Latest News at Central Sussex College
Bright Sparks Selected for Media Panel
27/01/2012
Two students from the Sixth Form Haywards Heath campus, Robyn Kemp, 16 from Horsham, and Sophie Thackray, 18, from Haywards Heath, beat off stiff competition from students across London and the south east to win through to a selection day for the Sparks media panel.
Cabin Crew Students Ready for Take-off!
27/01/2012
Two groups of Travel students from the College’s Crawley campus recently landed at Virgin Atlantic’s training headquarter, at The Base on Manor Royal, Crawley, for a customer service training day.
A First Taste of University Life
27/01/2012
Students based at the Crawley campus got their first taste of university life this month, when they enjoyed a taster day and conference at the University of Portsmouth.
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Economics students + national competition = a great day out!
13/01/2012
On Wednesday 30 November an intrepid team of four A Level Economics students from the Haywards Heath campus took part in the Southern heat of the twelfth annual Target Two Point Zero competition, which is the national monetary policy competition for schools and colleges, run by the Bank of England and The Times Interest Rate Challenge.
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An Entrancing Time at Conference!
13/01/2012
AS and A2 Psychology students from the Haywards Heath campus attended a Science and Pseudoscience conference in London recently, where they got the chance to hear lectures from some of the top psychologists in the country working in the area of paranormal psychology.
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Christmas Concerts Raise the Roof!
13/01/2012
A series of musical showcases took place at The Hub theatre at the Haywards Heath campus in the week running up to Christmas, with numbers to cater for every musical taste being performed.
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Wonders of Science for IT students
09/01/2012
Twenty seven Level 1 and 2 BTEC IT students from the College's Crawley camps enjoyed a trip to the Science Museum in London recently, organised by lecturer, Sue Porter.
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Politics Students’ Trip to Number 10
13/12/2011
Thirty politics students from the College’s Sixth Form Haywards Heath Campus visited Westminster as part of their A Level studies on government and politics on Friday 25th November.
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Central Sussex College’s return to CERN
12/12/2011
A Level students from the Sixth Form Haywards Heath campus visited Geneva at the end of November, for a chance to see the world-famous Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. This was the second trip to CERN for the College, with last year’s stay unexpectedly extended by three days, when heavy snowfall across Europe meant that the group struggled to get home after airports were shut.
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‘Cutters’ meet ‘Shooters’ for College collaboration!
09/12/2011
Students from two diverse areas of study, based at the College’s Crawley campus collaborated on a joint project recently when the Hair & Beauty Department and the Media Department worked together on a hairdressing photoshoot.
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Students ‘Make a fuss about their bus!’
09/12/2011
On Monday 5 December, members of Central Sussex College Students’ Union, based at the Haywards Heath campus, launched a petition to lower bus fares for students aged 13-18 in the local area. The petition is part of a wider scheme called ‘On the Bus’, which is run by the National Union of Students (NUS).
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Frances achieves her Olympic dream
09/12/2011
Sussex hockey umpire, and Teacher at Central Sussex College, Frances Block is celebrating after learning that she has been appointed to the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Students celebrate at annual awards ceremony
06/12/2011
Central Sussex College hosted one of its largest annual awards ceremonies for students from the Faculty of Heath and Community Learning on 23 November.
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Birmingham beckons as students visit national conference
01/12/2011
Recently elected members of the Student Executive, from the College’s Sixth Form Haywards Heath campus travelled to Birmingham to find out about how the NUS can help them organise successful student-led events and campaigns at the College during the coming year.
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Students get to grips with litter on campus
01/12/2011
With the final phase of the campus redevelopment well underway at the Sixth Form Haywards Heath campus in Harlands Road, a group of student volunteers gave up their time to ensure that litter caused by the increased number of pedestrians using the nearby Turners Mill Road footpath was binned.
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Graduates celebrate at Chichester Ceremony
25/11/2011
A group of nineteen students from the Foundation Degree in Early Childhood course, run at Central Sussex College in conjunction with the University of Chichester, celebrated their graduation at a ceremony held at the Festival Theatre in Chichester on 12 November.
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Cambridge Trip for a Bright Bunch!
25/11/2011
A group of eight students from the Heath campus attended a prestigious student-teacher seminar at the University of Cambridge on 10 November. The seminar, which was held at Fitzwilliam College, was organised by the University of Cambridge International Examinations for a number of schools and colleges across the country who are offering the Pre-U Global Perspectives and Independent Research course.
