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Students at Coulsdon College are well supported in their decision making about progression after College.  Each year the College successfully supports around 300 students through the process of applying to university; the Careers Department start working with students...

First Languages Day is celebrated all over the world to remind everyone of the importance of their first, or Mother language.  Between them, Coulsdon College students speak a diverse range of over 60 languages as their mother language.  Not surprising then, that the...

Coulsdon College students who are studying A Level English Literature and A Level English Language and Literature are lucky to have seen two theatre productions in two months, bringing two of their set works to life.  Firstly, in February, they went to The Trafalgar...

Coulsdon Sixth Form College is this week celebrating its three year anniversary of being in federation with Reigate Sixth Form College, a Beacon College, graded ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted. In those three years, the College has gone from strength to strength.  A Level and...

New Street Golf sessions have started here at Coulsdon College, every Wednesday lunchtime. These sessions are being delivered by Community Golf, an organisation backed by London Sport, Active Surrey and the Mayor of London,  which provides a diverse range of golf...

International Women’s Day on March 8 didn’t go unrecognised at Coulsdon College.  Students were encouraged in tutor groups to discuss the theme for this year, ‘Pledge for Parity’.  The day highlights the importance of creating conditions for the elimination of...

Upper and Lower Sixth Students from Coulsdon College were given the opportunity this week to attend the Safe Drive, Stay Alive show at the Fairfield Halls.  This national campaign aims to reach new and pre-drivers in an emotive and hard-hitting way, influencing...

The Inspiring Women campaign in partnership with the Ministry of Defence hosted a flagship ‘career speed networking’ event on 12 January at the MOD headquarters in Whitehall London. There were 25 women representing a wide range of careers in the defence industry...

Upper Sixth A Level Film Studies students Jess Wood and Alex Warnham stepped onto the red carpet and into the limelight at Rich Mix Arts Centre on Saturday 30 January, when their films were premiered to an audience of over a hundred people.  The premiere was to show...

Coulsdon College held their annual Apprenticeship Fair on the 21st January 2016. Organised by the careers team at Coulsdon College, Upper Sixth students were able to get an insight into the workings of an Apprenticeship and how it could benefit them if university was...

The Maths Department were in a celebratory mood today at Coulsdon College, having achieved a whole load of passes at GCSE level. 36 students who came to the college with no qualification in the subject last September, have re-taken their Maths GCSE and have passed,...

A level English Literature and English Language and Literature students were treated to a visit to the college in December by the author A.L. Kennedy. A Scottish writer of novels, short stories and non-fiction, she is known for her characteristically dark tone, a...

“To be successful, you have to have a combination of talent and hard work.  One without the other is no good.” These were the words of Keith Millen, Assistant Manager, Crystal Palace Football Club, who was the Guest of Honour at The Coulsdon College Academic Awards...

Students at Coulsdon College were treated to a motivational speech from guest speaker, Football Entrepreneur and businessman, David Dein this week.   Former Chairman of Arsenal FC and Vice-Chairman of the Football Association, David is credited with bringing Arsene...

“He’s behind you!” “Oh no she isn’t!” “Oh yes she is!” were some of the shouts coming from the Bonsier Theatre at Coulsdon College this morning.  It was packed full of Year 3 and Year 4 children from nearby Byron School and by the time they took the short walk back to...

St Mary’s University was the destination for the super keen, super fit BTEC Level 3 Sports student on 1 December, where they took part in a series of physiological laboratory tests.  The trip, which is part of their current study unit on the Physiology of Fitness,...

BTEC Public Services students were put through their paces this week when officers from the Royal Air Force paid a visit to the college to deliver  ‘Operation X’. The students were engaged in a realistic problem solving operation to deliver humanitarian aid to a...

Following a whistle stop tour of Downing Street and Whitehall, 27 A level Politics Student attended The Politics Student Conference on 30 November at Central Hall.  The purpose of the event, which was attended by students from across the UK, was to engage the students...

The Croydon Jack Petchey Awards Ceremony in November was a proud night for Coulsdon College, when nine of our high achieving students were presented with the prestigious award. The scheme, which is a reward and recognition initiative run by The Jack Petchey...