OSFC Employability & Life Skills

Oldham Sixth Form College- Employability & Essential Life Skills Department

[OSFC Employability & Life Skills @OSFCskills]

One of our brilliant students had planned a fundraiser at college for World Downs Syndrome Day- but had to cancel (postpone!) due to the lockdown. She asked us to donate the 5 boxes of gingerbread biscuits she had planned to sell to @OldhamFoodbank @OSFC_Info A lovely gesture!

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Thank you to @OSFC_Info for their recent donations it filled over 4 trollies..

@OldhamCouncil @WeActTogether @OCLactive

#teamoldham

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Fantastic to see our 3 incredibly articulate students (Katie Glover-Jones, Eleanor Verity & Abdul Mamman-Akaaba) on @BBCNews at 6 o’clock tonight! Well done 👍🏽

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In December, OSFC raised £1234.04, which bought essential items for @OldhamFoodbank & local night shelters in Oldham. The remaining £397.22 has now been donated equally between them to help support those in need during these challenging times. @DepaulUK @AndyBurnhamGM @OSFC_Info

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OSFC has a team dedicated to increasing student opportunities and life skills. #TBT to when students were visited by Poets Laureate Simon Armitage and Carol Ann Duffy #WeAreOSFC

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#Throwback to when the new Labour leader visited OSFC in December last year. An amazing opportunity for our students.
Congratulations @Keir_Starmer! We hope to welcome you back to our college again in the future. #WeAreOSFC https://t.co/sMx2l54cNG

[OSFC Employability & Life Skills @OSFCskills]

In these challenging times, the Foodbank needs our support more than ever. Huge thanks to our staff and students for their kind donations this week. Oldham Foodbank are asking for donations of ANY long life products- Please help any way you can. @OSFC_Info @OldhamFoodbank

[Oldham Foodbank 🦉 @OldhamFoodbank]

#weeklythankyou

More so than ever our weekly thank you's mean so much

Thank you to @GiveFood_org_uk
@Emmasheldonz
@OSFC_Info
@stanneslydgate
St John's Failsworth St Marys Failsworth
@bethesda
Leesbrook medical practice
St Mark's universal care

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[OSFC Employability & Life Skills @OSFCskills]

A brilliant discussion with some really thoughtful questions from our students and excellent points made by the panel. A huge well done to Kashaf too, one of out fabulous Year 12 students who chaired the discussion. #InternationalWomensDay #OSFCskills @OSFC_Info

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To mark #InternationalWomensDay staff from OSFC- Jayne Clarke, (Executive Principal) Suzannah Reeves (Vice Principal) Kathryn Parkinson (Head of Science) and Lewis Entwistle (Head of English, MFL and Media) are discussing feminism, gender, stereotypes and equality. @OSFC_Info

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Huge thank you to staff and students for their kind donations of sanitary products and toiletries over the last couple of weeks. We are making a donation to @OldhamFoodbank to help to #EndPeriodPoverty and to keep girls in eduction during their periods! #OSFCskills @OSFC_Info

[OSFC Employability & Life Skills @OSFCskills]

94 students completed the Equality and Diversity course at OSFC last term and received their AQA Unit Award Scheme certificates today. Students learnt lots related to E&D that they will be able to apply in their lives and future careers. Congratulations! #OSFCskills @OSFC_Info

[OSFC Employability & Life Skills @OSFCskills]

BBC Young Reporters Day! An amazing opportunity for our students who are aspiring to work in the Media sector and creative industries! The day was filled with workshops, advice and networking opportunities and has been a tonne of fun! @sharpproject @BBCYoungReport @OSFC_Info

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Today young people are taking over #DigiCities in #Manchester with @BBCAcademy!

We're looking forward to sharing filming and podcasting productions skills with @BoltonSixthForm, @CowleySixthForm, @OSFC_Info, @KDHSchool, @TurtonSchool and Salford City College.

#MediaSkills

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We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for @EducateNorth Awards for our work on the Essential Life Skills Project in the Community Engagement Award and that our Executive Principal – Jayne Clarke has been shortlisted for the UK Leadership Award. #WeAreOSFC

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We're back at @OSFC_Info again to run a polling station for the Youth Council. Today we're on the street in the main building. Come down and vote for the perso. You want to represent you in Oldham.

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We would like to welcome students from @saddleworth_sch and @TeamWaterhead to OSFC who are here today listening to Lilian Black sharing her father’s Holocaust story, followed by a Q&A session. #WeAreOSFC #HolocaustMemorialDay2020

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Today was the first of this years OSFC Debating Workshops! We've had lots of fun building public speaking and quick thinking skills! @OSFC_Info