Wingfield Business & Enterprise College

From September the student e-mail system is changing. All e-mail accounts are being moved to a new Live@EDU service hosted by Microsoft. This will give you:

• a massive mailbox - no need to delete stuff when you have more than a few e-mails.
• Office online - you can create and edit documents in Word, Excel & Powerpoint from any PC with internet access.
• Skydrive - store your files online, accessible from any computer with an internet connection.

You will login using the same account information but your e-mail address will be different.

Please see the notices in the IT suites for more information

This years Lifestyle Survey (for Years 7 & 10) is now available. Students will be asked to complete this survey during college time.

The survey can be accessed here

You will need a username and password to access the survey, you will be given this by your teacher.

Exam Results 2010 TUESDAY 24^th August

Year 11 can collect their results from 10AM in the MAIN HALL.

Access is through main reception

All other results will be made available to students between 11:30 & 13:00

Microsoft and Autodesk are offering free development & design software to students for use on their home computer.

Dreamspark gives you access to:

Expression Studio 3 (web design, photo editing etc),

Visual Studio 2008/2010 (programming and development tool),

XNA|Game Studio 3.1 (Develop your own games for xbox live, comes with 1yr subscription),

and lots more.

If you are interested, ask your Business or ICT teacher, or at the IT Support office.

Autodesk Education Community gives you access to:

Autodesk Inventor Professional (The same software used in Technology for prototyping),

Autodesk REVIT (Used by Construction),

Autodesk 3D Studio Max (3D design and animation package - 6 month license),

Setting sail from Newcastle on Tyne is Nathan Barker, aged 16, of Wingfield Business and Enterprise College, Sheffield, who is this week taking part in a 10-night sea going adventure to London on board the tall ship STAVROS S NIARCHOS. He is among a crew of 48 students from schools from across the UK on the ninth annual Tall Ships Youth Trust Voyage of Achievement funded by The HSBC Global Education Trust – www.hsbc.com/csr.

The voyage finishes when the brig sails up the Thames and under Tower Bridge in London, before mooring alongside HMS Belfast, on the afternoon of Friday 10 July.

All students can now access their work from home, to do this login to the VLE and look at the 'My Wingfield' area on the left hand side of the window.

A guide on how to use this feature can be found here (pdf)

Horticultural Instructor Lee Bestall reports on the story behind the creation of the Wingfield Horticultural Training Centre

Back in November 2006 I was invited to a meeting along with Michael Goldenburgh and the assistant head teacher Bryan Picton.  Working alongside Michael, I was given a brief to design an area where the students could grow a selection of vegetables.  Within an hour, we had more than doubled the size of the plot, and included a large fruit growing area.

Wingfield is a well-respected and achieving Business and Enterprise College which lies at the heart of the local community and within the North-West Rotherham Education Action Zone. Working in partnership with local businesses, our primary schools, community forums, post 16 providers and other secondary schools, the college is able to offer an extensive range of opportunities to young people and the wider community, providing excellent opportunities for all our students to achieve their potential