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The Sixth Form College Colchester Performing Arts Department had audiences screaming with delight as they staged a highly successful three night run of The Addams Family just before half term, showcasing one of the College's largest casts in recent years. The production brought together students from across Drama, Dance, Performing Arts, Music and indeed the College as a whole, creating a confident, energetic performance that played to a sold out full house each evening. Staff highlighted the cast's commitment, teamwork and professionalism throughout the rehearsal process. Principal Jo Cadman praised the production, saying: "Our students created something truly magicaldarkly magical, of coursefilled with energy, humour, and extraordinary talent. The scale of the work involved was astonishing, and the skill and enthusiasm on display would not be out of place in a professional theatre. I could not be more proud." #theAddamsFamily #Thesixthformcollegecolchester

Sofia Bellomo, a current Art student completing a Gold Arts Award has curated an exhibition at the Minories. You can visit The Minories at 74 High Street, Colchester. Open 10-4 from today until the 1st March. #thesixthformcollegecolchester #goldartsaward

Former College student Ed Appleby shines after Olympic debut We are celebrating the success of former student Ed Appleby, who recently made a strong impression at his first Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina. The 21 year old men's singles skater competed in the team event, helping Team GB finish ninth, and delivered a season's best 69.68. Ed described the experience as "incredible" and is already pushing for more as he balances training with a Mathematics with Computing degree – not an easy job! Ed studied at Colchester Sixth Form College from 2021–23, achieving top grades in Computing, Mathematics and PE while competing internationally. In late 2023, he travelled to the British Ice Skating Championships and returned as the Senior British Men's Champion and he went on to defend his title in November 2025. That same year he represented Great Britain at both the World Championships (32nd) and European Championships (20th). His momentum continued at the Skate to Milano Olympic Qualifier in September, where another season's best score put him firmly on the path to Olympic selection. Reflecting on Ed's time at the College, Assistant Principal Adrian Frost said: "Ed was fantastic; he kept up with his studies while competing at the highest international level a real achievement. When he was here, he earned the Department Award for Mathematics and the Department Award for Sport & PE – I said at the time I was confident this wasn't the last award we'd see Ed receive." #Thesixthformcollegecolchester #olympics #winterolympics

A week ago today the performing arts dept, students from across the college and volunteers were looking forward to opening night. What an amazing show #performingarts #thesixthformcollegecolchester #theaddamsfamily

Every year, of the many, many visitors who join us at our careers and university fair, I always try to get a picture of the person who's travelled the furthest, so this year say hello to Emily from The University of Stirling! But, just as welcome of course, is Adam, who barely had to pop his coat on as he joined us from the solicitors Attwells, just along the road on North Hill Thank you both for coming along yesterday. Your support for our students in making such important choices in life really is much appreciated #attwells #stirlinguniversity #universityofstirling

Another hugely successful careers fair was held today! Thank you to all exhibitors, organisers and visitors.

On Tuesday evening our Paraguayan guests enjoyed a couple of games of Tenpin Bowling. It was the first time the girls had ever tried bowling with Sabrina and Valery coming second place in their games! Wednesday evening the group went to the cinema and today they spent the morning with the Year 1 Spanish classes, sharing about Paraguayan culture and engaging in Spanish conversation. It's certainly been a fun-packed week!

In January a small group of students went to Krakow as part of the Holocaust Memorial Additional Study Programme. Whilst there they visited many original sites such as the area where the ghetto was based, the "Pharmacy Under the Eagle" which saved many people's lives, the site of Płaszów labour camp, Schindler's factory and Auschwitz-Birkenau. The students found the trip thought provoking and emotional, bringing their new found knowledge back to college with them to pass on to other students during Holocaust Memorial week.

On Monday our Paraguayan guests and Spanish A-level students headed to London for a full day of walking and sightseeing. They covered 12km in total! The group enjoyed a visit to The Tate Modern where they happened upon artwork from Latin American artists depicting the Spanish Civil War (very relevant to their studies!) and were wholly entertained by a street performer in Covent Garden!

On Friday last week the Languages Department welcomed 3 students from Santa Maria de Fe, Paraguay for a language exchange! The money fundraised last year for The Santa Maria Education Fund has helped to support their trip! The girls are being hosted by our Year 1 Alevel Spanish students for 10 days. Day 1 got off to a great start on Saturday with glorious winter sunshine, a tour of the town, the girls' first ever cream tea and squirrel feeding in the park! More fun to follow!

The college's trampolining team, made up of Izzy, Scarlett and Elise had a very successful day in Cardiff on Sunday at the Schools Trampolining Competition: the team came 1st! They achieved a total score was 240.09 and they were 9 points clear of the second team. This means that they have now qualified for the National Finals in Derby in March. This is the first time since 2001 that a team from Colchester Sixth Form College has qualified for this final. Elise also came 8th in the individual competition.

Second years are working hard to complete their coursework in the art department. Fantastic work! #thesixthformcollegecolchester