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College goes dotty for Children in Need
25/11/2011
A number of events took place at Central Sussex College this year, in support of Children in Need. With activities planned for each day of the week running up to Friday 18 November, Childcare and Health and Social Care students at the Crawley campus took centre stage in the fundraising efforts, raising £690 in total!
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Student Investors Speculate to Accumulate!
25/11/2011
Four teams of Business students from the Level 3 Diploma at the College’s Crawley campus are hoping their £100K investments will pay dividends, as they compete against over 6,700 other teams from schools and colleges up and down the country in the Institute of Financial Services (IFS) Student Investor Challenge.
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Joe's manufactured two top prizes
23/11/2011
Former Central Sussex College student Joe Miller has recently picked up two top industry honours, following nominations by his employer, Drallim Industries.
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Students Play a Part in Festival of Remembrance
22/11/2011
Ahead of this year’s tributes to fallen service men and women on Remembrance Sunday, four College students who are also local Senior Section members of Girlguiding UK were honoured to have been selected to act as stewards at the British Legion’s annual Festival of Remembrance event at the Royal Albert Hall.
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Student Photographers Snap-up Wedding!
22/11/2011
Local newly-weds Kim Garner and Nathan Green took the leap of faith and decided to allow photography students based at the College’s Crawley campus to take their professional wedding photographs at their big day on Friday 11 November.
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‘Extreme Physics’ in Action!
21/11/2011
Staff and students from the Physics and Maths departments atthe Haywards Heath Campus headed off one of the most popular field trips of the year, to Thorpe Park on a very sunny Thursday recently!
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Awards Afternoon Highlights Student Success
18/11/2011
Students and staff from the Faculty of Educational Development, which supports learners with learning difficulties and disabilities attended their annual awards ceremony on Wednesday 9th November.
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Psychology Students Explore Idea of Attachment at Foundlings Museum
18/11/2011
Why do we become attached and what happens when that attachment is broken? A group of twenty-two AS Level Psychology students looked in depth at this issue when they visited the ‘Foundling Voices’ exhibition at the Foundling Museum in London’s Russell Square.
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Keep Calm and Carry On!
18/11/2011
The classic wartime slogan ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ was used by students at Central Sussex College this month, to help publicise their health promotion on anger management.
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New grant encourages SMEs to take on an apprentice
16/11/2011
Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced new measures to ensure more young people benefit from an apprenticeship, and to help employers gain the skilled workers they need to grow.
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Phoebe scoops Proskills Apprentice of the Year!
09/11/2011
Central Sussex College apprentice Phoebe Stockdale has scooped the title of Proskills Apprentice of the Year.
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RAC Brighton to London Future Car Challenge zooms into Crawley
07/11/2011
More than 65 eco-friendly vehicles – some not seen on UK roads before – completed the second RAC Brighton to London Future Car Challenge on Saturday 5 November, stopping at Central Sussex College along the way.
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Howzat for a project?
02/11/2011
A group of Level 1 and 2 Brickwork students from the College worked on a special project this summer, when they were commissioned to build a new structure to store sports equipment and house the brand new electronic scoreboard at Ifield Cricket Club.
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Trainee teachers visit from Germany
01/11/2011
Each year, Central Sussex College plays host to a group of trainee teachers from Germany, who enjoy a three-week placement as part of their final assessment. This October, staff from the Faculty of Skills for Life, based at the College’s Crawley campus welcomed three trainees.
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Burgess Hill’s Freshers’ a big success!
21/10/2011
Students on bricklaying and plumbing courses based at the Burgess Hill campus enjoyed a Freshers’ event of their own when representatives from a number of local organisations visited the campus in Victoria Road during the first week of October.
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Technology apprentices make it a hat-trick
21/10/2011
Staff from the Faculty of Technology are celebrating the success of three trainee engineers who have successfully completed their apprenticeships while working in the Faculty.
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Students tour the Seagull’s nest
21/10/2011
Barry Hutton and Mark Read took a group of 14-16 learners from local schools (Sackville Shool in East Grinstead, Oriel High School in Crawley, The Forrest School in Horsham, and Downlands Community School in Hassocks) to the Amex Stadium in Brighton on Tuesday 4th October.
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Vocal group get into the swing of the 1950s!
21/10/2011
Central Sussex College’s talented vocal group performed a nostalgic set at a 1950s-style charity dinner in Horsted Keynes this month, stepped into character and performed some iconic songs from the era to entertain guests.
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Robots and Electric Pedals - It’s just Business at Crawley
21/10/2011
Young Business students at the College’s Crawley campus, were treated to a day of innovation and fast moving technology by Stephen Britt, an award winning inventor and entrepreneur, and John Easton, Chief Technical Strategist at IBM at the 'Inspriation Enterprise event' on Friday 7th October.
