Regents Review Summer 2019

The Regents Review Summer 2019

GENERAL NEWS

Sun Residential In April this year, we were proud that two of our students were successful in being accepted on the SUN (Southern Universities Network) spring residential at the University of Southampton. Jessica Leonard and Patrick Ricardo took part in this unique opportunity to visit university campuses, find out more about apprenticeships, experience student life and learn new skills. They also got to stay in the university accommodation which made it a really authentic experience! This summer, we have also heard news about another of our students, Annalise Foley, who has been accepted onto SUN’s summer residential at the Kingswood Activity Centre on the Isle of Wight. We look forward to hearing all about teambuilding and resilience activities that she takes part in.

Year 10 Mentoring Project

As a final celebration to end the programme, the students were invited to an event at City College where they participated in a resilience workshop and were served lunch by City College students in the Aspire restaurant. Emma Gorsuch said that the programme was, ‘really educational and useful for finding out about pushing ourselves and working towards the next steps.’

The Year 10 cohort have been given many opportunities to develop their employability skills and prepare for life after Regents Park, and the ‘People Like Us’ peer mentoring programme was another example. Fifteen of our students participated in this programme in the spring term and were mentored by Southampton City College students who had been trained by Southampton Solent University mentors. During the sessions, students were able to discover more about their personality types, characteristics and skills, as well as being able to talk to young people who only recently progressed from school to college.

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