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A Level English Literature students were among those treated to a fascinating talk when Professor Sarah Churchwell, Chair in Public Understanding of the Humanities at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, came into Coulsdon College on Tuesday 30th...

Michelle Maguire, SU Charities Officer, and Roberta Gavin, Sports Officer, attended the South London Citizens two-day community leadership training course at King’s College London on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th January. The introductory course in community...

As part of their campaign to improve Government funding for youth mental health, representatives of the Students’ Union attended a Croydon Citizens event on Tuesday 23rd January. During the session, they had the opportunity to share their campaign, explaining why it’s...

Upper Sixth Performing Arts students will be presenting a mash up of Hamlet and Macbeth on Thursday 11 January at 7pm. The performance is part of their BTEC Level 3 programme. The students have created their script by themselves, watched over by Performing Arts...

As part of the on-going education and school links programme, four Coulsdon College BTEC Engineering students were given the chance of a week’s work experience at Gatwick Airport. Richard Briggs, Chris Barnes, Dhanish Dauhoo and Dave Ngaleu spent a week with Gatwick’s...

In 1999, Sir Jack Petchey CBE founded the Jack Petchey Foundation to provide a way of recognising and rewarding the positive contributions young people make to society. Their major programme, the Achievement Awards, is a peer-recognition scheme which operates in some...

Coulsdon College Students’ Union has been busy collecting items for the Purley Food Hub. The donations of dried food, tinned goods and other items were a result of the campaign the SU launched earlier this term. Food Hub co-ordinator Steve Hunt came into College on...

Coulsdon College Performing Arts students will once again be bringing the panto to College with a performance of Dick Whittington. There are two chances to watch the performance on 14th December either at 10.30am or 7.30pm. If you would like the matinee performance,...

On Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st November, Upper Sixth students working towards the BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Public Services went on an action-packed two-day land and water based activity trip to Hindleap Warren in East Sussex. The first day comprised rock climbing and...

Coulsdon College hosted a Business Conference on Friday 10th November. Local business leaders from a variety of sectors were invited into the College where they were linked with a specific department in order to help ensure the individual subject curricula are fully...

Lower Sixth BTEC Art & Design students will be exhibiting some of their work in the LOFT space at Turf Projects in Croydon’s Whitgift Centre from Wednesday 15 to Sunday 19 November. On show will be a selection of hand-printed cards, wrapping paper and prints...

A Level Sociology and Politics students this term have been engaging with the on-going debate over free schools and their place in the UK education system. To aid them in their thinking, the College arranged for a visit from provocative speaker and free school...

In commemoration of Armistice Day, BTEC Diploma Public Services students held a small Remembrance ceremony in the College on Friday 10th November. They were joined by representatives of the local Army Reserves. College students Abigail O’Reilly and Lauren Palmer laid...

Earlier this term the Students Union organised a fantastic cake sale to raise funds for the South East Cancer Help Centre in Purley. Their baking skills brought in an impressive £88.27. College students have also taken part in a community bag-packing event at Tesco’s...

Coulsdon College student Rai-Elle Williams made it through the second week of the live finals of the X Factor. She sung her heart out on Sunday evening, and showed incredible adaptability, with most of her performance being sung in Spanish! After a standing ovation...