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Croydon College Hosts Windrush Exhibition in Celebration of Black History Month
Croydon College played host to the Windrush Collection's touring exhibition of artefacts associated with the Windrush generation. Croydon College students, Coulsdon Sixth Form College students and members of the public were given a nostalgic look back at the...
School of Arts Students Comment on Stormzy’s Latest Music Video – ITV News
Local rap superstar Stormzy has returned with a seven minute epic musical masterpiece. In the video, the Croydon native features the family of musical entrepreneur, Jamal Edwards, who tragically passed away earlier this year, legends Soul II Soul, award winning grime...
We have seen the future – and it’s not so scary
The BTEC Level 3 IT students attended the Digital Transformation Exhibition at the Excel Centre. This is a major exhibition where companies engaged in moving business and commercial activities from the analogue world to the digital realm demonstrate their products and...
Care – Computerised, Contemporary, Comprehensive
Rishi Jawaheer, CEO of Care Vision gave a demonstration to Croydon College BTEC Level 3 IT students showcasing software that helps care workers record interactions with their clients. The package also assists care staff and management to fulfil their legal...
Practice Makes Perfect
Mobile app inventor Richard Mander visited the college to discuss the process of designing, building and releasing his mobile application “Sweetnote”. Sweetnote is an app to assist young people learning musical instruments by giving some structure to their practice...
A History of Black Nursing with Beverley Braithwaite
As part of Black History Month, Croydon College had the pleasure of welcoming Beverley Braithwaite to speak to our Access to Nursing and Health and Social Care students. Beverley is an accomplished nurse in the medical field and spoke to the students about her...
A Message From Her Majesty
Last year, as part of a writing exercise to improve their formal writing skills, ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) lecturer, Elaisa Lazzaris, encouraged her students to send a letter to the late Queen Elizabeth II. A lot of planning and excitement went...
A Journey Towards Inclusion: Young, Black and Talented
On 28 September, during National Inclusion Week 2022, Croydon College joined leaders from across the Construction, Finance and Technology sectors and a cohort of young black men for an event in Westminster- A Journey Towards Inclusion: Young, Black and Talented....
Tech founder visits the college
Founder and entrepreneur, Alex Banks, visited Croydon College to discuss his career and current start-up Petproactive.pet. Alex has had an illustrious 20-year career in Information Technology, working in project and programme management roles for major financial...
Croydon College Digital Skills Hub Breakfast
Croydon College has hosted the first of a series of Digital Skills Networking Breakfasts sponsored by the GLA. The event, held on 8 September, was an opportunity for digital employers to collaborate with the college, identifying skills gaps so that we can work...
Matt Ratana memorial artwork unveiling
On 25 September 2020, whilst working in the Croydon Customer Centre in Windmill Road, Sgt Matt Ratana tragically lost his life as he was shot by a suspect and died on the scene. As a mark of respect, officers attended Windmill Road days after his passing and were...
Tributes to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II
The nation continues to mourn the loss of our beloved Queen Elizabeth II. During her illustrious 70-year reign, Her Majesty ruled the country with pride and dignity. Never one to shy away from challenges, she always did what was best for the country. To show our...
RIP Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, 1926-2022
Students and staff at Croydon College, Coulsdon Sixth Form College and Croydon University Centre mourn the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. Her life has been one of exceptional duty and service to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth and she will be sorely...
An Interview with Thomas Melling
Thomas Melling was recently put forward for the Outstanding Student award by his teacher – so we caught up with him to find out more about what motivates him and what advice he has to give to his fellow students! A change of career Thomas was working for a charity as...
Turn your hobby into a career with an Esports Btec
Croydon College is launching a BTEC in Esports from September 2022. The Esports BTEC qualification was first launched in the UK in 2020 by education provider, Pearson, in partnership with the British Esports Association, and is now available for the first...
Students travel abroad to gain work experience
Our hair and beauty students along with our catering students, are currently in the beautiful Seville gaining work experience. This is such an amazing opportunity to work with renowned industry experts it’s a once in a life time moment for the students to gain...