BBC School Report

Welcome to the news and current affairs from BIDEFORD COLLEGE.

One Week This Week

School Report Day Broadcast

ICT Curriculum Report

New College

Appledore Shipyard

Science Week

One Week This Week is a magazine programme that gives a look at whats going on in the College and also in the Local Community. Interviews and Chat with students, staff, visitors and anyone that has something interesting to say or pass on to the Community our College serves. We hope you will enjoy what you see.

Live News from Bideford College

It was a day of major technical failures not least

our web server failing due a problem overnight!

But undaunted the reporters and support teams

soldiered on. The web server was up and running

with minutes to spare, and what was looking like it

wasn't going to happen finally did. Well done each

and every one involved.

Michael Gove: ICT curriculum is 'a mess' it will be revamped

The education secretary Michael Gove believes the ICT curriculum is of poor standards, promises an interesting, unique new course.

Mrs. Riva Head of Business and ICT at Bideford College gives her views on the statement by Mr.Gove and gives an overview of the changes that are already being implemented and also what is to come in the future in this ever changing part of the curriculum.

More...Technology based story links

Government back NextGen coding initiative.
Could the cloud burst? BBC Newsbeat story.
Angry Birds in Space! BBC Newsbeat story.
Celebrating Colossus wartime computer BBC News
Raspberry Pi face delay due to factory error BBC News

With a Year under the belt of the New College building the initial shock of moving from the old worn out school has eased off a little, so we are taking a good look at what we left behind and sing the praises of our New College, with its eco credentials, its fabulous facilities and enthusiastic staff its a good place to be and more importantly to work and learn in.

Our short film gives a glimpse of what has been demolished or left behind to make way for the future. Our Principal Miss. Matthews also answers some questions about the ethos behind the New College which is probably one of the last to built for a very long time. Money well spent? Well we think so and hope you will too.

Link relating to this story

The Award winning Designers

The Builders of the New College
The Environmental Roofers
The Window Makers|

Appledore Shipyard

With their current order book filling up, Babcock International, the owners of Appledore Shipbuilders not far from the college, were keen to answer questions about the success they have acheived to date.

After a recent trip to visit the shipyard which unfortunately couldn't be filmed due the sensitive nature of the military work carried out there, Aidan secured an interview in our studio with Mr Will Bowden head of training at Babcock International and found out what they are working on at the moment and what the future holds for shipbuilding in North Devon.

Many thanks to Mr.Bowden and Babcock International for taking time to do this.

Relating to this Story

Carrier Jobs safe at Appledore.
Shipyard photo gallery This Is Devon.
Some background of the company.
A little bit of Shipyard History.

Science Week has been well under way all week at the college with amazing explosions, demonstrations, experiments and the workings of the human digestive system in GRAPHIC detail. It shows Science can be fun!

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