Category: Alumni
Lauren celebrates apprenticeship award win
Huge congratulations to ex-Reigate College student Lauren Day for winning ‘Apprentice of the Year’ at the 2023 Reigate and Banstead Business Awards. Lauren left the College in 2022 with A Levels in Product Design (3D Design) and Maths plus a BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate in Engineering, providing a firm base for her dream career …
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AtkinsRéalis apprenticeship visit
Reigate College Alumna Shanice Ali and her colleagues played host to sixteen of our Computing and Business students on Monday. Designed to offer a taste of life as an apprentice at AtkinsRéalis, they headed into the company’s offices in London for a full day’s work experience. As well as a presentation on the company and …
Apprenticeship and Employment Pathway Launch Events
Six of the College’s former students returned to kick-off our three Apprenticeship and Employment Pathway Launch Events last night. Over 300 Upper Sixth students and their parents/carers, benefitted from their enthusiastic insights into life as an apprentice and what it takes to be one. Students then took part in a hands-on workshop hosted by apprenticeship …
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Billy Monger in Celebrity Race Across the World
Former Reigate College student Billy Monger and his sister Bonny have been announced as one of the four pairs taking part in the BBC’s latest “Celebrity Race Across the World.” The first episode of this series was due to be airing on Wednesday 13 September, at 9pm (BBC One) but has now been delayed, due …
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BTEC Business Recruitment Talk
On the last day of the Spring Term, over 50 BTEC Business students enjoyed a recruitment and selection talk from alumnus Alex Antoniou who now runs his own specialist recruitment company, ALS Solutions. Designed to support curriculum learning on this topic, Alex’s talk covered the importance of pre-interview research on the employer; interview question prep …
Insight into Architecture Degree Apprenticeship
Our thanks to Alumna Angellyca Allen who came in to College on 30 March and gave some fantastic insights into her Architecture Degree Apprenticeship with Clerkenwell company APT London and London South Bank University. Two years into her work and study, she’s already worked on a mix of commercial and high-end residential projects. Angellyca chose an apprenticeship over …
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Lunchtime Speaker Events
Our thanks to Frank Hammond (Video Production), Niki Mackay (local Author) and Danny Cross (Software Progammer) who gave up their time over lunchtimes this week, to talk to students about their career choices and experiences. Find out more about our Careers department.
GB Gymnastics success for Emily
Belated congratulations to Lower Sixth Student Emily Marti-Cornish who at the beginning of December 2021, competed for Great Britain as part of the GB Junior Mixed Group, at the 2021 TeamGym European Championships held in Portugal. Emily and her team mates made gymnastics history over the four days of competition, winning Britain’s first ever TeamGym …
Former student hosts BBC Radio 1 breakfast show
Former Reigate College student Alice Dale, was offered the opportunity of a lifetime over Christmas, when she got to host the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show on 27 and 28 December. Alice who was previously at Reigate School, worked at the East Grinstead-based community station 107 Meridian FM during her gap year, and then presented …
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Former student to appear on the Apprentice
Congratulations to former Reigate College student Francesca Kennedy Wallbank who’s one of the candidates on this year’s Apprentice. Look out for her this Thursday (6 January) at 9pm on BBC One and iplayer. Following her A Levels in Maths, Economics and Biology, Francesca went on to do a degree in Maths at Loughborough University and …
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