NEWS 25-06-2024
Award-winning journalist is in the news
Congratulations to Nathaniel Lawson, one of three high-achieving student journalists to win a prestigious award in an annual scheme in memory of NUJ stalwart Bob Norris. Nathaniel, who lives in West Sussex, completed the NCTJ fast track journalism diploma course here, and has already landed a job at the Henley Standard.
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NEWS 24-06-2024
Katy's blog - next steps, it's not as complicated as it may seem
Finished your exams and wondering what to do next? In her latest blog, our Principal and CEO Katy talks about the three main routes into further education, and how it's not as complicated as it may seem.
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NEWS 24-06-2024
Snakes alive! Miracle birth for Rainbow Boa Ronaldo
Staff and students were stunned to discover that our six-foot Brazilian Rainbow Boa snake Ronaldo had given birth to 14 babies. Not only was the 13-year-old snake believed to be male, it also hadn’t been in contact with any other snakes for at least nine years!
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NEWS 19-06-2024
Politicians face first time voters at COPC hustings
Our Sixth Form Campus has played host to two lively hustings events in the run up to the general election. Organised by Politics Lecturer Steve Fitzgerald, the events featured candidates from Portsmouth North and Portsmouth South.
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NEWS 12-06-2024
Caring for veterans
A big well done to our Uniformed Protective Services cadets and staff who have already raised £665 by taking part in the Worthing 10k in aid of Care for Veterans.
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NEWS 31-05-2024
Win free hair & beauty treatments
Our famous Eden hair & beauty salons are getting a £450,000 makeover. And to celebrate the September relaunch the team are offering a free treatment a week until Christmas for the person who comes up with the best new name for the fabulous facility.
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NEWS 22-05-2024
D-Day honour for Travel & Tourism students
Our Travel & Tourism students witnessed a historic event when they were invited along to the Flamme de la Liberté welcome ceremony at Portsmouth International Port. The flame of the French nation travelled through Portsmouth on its way to Arlington Cemetery in the US to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of D-Day.
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NEWS 21-05-2024
Checking in for collaborative learning
Students and staff teamed up with key personnel from the Royal Maritime and New Place hotels in an important new collaboration. The group looked at opportunities for collaboration in a mutually beneficial way, breaking the stigma of work experience and helping shape the workforce of the future.
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NEWS 17-05-2024
Highbury Campus art student takes home first prize
Highbury Campus art student Ella Devanport competed against 169 other entrants in the Solent Fine Art and Photography competition and scooped 1st prize plus £300 prize money, with her "roofscape" art piece.
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NEWS 15-05-2024
There's an app for that!
Teams of our IT students wowed Portsmouth business leaders with ideas for an app they’ve built from scratch. The project was part of their work experience for LocalLinked, one of the organisations on the Portsmouth Business Support Scheme, run by Shaping Portsmouth.
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NEWS 30-04-2024
Students feature in new radio ad
A new College advert will soon be gracing the airwaves of Portsmouth radio station Express FM – thanks to four of our talented students.
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NEWS 24-04-2024
Katy's blog - choice matters
With GCSEs rapidly approaching, Principal and CEO Katy Quinn talks about the importance of choice, the love of learning and the trials and tribulations of revision time for parents and carers.
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