Monday 19 September 2016

Welcome Back

It’s been a busy past few weeks here at the college with lots of new starters. Here in Student Services we have been meeting lots of new students that have been enrolling here at the college since August – it has been like Piccadilly Circus here but it has been a lot of fun and it was nice to meet you all.

The first week back for students kicked off with a Freshers event, which seen over 35 companies come in and tell the students what services they offer. The FRESH team worked throughout the summer to plan the event to ensure it was fun-filled for the students. Every student was given lots of freebies including a bag of sweets from HCFE Student Services with useful contacts attached (if anyone would like one of these cards feel free to pop down). The event was a massive success and the atrium was buzzing with people from 10.30-2. Students seemed to enjoy the event and even got a glimpse of the new “Student Lounge” which is now open every day.

The lounge will be manned by the Ambassadors and myself 11am-1pm every day with a bunch of activities and events taking place there too. There will be FIFA competitions, Wii competitions and a bunch of films on for students to watch too. Feel free to speak to myself or the Ambassadors about the possibility of you becoming an Ambassador, as we are now taking applications for the New Year. Becoming an Ambassador has many benefits from rewards of high street vouchers and meals in the Flagship to having something extra on your CV or UCAS application. Being an Ambassador gains you a variety of skills from learning how to plan an event to gaining leadership skills and building confidence which are all great skills to help you in the future.

Feel free to come and chat to myself or the Ambassadors at any time…


Make sure to keep an eye out for all the events and activities that will be happening over the next year!!