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Croydon Sixth Form College – Best Results Ever!
Students at Croydon Sixth Form College (6F) have this year achieved an excellent set of results with a 97% A Level pass rate. The provisional figures were announced yesterday as students found out their results.
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Another £33 million investment in new facilities at Croydon College
Work will start on the refurbishment and extension of facilities at Croydon College on Monday 11th August. The £33 million pound capital investment project is part of an ongoing programme at the College designed to ensure the College is at the forefront of training and education in South London.
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Croydon College Leading the Way in Further Education
Croydon College is one of only eight UK colleges to be selected to run a pioneering ‘Pathfinder Project’ in order to scope the future of Further Education (FE) in the UK. At a recent presentation in London, opened by the principal of Croydon College Mariane Cavalli, all eight colleges showcased the excellent work that has been completed to the Skills Minister, David Lammy MP and Pathfinder Project Lead Dame Patricia Collarbone.
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Inspirational Michael Max Castle honoured with Diana Award
Michael Max Castle, a student at Croydon College, has won a (Princess) Diana Award for his work in the local community at a special event held at the University of Westminster, hosted by Esther Rantzen. The Diana Award gives public recognition to young people who make a profound difference to the lives of their friends, families, schools and communities.
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Axima Building Services Ltd, London Regional Apprenticeship Employer of the Year
Axima Building Services Ltd have been recognised as the best company in London for employing apprentices, having been nominated for the award by Croydon College. The awards are organised by the Learning and Skills Council and Axima have won the medium size employer category, working closely with Croydon College in the provision of vocational training to their apprentices.
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Apprenticeships; Good for Business, Good for Youngsters and Good for Britain
The modern apprenticeship meets the needs of both businesses and the young people who undertake them. They offer work based training as an alternative to full-time study, giving new opportunities to a variety of youngsters who prefer not to stay on in a school like environment.
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Reaching for the Globe
Over 30 students from Croydon Higher Education College experienced the atmosphere of Shakespeare’s Globe theatre on the South Bank this term.
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Sarah Prins – Croydon College’s Best Learner
Sarah Prins has won Croydon College’s Best Learner award for her dedication and commitment to her studies. She was awarded the prize by the artist Christian Furr at a ceremony at the House of Lords.
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University Centre Croydon
Croydon College and London Metropolitan University are delighted to announce that they have agreed to develop a new form of partnership to create a substantial new University Centre in Croydon.
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Croydon Sixth Form College’s Young Achiever
Croydon Sixth Form College (forms part of Croydon College) is pleased to announce that one of its students, Omar Hassanali, has been shortlisted for the Community Category of the Young Achievers Awards. These awards recognise those inspirational young people who have made a difference through their volunteer efforts in the arts, community, environment and sport over the past year.
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College Principal puts Croydon on the map
The Principal of Croydon College, Mariane Cavalli, has been raising the profile of both the College and the work of the Borough at a number of key events over the past week.
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An Evening with Trevor Williams
At the beginning of March a group of BTEC National Diploma in Business Studies students from Croydon Sixth Form College (forms part of Croydon College) went to the Croydon Park Hotel to hear one of the country’s leading economists speak.
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Olympic Pledge
Students from Croydon College have been swept up in the fever surrounding both this year’s and the London 2012 Olympics.
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It’s Official – Unsigned Musical Talent at Croydon Sixth Form College
This month judging took place for Testing 123 – the competition that searches for the hottest unsigned musical talents in Croydon.
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Celebrating Success
On Thursday 28 February 2008, Croydon College held an awards evening to recognise the achievements of nearly 50 FE students who studied on a range of courses during the academic year 2006/07. Now in its fifth year, the College’s Further Education Awards Evening seeks to recognise those who have shown great strength either academically, personally or both.
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Excellence To Be Recognised At The College
This summer, Croydon Skills and Enterprise College (forms part of Croydon College) will be hosting the judging for the 2008 Caterer and Hospitality Excellence in Food and Drinks Awards which will take place in Chefs Restaurant.
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College Hosts School Chef Of The Year
Things at Chefs Restaurant at Croydon College were certainly hotting up on Monday 11 February with the final of the London and South East regional heat of the School Chef Of The Year competition.
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Access Students Showcase Their Designs
An instant Art and Design show took place today involving Access to Art and Design students at Croydon Higher Education College (forms part of Croydon College).
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A Shining Star At Croydon College!
The work undertaken by Di Layzelle, Tutor Manager at Croydon College, was highly commended at the Quality Improvement Agency (QIA) STAR Awards which took place in London on 26 November.
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Internationally renowned artist signs up at Croydon Higher Education College
The first day of December saw the return of internationally renowned artist and former Croydon Art School student, Jamie Reid.
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Pan London Retail Skills Project
Croydon Skills and Enterprise College (forms part of Croydon College) has been working in close partnership on a project with Kingston College and the College of North West London to address the skills gap in the retail sector in the south and west regions of London.
