Bellerbys College is a private Senior College educating foreign students in similar subjects to what we have in NZ. There are about 300 students here at Bellerbys College and also housed in the same building and sharing facilities is Embassy College ( A private college for teaching English to foreign students. ) I have no idea of how many are enrolled at Embassy.
It operates like a small University with a library ( open at specific hours incl weekends ) a cafetaria open 7 days and plenty of support staff ( security people, cleaners, administrators, and so on. We take the roll each class but there is less emphasis on attendance than in a High school which sees some 25% of students absent on any given day from all classes.
The administartors have told me this and are not too concerned as such. They have paid and so be it. Students also can turn up late so at times you have these disruptions. You can only teach to those who turn up and thats what I do. They have to catch up in their own time.
There are no bells, no staff meetings, no Dept meetings, no lunch duties, no uniform, no discipline issues, no sport after lessons, no parent evenings, we all wear an ID label ( I wear mine on my trousers ) and we use this for our subsidised lunch and in fact any meals we wish to have. We top up this card on a regular basis and it is used for any money transactions here. It is a cashless environment. Students wear all kinds of fashion ( and the girls, well thats something else. There are some real stunners here ) My classes are of the average variety which is probably just as well. It would be too much of a distraction. We had a fire drill the other day. All assembled took the roll and that was that.
Alot of the students ( but not all ) live on site in the dorms where I do as well. (I am in G Block 6th Floor Rm 6 ) There are stairs or lifts available. There is a laundrette at £ 2 a wash and £1 for drying. The cafetaria doubles as common room where you can watch TV. All students are issued with text books that they own ( no returns ) and the classes ( smaller than NPBHS ) have about 15 chairs and a whiteboard. Not all classes have projector use. ( Mine does not so its not an option as such ) All class materials are freely available. No charge out per Dept. Use as you wish.
Classes are 3 hours or 2 hours duration depeding on morning / afternoon slots and you have breaks when you wish. Classes begin at 9.15 am. Lunch is 12.30 - 1.30 pm and afternoon runs from 1.30 - 4.45 pm. I get to the work room by 8.30 am and check emails use computers, do any photocopying and then off to class.
My classes are. Mon 9.15 - 12.30 am Business Studies ( A Level )
1.30 - 3.30 pm Accounting ( 5 ) A level
Tues 9.15 -12.30 am Foundation Accounting
Wed 9.15 -12.30 am MQP Finance and Accounting
1.30 - 4.45 pm Foundation Accounting
Thurs 9.15-12.30 am Accounting ( 6 ) A level
1.30 - 3.30 pm Business Studies ( A level )
Friday 9.15 -12.30 am Accounting ( 5 ) A level
2.45 - 4.45 pm Accounting ( 6 ) A level
As you can see I have 25 hrs teaching out of 30 hrs available.
The MQP is an undergraduate program where I decide what to teach for Post grads who wish to know about the world of accounting and finance before joining the workforce. It is quite flexible but I have been given some guidelines as to content. ( 10 week course then some new students ) Exam in March
The Business studies is pretty straight forward and is at A level. I have to teach em Marketing ( Unit 1 ) and Accounting / Finance ( unit 2 ) 1 and half hour exam in June
Foundation Accounting is a 1 term course ( 10 weeks ) in a really concentrated program which is quite exacting cause you have to reach a reasonable level in a short time for a 3 hr exam. ( Exam in March )
Acounting (5 ) A level is a course for students doing 5 terms rather than 6 terms ( ie They started in January ) I am teaching Unit 1. They have a 3 hr exam in June
Accounting ( 6 ) A level is for those who started in Sept and Unit 1 has already been covered. I am teaching Unit 2. They have a 3 hr exam in June
Often students will go to cafetaria or library or outdoors for a smoke in the break times. I'd say about 25 - 30 % of students smoke.
The morning break is normally taken at 10.30 - 11 am and in the aftyernoon you can give a 15 min break or go straight through and release em early. As such students are coming and going at all times around the building and you see em in the cafetaria in the library, at the bus stop just ouside the college waiting to go somewhere or back at their dorm. Their classes have free time as well structured into their program. Not all have a full program. It is fairly flexible.
The staffroom is more a work room. We all have a space alloted and access to 2 photocopiers and about 15 shared laptops which need to be charged after each use ( no mouse ) We use them all the time in our breaks and before school usually. It is quite a close environment where we all share stories and so on, make our own morning tea and get ready for our classes. we sit beside each other in rows. The building has all the normal stuff. Classrooms ( 33 ) on 2 levels and mine is 206 ( level 2 ) I can if I am lazy use a lift but we all mostly walk up the stairs and there are toilets / administrators offices and so on the ground floor and all teaching is on levels 1 or 2
You have to wear your ID at all times and the building is open 24/7 with security staff and reception area personnel on deck at all times. The library has about 3o computers or more.
There is a student program of events that are arranged for students for sights and things to do as well.
Buses stop off just outside the college ( small and out of sight from the road ) 2 stories and accom blocks ) A supermarket across the road and 10 - 15 min walk if you wish to Greenwich village or take the bus if in a hurry.
