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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....