Issue 02 | April 2025
This magazine is produced by a group of learners who attend Sutton College.
Interview with Luke Taylor Matthew William Ebbs and Phoebe Ellis put questions to Sutton and Cheam MP, Luke Taylor. Dating and romance scams Edward offers his advice on helping people avoid romance scams. Nickel Support organisation Delivering high-quality, person- centered support for adults with learning disabilities and/or Autism.
Special feature on St Nicholas Church
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CAREERS You’re invited to the Step Ahead
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08 Spring Garden
09 Garden Poem
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10 Nickel Support
12 St Nicholas Church
14 Ramsha’s Noodles
CAREERS TRAINING JOBS
Meet representatives & employers in the care, health, education, construction industries and more! See www.suttoncollege.ac.uk/careers-fair
15 Dating Scams
16 Photo Montage
18 The Film Review
STEPAHEAD employment.skills.careers.
21 Music Workflow
23 Word Search
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ISSUE 2 APRIL 2025
Welcome to the second issue of
Welcome back to the second issue of Jump Into Sutton, we hope you love it! In this issue we have a special interview with the MP for Sutton and Cheam, Luke Taylor. We also take a look at Saint Nicholas, one of the oldest churches in Sutton. In other articles, we dropped into Nickel Support in Carshalton for some dancing and recycling. There are features on gardening, photography, online dating scams, a word search to test whether you have been paying attention and much more besides. Introducing the Publishing Course
The course we are studying is called the Publishing Pathway.
We attend our courses for 3 days each week which leaves enough time for us to do a lot of other leisure activities. On the course we develop practical skills like using the computer to do research, we develop our English through the new language that we learn, we develop Maths skills by working with the dates, production quantities, pages and word counts and we also focus on Communication Skills so we know how to communicate using our words, spoken and in writing. We learn to listen and understand when we interview people, then we write down what we have talked about.
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What would change tomorrow if you could? I would make sure our NHS and other healthcare providers get all the funding and support they need to deliver the best possible care. We should all be so proud that in this country, when you are sick, you can get help without having to pay. But without serious investment now, I worry that our NHS is going to fall apart. St Helier Hospital - which many of you reading this will have been to - is quite literally crumbling, and the Government have just delayed giving us a new hospital building until the next decade. That’s just not good enough. I would also make education more of a national priority. Too often it gets forgotten when people talk about politics - but there is so much to do to make sure teachers are paid properly, students feel engaged with the lessons they are learning and that career opportunities are available to literally every single child who sets foot in a school. Education is the key that unlocks our future as a country - and it is the most powerful tool you have as a young person to make your own future brighter - so it deserves to be treated as a national priority. What do you think people in Sutton care about the most at the moment? I think there are two things that touch everybody’s families - the state of our NHS and the cost of living crisis. Everyone knows that our hospitals are crumbling, it takes too long to get a GP appointment and the social care system is broken. It is plain to see. The Government must fix it and I will keep fighting for a new hospital building, making sure GPs aren’t being forced to cut staff because of tax hikes, and getting funding to hospices at risk of shutting altogether. Similarly the Cost of Living Crisis is making too many people’s’ lives miserable. It is harder
What advice would you give, if I wanted to become an MP like you? Get involved in a campaign that you care about right now. It doesn’t have to be party- political, but to be a good MP, you have to have a clear idea of what you care about and what you want to change. There are many major issues facing our country and our planet - and young people have a major part to play. Find an issue that speaks to your heart and your head, and get involved in an organisation that is campaigning on it. Social media campaigning is a good start - but there is no more effective method of changing peoples’ minds and influencing policy than knocking on doors, delivering leaflets and energising your peers. Have courage, take a deep breath and remember that you can do this, I promise. As a young person even thinking about entering politics, you should know that you have as much to offer as anyone who is already an MP. Surround yourself with people who care about helping people, and helping you help people. You will make smart and wonderful friends along the way so that you’ll never be alone. As the saying goes, never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. and harder to budget when the price of food in shops is going up and rents and mortgages are rocketing. People deserve a Government that will invest in our economy in a way that brings these prices down - otherwise we will continue to slide into a situation where young people will end up being worse off than their parents’ generation. That isn’t good enough.
Luke Taylor
Matthew William Ebbs and Phoebe Ellis put questions to Sutton and Cheam MP, Luke Taylor
What is the hardest part of your job as an MP?
What is the easiest part of your job as an MP?
Hearing some of the really awful situations local people are facing - whether that be living with pain because they are having to wait ages for a GP appointment, not being able to access the right SEND education for their children, or indeed living in fear of crime in our community. It’s really heartbreaking and a reminder that even though we live in a wonderful part of London, there is a lot that only the national government can fix and still lots to do to make life a bit easier.
There isn’t necessarily an easiest part - but there is a moment when it all comes together: when you finally fix a problem for somebody who has been in need of help for a long time. Speaking up for the people of Sutton and Cheam often means standing with them against organisations that just aren’t treating them with respect and dignity - so when you finally fix a major issue that they’ve been facing it is the best feeling in the world.
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Spring garden calendar
Our garden poem
Some students at Sutton College are attending a Horticulture Course and learning all about different aspects of looking after a garden. They are hoping to use these skills to find jobs or use the skills at home. This term they have been learning about seed planting and how to look after the bulbs they planted before Christmas.
As part of the Horticulture Course Pathway, the students are also improving their Maths, ICT and English skills. These skills will hopefully support them in their next steps to volunteering, applying for jobs and learning new life skills. This month they created a class poem about their experience working in the gardens at the Inclusion Center.
