News & Media
Travel and Tourism students prepared for the world of work
Coulsdon College BTEC Travel and Tourism students have been prepared well for careers in this field. During April they were visited by Thomas Cook Airlines Cabin Crew Fiona Bird and Anna Fulford Brown. The Cabin Crew gave the students an insight into life as Cabin...
Coulsdon College Physicists get to grips with Big Bang theory
On 13 April, Physics A Level students attended a Physics Masterclass at Royal Holloway University London. Ten Upper and Lower sixth students enjoyed learning about Particle Physics, Quarks, Leptons, Antimatter, the Big Bang, CERN and the ATLAS detector from research...
Success for Coulsdon College Law students
A massive congratulations to Chaneille Gaynor and Tyra Eleutria Harris who are the finalists for the Big Voice London Mooting Competition in association with the Supreme Court. Both students have been competing against law students from sixth form colleges all...
Students awarded for outstanding progress
Coulsdon College students have been working very hard so far this year and this week we have been celebrating with those who have been identified as having made outstanding progress with their work. Students were invited to lunch with Principal Brett Freeman and...
Anything other than a moot point
Congratulations to our BTEC Level 3 Law students, Chaneille Gaynor and Tyra Harris who have been selected to take part in the Big Voice London’s Mooting Competition in association with the Supreme Court. Students are paired up with Bar Professional Training Course...
Women in Sports Media Day
Girls on Cousdon College’s BTEC Level 3 Sport courses attend a Women in Sports Media Day this week, a conference organised by the University of Brighton and Sky Sports. Industry professionals offered hands-on insight into sports media careers such as TV presenting,...
BTEC Travel and Tourism students execute a successful trip to Prague
Students on the BTEC Diploma in Travel and Tourism have to show that they are able to plan, budget for and deliver an overseas trip. This year’s trip was to Prague, a destination proposed by Diovina Gangadeen. With a budget of £200, the students are responsible for...
Practising French speaking skills at home and abroad
Coulsdon College French A Level students have recently been practising their French speaking skills at home and abroad. In early March, they attended Portsmouth University to find out more about Translation courses. There were interactive taster sessions which the...
Progress Awards
The end of the Spring Term gives Coulsdon College an apportunity to celebrate the hard work of our students. There will be two lunches with the Principal this week, where students are applauded for their hard work, dedication, improvement and commitment to their...
Maths GCSE Revision Courses offered to Coulsdon College Applicants
Students who have applied to do A Level Maths at Coulsdon College have been invited to a GCSE Maths revision class to be held during the Easter Holidays. Specialist Maths teachers will be in College, helping applicants to hone their maths skills and their examination...
Coulsdon College Dancers inspired at Sadler’s Wells
On Wednesday 16 March, BTEC Level 3 Dance students participated in the Inspiring Women in Dance event, run by the English National Ballet. At Sadler’s Wells, the students were lucky to have the opportunity to talk to inspirational professionals and learn about the...
Higher Education Advice for Students and Parents
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 Celebration
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...
Bringing English set-texts to life
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 College celebrates three year success story
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...
Quicksticks hockey festival at Coulsdon College
Coulsdon College played host to a Quicksticks hockey festival for local primary schools this week. Youngsters from Atwood Primary, St Aidan’s, Harris Primary Academy, Kenley and Harris Primary Academy, Benson attended the festival which intended to provide a safe...
Golf is added to the range of sports available to Coulsdon College students
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
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...
Road Safety Trip provides high-impact experience
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...
Inspired Women at Coulsdon College
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...
Announcements
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...
Coulsdon College Remembrance Day Service
On Wednesday 11 November, Coulsdon College staff and students paid their respects to those who have sadly lost their lives and those who continue to fight for our freedoms to this day with a traditional 2 minute silence at 11am. Public Services students, Ben Roberts...
