RF 

2nd XI Football: 

This year’s 2nd XI team consists mostly of A1 students and 

it has made an encouraging, if somewhat inconsistent, start. 

There have been good league victories against Leeds City 

College (2-1) and Pontefract New College (1-0) but some 

disappointing defeats in friendlies against Shelley College in 

the first game of the season (3-1) and against Wyke College, 

Hull (2-0). The team has some very skilful and enterprising 

players, but is usually younger and smaller than its opponents, 

which was exposed by letting a three-goal lead slip in the 

game against Balby Carr College, Doncaster to draw 4-4 and 

in a heavy defeat against Selby College. Despite these ups 

and downs it has been an enjoyable year so far and the team 

holds a lot of promise for future success. MT 

World Challenge Report: 

We have two second year teams working towards their 

expedition to Mongolia, the land of Genghis Khan. 

Besides completing a two day training expedition in 

Buxton, in preparation for next year’s trip, the teams 

have been fundraising by selling raffle tickets, with a 

first prize of a skiing holiday for two at a top French 

resort. 

The first years are preparing for their expedition to 

Ecuador and one team are running a tuck shop on 

Fridays in college. Both first and second year team 

members are selling Christmas cards and more 

fundraising events are being planned throughout the 

academic year. 

Whilst on expedition, all teams will be involved in a 

week-long project to help children in orphanages or 

schools. BF 

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Greenhead says ‘Benvenuti’ to Native Italians: 

July 2010 saw the arrival of 30 Italians and their 

English exchange partners in college. With the aim 

of improving their language skills, Greenhead’s 

Italian students took the guests on a tour of the 

Art department, Library, Science classrooms and 

Language Labs, narrating each area in Italian. The 

Italians asked students about college life, their 

subjects and Huddersfield, delighted to see young 

people studying their language. 

Over lunch, the students learnt about the guests’ 

family and their town (near Lake Como) and shared 

information about their own family and day-today 

life. Later, the students also got the chance to 

listen to some traditional Italian music as the group 

transformed itself into a choir and rehearsed songs 

they would perform to their English partners that night. 

The visit was a great way for our Italian students to 

get more speaking practice and test out their skills on 

native Italians. By Hannah Mundell 

Enriching a Society of Debate: 

Whether social, 

political, or religious 

the subjects are 

always diverse, 

interesting and 

some controversial 

in the Debating 

Society. Term 1 saw 

that ‘the House 

believes that achieving socialism can only be gained 

through evolutionary means’,’ that cannabis should be 

legalised’,’ that God has neither a predominantly negative 

or positive effect on society’ and that ‘the decimating 

armed forces should be cut’. Always a diverse range of 

arguments presented to the society upon which opinions 

are split; there are four main speeches that are given to 

the ‘floor’ by two distinctive groups in which one argues 

for, the other against the chosen topic of that week. The 

Debating Society is an Enrichment course that develops 

confidence, knowledge and key skills in a way that is fun 

and entertaining, because no matter what your interests 

are there will always be a week where there is a topic that 

you can get involved in-but if not then there is always 

plenty of opportunity for you to suggest an argument/topic 

for a particular week. Throughout the year further topics 

are to be debated in the society such as ‘The Benefits of 

Democracy’, ‘University Tuition Fees’ and most importantly 

‘Peanut Butter: Crunchy or Smooth?’ By Megan Sunderland 


Paris: Business and Pleasure 

During PaWs 

week 2010, 

Business 

students were 

given the 

opportunity to 

undertake a 

four day project 

which firstly 

took us to 

Kent where we 

visited Shepherd 

Neame, 

‘Britain’s Oldest 

Brewer.’ This 

was in order 

to experience 

and appreciate 

not only a 

productive Pictured are the PaWs week 2010 Business students. 

element of a 

business but also its history, the overall structure of the business, 

and product marketing. We then travelled to France where we visited 

a glass factory, Cristal d’Arques, which allowed us to grasp an 

understanding of both a working environment and again, appreciate 

the complexity behind their production as well as learn about the 

business’ roots and background. 

