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Croydon World of Work sponsors Croydon Business Resilience Awards 2021
Croydon College are delighted to be sponsoring the COVID-19 Business Commitment to Education, Training & Skills category at the Croydon Business Resilience Awards 2021. This year’s awards will recognise and celebrate the resilience and success of Croydon’s...
Croydon College launches Employability Hub
Croydon College has begun helping the borough’s young people get into employment with the launch of a new programme in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The Your Future Get Started Employability Hub, will see the DWP refer 18-24-year-olds...
Croydon College Group making life better for students with epilepsy
The Croydon College Group has been accredited the Epilepsy Friendly status by national charity Young Epilepsy due to their ongoing improvements with supporting students living with the condition. Staff at Croydon College, Coulsdon Sixth Form College and Croydon...
Ofqual provides details on how grades will be awarded this summer
The government has said that many exams and assessments cannot be held fairly this year as a result of the disruption students have faced due to the pandemic. Your teachers will instead submit grades to the exam boards, based on their assessment of what you have shown...
Croydon University Centre to host virtual Taster Week next week
Prospective students are invited to Croydon University Centre’s Taster Week next week. Taking place between Monday 10 May and Friday 14 May, there will be the opportunity to take part in mini lecture sessions by academics, find out about finance, student support and...
Creative arts students take notes from the professionals
Students from Croydon School of Creative Arts have been lucky enough to join workshops in the ‘Members Lounge’ of Paradise Bar by Offset Projects. This is a virtual space for 16-25 year old creatives to connect with peers and meet the performers of Paradise Bar: This...
Remembering the Duke of Edinburgh
Archive footage of the Duke of Edinburgh, attending the opening of the current College building in 1960 has been found by staff. The footage, available on YouTube, shows Prince Philip joining The Queen to attend the opening, meeting a number of dignitaries and...
Creative Arts student receives unconditional offer from top University
Croydon College are once again celebrating the success of our students as current Level 3 Art and Design student, Eva Kerslake-Blue has received an unconditional offer from one of the leading arts universities in London, Goldsmiths. Eva has consistgently wowed the...
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...
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...
SNAPSHOT – an internal art exhibition
SNAPSHOT is an internal exhibition shown at Croydon College's Parfitt Gallery from Monday 19 April. The colourful and varied exhibition includes; film, photography, sculpture, painting and digital media created by current students both at home throughout...
Meet our new Governor – Claudine Reid MBE
Award winning Social Entrepreneur Claudine Reid MBE, has been at the helm of a multi-award winning Social Enterprise for over 25 years providing essential services to enhance and transform communities. Claudine is a certified leadership coach, trainer and speaker with...
Discover your options at our Higher Education Taster Week
Croydon University Centre will be hosting a series of virtual Taster Sessions from Monday 10 May to Friday 14 May, open to students who have already applied to the University Centre and those who are still considering their University options. Our Taster Week will...
University of Roehampton and Croydon University Centre expand partnership to validate undergraduate degrees
From September 2021, undergraduate degrees offered by Croydon University Centre will be validated by the University of Roehampton as part of an extended partnership agreement between the two institutions. The suite of newly-validated courses covered in this agreement...
Croydon College supports the call to extend pupil premium and recovery to support student catch-up
Association of Colleges has recently published results from a survey of colleges, revealing the extent of the impact of COVID on students’ education. A staggering three quarters (77%) of 16 to 18-year olds are performing below normal expectations, between one and four...
ESOL lecturer has original poetry published
An ESOL lecturer at Croydon College, who often uses their spare time to write poetry, fiction stories and plays, has recently published a short poetry e-book with Ghost City Press. The poetry has recently featured in the Guardian as part of the best poetry round-up....