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HE Success stories
21/10/2011
The Faculty of Technology has recently expanded its HE provision, and extended to the top two floors of the Towerblock at the Crawley campus. With an increasing number of students choosing to pursue the HE route at Central Sussex College, two former students have written in about their educational journies…
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Top Marks for gifted Jacqueline
21/10/2011
Exceptional former College student Jacqueline Agate is celebrating after learning she has scored the highest mark in the country for her Cambridge Pre-U Certificate in Global Perspectives and Independent Research this summer.
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College leaders taught a thing or two by students for Colleges Week!
17/10/2011
College staff and students turned the Colleges Week 2011 theme of ‘Have a Go’ on its head, when the Senior Leadership Team, including College Principal Dr Russell Strutt ‘Had a Go’ at blacksmithing, bricklaying, manicures and professional cookery, overseen by students, keen to demonstrate their skills!
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Apprentice Phoebe's nominated for national award
11/10/2011
Central Sussex College apprentice Phoebe Stockdale is one of three apprentices shortlisted for the Proskills Apprentice of the Year Award.
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Local hoteliers celebrate diploma success
30/09/2011
A high profile event at Central Sussex College marked the graduation of eight aspiring hotel managers, the first group to complete a new diploma at Central Sussex College.
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Freshers’ Week Fun 2011!
23/09/2011
Freshers' Week came to Central Sussex College, with events taking place at both the Crawley and Haywards Heath campuses.
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Hallo! Willkommen!
23/09/2011
Staff and A/AS Level German students at the Haywards Heath campus welcomed students from Germany as part of the sixth annual exchange programme in July.
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Faculty of Technology Celebrates Student Success
23/09/2011
The Faculty of Technology held its certificate presentation evening for Engineering students on 14 September, and 120 students, ranging from 14-16 schools link students through to Higher Education students received awards.
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Students sample sweet success!
22/09/2011
Sweet-toothed students from Central Sussex College enjoyed a cake-lover’s paradise this week, when they spend the morning touring local bakery and café ‘Cupcake Genie’ and tasting their culinary creations!
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College redevelopment on-time despite ‘batty’ campus resident!
15/09/2011
Work on the final phase of the redevelopment at Central Sussex College’s Sixth Form Haywards Heath campus is now well underway, and College staff and building contractor Mansell are working hard to keep on schedule, despite the best efforts of one very special campus resident...
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New Vice Principal for Central Sussex College’s Sixth Form Haywards Heath Campus
25/08/2011
Central Sussex College has appointed a new Vice Principal for its Sixth Form Haywards Heath campus. Richard Hailstone takes up the role this August, following the retirement of predecessor Dr Alex Burford.
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A Cause for Celebration at Central Sussex College!
24/08/2011
Students at Central Sussex College’s Sixth Form Haywards Heath campus celebrated fantastic A Level results last week, with many of them now heading off to take up places at universities across the country, and a number of others deciding to join the workforce and benefit from on-the-job training, to avoid accumulating a large student loan.
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Enrolments open on Adult Education courses
24/08/2011
Prospective students interested in joining one of the hundreds of adult and community learning courses available through Central Sussex College’s adult education centre in East Grinstead this September, can secure their place on a course now.
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Achieve your goals at Central Sussex College
24/08/2011
Enrolment takes place Tuesday 30th August to Friday 2nd of September, where school leavers and adults looking to improve their skills and knowledge and enhance their career prospects are able to sign-up for one of the varied courses on offer.
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Fantastic results at Central Sussex College
18/08/2011
With diggers poised to start the final phase of redevelopment at Central Sussex College’s Sixth Form Haywards Heath campus in Harlands Road later this month, students are celebrating fantastic A Level results today, after achieving a pass rate of 98.1% - placing them 0.3% above the national average, with 51.4% of students achieving grades A*-B.
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One man and his ape!
02/08/2011
Sixteen-year-old Kyle Coughtrey, from West Chiltington, has just finished his BTEC Level 2 Manufacturing Engineering course at the College’s Crawley campus. Whilst there is nothing unusual about that, the vehicle he uses to commute the 45 mile round-trip often has other motorists doing a double-take on the A24!
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The Gift of Learning
01/08/2011
Future students on the Foundation Degree in Early Years course at the College will be able to take advantage of £250 of new text books from September, after former student Sharon Moody donated a gift certificate to the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the Crawley campus on 26 July.
