Charlotte Wade introduces herself as the new Higher Education Lead Student Representative for Bridgwater College. She is studying Applied Animal Management at Cannington Centre and wants to develop more social activities for HE students. Charlotte's role is to give more focus to the student voice and gather opinions from HE students across the centres to improve the HE community experience.

2. Hi! My name is Charlotte Wade, and I am the new Higher Education Lead
Student Representative for Bridgwater College.
I am studying BSc (Hons) Applied Animal Management at Cannington Centre
and I am also a residential student. I am really passionate about my new role
as Lead Rep and I am really interested in developing more social activities
aimed specifically for HE students. It is my role to give more focus to the
student voice and I would like really like to hear the opinions of HE students
across the centres. It is my aim to set up a regular period that I will be
present both at Bath Road HE Study Room and the Cannington LRC to meet
with students to hear their views, particularly in regards to ideas for social
events and improving the feel of the HE community within the College.
We strive to deliver and add value to the experiences of all our HE students. We obtain feedback by
gathering information at HE student forums, course programme meetings, student surveys and from
our Lead and Course Student Representatives.
We value the input of our students to help shape the HE environment we provide. Your suggestions
and ideas are always taken into consideration and every effort is made to ensure they are followed
through. Below are comments we’ve received from HE students and responses to how we have
addressed them.
The HE team is looking into the
next induction and enrolment
and will listen to feedback
provided by students.
The Higher Education Team with
the Student Liaison Team at
Cannington will arrange further
events in the New Year, after the
successful Christmas ball.
Four new sockets have
been added to the study
table.

3. UCAS Extra starts on Wed 25 Feb, this
service is available to you if you have
used all of your five choices and are not
holding any offers, or you have declined
your offers because you may wish
to change your choice options or
choose another institution.
The Student Union’s Christian
Union will run at 12.15-1.15 on
Wednesday and 1.15-2.15 on Fridays
in the Multi-faith room
Bridgwater and District Credit Union are looking for
volunteer ambassadors to help the local community
access straightforward savings accounts and low cost
loans, call 01278 447100 for more information.
RAG Day raises over £8,000! Children in Need raises over £700!
Plymouth Student Union Outreach
Co-ordinator Catherine Tetreault will
be in Cannington on Thurs 5 Feb 12 –
1.30pm for an open drop-in session.
HE students hold Christmas Ball
Public Service students attend Emergency Services Show

4. The deadline for your Higher Education
application to arrive with UCAS for September/
October 2015 is Thursday 15 January 2015. For
those of you who may be invited for interview,
although this is not the case for all courses, you
will be invited in between January and March.
Should you have any concerns about
your UCAS status, please contact the
Information and Guidance Team, or
your Programme Manager – and we
will talk you through your options.
Make sure you keep an
eye on your UCAS Track
Status – and any looming
deadlines!
Did you know a registered nurse visits the College every Tuesday and
Wednesday between 12.30pm – 2pm? Need-a-Doc, on a Tuesday, provides
emergency contraception, chlamydia antibiotics, pregnancy testing and
contraceptive/sexual health advice. On Wednesdays the nurse is available to get advice on quitting smoking.
You can find the nurse along the A corridor of the Bridgwater Centre in the Health Promotions room.
HE@bridgwater.ac.uk information
We are looking to make your Higher Education experience at Bridgwater College
as good as we can. If you have any suggestions to make, or feedback to offer,
please get in touch with us by using the email address above.
You are encouraged to complete surveys that are
sent to you as these are essential in improving
your course for future learners. From January
the National Student Survey will be open for
second year students, SPQ, for Plymouth
first year students and Bridgwater College
Higher Education College Survey will all be
going out in January for you to complete.
Are you feeling the pinch after
Christmas? You can get advice regarding
money issues from the Citizen’s Advice
Bureau every Monday in the LRC at the
Bridgwater Centre and Wednesday in the United
Reform Church, on Cannington High Street. The
drop-in session runs from 1 – 4 both days and you can
get advice and guidance on a range of topics in addition
to financial help.
Joanne Edney, who studies the HND in Computing and Systems Development
and Mateusz Kasperek, who studies the Foundation degree in Public Services,
who were two of last year’s winners of last year’s survey prize draw.