2 March 2010 Students at the Sixth Form College were seeing red last Friday as the Student Charities Committee organised a fundraising event for the British Heart Foundation. As staff member Siobhan Cordy, who works closely with the committee, explained: "Hundreds of students and staff wore red for the day and the more committed even had their hair sprayed to match their outfits. Students also sold heart shaped biscuits and pin badges, raising several hundred pounds in all".
11 December 2009 The Student Charities Committee have had an extremely busy term. On Pink Day, students and staff alike all wore pink, with the best taking part in a costume parade at lunchtime. For Children In Need, many staff and students came to college in "Hollywood-themed fancy dress", with, for example, the Philosophy Department spending the day dressed as cowboys. At lunchtime, the Committee organised a sponsored custard pie throwing event. full story
16 November 2009 David Horner, who is Head of Critical Thinking at Colchester Sixth Form College, has just gained Advanced Learning Coach status. This prestigious award is one of only a few gained by teaching staff nationally to date and reflects the College's continuing commitment to improving teaching and learning. David qualified as one of the first subject learning coaches in 2004. The Quality Improvement Agency (QIA) is now driving to raise standards by developing teaching and learning strategies to challenge students in all subject areas. Advanced Learning Coaches such as David are able to deliver QIA's Subject Learning Coach qualification and thus train further teachers to be coaches. Five staff successfully completed the course on January this year under David's guidance, and a further eight are currently in training. full story
28 February 2010 To celebrate the Chinese New Year, students from the Colchester Sixth Form College International Society recently organised an event on the college concourse, where fifty red balloons were dropped down into the crowd. As is traditional, each balloon was tethered to a red envelope containing a gift, including a meal for two at The North Hill Noodle Bar and a range of Chinese confectionaries. Joelle Leilich, Chair of the International Society, really got her teeth into the Year of The Tiger.
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11 December 2009 Last week A-Level Politics were visited by Lord Haskel - Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords. All 120 first year Politics students attended.
As Head of Politics Ian Levinson pointed out: "This was a great opportunity for the students, all of whom study the House of Lords as part of their A level. full story
16 November 2009 The 22nd Autumn concert was given by students of the Sixth Form College on Tuesday. The larger ensembles such as the Band and the Orchestra together with the Choir performed along with a large array of soloists and smaller groups . Works ranged from Handel to Duke Ellington, from improvisations on "The Pink Panther" to choral arrangements of "When I'm Sixty Four".
Vocal music was particularly strong this year with several male soloists singing songs by Vaughan Williams and Morrecione and female soloists complimenting this with works by Kate Bush and Brian May. full story