Category: Miscellaneous

Latest Careers Bulletin: 20 May
Please take a look at the latest Careers Bulletin (20 May) which is emailed to all students each week. The bulletin contains useful information about applying to university, apprenticeship/school leaver opportunities, work experience and volunteering opportunities, part time job opportunities and much more.

RAFTAs 2025
The Reigate College Film and Media Department’s RAFTA awards for 2025 were held on the 7th of May in the Rispoli Theatre. Now in their seventh year, tickets sold-out in just one week and are seen as a celebration of our students’ creativity, talent, and cinematic flair. As guests arrived, they were greeted not just …

Charity pop-ups support students
Every three weeks, we invite local charity partners and agencies into College to highlight the available support for our students. Our most recent visitors were from Papyrus – a specialist charity focused on the prevention of young suicide. Ho Yen and her volunteer set up a lunchtime stall and then visited tables of students in the …

Bananas split opinion on inclusive communication
Things got a bit bananas at a lunchtime talk about inclusive communication for 26 students on the College’s MVD (Medics, Vets and Dentistry) Pathway. Dr Alix Lewer, founder of Include.org and Sarah, an Include.org member with lived experience delivered a lively practical session that saw students try out signing “My name is…” in Makaton. Once the introductions were over, …
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Neurodiversity Week 2025
We’ve been celebrating Neurodiversity Week in style with a series of break-time events designed to support our neurodiverse students and raise awareness among the College community. The week saw students complete neurodiversity challenges while winning treats with a game of Sweet Pong; enjoy the calm of making their own slime; experience our pop-up Sensory Room; …

Alice runs the London Marathon for Breast Cancer Now
Best of luck to Upper Sixth student Alice Burridge who is running the London Marathon in April for Breast Cancer Now. Alice says, “It’s a charity close to my heart. Three years ago my mum received the devastating news that she had breast cancer. It was an extremely challenging time for me and my family. My …
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Pancake Day
Pancake Day wouldn’t be the same without pancakes! Huge thanks to our amazing Refectory Staff.

Showing solidarity for International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day (IWD) and this year’s theme is to Accelerate Action for gender equality. Let’s be united in taking steps to positively impact women’s advancement – in areas such as STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths), in traditionally male-dominated sports like Rugby and Football, or in encouraging women to apply for top leadership …
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Olivia counts down to running the London Marathon
Lower Sixth student Olivia Lavell will be running the full marathon distance of 26.2 miles, at this year’s London Marathon, on 27 April, in aid of Children with Cancer UK. Olivia said, “When I was at Primary School, one of my classmates developed leg cancer, and I saw first-hand the devastating effects of this …
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Love Week
11-14 February was the College’s ‘Love Week’ – that focused on spreading positive messages about looking after yourself and people in our communities – both in and out of College. The Students’ Union sold roses and ducks for people to send to people they admire and raised over £350 for ESDAS – East Surrey Domestic …