SRC NOTICE (Updated Wednesday 13th January 2021)
The College reopened on 4th January in line with guidance issued by the Department for the Economy. The College will remain open, with the majority of teaching delivered online until after the mid-term break (22nd February).
BTEC AND ESSENTIAL SKILLS EXAMINATIONS
In light of the ongoing Covid situation, the College has taken the decision to postpone all BTEC and Essential Skills exams scheduled to take place in January and February. In line with the Minister’s statement on 6th January, no student will be disadvantaged as a result of this decision and further information on assessment arrangements will be provided as soon as possible.
WORK BASED LEARNING – TRAINING FOR SUCCESS (TfS) AND APPRENTICESHIPS
From 14th January the College will further limit the number of TFS and apprentices required to come onsite. All TfS and Apprenticeship training programmes will move to remote learning to the maximum extent possible. It will only be in exceptional circumstances that trainees/apprentices will be required to come onsite and this is likely to be limited to assessment and examinations that cannot be delayed to later in the year. Should you be required to come onsite your Course Co-ordinator will inform you accordingly, so please maintain contact with the College and your lecturers.
PART-TIME/EVENING COURSES
Some part-time courses due to start in January/February may be postponed and those enrolled will be notified with an alternative start date. Some existing part-time courses will revert to online delivery (or be suspended until mid-February) and students will be informed as to the nature of their course delivery.
STUDENT SUPPORT
Learning Resource Centres remain open to students unable to access online lessons from home. Student services and limited canteen facilities are also available to students during this period. Student queries should be directed to Course Co-ordinators. General queries should be emailed to info@src.ac.uk
Further information is available on the College's Covid-19 information page https://www.src.ac.uk/the-college/covid-19-info
Southern Regional College Hairdressing students have again turned heads at the prestigious Mirror Mirror Mannequin Competition and have retained the overall competition trophy.
The Mirror Mirror Mannequin competition is a photographic competition, which is open to Level 2 and 3 Hairdressing students. It is run by the Irish Hairdresser Magazine and sponsored by KEMON. This is the fourth year that SRC has entered this competition and they have brought the trophy back home again.
We are delighted to announce that our esteemed colleague, Marilyn Warren has been awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours for her services to education and children. Marilyn lectures within the Faculty of Health & Science at Southern Regional College.
Christian Sloan, Level 3 Art and Design student from SRC Newry Campus, recently won top prize in the Animation Category at the prestigious annual Northern Ireland Colleges Media Awards (NICMAs).
(L-R): Christian Sloan, pictured with his Art & Design Lecturer, Fidelma Logan.
Thousands of school pupils from hundreds of schools across Northern Ireland have signed up to take part and ‘virtually attend’ what could be the region’s biggest ever Christmas pantomime this year as part of a timely and social distanced entertainment initiative led by Southern Regional College.
Southern Regional College is delighted to announce a further seven recipients of the Chief Executive Higher Education Scholarship Award.
