Triptych Dance awaits at the Keay Theatre
Published: 14-06-2019
A final end of term dance performance is to be held at the Keay Theatre at Cornwall College St Austell. ‘Triptych’ is an exciting dance show that explores themes around feminism and will be held on Thursday 20th June. Dance Lecturer Rose Kimberly explained that this is the final major project for the students studying […]
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D Day Battlefield study tour keeps important lessons alive
Published: 12-06-2019
A Battlefield study tour to Normandy, France, has proved “humbling” and “inspirational” for a group of young people studying in Cornwall. Military & Protective Services Academy students from Duchy College followed in the footsteps of soldiers, sailors and airmen to look at the key locations involved in ‘Operation Overlord’, D-Day, 6th June 1944. They visited […]
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Popular family Open Day to awaken the senses
To conclude a successful year, an increased number of students and new industry partnerships, Duchy College Rosewarne is celebrating with its popular free annual Open Day. Staff and students at the specialist countryside campus near Camborne are busy preparing for their family Open Day on Sunday 23rd June. Tractors are being polished, flower […]
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Musical play will take you to the Greek
Published: 03-06-2019
It will be all Greek for audiences attending a hilarious student play called ‘Lysistrata’ by Aristophanes adapted by Ellen McLaughlin. The play centres on one ambitious woman’s mission to achieve peace in Greece; she calls for women from Greece to unite and agree to declare a sex strike in an attempt to encourage their men […]
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Cake and haircut for 100th birthday celebration
Celebrations continued for St Austell’s centenarian Josie Brennan at the KoKo training salons at St Austell Campus with a lovely new hairdo and a specially made cake. Mrs Brennan who recently turned 100 has been having her hair done by trainee hairdressers at St Austell College for over 50 years. At least four of the […]
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Summer art show features very best of future Cornish talent
Published: 21-05-2019
Lovers of the creative arts are being invited to attend a showcase of the very best of the next generation of Cornish creative talent. The annual end of year show for Art, Design and Photography at Cornwall College St Austell will include a variety of student’s final creative pieces. The range of artwork and installations […]
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St Austell boasts one of top UK catering colleges
Published: 20-05-2019
Cornwall College St Austell is celebrating cementing its status as one of the top catering colleges in the UK, with a Highly Commended AA College Rosette. The Cornwall College Group retained its three Centres of Excellence, one of only a few colleges in the UK to hold three, and Gold accreditation from the AA and […]
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Money for a good claws
Foundation Learning Students from St Austell completed the end of a ‘purrfect’ fundraiser with a visit from four-week-old kittens. Two student groups worked on a number of enterprise projects since September, making items and selling their products on campus; from decorated jars of sweets at Halloween to animal-themed gifts at Christmas. Student Tutor, Kirsty Robertson, […]
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Oxbridge awaits talented St Austell students
Published: 17-05-2019
Aspirational A-level students from Cornwall College have their sights set on Oxbridge as their university destination of choice. The students, who are currently in their final year of A-levels at Cornwall College St Austell, have received offers to study at the prestigious academic institutions following the successful completion of their upcoming exams. Head of Sixth […]
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Award Winning Cheese Maker Goes Back to College
Published: 14-05-2019
Most gardeners want to get rid of nature’s stinging garden weed but in five educational poly tunnels at Duchy College, Rosewarne, the humble nettle is being nurtured with the same love and care as a prize rose. It’s not just the horticulture and conservation staff and students at Duchy College who are watching anxiously over […]
