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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...
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...
College students get to the heart of UK politics
The sun shone brightly over the Palace of Westminster on Friday 3 November when 26 Upper and Lower Sixth A Level Politics students visited the Houses of Parliament. The students were given a one-hour guided tour during which they were introduced to the workings of...
Fast forward to Fashion at Buckinghamshire University
Lower Sixth and Upper Sixth Fashion students gained a glimpse of a university Fashion course when they visited Buckinghamshire New University’s Fashion department on Wednesday 1 November. During the trip, the students received a tour of the building and had the chance...
Making a difference
As part of an initiative by the Students Union, Hannah Gretton from Citizens UK recently visited the College to give students a workshop on how to negotiate. This was part of an on-going programme of workshops designed to equip students will the skills needed to make...
Clean sweep in the Rotary Club of Croydon Annual Photography Competition
Coulsdon College swept the board in the over-17 age category at the 2017 Rotary Club of Croydon Photography Competition, winning first prize, runner-up and the people’s choice award. This annual competition is an amazing opportunity to showcase the work of the...
BFI Film Academy success for College students
A Level Film Studies students Ben Ellis and Faris Khan have beaten off stiff competition to be among only 25 students offered places on Eastside Education’s BFI Film Academy 2017–18. Working with leading industry professionals, students are given the opportunity to...
Local MP Tom Brake joins applause for former College student
Former student Laura Smith has been awarded the BTEC Hospitality, Travel and Tourism Student of the Year 2017. This is a fantastic achievement and the College congratulates her on her success. Along with winners in the other categories, Laura was invited to attend the...
Students enter Rotary photography competition
Coulsdon College students have once again, entered the Rotary Club's Annual Photography Competition. The Visual Arts team have made 29 submissions from over 40 entries. All their work is now hanging in the Click Clock gallery, Croydon Clock Tower, Katherine Street....
Record numbers sign up for Duke of Edinburgh Award
The College is delighted to announce that this year’s Lower Sixth students have signed up for the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award in record numbers. Following an introductory talk about the scheme by the College’s Duke of Edinburgh Award co-ordinator Greg Saunders,...
Black History Month Celebrations
Black History Month celebrations have started here in College. The ILC have created a wonderful display of inspirational quotes for the students. Other events will be happening over the coming month, so keep an eye out for posters if you are in College. This will...
Tilgate Park proves inspirational for Art & Design students
Students from the BTEC Diploma in Art & Design visited the beautiful setting of Tilgate Park in Crawley on the 28 September, to spend time drawing and photographing the surrounding countryside. Their resulting artwork will be used as primary influences to inform...
Coulsdon students inspired by New Scientist LIVE conference
Twelve Science and Psychology students from Coulsdon College had the chance to attend the New Scientist LIVE conference at ExCel London on Thursday 28 September. With hands-on interactive displays of the very latest innovations in scientific technologies and a host of...
Law students visit Royal courts of Justice
Twenty students from the College’s A Level Law and BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Law courses were given an insight into the legal profession on 25 September when they participated in a mock trial at the Royal Courts of Justice. Based on a real trial heard in...
Applications are open!
Coulsdon College have opened applications for students looking to start at College in September 2018. You can view our prospectus and download an application form by clicking here. We have open events coming up this term on Saturday 14th October, between 10am and 1pm...
IKEA shares design tips with Graphic Design students
On Thursday 21 September 2017, A Level Graphic Design students from Coulsdon College visited IKEA where they were treated to a host of talks and workshops by the IKEA in-house design team. They were introduced to topics such as customer experience and product...
New students given warm welcome to Coulsdon College
New students have already hit the ground running with a busy start to the academic year. Induction Days were held for Level 2 and Lower Sixth Level 3 students on Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th September respectively, during which they were welcomed to the College,...
Announcements
Croydon College receives positive review
Recently, the Croydon College group underwent a Snapshot Review, part of the quality cycle which is carried out annually. The aim of the Snapshot Review is to evaluate the quality of teaching, learning and assessment and take into account feedback from staff and...
Political Strategist and Commentator inspires the next generation
John McTernan, Director of Political Operations for Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, and Director of Communications for Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, inspired the next generation at our Career Pathways Evening in March and during an A Level...
University Finance Talk, Tuesday 4 May
Preparing for University in September? Students and parents / carers are invited to join our FREE University Finance Talk on Tuesday 4 May from 6-7pm. Receiving an offer for a place on a degree or diploma course at University is the first part of the preparation phase...
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