02/02/12
The City of Stoke on Trent Sixth Form College are celebrating after five students were offered places at Oxford and Cambridge University.
30/01/12
A local band featuring a Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College student has reached the final stage of a competition to win a slot supporting McFly on their UK tour. In the Cards, which features former Birches Head pupil Amy Colclough, have finished in the top 50 bands from over 1000 original entrants into the contest.
30/01/12
BTEC Interactive Media Production students this week took their ideas into the real world as they pitched them to a group of professionals from Elmfield Training.
30/01/12
Four students from the Sixth Form College were this week reflecting on their achievements after completing extra courses with the Open University. Zijan Khalid, Luke Hatcher, Megan Davies and Sam Law have all studied part time courses on top of their lessons at college.
23/01/2012
It’s tough enough having to balance college, coursework and a busy social life, but one student has thrown an extra commitment into the mix… and it’s paying off. Zoe Hallam, a former student of Sandon Business and Enterprise College, has moved into the top 32 players in the UK for Badminton by qualifying for the Senior National Championships.
23/01/2012
The turn of the year saw nationwide anticipation of this year’s upcoming Olympic Games in London. One student at the Sixth Form College who is particularly excited is former Holden Lane High School student James Whittaker, who now studies AS Maths, Physics, Media Studies and Computing. James has secured a role during the archery events at Lord’s Cricket Ground in the summer involving collecting arrows fired during the competition.
23/01/2012
With Celebrity Big Brother making a return to our screens, this week seemed like an ideal time to remind students of where the concept of the show originates, with a guest lecture on surveillance from Dr David Gately of Staffordshire University.
17/01/2012
Thursday saw the return of the College’s annual prize giving presentation, recognising and celebrating the achievements of a selection of the high flying students currently studying with us. In attendance were the winners and their families, the students’ proud tutors and representatives from the sponsors of individual awards who kindly made donations which made the celebration possible.
17/01/2012
Health and Social Care students got an up close and personal perspective into the lives of diabetes sufferers when David Gaygan and his wife Margaret came to give a guest lecture on the condition.
17/01/2012
One student has good reason to blow their own trumpet this term about their achievement, although they won’t be doing so because their instrument of choice is the euphonium. Hal Walker, who came to the Sixth Form College from Sandon High School and currently studies AS English Language, History, Religious Studies and Music, has earned himself a place in the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain.