Category: Academic
Visit from Shaun Attwood
On Friday 13th March, Reigate College was delighted to welcome author, public speaker and activist Shaun Attwood to tell almost 200 students the hard-hitting story of his time in ‘America’s deadliest jail’. The British former stockbroker turned mass producer of ecstasy made his fortune in America and served time in Arizona for his crimes. Through …
English inspiration
Reigate College was delighted to welcome three lecturers from the University of Sussex’s English Faculty who came in to College to speak to A Level English Literature and English Language & Literature students on Monday 9th March. Their lectures focussed on the contexts and language of Shakespeare’s plays, with links to Twelfth Night and Othello, …
Future medic Cameron Fowler
Congratulations to Upper Sixth student Cameron Fowler who has been offered a place to study Medicine at Leeds University. Cameron joined Reigate College from Archbishop Tenison’s School and is studying A Levels in Biology, Chemistry and Maths. He has recently also completed an Extended Project Qualification entitled ‘Should 3D printed organs be used for transplantation …
Operating Theatre Live
Reigate College was delighted to host Operating Theatre Live on Thursday 23rd January. The day-long immersive experience gave aspiring Medics, Vets, Dentists, Biologists and Health and Social Care students the opportunity to take on the role of a trauma doctor and dissect real specimens, led by an experienced and engaging human anatomist. During the day, …
Senior Maths Challenge 2019
Lower and Upper Sixth A Level Mathematics students took part in the UKMT Senior Maths Challenge in November and between them achieved an impressive number of certificates: 3 Gold, 24 Silver and 21 Bronze. The Gold Certificates went to Riana Islam, who came top in College, Emma Masters and Daniel Selwood. All three were in …
Engineering inspiration
Our thanks to Chris Binns, Chief Engineer for the Crossrail Programme, who came into College to speak to students interested in careers in Engineering on Wednesday 27th November. As Crossrail’s engineering technical authority, Chris oversees many parts of the Crossrail project including the rail systems, mechanical, electrical and public health systems, architecture and civil engineering. …
Annual Politics lecture 2019
Reigate College hosted its annual Politics lecture last night, Tuesday 26th November. Head of Politics, Nick de Souza, spoke to a full audience of current and prospective students and their parents about the state of UK democracy and why it needs reforming. He covered topics such as proportional representation v first past the post; a …
Exciting new tool for A Level Politics students
Nick de Souza, Head of Politics at Reigate College, has launched a new on-line Politics Show to help A Level Politics students with revision. The Show, which is downloadable / stream-able on Spotify and in Apple Podcasts, looks at different aspects of UK and US politics and political ideologies including liberalism, socialism, conservatism and feminism. …
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Reigate College Celebrates Outstanding A Level and Record BTEC Results
Reigate College celebrates outstanding A Level and BTEC results. Principal Nick Clark congratulated students “we’re so proud of all our students and delighted with results that reflect their hard work and commitment”. A record number of students gain places for Medicine through the College’s MVD Programme. One of the seven is Joseph Parratt, who gained …
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Revision tips
With exam season approaching, Reigate College invited former students to send in their top revision tips. Here’s what they came back with: Aliss Copsey (2015 – 2017; Media, Law, Psychology; second-year American Studies student at the University of Sussex): Past papers. I completed multiple past papers under exam conditions in preparation for my exams. There are …
