Above: At the lectern, Elaine James, Chair of the Corporation for Barking & Dagenham College
Above: a smiling John Robinson, holding Pipetech's certificate for Employer of the Year
Barking & Dagenham College’s Excellence Awards, an annual celebration of its learners and staff, played out on Tuesday night in front of a diverse audience encompassing family & friends, VIPs and dignitaries, and business representatives from the Borough.
The event was timed to highlight links between the College and the local business community during Colleges Week 2010. The celebrations are set to continue into Saturday’s quarterly open event at the College, also timed to fall within the Association of Colleges event, from 8-14 November.
Standing: Councillor Nirmal Singh Gill, The Worshipful The Mayor of Barking & Dagenham, 2010-11, with Barking & Dagenham College Principal & CEO Cathy Walsh. Seated: former Ford workers (L to R): Eileen Pullan, Gwen Davis, Vera Sime and Sheila Douglass.
The evening, a glamorous and fun occasion, included contributions from across the curriculum:
- The event was catered by Food Studies learners, marshalled by their Curriculum Team Leader, Adrian Crabb.
- Entertainment was provided by our talented Performing Arts learners, who were on home turf at The Broadway Theatre.
- All the images on this page were taken by, and are the copyright of, our Photography learners Anita Harwood and Ayesha Ahmed. They are reproduced here with the kind permission of the photographers.
Professor John Joughin, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of East London, gave a motivational, inspiring and encouraging message to the learners. “Never give up,” he advised, “and with hard work and dedication, you can achieve your goals.”
Speaking the day after the College’s annual celebration of its learners and staff, Barking & Dagenham College Principal & CEO Cathy Walsh said: “From the dance number at the start of the Awards by our talented Performing Arts learners, right through to the final presentation, last night’s Excellence Awards event was a thoroughly enjoyable and inspirational affair. For everyone who came along, our learners, staff, speakers, sponsors and guests, and everyone who worked so hard behind the scenes to make it happen, my sincere thanks.
“Let’s make this a further year of success and achievement for learners and staff so we have even more to celebrate next year.”
The outstanding learners and their achievements are …
Learner of the Year
Sponsored by: Barclays
WINNER: Louis Bond
Student Ambassador of the Year
WINNER: Tara-Loraine Morris
The Grant Mills Award for the Built Environment
WINNER: Bethany Wilde
The Broadway Theatre Award for Performing Arts
Sponsored by: The Broadway Theatre
WINNER: Antony Baker
Apprentice of the Year
WINNER: Adam O’Keefe
Employer of the Year
Sponsored by: Morgan Hunt Recruitment
WINNER: Pipetech
Higher Education
Sponsored by: Brendan James
WINNER: Nadine Attzs
Outstanding Achievement & Progression into Higher Education
WINNER: Kim Ashton
Access Award
WINNER: Cybele Sindall
A Level Award
Sponsored by: University of East London
WINNER: Louis Bond
Finance & Accounts Award
WINNER: Fatima Patel
Business Studies Award
Sponsored by: Mills & Reeve
WINNER: Sameer Abdool-Carrim
Management Studies Award
WINNER: Simone Hall
Secretarial & Admin Award
WINNER: Maxine Palmer
CMI Award for Management & Leadership
Sponsored by: Chartered Management Institute
WINNER: Andrea Tull
CMI Award for Strategic Management & Leadership
Sponsored by: Chartered Management Institute
WINNER: James Tamabang
Plastering Award
KSS – Creative Architecture and Design
WINNER: Alfie Fairman
Brickwork Award
Sponsored by: Screw Fix
WINNER: Tyler Bruce
Carpentry Award
WINNER: Charlie Chandler
Lincrusta Wall Coverings’ Paperhanger of the Year Award
Sponsored by: Lincrusta Wall Coverings
WINNER: Cydney Newland
Electrical Award
WINNER: Steven Hadley
Painting & Decorating Award
WINNER: Ibrahim Zakari
Plumbing Award
Sponsored by: United House Ltd
WINNER: Selena Hall
Art, 3D and Fashion Award
WINNER: Arnold Seivwright
Graphic Design Award
WINNER: Vina Patel
Media, Interactive Media and Animation Award
WINNER: Jennifer Craig
Photography Award
WINNER: Kareem Abdul
Performing Arts Award
WINNER: Dane Greene
Floristry Award
WINNER: Malinder Aujla
Health & Social Care Award
WINNER: Hayley Gillibrand
Holistic Therapies and Beauty Award
WINNER: Jade Collier
Childcare Award
WINNER: Sansel Isirgan
Hospitality and Food Studies Award
WINNER: Kirstie McMillan
Leisure Travel and Tourism Award
WINNER: Hana Tewelde
Sports & Public Services Award
Sponsored by: Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club
WINNER: Marta Bill
IT Award
Sponsored by: Fusion Project Management
WINNER: Dorcas Ordu
Thames Gateway College Award for Motorsport
WINNER: Michael Osman
Engineering Award
Sponsored by: TPH Machine Tools
David Olatunji
Motor Vehicle Award
WINNER: James Boone
Basic Skills for Adults Award – Literacy and Numeracy
WINNER: Dawn Lambert
English for Speakers of Other Languages Award
WINNER: Vaida Gabrionyte
Work Related Learning – Young Learner of the Year 14-16
WINNER: Shane Smith
Outstanding Progress Award for a Young Person aged 14 – 19 (Inclusion Programme)
WINNER: Charlie Stack
New Directions & Bridging Award
WINNER: Bradley Price
Teacher of the Year
Sponsored by: Arcadis
WINNER: Paul Weavers
There followed three Principal’s Awards, for offering 2009/10 learners the most real work experience as part of their learning and in part, leading to the launch of the Thames Gateway Enterprise Academy. These were awarded to:
- David Bennett, Curriculum Team Leader, Photography
- Suzanne James, Advanced Practitioner, Media
- Jon Gay, Curriculum Team Leader – Graphic Design
Leader of the Year
Daralyn Wright
- voted for by her peers.
Made in Dagenham
In her recent podcast for staff, College Principal Cathy Walsh described the film “Made In Dagenham” as, “a fantastic piece of social history, with a feel-good factor.”
The real stars of the film “Made In Dagenham”, former Ford Motor Company workers Vera Sime, Gwen Davis, Eileen Pullan and Sheila Douglass.
The film shows how local women in 1968 – machinists who had to do a skilled job, but were classified by their employer, the Ford Motor Company, as doing unskilled work – changed the world by being organised and by representing themselves. The characters prove the value of their work is equal to that of their male counterparts.
Published Friday 12 November 2010
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