Latest College News
22 Oct
Throughout September and the beginning of October, hundreds of Bexhill College students, aged 16 to 18, took part in Make Your Mark. Make Your Mark is a nationwide vote run by the UK Youth Parliament, which helps decide the topics that the Youth Parliament debate...
22 Oct
Last week students had the opportunity to talk to different professionals about their careers within the NHS, at the second session of our Health & Social Care Academy. They spoke to two social workers, a school nurse, a student midwife, who is in her last year...
21 Oct
Bexhill Men’s Basketball played to an excellent standard on Wednesday 16th October, making it to the quarter finals of the South East Regional Tournament. In the group stage they finished in the top four, knocking out two teams, moving them up to the quarter...
18 Oct
...There are College Tours available soon. Although we encourage everyone to come to one of our Open Evenings, we understand that not everyone is able to make them. For those that are unable to come to our Open Evenings, the College is running weekly tours before...
18 Oct
For several years, Bexhill College has been approved to deliver the Career Ready programme to prepare young people for the world of work. Established in 2002, with its headquarters at Canary Wharf, Career Ready has connected employers with schools and colleges...
17 Oct
Maths, Computer Science, Engineering, ICT and Electronics students attended a talk lead by the Cyber Prevent Team from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit. They discussed cyber choices, the Computer Misuse Act and how computer hacking & coding can be...
16 Oct
Bexhill College’s 2nd football team has got off to a dominating start of the season, with two resounding wins in their opening two games. The first game was played at home against Varndean and started well, with Sean Howard scoring a hat trick within the first...
15 Oct
On Wednesday 16th October, Bexhill College’s second team started the game strong against Oriel FC. They defended well and their attack caused Oriel’s defence a lot of problems with their pace and intensity. Bexhill College scored their first goal with a good...
15 Oct
Bexhill College has been supporting ‘Love Our Colleges’ week, which ran from Monday 14th October to Friday 18th October. The ‘Love Our Colleges’ campaign was launched by the Association of Colleges (AoC) in partnership with UCU, Unison, NEU, GMB, ASCL, TUC and...
15 Oct
Level 2 Childcare students ran their first toddler group sessions last week, supported by second year students and their tutor. The children explored spaghetti play, painted with pegs and cotton wool and enjoyed a singing session, story time and a variety of healthy...
15 Oct
Bexhill College played BHASVIC as part of the AoC league on Wednesday 9th October, tipping off at 3:30pm. Bexhill fielded a strong team who led the game for the first half, and only narrowly lost to the opposition when they pulled into the lead during the last...
15 Oct
Well done to the Bexhill College Senior Swimming Teams who won both the male & female 50 metre freestyle and medley relays on Wednesday 9th October at the Sovereign Centre! This is an incredible achievement. Want to find out more about our Sports Academies? Visit...
14 Oct
A result that at first suggests a bad performance is not at all what it seems. Facing the team that beat Bexhill 16-0 last year, with lots of new players and a new coach, the game was hard to predict. But with some good preparation and a large squad, the team started...
03 Oct
Since 2015, students in the Politics, Economics, Business & Law Section have been using their entrepreneurial flair to help people to escape poverty. In recent years students have participated in the WildHearts Group’s Micro Tyco social enterprise competition and...
02 Oct
Our Extended Diploma students in Business recently attended an employability skills seminar provided by the Working Options in Education organisation. This organisation engages, inspires and motivates state-educated sixth form students to realise their full potential...
01 Oct
Bexhill College Football Academy’s first team is partnered with Eastbourne Borough Football Club, and is in association with Chelsea Football Club Foundation. The College’s first team plays in the National League U19 Alliance under the name of Eastbourne Borough....
01 Oct
Our Languages students recently had a visit from Ellie McBurnie, a Costume Design graduate from Arts University Bournemouth. She spoke to the students about how studying languages can facilitate careers working abroad. Ellie talked about her own internship at...
23 Sep
Bexhill College Football Academy’s first team is partnered with Eastbourne Borough Football Club, and is in association with Chelsea Football Club Foundation. The College’s first team plays in the National League U19 Alliance under the name of Eastbourne Borough....
18 Sep
Congratulations to all of our students who took part in the Lower Sixth Chemistry Challenge set by the University of Cambridge. Six students gained Copper Certificates, and two achieved Silver Certificates, placing them in the top 30% of all entrants in this extremely...
