Category: Academic
Reigate College’s Stock Trading Competition
On 21 June Lower Sixth Economics students took part in a visit to the The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) Centre at the University of Reading. The visit followed Reigate College’s Stock Trading Competition, an internal competition organised by the College’s Economics Department. Oliver Wright, Head of Economics at the College explained, “Many of our Economics students have shown interest in working in the Financial Services sector, so the trip was designed to expose …
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Physics students face-to-face with cutting edge innovation
Inspiration was the name of the game for 30 Physics students visiting Harwell Science and Innovation Campus last Wednesday (26 June). The Oxfordshire campus hosts a community of experts who are pioneering advances in Energy, Space, Health and Quantum Computing. It’s a unique collaboration between government, academia and industry working to accelerate progress on the key issues …
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Trip to Cambridge University
On Wednesday 19 June, fifteen Lower Sixth students, many of whom are from backgrounds underrepresented at Oxford or Cambridge, took part in a College initiated trip to Cambridge University. Ellen Walkinshaw, Director of Progression and the College’s Aspire Programme who led the trip said, “Our thanks to alumni Gemma Heathcote and Martha Shaylor who showed …
Health and social care practitioner day supports careers planning
Students following our Careers in Health Pathway and our Health and Social Care students met a range of professionals working in the sector at our newly created ‘Meet the Practitioner Day’ on June 10. Head of Health & Social Care Belinda Jones explained, “We designed the day to give our students a taste of life in a range …
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Bright futures STEM from great learning experiences
Female students studying one or more STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) subjects were invited to a packed day exploring future study and work opportunities in these fields at the University of Portsmouth (7 June). Head of Maths, Simon King, who also runs the College’s Women in STEM Club said, “The university team organised a …
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Students hold the front page in journalism workshop
Monday (17 June) saw Lower Sixth English and Media students act as the editorial team for a fictional news desk in a session run by Editorial Development Director Lucy Dyer from The School of Journalism. Richard Vardy, Head of English, explained, “Our students really engaged in the discussions to determine which stories would make the …
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Courtroom challenge for would-be lawyers
Hot on the heels of last week’s Law Pathway evening event (5 June), last Thursday Lower Sixth students took part in a mock cross-examination based on a real-life murder case. Past Reigate College student and practising barrister Kaj Scarsbrook donned his court wig to play judge on how they questioned the accused and a key …
Della Worsfold receives Reigate College’s coveted Paul Green Award for English
Della Worsfold is the recipient of this year’s main prize for English. Richard Vardy, Head of English at the College explained, “Della’s been an outstanding student of A Level English. She’s kind and compassionate and reads texts with sensitivity and insight. She’s always given her very best in her studies and has made excellent progress …
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Architecture Club Meetings
Our thanks to Heather Levine-Chesler, Director of LCM Architects, who came in to College on 7 May to talk to aspiring Architects and Interior Designers during the first of the College’s weekly Architecture Club meetings. Heather gave students a brilliant insight into her route into Architecture and subsequent training, showing them a range of impressive buildings she’s …
Inspiring the Engineers of Tomorrow
Our thanks to Richard Brooks from the engineering company Waterman Group, who came in to College on Thursday 2 May to give a talk to students on the College’s Engineering and other STEM-based courses. Waterman Group is a multidisciplinary consultancy providing sustainable solutions to meet the planning, engineering design and project delivery needs of …