The opportunity to visit these businesses allowed us to utilise the 

knowledge that we have gained from our AS Business/Economics 

courses and adapt it to a real life business situation. 

Whilst in Paris we were also able to appreciate the mind blowing 

architectural brilliance of the Eiffel Tower which, since being opened to 

the public in 1889, has welcomed over 200 million visitors. 

During the four days, we feel we learnt a great deal about extremely 

diverse businesses as well as being given the opportunity to appreciate 

some of the most prestigious landmarks in France. We valued the 

project and knew that we were taking a lot more knowledge away with 

us from this experience than we ever imagined possible. 

By Chantelle Waller 

“World Challenge to Peru” 

During the 

summer 

two teams 

of students 

departed on a 

World Challenge 

expedition to 

Peru. During 

the trip, they 

trekked along 

the famous 

Inca Trail all the 

way to Machu Pictured are a student team with some of the local children in 

one of the villages which the party camped in. 

Picchu, as 

well as visiting Lake Titicaca to help build a community 

library on one of the islands. After the hard work was over, 

relaxation was spent white water rafting and relaxing at 

the beach. A great time was had by all! By Paul Holden 



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GREENHEAD COLLEGE CHARITY DAY: 

A day filled with a constant buzz of excitement: students arriving all day 

in their weird and wonderful costumes. Many put hours of effort into 

their homemade outfits, which looked superb. A Doctor Who Dalek was 

spotted rolling around college, a box of Frosties was accompanied by 

a carton of milk. Meanwhile, a group of Avatars and even a Facebook 

page was sighted on the college campus. 

Our main event was Greenhead’s Got Talent, where the most talented 

students had an opportunity to battle it out and become the ‘top 

dog!’ Our worthy winners were Zac Donlon and James Brooke, 

who thoroughly entertained the crowd with their 

rapping/singing mash up! As a special guest, last 

year’s winner Jasmine Kennedy sung her own 

song ‘Successfully Connected’, a spine tingling 

performance. By the use of an audience clap-ometer, 

the audience decided who they thought was 

the best dressed, along with an auction of a cuddly 

shark and a set by a college-based band called ‘Hot 

Against The Cold.’ To conclude the day, the Rugby 

boys showed us their best ‘cheeky moves’ – a yearly 

tradition which the whole college looks forward to - 

all in aid of charity! 


Raising a grand total of £3,700, the money will go 

to a couple of very worthwhile causes: NSPCC, 

a charity to end cruelty to children and Water Aid, providing water and sanitation for those in developing world 

countries. 

The day was an outstanding achievement. Abbie Parkin, Senior Student 

Capital Lawyers: 

On September 23rd, the Law 

department treated 46 students to two 

days in London. On arrival in London, 

we caught the tube to the Old Bailey; 

we had to wait for the afternoon 

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opening of the public gallery and so we 

spent a rainy lunchtime near St Paul’s 

Cathedral. Later, at the Old Bailey, the 

strict security checks meant we had to 

wait in a long queue before entering the 

public galleries to hear two fascinating 

cases: an attempted murder and a 

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murder. Everyone found the experience 

of a live court case interesting and 

worthwhile. 

Lincoln’s Inn was the next place on 

our list, which is one of the four Inns of 

Court, where potential future barristers 

travel to in order to be ‘called to the 

bar.’ The tradition of having meals at 

these inns is a long standing one in the 

legal profession, and is considered a 

must before entering a career. 

When evening came, we were given 

time to have a meal with our friends, 

and squeeze in some retail therapy, 

before we met at the Lyceum Theatre 

near Covent Garden to watch the 

award winning production ‘The Lion 

King.’ Those attending stated the 

performance was a must see! 

Our trip to the Houses of Parliament 

the following day, and the visit as a 

whole, was interesting, eye-opening 

and extremely useful as far as our law 

course goes. 

Sarah Hopkinson and Zoe Brook 

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