12 Sep
Bexhill College Football Academy, in partnership with Eastbourne Borough and in association with the Chelsea Football Cub Foundation, suffered an opening day 5-0 defeat on Wednesday 11th September at Welling United in the National Alliance League. Eastbourne struggled...
29 Aug
Our Open Evenings will be on Wednesday 23rd October and Thursday 24th October 2019 from 6.00pm-8.30pm. These evenings provide an opportunity to talk with tutors and current students, from across all subjects areas, and to find out about the wide range of courses...
15 Aug
Another year of outstanding exam performance continues Bexhill College’s long history of academic achievement and confirms the College’s status as the top performing College in the area and one of the best College’s in Sussex. On Thursday 15th August Bexhill...
30 Jul
Two of Bexhill College’s longest-serving members of staff have recently announced their retirements, after having worked there for over two decades each. Health and Social Care teacher Harriet Eldridge joined the College 22 years ago, at the old site, having...
19 Jul
Two of our students were recently nominated for the Mike Baker Scholar of the Year Award, which was set up by Villiers Park Educational Trust. The Award recognises one Scholar in each year group who has excelled in all elements of the Programme, such as meeting...
18 Jul
Last Thursday, we held our 2019 Student Awards. Each department selected a number of students within their area and presented them with an award based on their outstanding achievements, such as excellence, commitment and improvement. Congratulations to all of the...
17 Jul
This week, two hundred Year 9 pupils from St Catherine's College, Cavendish School, The Causeway School, Willingdon Community School and Ratton School took part in Make It Count Day at Bexhill 6th Form College. The event allowed the pupils to develop their...
16 Jul
On Thursday 11th July, a group of our Dance students performed at The Hastings Academy as part of the Hastings Reimagined Project. During the preparation and practice leading up to this performance, our students were lucky enough to be coached by members of the...
15 Jul
Earlier this month, the University of Law delivered a workshop to our Law and Criminology students on the different entries into the Law profession and how these are changing. After practising their debating skills, the students assessed the validity of eye witness...
15 Jul
Recently, the Bexhill College Theatre Company performed a new play ‘Where There Is Smoke’ - which is based on the theme of transition - in several venues in the local area, such as The Printers Playhouse in Eastbourne and the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill. Playwright...
10 Jul
The end of year Art & Design Exhibition took place at the beginning of the month. Students celebrated their work with staff and their friends and family. Work was on display from A Level Fine Art, Textile Design, Photography and Graphics, along with Foundation,...
09 Jul
Recently, our first year A Level Politics and A Levels Economics students entered into both the East Sussex Education Improvement Partnership (EIP) Politics essay competition and the East Sussex EIP Economics essay competition. Beatrice Montgomery-Christy won...
08 Jul
We are proud to announce that we have been selected to deliver T Levels from 2021. T Levels will be designed to give more young people access to high-quality training opportunities so that they can secure rewarding careers in the future. T Levels will be high-quality...
05 Jul
Recently, two alumni students from Bexhill College paid a visit to current students to provide them with an insight into a career in performing arts. Last week, Bexhill College alumni student and professional actress, Rachelle Diedericks, gave a talk to Performing...
04 Jul
Last week saw the first ever Bexhill 6th Form College: ‘The Apprentice’ event for our Extended Diploma Business Students. They were given the task of researching, designing, promoting and creating street food items to sell in the college refectory. Sam Weller,...
02 Jul
At Bexhill 6th Form College, we are keen to extend our vision of delivering ‘Outstanding Opportunities’ beyond our current students and into the wider community. Recently, we have collaborated with St Catherine’s College to provide Economics Master Classes to their...
01 Jul
Our first year Geology students have been given places on the ‘Girls into Geosciences’ course at the University of Plymouth. This exciting two day course includes seminars from women working in Geology, hands-on workshops on a range of geological topics and a field...
01 Jul
The Bexhill College End of Year Art Exhibition is going to be held on Monday 1st July 4:30pm-7pm. This event is open to the public and anyone thinking of studying Art at Bexhill College in the future. The Exhibition features artwork from A Level Fine Art, Textile...
28 Jun
On Wednesday 26th June, Bexhill College students took part in their own Social Action Day. This involved taking part in activities to give back to the local community, environment, and raise money for charity. One of the events which took place was the sponsored...
