Archive Bexhill College News

Our talented Performing Arts students put on a spectacular performance of Peter Pan Jr last week in the Izzard Theatre. As always, tickets for the show were extremely popular and quickly sold out; Due...

Sporting success continues at Bexhill College as international student, Ilaria De Biase, is selected to swim as part of the South East Division’s Team for the ESSA National Inter-Divisional Swimming Championships....

Bexhill College Football Academy, in partnership with Eastbourne Borough FC, made it three wins from three consecutive games on Wednesday afternoon, defeating a strong Worthing side 1-0 at Priory Lane....

Bexhill College's Sports Academies have had an action-packed season so far, playing their usual fixtures as well as achieving impressive results in the Association of Colleges (AoC) regional competitions....

Last month, Computer Science students from Bexhill College took part in the prestigious BEBRAS Computing Challenge, which takes place in over 40 countries and is designed to get students around the world...

Sports Massage students were treated to a workshop with local businessman and personal trainer Richard Pringle. Richard discussed the challenges of launching a business including, how to finance a business...

Bexhill College Football Academy, in partnership with Eastbourne Borough FC, produced a determined and committed display to overcome a tough Dover Athletic side 4-2 on Wednesday 4th December at Priory...

Bexhill College’s Badminton Academy competed in the AOC Sport South East Regionals on Wednesday 27th November. The whole team put on a fantastic show against some admittedly tough competition. However,...

Earlier this year, staff at Bexhill College took part in the Active Travel Challenge. The aim of the Challenge was to encourage people in East Sussex to commute to work in more sustainable ways, such as...

On Friday 22nd November, Bexhill College Swimming Academy travelled to the Portsmouth Mountbatten Centre for the South East Regional Association of Colleges Swimming Gala. The College competed in the 50...

On Wednesday 27th November, Bexhill College’s Women’s Football Academy welcomed BHASVIC to their home ground, and gave a very strong BHASVIC side more than what they were expecting. A very even first...

After a long drive to London, Bexhill College’s Women’s Volleyball Academy played a confident game against Leyton Sixth Form College on Wednesday 27th November. Bexhill College dominated, winning a clear...

On Wednesday 20th November, Bexhill College held a ‘Wear it Green Day’ in support of the ‘Dig Deep for Denny’ campaign. Staff and students across the College wore green to raise awareness and fundraise...

Bexhill College, in partnership with Eastbourne Borough FC, returned to winning ways in the National Alliance League on Wednesday 27th November, defeating the Crystal Palace Foundation 4-1 at Priory Lane....

Bexhill Sixth Form College welcomed Ofsted recently and have received confirmation that it has, once again, maintained its ‘Good’ rating. Bexhill College was one of the first to be inspected with a Short...

Bexhill College’s Netball Academy played a tight game on Wednesday 20th November against Steyning Grammar School. Steyning had defeated Bexhill in the last fixture, so Bexhill were prepared for a tough...

On Wednesday 20th November, Bexhill College, in association with Chelsea Football Club Foundation and in partnership with Eastbourne Borough Football Club, suffered a humiliating and humbling 13-2 defeat...

Earlier this month, Bexhill College organised several fundraising activities to raise money for BBC Children in Need, and managed to successfully raise a combined total of £344. The Prince's Trust students...

Bexhill’s Basketball Academy faced their toughest basketball game of the season so far, facing the Regional Champions Richard Collyer’s on Wednesday 20th November. After a strong start, with early baskets...

Our vocational Business students have recently been putting their entrepreneurial skills into practice by running a series of fundraising events. Read student Chloe Wilkinson’s report of her group’s success....

The 13th might be unlucky for some but not for Bexhill’s men’s basketball team who played and beat Worthing College in a home game on Wednesday 13th November. Worthing were previously top of the South...

The Bexhill College Netball team played excellently on Wednesday 13th November, coming away with a win against East Sussex College (ESC) Eastbourne in the Sussex Schools League (U19). The game began...

On Wednesday 13th November, Bexhill College, in association with Chelsea Football Club Foundation and in partnership with Eastbourne Borough Football Club, defeated Burgess Hill Town 4-2 in the National...

On Saturday 16th November, Bexhill College’s Swimming Academy travelled to the Nationals at the London Aquatic Centre, competing in four senior swimming races. The women’s team places 12th in the country...

Bexhill College’s Football Academy has received some exciting news. Lillie McSweeney, who plays in the women's academy, was recently offered a scholarship through Future Elite Sports to play football in...

On Tuesday 12th November, the Bexhill College Cricket Academy set off for Farnborough Sixth Form College bright and early at 6:30am to compete in the AOC South East Regional Cricket Championship. Seven...

On Thursday 7th November, nearly fifty A Level Maths students at Bexhill College took part in the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust (UKMT) Senior Maths Challenge. The Challenge involved a ninety-minute...

On Wednesday 6th November, the Bexhill College Football Academy 2nd team lost their second game in two weeks with a 1-0 defeat against a very physical East Sussex College Lewes team. Bexhill began the...

A group of Bexhill College’s Politics, Economics, Business and Law (PEBL) students were recently invited to attend the Working Options in Education fifth annual Leadership Symposium on Thursday 7th November....

On Wednesday 6th November, Bexhill College in association with Chelsea Football Club Foundation and in partnership with Eastbourne Borough Football Club (EBFC) drew 3-3 with Ebbsfleet United in a breathless...

Students have recently been taking part in the BEBRAS Computing Challenge, this is organised in over 40 countries and is designed to get students all over the world excited about computing. The competition...

Bexhill College was invited to attend the prestigious Farley’s Art Trust Art Awards on Friday 25th October at the Farley’s Gallery in Chiddingly, East Sussex. This biennial event celebrates the achievements...

The Bexhill College Women’s Football Academy travelled to Southampton on Wednesday 6th November for the AoC Sport South East Women’s Football Regional Tournament. Due to exams and unavailability, Bexhill...

A new enrichment activity launched in the TV Studio yesterday, the Young Film Programmers group, with support and funding from Film Hub South East and the BFI. Students will be coming together to select...

On Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th October, Bexhill Sixth Form College welcomed over 900 prospective students to its open evenings for September 2020 entry. Students and their families travelled from...

Bexhill College won both male and female 50 metre freestyle and medley relays at the Sovereign Centre earlier this month and as a result of their impressive relay time, they have now qualified for Nationals...

Children at Bexhill College’s Early Years Nursery have recently been learning about how to come together to save the planet, by learning about recycling, using less plastic, and different types of materials....

Bexhill College, in association with Chelsea Football Cub Foundation and in partnership with Eastbourne Borough, progressed into the quarter finals of the Men’s 1st team Sussex cup following a dramatic...

On Wednesday 23rd October, Bexhill College Basketball Academy travelled to Farnborough for their first league match of the season. Bexhill chose a strong starting five which included the likes of AJ...

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,...

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,...

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...

...There are College Tours available now. Although we encourage everyone to come to one of our Open Evenings, we understand that not everyone was able to make them. For those that were unable to come...

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...

Our A Level 1st and 2nd year Dance students participated in an intense workshop on Monday, run by James Wilton Dance Company. They learnt new skills and choreography, and enjoyed the challenges involved....

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...

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...

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 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)...

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...

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...

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....

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....

Last week, our Music Production and Production Arts students visited the National Theatre in London as part of a ‘Make Theatre Count’ day, exploring backstage careers and technical skills. The students...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Last week our Vocational Dance students took part in a two hour intensive jazz workshop, studying the amazing Bob Fosse style and technique. Impressive work by all! Thank you to former dancer for Chicago...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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....

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...

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...

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....

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....

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....

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...