The Edge - January 2023

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First Employer Week of the
academic year is the biggest
and best yet!
#TheCareerCollege
We recently hosted our most
successful Employer Week to
date, with the event boasting
our broad range of industry
links and unique experiences for
students. The college regularly
hosts the Employer Week event,
which sees a wide range of
organisations visit students to
share their knowledge and give
advice, preparing them to enter
their chosen industry.
Central to our ethos is preparing
students for the world of work
and Employer Week is a fantastic
opportunity for students to
explore their post-college options.
This not only shapes students’
passion and ability, but also instils
confidence that can be applied
in the workplace. Throughout the
week, we welcomed a range of
companies to Warrington campus
including ABB Group, Dunky’s Day
Nurseries, Flawd Wine, Oddballs,
Draw & Code, Trauma Resus,
Warrington Borough Council,
Warrington Hospital and The Royal
Navy - to name but a few.
Several organisations in
attendance at Employer Week
were keen to discuss work
experience opportunities, with
some even looking to recruit for
new apprentices and part-time
roles at the college’s ‘Find Your
Match’ event. Students across
college watched presentations
delivered by top employers, with
the opportunity to have their
questions answered, as well as
participating in activities specific to
their chosen industry. This provided
students with a real insight into
what they can expect from their
chosen future careers. This was a
fantastic week had by all!
Sport students
support local
community
We are so proud of our Level
3 Sport students who have
recently led an ‘Ability Day’ at
Orford Jubilee Hub.
The students supported primary
school children with additional
learning support needs,
encouraging them to participate
in various fun sporting activities.
This was a great way to help the
children build their confidence and
teamwork skills, and our students
did a fantastic job.
Well done everyone!
Think Pink for Breast
Cancer Awareness
Hair, Beauty, Holistics &
Wellbeing students and staff
recently held a ‘Think Pink
Week’ in honour of Breast
Cancer Awareness month.
The reception of The Academy
was given a complete pink
makeover, cakes and raffle tickets
were up for sale with all donations
going to Breast Cancer Now, and
both students and staff participated
in ‘Wear It Pink’ - donating £1. Our
fabulous students were also able
to invite their family and friends
into college for the day to have
their hair styled.
Trees planted in memory of Colin Daniels and Craig
Atherton - two members of staff missed dearly
On Wednesday 19th October,
we took time to remember Colin
Daniels, ex Chair of Governors
and Craig Atherton, our Higher
Education Sports Lecturer - two
valued and very much missed
members of staff that sadly
passed away in 2020 and 2021.
Colin Daniels joined Warrington &
Vale Royal College as a Governor
in 1989 and was quickly elected
as Chair. He served the college
through some extraordinarily
challenging times, including
the rebuild of the remarkable
Warrington campus that students
across the borough benefit from
today. Colin is missed dearly by
his colleagues, who remember him
as being full of wisdom, wit and
a mischievous sense of humour.
Colin’s family joined the college at
the ceremony, where a tree was
planted alongside the Colin Daniels
Construction & Engineering Skills
Centre in his name and memory.
Craig Atherton worked at the
college for several years and was
a truly valued member of staff,
remembered for his caring, diligent
and student-centred approach
to work. Craig had a unique set
of skills that brought out the best
in his students, many of whom
would not have progressed
onto universities without his
expert support and guidance. A
dedicated study space in Craig’s
memory has been built in our
Learning Resource Centre and a
special award has been created
in his name to honour sporting
excellence at the college’s annual
Higher Education Graduation
Ceremony. Craig was a man with
a love of the outdoors, and so it
seems fitting for the college to
have been joined by his family as
a tree was planted in his name
and memory.
We wish to extend our gratitude to
the friends and family of Colin and
Craig for attending the ceremony at
Warrington campus - a place where
they both made a huge difference
to the success of the college. Colin
and Craig are remembered every
day by the colleagues and students
whom they had such a positive
impact on.
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