28 Jun
Every year, Bexhill College organises a Careers and Progression Day to present students the wealth of options available to them after completing sixth form education. The event took place this year on Friday 21st June, and provided all first year Level 3 students...
27 Jun
Bexhill College students are raising money for the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). On Wednesday 26th June, they took part in a 5 kilometre walk through Bexhill as part of the College’s Social Action Day. For more than 80 years, RNIB’s Talking...
27 Jun
On Tuesday 25th June, a group of Bexhill College Law students went on an engaging trip to the Old Bailey and Royal Courts of Justice. The trip gave them an amazing opportunity to witness how cases are tried and appealed. The students were able to compare the setup...
26 Jun
Each year at Bexhill College, the curriculum sections nominate students for an ‘Outstanding Performance Award’. Awards are given based on exceptional attendance, conduct, participation and engagement with wider learning. This year, the Politics, Economics, Business...
25 Jun
10 A Level Geology students went on a trip to Pembrokeshire last Monday for 5 days. With the help of Professional Geologist Sid Howells, the students were able to learn new fieldwork skills and had the opportunity to experience “real life” Geology, which they have...
24 Jun
Best Short Film, Live TV show, Social Media Product, and Outstanding Contribution are just a handful of the awards from last week’s annual Media, Fashion and Film Awards. Now in its fourth year, the evening celebrated the outstanding achievements from Level 2 and...
21 Jun
One of our outstanding students, Charlie Green, recently won the Henry Noakes Young Achiever Award 2019, which was awarded to him at the Heathfield Agricultural Show. He was nominated by a teacher from his primary school, members of his family, his work colleagues...
19 Jun
On Friday 14th June some of our most dedicated Economics and Business students were selected to attend a master class event organised by the Education Improvement Partnership and provided by the University of Sussex. Our students found themselves in the privileged...
18 Jun
Chloe Wilkinson, one of our enterprising BTEC Business students, recently raised £125.13 for the Alzheimer’s Society from her two-day cake sale and raffle. Chloe, who runs a successful Internet business, in addition to studying towards an Extended Diploma, wanted...
14 Jun
Zac Ward, one of our many outstanding first year students, used his economic analysis to impress staff at Churchill College, at the University of Cambridge. Zac was selected to represent Bexhill 6th Form College in the Winston Churchill Sixth Form Economics Competition....
05 Jun
Bexhill College Football Academy, in association with Chelsea Football Club Foundation, are pleased to announce a new partnership with Eastbourne Borough Football Club. The partnership will see Bexhill College’s men’s first team playing under the banner of Eastbourne...
22 May
Ella Pickles, one of our many talented A Level students has recently succeeded in acquiring an accountancy apprenticeship with GMP Chartered Accountants, thanks in part to her impressive performance in last year’s national final of the Business, Accounting and...
16 May
A group of our AS Law students recently took part in a national law competition; ‘The Legal Apprentice' that was organised by the internationally recognised law firm, Kingsley Napley and the Times newspaper. The team which consisted of Phoebe Hemsley, Demsey...
13 May
Bexhill College science students have built a robot named ‘C.A.R.R.I.E’ which stands for: Clawed Autonomous Rolling Rescue Interactive Explorer. C.A.R.R.I.E was built as part of the Engineering Education Scheme, a programme where colleges work together with STEM...
09 May
Bexhill College Maths student, Thomas Finn, enjoyed his recent trip to Moldova where he represented the UK at the Balkan Maths Olympiad. Thomas scored 22 out of 40, placing him in the top 50% of participants and 3rd out of the 6 UK students, who were chosen to...
08 May
Here at Bexhill College we love to celebrate those who show more than just what they are capable of achieving within the classroom. First year Business student, Chloe Wilkinson, has been showing us her business talents since her Year 11 advisory interview when...
30 Apr
Earlier this month, Bexhill College student Thomas Finn was invited, along with 23 other successful Maths students from across the UK, to attend a training and selection camp at Trinity College, Cambridge. The students had already achieved a high result in the...
29 Apr
This weekend, students from Bexhill College travelled to Nottingham to compete in the AoC Sport National Championships. Throughout the year, students compete in regional events with the winners going on to represent South East England at Nationals. Harmony Cooper...