Thats it. You are now aware of my working environment. Cheers until next time.
It operates like a small University with a library ( open at specific hours incl weekends ) a cafetaria open 7 days and plenty of support staff ( security people, cleaners, administrators, and so on. We take the roll each class but there is less emphasis on attendance than in a High school which sees some 25% of students absent on any given day from all classes.
The administartors have told me this and are not too concerned as such. They have paid and so be it. Students also can turn up late so at times you have these disruptions. You can only teach to those who turn up and thats what I do. They have to catch up in their own time.
There are no bells, no staff meetings, no Dept meetings, no lunch duties, no uniform, no discipline issues, no sport after lessons, no parent evenings, we all wear an ID label ( I wear mine on my trousers ) and we use this for our subsidised lunch and in fact any meals we wish to have. We top up this card on a regular basis and it is used for any money transactions here. It is a cashless environment. Students wear all kinds of fashion ( and the girls, well thats something else. There are some real stunners here ) My classes are of the average variety which is probably just as well. It would be too much of a distraction. We had a fire drill the other day. All assembled took the roll and that was that.
Alot of the students ( but not all ) live on site in the dorms where I do as well. (I am in G Block 6th Floor Rm 6 ) There are stairs or lifts available. There is a laundrette at £ 2 a wash and £1 for drying. The cafetaria doubles as common room where you can watch TV. All students are issued with text books that they own ( no returns ) and the classes ( smaller than NPBHS ) have about 15 chairs and a whiteboard. Not all classes have projector use. ( Mine does not so its not an option as such ) All class materials are freely available. No charge out per Dept. Use as you wish.
Classes are 3 hours or 2 hours duration depeding on morning / afternoon slots and you have breaks when you wish. Classes begin at 9.15 am. Lunch is 12.30 - 1.30 pm and afternoon runs from 1.30 - 4.45 pm. I get to the work room by 8.30 am and check emails use computers, do any photocopying and then off to class.
My classes are. Mon 9.15 - 12.30 am Business Studies ( A Level )
1.30 - 3.30 pm Accounting ( 5 ) A level
Tues 9.15 -12.30 am Foundation Accounting
Wed 9.15 -12.30 am MQP Finance and Accounting
1.30 - 4.45 pm Foundation Accounting
Thurs 9.15-12.30 am Accounting ( 6 ) A level
1.30 - 3.30 pm Business Studies ( A level )
Friday 9.15 -12.30 am Accounting ( 5 ) A level
2.45 - 4.45 pm Accounting ( 6 ) A level
As you can see I have 25 hrs teaching out of 30 hrs available.
The MQP is an undergraduate program where I decide what to teach for Post grads who wish to know about the world of accounting and finance before joining the workforce. It is quite flexible but I have been given some guidelines as to content. ( 10 week course then some new students ) Exam in March
The Business studies is pretty straight forward and is at A level. I have to teach em Marketing ( Unit 1 ) and Accounting / Finance ( unit 2 ) 1 and half hour exam in June
Foundation Accounting is a 1 term course ( 10 weeks ) in a really concentrated program which is quite exacting cause you have to reach a reasonable level in a short time for a 3 hr exam. ( Exam in March )
Acounting (5 ) A level is a course for students doing 5 terms rather than 6 terms ( ie They started in January ) I am teaching Unit 1. They have a 3 hr exam in June
Accounting ( 6 ) A level is for those who started in Sept and Unit 1 has already been covered. I am teaching Unit 2. They have a 3 hr exam in June
Often students will go to cafetaria or library or outdoors for a smoke in the break times. I'd say about 25 - 30 % of students smoke.
The morning break is normally taken at 10.30 - 11 am and in the aftyernoon you can give a 15 min break or go straight through and release em early. As such students are coming and going at all times around the building and you see em in the cafetaria in the library, at the bus stop just ouside the college waiting to go somewhere or back at their dorm. Their classes have free time as well structured into their program. Not all have a full program. It is fairly flexible.
The staffroom is more a work room. We all have a space alloted and access to 2 photocopiers and about 15 shared laptops which need to be charged after each use ( no mouse ) We use them all the time in our breaks and before school usually. It is quite a close environment where we all share stories and so on, make our own morning tea and get ready for our classes. we sit beside each other in rows. The building has all the normal stuff. Classrooms ( 33 ) on 2 levels and mine is 206 ( level 2 ) I can if I am lazy use a lift but we all mostly walk up the stairs and there are toilets / administrators offices and so on the ground floor and all teaching is on levels 1 or 2
You have to wear your ID at all times and the building is open 24/7 with security staff and reception area personnel on deck at all times. The library has about 3o computers or more.
There is a student program of events that are arranged for students for sights and things to do as well.
Buses stop off just outside the college ( small and out of sight from the road ) 2 stories and accom blocks ) A supermarket across the road and 10 - 15 min walk if you wish to Greenwich village or take the bus if in a hurry.
Thats it. You are now aware of my working environment. Cheers until next time.
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