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Plant seeds like salad greens, peppers, tomatoes, herbs
Transplant and thin seedlings Transfer bulbs into pots to give a great garden display or give as gifts
Look after your lawn - cut, weed and feed Start planting plug plants for spring and summer colour
Plant potatoes
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Hello, its me again Ramsha Saleem.
I am here now to tell you about Nickel Support. I visit their centre in Carshalton every Monday. It has been a good place to go. I find joy whenever I visit as are many activities you can do. But for me, my best two things I love to do at Nickel Support is the dancing class and recycling…
Creating opportunities
These are parts of a cupboard or a chest drawer. My job is sand them and paint them.
There are many opportunities for learners with additional needs in Sutton. Sutton College has many courses to choose from and there are other places too. Here is one example from another organisation.
Sutton College is starting a new Sustainability Course from September 2025. The course will be recycling, up-cycling and selling items in an online shop.
Look out for more information on our website: www.suttoncollege.ac.uk
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Ever wondered why Sutton has the St Nicholas Shopping Centre and St Nicholas Way?
• St Nicholas Church is next to the Sutton College. • There has been a church here since 1087. • When I go home I pass the church from Sutton College. • The first church on this site was mentioned in the Doomsday Book. • This church was built up between 1862 and 1864 before I was born.
• It was designed by the architect Edwin Nash . • The church was built in the Gothic style with nice stone dressings. • This church was made bigger. It was built by the local community for the people of Sutton.
St Nicholas Church By Dilantha Wijemanne
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Ramsha’s Noodles This is a delicious meal
Dating Scams
I made during the Christmas holiday.
This is chicken noodles with a lot of good nutrition in it. It is easy and fast to cook. And it can be served with vegetables and meat of your choice.
Ingredients
Someone pretends to be our friends They gain our trust overtime They want to steal money from us What is the scam?
Be careful what we post online Always search photos and personal details of someone new using an online search Never send money to anyone you have only known online How to avoid?
• 1 pack of chicken noodles • 1 onion • 1 red pepper • 1 cup water • ½ tablespoon oil • ½ teaspoon salt to taste • Utensils required:
- Deep pot or deep pan - Colander and a plate
Method
• Put oil in the pan • Cook the chicken until cooked through • Add the chopped onion and chopped red pepper - cook until soft • Cook the noodles, drain • Add salt, pepper and noodles to the pan for 2 minutes - mix together
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Lenny Evans
Angela Dean
Photo montage
Learners on the Photography course at Sutton College combined different viewpoints of themselves without showing the whole face to create interesting self-portrait Photo montages.
To improve their technical and artistic skills, learners changed the shape of their photos as well as exploring different colour filters on the images. They are learning more skills every week.
Robert Lovejoy
Richard Agbaso
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Narnia The Film Review Do you need a recommendation for a good film to watch?
Hayley and Alice discuss the movie adaption of the Narnia story:
What was your favourite scene in Narnia? The scene where Lucy discovers Narnia and is amazed by its beauty. When the lion charges up the field and runs up on top of the witch and she dropped her weapon on the ground - and then Aslan kills the witch in the battle of Narnia. Q Alice thought her favourite character is called Lucy. Peter is the oldest son and has to keep all his brothers and sisters all together and go to the train. Q Who is your favourite character in the first movie? What happens in the film? The children go on a train to a house for the holidays. They run to the wardrobe and go inside to Narnia, into the snow. Susan hit a snowball to Edmund’s arm he said Stop it! Peter said to Edmund say sorry to Lucy. Q
She said stop pretending to Edmund. Peter said to Lucy where are we? Let’s go to Mr Tumnus hut. But he was not there. The Queen sent Mr Tumnus to jail with Edmund. Peter went to see Aslan to tell him what happened to Edmund - he was captured by the White Witch.
Watch the movie to see what happened next!
Why don't you... Visit Banstead Woods from the Holly Lane car park and see the amazing wood carvings along the Narnia Trail.
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FREE QUALIFICATIONS
Gilberts Music Workflow
To make music, you need a workflow, Gilbert guides us through his.
You could study at Sutton College for FREE!
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Come up with ideas for songs to go on an album. Many artists will use their phone to record ideas as it is simple and handy to do.
DO YOU EARN LESS THAN £27,007? UNEMPLOYED & LOOKING FOR WORK?
If you do and you live within the Greater London Authority (GLA), or you earn less than £25,000 and live outside the GLA, then you may be able to study a qualification up to and including Level 2 for FREE! Qualifications may also be free if you are unemployed and looking for work. You will need to provide evidence when you enrol (dated within the last three months).
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Get other people to collaborate with. They should like your ideas and are good to work with.
See what you could study at Sutton College for free at www.suttoncollege.ac.uk
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Step Ahead provides free help with Visit the Step Ahead Centre at Sutton College STEPAHEAD employment.skills.careers. UNEMPLOYED? OUT OF WORK? LIVE IN LONDON?
Wordsearch
Can you find TEN answers hidden in the grid below? The answers run forwards, backwards, up, down and even diagonally to be extra-tricky!
Photo montage Dating Scam
Nickel Support Noodles
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www.suttoncollege.ac.uk/step-ahead Step Ahead Centre at Sutton College, St Nicholas Way, SM1 1EA email stepahead@suttoncollege.ac.uk or call 0208 405 7046 Book an appointment and Step Ahead!
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