Jem Wilson, an economics student at the college, has won a prestigious national essay competition hosted by the University of Warwick Economics Society as part of its Warwick Future Economists programme. Jem’s essay was selected as the overall winner after an impressive competitive process. A total of 263 entries were submitted, with just 30 essays shortlisted by the society before being passed to leading academics for final judging. Jem received a £100 prize, and his work will also be [...]

Following last year’s success of being named ‘Small Provider of the Year’ at the AAT annual awards. Bexhill College has been shortlisted in two categories for this year’s event. The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) is the professional body for accounting technicians and bookkeepers. As the largest awarding organisation of accountancy qualifications in the UK, in excess of 70,000 people are studying towards AAT qualifications at any given time. The majority of AAT students learn through its network of [...]

After such a positive second term, it is time to conclude by adding to the exclusive Engineer of the Term list. Every single nominee shone, and we were extremely proud of each student, including those who were not nominated. The department has truly been shining with promise. Although someone had to win, we are immensely proud of all the nominees. And to the official Bexhill Sixth Form College Engineer of the Term winner, ‘Kurtis’ an incredible congratulations!

Students from the IT Extended Diploma and Media T Level programmes impressed at the Digital Futures Showcase with their design of a new app FreePath — a real-time accessibility app designed to support people with disabilities. Guided by mentor Will Callaghan, the team pitched confidently to a panel of industry experts and earned three awards: Best Pitch Innovation Award Best Overall Post-16 Project The showcase was part of the Digital Futures Accelerator, a project led by East Sussex Careers Hub and [...]

Today Bexhill College held its annual Engineer of the Year awards ceremony. We had a fantastic turn out with over 70 students attending. To make it even more prestigious this year we had our principal, Karen Hucker, attending to present the prize to our winner. We had seven nominees and one winner who showed that by working hard you can achieve great things, but it’s also about supporting those around you. Well done to all of our Engineering students [...]