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HOW WMC CHANGED MY LIFE STORY COMPETITION GUIDELINES

WMC – The Camden College will present a £100 prize for the best learner story on how your course or the College has changed your life (in a big or small way), with smaller prizes for runners up.

We are looking for a good piece of writing of no more than 500 words, or two A4 pages, whichtells your story of coming to College and how it has improved your life. This competition is open to ALL learners who studied with us from September2017- July 2018. The deadline for submitting your completed competition form is 1pm,Monday 18 June 2018.

You can leave your finished entry in the box at reception or email it to Sean Harding on: . Please return both pages of this form with your entry or include the relevant information in your covering email.

All entrants will be invited to the Learner Success Night, which will take placein the evening on Wednesday 11 July 2018.Please keep this date free in your diary.

Ideas to get you started

Your story could include:

•Something about you and why you started a course at WMC

•What you learned at WMC and how it has changed your life in a big or small way

•Who you have met and why these people are a good influence on you

•Positive things that have happened to you as a result of studying at WMC

•How your learning has influenced you at work or at home or to progress onto something new

•New experiences you have had as a result of studying at WMC

•How the tutors have helped in your learning to progress further in life

IMPORTANT: Please complete this section before you submit your story and send in both pages of this form:

We want your story will placed up on display on the night for attendees to read but you have the choice for us not to do this. Please tick below:

☐ Yes, I am happy for my story to be display around the college and on the website as a success story.

☐ No, please don’t display my story around the college or on the website as a success story.

If you are a winner, we find it useful to read out your story to the audience to help them understand why you are a chosen winner. Please tick below:

☐ Yes, I am happy to read out my story on the night.

☐ I would like a tutor or someone else to read out my story on the night.

We will take photos of nominees and winners at the Learner Success Night and may use stories for publicity purposes. Please tick below:

☐ Yes, I am happy for my pictures to be taken and used for publicity purposes by WMC-The Camden College.

☐ No, I do not want my work or image to be used for publicity purposes.

How WMC Changed My Life Story Competition Form

Please write clearly in BLOCK CAPITALS AND COMPLETE ALL SECTIONS

Full name (first name, surname)
LearnerID Number
(This is on your ID card)
Date of Birth
Date / Month/ Year (DD/MM/YYYY)
Phone Number
(Check it’s correctly written)
Email Address
(Check it’s correctly written)
The course(s) you studied and when you started (month/year)
Tutor Name
Use this space for your story which should be no more than 500 words, or two A4 pages, either type this up (preferred option) or hand write it clearly.Once completed, please leave in the box at reception or email to by 1pm, Monday 18 June 2018.

Signature of learner: ______Date: ______