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Croydon Higher Education College – The Height Of Fashion
Second year students on the Fashion Foundation Degree and Degree courses have been involved in a competition to design t-shirts for the well-known high street retailer, Topshop.
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Students Pledge Their Support
On Monday 10 December 2007, Richard Taylor visited Croydon College to receive the Croydon College Pledge Wall from a group of students.
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Croydon Skills and Enterprise College Is Ahead of the Game in Government’s Skills Drive ‘To Boost Workforce’
Skills Secretary, John Denham, recently announced the Government’s plan to upgrade the skills of England’s workforce and expand the availability of training places.
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Graduation 2007
The sun shone on over 300 of Croydon Higher Education College’s (forms part of Croydon College) students as they graduated in front of approximately 1,000 guests at the Fairfield Halls last Friday. They graduated from over 40 Higher Education (HE) qualifications in the presence of the Guest of Honour, Dr Robert Aylett (Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) at London Metropolitan University) and the Mayor of Croydon, Councillor Derek Millard.
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Working Towards A Safer College Project 2007
This week (19 – 23 November 2007) sees Croydon College undertaking a vast range of activities as part of the College’s annual ‘Safer College Week’ – delivered as part of the College’s highly regarded Enrichment/Citizenship Programme. The aim of the project is to raise awareness about the key issues relating to the safety of young people.
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Croydon Skills and Enterprise College Secures South London Contract for Skills for Jobs
Croydon Skills and Enterprise College (which forms part of Croydon College) has secured the South London contract for Skills for Jobs which is worth approximately half a million pounds. The College will be working in close partnership with regional skills and employment agencies (see below for a list of partners).
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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow!
There were waves, curls, elegant, straight and wild hair on show when over 80 students on a range of Level 1 and Level 2 Hairdressing courses at Croydon Sixth Form College (forms part of Croydon College) took part in a hair competition last week.
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Croydon College Students Lead The Way
Following the success of the Croydon College and Thomas More Catholic School Enrichment/Citizenship event, which aimed to raise awareness about the key issues relating to the safety of young people in the College and the local community, students at the College have been asked the students to organise another event for November the Safer Croydon Partnership.
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Internationally renowned artist returns to Croydon College
In 1964 Jamie Reid enrolled at the Croydon Art School. In 1977 The Sex Pistols released their seminal debut album featuring artwork by Jamie Reid.
Next month sees Jamie Reid make a triumphant return to the College, now called Croydon Higher Education College and forming part of Croydon College. Having commissioned the College to rework several of his now iconic images in new colourways, Jamie will return on November 5th to open an exhibition into his work in the College’s recently refurbished Parfitt Gallery.
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Croydon Sixth Form College – Changing Lives With Vocational Qualifications!
Students who have just finished their BTEC National (A level equivalent) qualifications at Croydon Sixth Form College (forms part of Croydon College) achieved an excellent set of results with a pass rate of 95%. This is 6% above what other colleges on average achieve, and cements the College’s position as the best college of its type in South London.
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Top Marks for GCSE Italian Student (18/09/2007)
Croydon Sixth Form College’s GCSE Italian students had a great end to summer this year, with all candidates achieving either A or A* grades and therefore ensuring 100% success rate in this subject.
There was even better news for one of these students as her GCSE results for Italian were accompanied by a letter from the examination board, Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA), which stated that out of all 3,342 candidates entered for the exam, Penelope Perry scored one of the top five marks for GCSE Italian – gaining an A* and maximum marks...
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Croydon Sixth Form College - Best Results Ever! (16/08/2007)
Students at Croydon Sixth Form College (6F) have this year achieved
an excellent set of results with 97% pass rate. This figure was announced
today as nearly 350 students found out their results. The College, which
form part of Croydon College, also revealed that students achieved a
100% pass rate in half of the subjects it offers at A level, including
Maths, ICT, Biology, Accounting and Philosophy...
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Congratulations! (19/07/2007)
At the end of the summer term, 42 Language Link students from Croydon
College celebrated the completion of their course. The Link course is
part of a Croydon Education Authority Pupil Referral Unit and the students
who are aged between 15 and 16 come to college to learn or improve their
English. In addition to learning the language, they also study IT and
Maths and some have the opportunity to s...
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Game, Set and Match! (19/07/2007)
12 students on Public Services and Sports courses at Croydon Sixth Form
College (which forms part of Croydon College) have had work placements
at the recent Wimbledon tennis tournament. Capitalising on the contacts
of one of the lecturers, the students had the opportunity to work as ball
boys/girls at the qualifying event in Roehampton before becoming court
attendants at the main event.
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NY, London, Paris and Croydon! (12/07/2007)
On Wednesday 27 June 2007 the spotlight was on Croydon Higher Education
College’s (which forms part of Croydon College) Fashion students,
when a series of three fashion shows took place in collaboration with
the Whitgift Centre. The attraction of top London models appealed to many
local shoppers and workers who stopped in their tracks to catch a first
glimpse of the designers of the future. In t...
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