Week 3 The Big Event

Myself and some of my students took part in a careers event at Swanick Hall. The event ran over 3 day; of witch I was involved on 2 of those days. Over 20 schools attended the event with their year 8 and 9 students. 

Monday 7th of December; I was joined by Lydia who is one of our level 2 students. It was a very busy day which consisted of giving hand and arm massage and discussing taster sessions which could be accessed during half term by people interested in exploring education and training at Chesterfield college 

Wednesday 9th I was joined by Neev  and Ellie. Again, it was very busy with interest from girls and boys alike

At this stage I was on my own so I demonstrated a hand massage on one person  while another four people watched and copied what I was doing. Some said that they were going to practice what they had learn't when they got home.  

Week 2 (2/12/15)

As this was the second week of work experience for the level 2's I opened up client columns on reception. Unfortunately, we only had one client booked in for treatments. Oana performed an eyelash tint, eyebrow tint and eyebrow shape and Alisha did an underarm wax on her as a summative assessment. The rest of the group did treatments on each.This was a good opportunity for everyone to practice the treatments that they needed to improve.

 After discussing promotional packages last week we decided on 3 options which comprise of:

Option 1 - Facial and Manicure £8.50
Option 2 - Eyelash tint, Eyebrow tint, Eyebrow shape and lash extensions £10.50
Option 3 - 30% off all waxing treatments

These offers are emailed from reception to all staff at college each week. In addition, Sarah and Charlotte offered to devise a promotional poster that we can put up around college to encourage clients into the salon.

Some of the group were struggling to right reflective accounts on their blogs so I explained a simple reflective guide that they could follow to right their blogs. As follows:

State what you did
How you felt about it
How you can improve your practice in the futue.

LEVEL 2 Work Experience Week 1

The level 2 beauty program requires that all students should take part in 30 hours of work experience. This can either be undertaken in industry or college
I introduced work experience and explained that it's main focus would be on customer service, retail and sales.
Everyone set up their blogs and made their first posts. I explained that we use our blogs to reflect on our practices in order to improve our future practices.

I booked out our departments new laptop trolley for everyone to setup their blogs

Grace already had her own blog so she was able to support her peers with setting up their blogs

Imogen set-up her own blog with no problems then supported others with theirs

Ellie is a confident and mature member of the group. She offered support to others with regards to setting up g-mail accounts.

Once you have set your blog up Blogger is extremely easy to us. Initially making it an excellent tool for all students

Commercial (18/11/15)

Karolina was salon manager today

Folding towels is a simple task that underpins salon standards and promotes a professional image

Karolina worked efficiently to maintain high standards in commercial

Ann received peer support from Jasmine

Rachel completed a micro-current facial

Her client said her skin felt firmer and more hydrated after her facial

Preparation for H32

Part of the level 3 program is a unit called H32. This unit is about working with others to plan, implement and evaluate promotional activities. The students are planning a pamper day to be held on the 27th November. They have devised different beauty package and retail sets.

Charity Waxing Event

During the half term break Ellie, Alana and I took part in a charity waxing event at BHP Accountants in Chesterfield. Between use we waxed six men's legs. This kind of speed waxing will help the girls to develop and refine their waxing skills.   

 Sam Bradwell who organised the event set up a "just giving" account which raised upwards of £600 pounds for the Macmillan Cancer Charity. This was a positive and enjoyable experience for all involved not only because it helps a good cause but it also strengthens our links with local businesses. 

Commercial - 21/10/15

This week during our session we had 5 external clients booked in for treatments ranging from micro-current facials to ibd fingers and toes. The decision to stop offering ibd in the Heart space and instead base this service back in the commercial salon so far has proved to be the right one as we have been busier, also, we are now promoting this to our external clients instead of staff and students at college who either didn't have the time or the funds for the service. This way we are widening our potential client base and increasing our turnover. I also feel it is good for the students to see how been flexible and willing to change direction if something is not working is how business survive and prosper.

In addition, I reviewed individuals progress with regards to a SMART targets I had previously set for them; this involved them investigating work experience opportunities. I am pleased to state that 2 of our students will no longer be required to attend these work experience sessions as they have found employment in salons. The majority are actively looking and taking their CV's in to potential employers. As for the couple who haven't been inclined to seriously consider looking for work to-date this has helped them to focus on the benefits of gaining experience in industry which will increase their employability. 

We experienced two difficulties during the session which I have asked the people involved to reflect upon via their blogs. The first, was due to a student not completing a thorough enough consultation. This resulted in me having to perform extractions on the clients blocked pores post facial. The client did receive a lovely Eve Taylor facial by the student, however, this has highlighted the importance of identifying the clients needs before starting their treatment. This client has since rebooked for 5 weeks time for a galvanic facial as this will provide a deeper cleanse and includes extractions.The second, involved curing ibd on a clients toes. The LED lamps are too small for the feet often resulting in the polish being knocked. A solution to this would be to use the UV lamps for toes, as a result this will increase curing time and mean longer service time. 

Ann confidently and knowledgeably provided skin and health care advise to her client 

Katie successfully completed a summative assessment in micro-current facial 

Rachels client was very pleased with the ibd polish on her toes