News & Media
Professor Sarah Churchwell visits Coulsdon College
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...
Students’ Union reps attend Leadership Training Course
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...
Coulsdon College Students’ Union moves forward with Mental Health Campaign
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...
Careers Bulletin is released
The latest from the Careers department in the shape of their regular Careers Bulletin, is out now for students. If you've now seen in, you can click here and take a look. Don't forget, the Careers is available in room 166.
English Students attend annual Merlyn Rees Lecture
English Students learn about the Holocaust at the annual Merlyn Rees Lecture On 21st January, seven English A Level students took part in the annual Merlyn Rees lecture, held in Westminster and run by the Holocaust Memorial Trust. The event was attended by over 270...
Shakespeare Re-Imagined
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...
College Engineering students go behind the scenes at Gatwick Airport
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...
Coulsdon careers team recognised with Jack Petchey Award
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...
Students’ Union support local food hub
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...
Students bring the panto to college
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,...
Don’t Dis-Ability event at Boxpark
Coulsdon College music students will be performing at BoxPark Croydon on 6th December. the event starts at 5.30pm and the students are scheduled to be on stage at around 6.10pm. If you can make it, go along and support their performance. The students work hard all...
Debate Club given expert tips
The College Debate Club was delighted to welcome Angela Applin and Andrew Carver of Coulsdon and Purley Debating Society to their meeting on Thursday 23rd November. The Society was established some 150 years ago by gentlemen who wanted to debate the topics of the day...
Insight into Accountancy
Thirty students from the College’s A Level and BTEC Business courses were given an insight into the accountancy profession with a visit from a qualified chartered accountant on Thursday 23rd November. Adam Clark of Price Waterhouse Coopers began the afternoon with an...
Public Services students get out and about
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...
What businesses want
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...
Art & Design students’ work to go on show
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...
Guest speaker Toby Young debates with students
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...
Public Services students hold Remembrance ceremony
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...
College students support cancer patients
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...
Rai-Elle does it again
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...
Announcements
Love Our College’s Week Student Competition Winner Announced
Love Our College’s Week is a chance to celebrate and shout about all of the brilliant things that colleges do, day in and day out to build communities, boost businesses, and support individuals, and despite the pandemic, this year was no different. This year, Croydon...
The University of Roehampton Croydon College and Coulsdon Sixth Form College Scholarship
The University of Roehampton is offering up to ten cash scholarships worth £1,500 per year of undergraduate study to Croydon College and Coulsdon Sixth Form College Students, who enrol at the University of Roehampton in September 2021. Croydon College and Coulsdon...
Croydon College to Attend Virtual National Apprenticeship Show- Wednesday 2 December 2020
Croydon College are delighted to announce that they will be an exhibitor at the prestigious virtual National Apprenticeship Show on Wednesday 2 December. The National Apprenticeship Show is a great opportunity for individuals who are considering an apprenticeship in...
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