BA - Hons Counselling Degree - South Essex College

01/12/2024

Saturday 4th January - Back by popular demand - The Acorn Barking ... It's been a while 🎸

24/11/2023

Thank you so much to the people who have already donated to buy raffle tickets ❤️ The event is not until Saturday and we are already 25% of the way to the ambitious target that we set ❤️

Stay tuned tomorrow for news on raffle prizes ❤️

Help Elaine Cunningham raise money to support Cancer Research UK

12/10/2023

Date for your diary ... 25th November - a great night out - a charity fundraiser in remembrance of my mum, Phil. Live music, and a great venue. Pub has been refurbished and is only around half a mile from Barking Station with train and tube links. Street parking nearby too. No entry fee, no charge, but if you like it, you can make a donation on the night all proceeds to Cancer Research 'Try before you buy' 😂 Much love DC x❤️ ... Oh yeah a raffle too 😎... Any prize donations welcome xx 👊

04/08/2023

The DC 27 shirt got a trip out today ... Thanks to everyone again.

05/04/2022

FOR ANY STUDENTS AND ALUMNI WHO BEGAN THEIR STUDY PATH AT LEVEL 2 THIS MAY BE OF INTEREST AND IMPORTANCE

The Government is thinking about making changes to the qualifications for students who are age 16 and over at entry level, level 1 and level 2. This includes CPCAB qualifications such as the Introduction to Counselling Skills, and Certificate in Counselling Skills.

The Government have said they want to make it easier for students to take qualifications that will help them in to further study or work, provide them with skills and knowledge for the workplace, and make it easier to understand the qualification landscape.

However, to do this, the government is proposing removing funding from many current qualifications which will mean that learners will have much less choice in the subjects they can study or the training they can take. They are particularly looking to cut funding from smaller qualifications, less than 120 guided learning hours, so that learners are guided into longer periods of study.

We want to better understand why learners chose the qualifications that they do and what the impact might be if there is less choice available, and if only longer courses were still available.

The Federation of Awarding Bodies has arranged an online Zoom meeting, which will be hosted by Rt Hon Anne Milton, the former skills minister at the Department for Education on 14th April from 2-3pm. This meeting is for learners to talk about how this will or would have impacted on their ability to study the qualifications they have chosen.

Please be aware that this is during the spring holidays in most areas. You do not need to do anything to prepare for this meeting, we are just keen to hear your thoughts. I hope that you will be able to join us. Please can you confirm your attendance by email to [email protected]

If you cannot attend this meeting but would like to know more about the proposed changes you can read the consultation document here,

https://consult.education.gov.uk/post-16-qualifications-review-team/review-of-post-16-qualifications-at-level-2-and-be/

and you are able to send your own response direct to Government using their online form. You can also contact your local MP if you want to raise your concerns locally.

Find and participate in consultations run by the Department for Education

22/12/2021

https://youtu.be/HM8qQ2LUeq8

Fabulous Frankie Sidebottom on videoGaiden performing Christmas is Really Fantastic

11/11/2021

Congratulations to the class of 2020 and the class of 2021 who graduated yesterday. You did yourself proud, once again. A shining example of a strong, supportive, loving community and I know everyone could see how much this all meant to us all