26 Apr
Churchill College, of the University of Cambridge, are continually looking for new ways to encourage applications from the brightest students and to make clear to them the opportunities available at Cambridge. To help prospective applicants understand the ways...
12 Apr
Last week, the Bexhill College Men’s Volleyball Academy competed against Peter Symonds College in the National Volleyball Cup semi-finals. In the first set, Peter Symonds dominated game, with Bexhill struggling to get their service going. However, games two and...
10 Apr
Our Economics and Business students recently enjoyed the privilege of attending a Fairtrade lecture provided by Jack Doherty of Bexhill Fairtrade Town Group. He urged the audience to consider choosing Fairtrade products over non-Fairtrade goods. He suggested that...
09 Apr
Economics and Business students seized the opportunity to put their commercial skills to the test by taking part in the 2nd round of the ICAEW's National BASE (Business Accounting & Skills Education) competition. The event required the students to act as...
08 Apr
35 students from Vocational and AS Business travelled to Brighton for an inspirational day filled with business activities. Initially the students were hosted by the University of Brighton’s Business School. The students were treated to an in depth look at university...
03 Apr
Two groups of AS Law students have been taking part in a national law competition; ‘The Legal Apprentice’ has been organised by the internationally recognised law firm, Kingsley Napley and the Times newspaper. Both of our teams have made it through to the third...
29 Mar
On 20th March, three 1st year Chemistry students took part in the regional heats of the Schools Analyst Competition, organised by the Royal Society of Chemistry and hosted by the University of Greenwich. They took part in two analytical laboratory challenges;...
19 Mar
Bexhill College Men’s Football Academy once again proved its dominance in East Sussex’s college football with all 3 of its teams finishing in the top 4 of their respective leagues. The academy, which is run in conjunction with Chelsea FC foundation, has thrived...
18 Mar
The Early Years second years wanted to support World Book Day 2019 so collected children's books to donate to the Kipling Ward at the Conquest Hospital. Around 40 books were hand delivered by the students to the ward on Friday. We hope the children enjoy the...
15 Mar
The Women’s Volleyball Academy came up short in the semi-final of the National Cup against Barnet and Southgate College this Wednesday. Barnet took games one and two relatively comfortably, but game three saw Bexhill get going and delivering some fantastic defensive...
14 Mar
The Women’s Football Academy were invited to Cobham, Chelsea FC’s training ground, last week to play in a tournament celebrating International Women’s Day. Participants from 5 colleges around the south of England took part in an afternoon of football which saw...
04 Mar
Two Bexhill College Business students have succeeded in securing start-up loans from well-known entrepreneur and businessman, Peter Jones, as part of his national ‘Tycoon’ competition. Alia Adham and Joe Burford have worked on their business plans with their business...
14 Feb
The women’s volleyball academy join the men’s academy in making it to the last four in the country. The girls travelled to Kettering on Monday 12th February to play Tresham College in the quarter finals and won 3-1 in sets. The girls took an early lead thanks...
12 Feb
After winning the regional final for the UKMT Senior Team Mathematics Challenge in December, the Bexhill Sixth Form College Maths team; comprised of 2nd year A-Level student Thomas Finn, and 1st year A-Level students: Dong Hyo Nam, Edvards Blinovs and Liam Veness,...
08 Feb
Our A Level Politics students recently visited the University of Sussex to get a taste of degree-level study, campus life and to benefit from the insight of political experts. The day allowed the students to attend master classes on the topics of UK Politics and...
04 Feb
35 first year Geography students went to Juniper Hall, near Dorking in Surrey. The aim of the day was to complete fieldwork about the carbon cycle, which supports their learning in lessons and teaches students the skills required for their coursework (independent...
01 Feb
Three second year Geology students took part in the South East heats of the Schools Geology Challenge at Collyer’s in Horsham on Tuesday. They had to prepare an A1 academic poster and do a 6 minute presentation on a topic of their choice. Anya Sier, Jemma Till...
29 Jan
Students took part in the Start Something challenge where they formed small groups, with each group investing just £1 of start-up capital. They were challenged to use their enterprise skills over a two-week period to generate as much profit as possible. By participating...
25 Jan
On Wednesday, both our men’s football second teams were in action. The blue team were looking to maintain their 100% record and faced Cardinal Newman, whilst the white team took on ESC Eastbourne. The blue team kicked the day off with a dominant performance against...
14 Jan
Our Level 3 sport second years were at Summerfield’s Leisure Centre last week, helping at the ‘Hastings and Rother Sports Hall Athletics Finals’. There were 10 primary schools from across the area and our students had to run and record the scores of the field events,...
11 Jan
Students studying A Level Business and Economics at Bexhill College have recently donated £105 to MicroLoan Foundation. The students took part in the Start Something challenge where they formed small groups, with each group investing just £1 of start-up capital....
08 Jan
Before the Christmas holidays, our Level 3 Hospitality and Level 2 Health & Social Care students teamed up to host a Christmas Coffee Morning for the residents of Aaron Manor Care Home. The Hospitality students had to plan the entire event, taking into consideration...
18 Dec
This Christmas, the Performing Arts students put on a production of Elf JR; a story of an orphan elf raised in North Pole on a quest to find his real dad in New York City. Since the first rehearsal, the students have worked together as a team to create this wonderful...
17 Dec
On Wednesday 12th December, the men’s volleyball academy travelled to Southampton to play in the round 16 of the AoC National Cup. The College academy faced Richard Taunton who they previously beat in regionals two weeks earlier. After a long bus journey, the...
14 Dec
Bexhill College’s Football Academy won this season’s first piece of silverware on Tuesday, winning the Chelsea Foundation College Cup final against a very strong Thomas Bennett team. The final took place at Chelsea FC’s first team training ground in Cobham and...
07 Dec
On Monday, our BTEC and A Level dancers took to the stage to show a variety of energetic and dynamic dances in their show 'Fusion'. The two dance companies 'Izzard Youth Dance Company' (ages 11-18) and 'Collab X' (ages 16-18) showcased...
04 Dec
Bexhill College’s men’s and women’s volleyball academies travelled to Southampton for the AoC Sport South East England Championships. Both teams performed brilliantly in what was a very closely contested tournament between all sides. The academies are made up...
28 Nov
Bexhill College student Harmony Cooper has received her certificate this week confirming her place in the South East England team, she will compete at national championships in April at Nottingham University. Harmony is part of the college’s sports academy and...
26 Nov
Bexhill College Student Sarah Graham won the Active Sussex Young Volunteer of the Year Award at the prestigious Sports Awards Event at the Grand Hotel in Brighton. Sarah studies sport at Bexhill College and in her spare time volunteers with the School Games events...
21 Nov
Bexhill College is the latest college to receive a donation from international body armour manufacturer and distributor SafeGuard Clothing. As a Sixth Form College, the specialist education institution is committed to the same high standards of learning and providing...
19 Nov
We welcomed six students from Lycée Albert Camus in Nimes with their teacher Patricia as part of our French exchange. The French students spent five busy days with their English partners and two days visiting London. At the weekend the group played Laser Quest...
16 Nov
On Friday 16th November Bexhill College’s childcare department entered the spirit of Children In Need by creating a ‘Pudsey Room’ to help raise money for the charity. The students ran activities such as Pudsey racing, a Pudsey photo both and much more. Students...
14 Nov
On Wednesday, 100 students from the Politics, Economics, Business and Law Section attended a Careers & Aspirations Seminar provided by the Working Options organisation. They engage, inspire and motivate state educated sixth form students to realise their full potential...
12 Nov
It’s been a busy start to November for the College sports academies competing in men’s and women’s football, cross country, cricket, tennis and badminton. All the sides have travelled to Hampshire to compete against the top sports colleges in the South East. ...
09 Nov
Bexhill College Sports Academies are preparing for a tough month of AoC Sport South East England Championships this November. All of the Bexhill College academy teams will be competing against other colleges across Kent, Sussex and Hampshire to try and secure a...
09 Nov
On Friday 9th November, Bexhill College welcomed newly published author, Pat Strickson, to promote her debut book “Time Stood Still in a Muddy Hole” to the College which tells the story of the courageous war time work of Captain John Hannaford, one of the last...
01 Nov
Bexhill Sixth Form College welcomed prospective new students to their open evenings last month for the September 2019 entry. On Wednesday 18th and Tuesday 30th October, more than 900 prospective students, with their families, travelled from across Hastings, Rother,...
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