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College Name Change Consultation
As part of the proposal to merge with Castle College Nottingham, the Corporation of South Nottingham College gave an undertaking to review the name of the College once merger had been completed (July 2011).
Success at the regional finals of UK Skills!
Congratulations to four Interactive Media students from South Nottingham College for finishing in the top 3 places of the regional finals of the UK Skills Advanced Web Design competition.
International and Premiership Rugby Player visits South Nottingham College
Former South Nottingham College Student Joe Gray took time out of his busy schedule to visit the colleges APP Manager John Widdowson and present the college with an England Saxons shirt from this season that will be displayed in the colleges sports block.
Success at the Young Creative Awards
Congratulations to all the South Nottingham College students who were successful at the Young Creative Awards 2012
Gambia Festival
Travel and Tourism students from South Nottingham College are staging their annual Gambia Festival at the Britannia Hotel (St James Street Nottingham) on Thursday 10 May. Staff and students organise the event which raises money to pay for flights and accommodation costs for a Gambian student to study at the College.
Sport Gambia Project Wins Silver Medal
South Nottingham College’s “Sport Gambia” project has won a silver medal award for the “British Council Award for Innovative International Collaboration” category at the Podium Awards.
Hold the Back Page
South Nottingham College Photography tutor Matt Bunn had one of his photos used on the front page of the Sunday Times sports section on 29 April.
College Students Turn into Rock Journalists for Literacy Project
Students at South Nottingham College have turned into rock journalists thanks to a literacy project with www.rockhaq.com.
Young South Nottingham College Volunteer Gets Manchester City Invite
Over Easter South Nottingham College sports volunteer Laura Smith was invited to the Ethihad Stadium, home of Premier league giants, Manchester City.
SNC Radio Goes to Air
Media and music students from South Nottingham College are hosting their own radio station, SNC Radio, broadcasting daily from 8am to 6pm on 87.9FM and www.sncradio.co.uk from 23-27 April.
Unique College Support Group Launched for Young Black Males
A unique cultural group for Black males is to be set up at South Nottingham College, supported by the School of Education at Nottingham Trent University.
Cool Runnings
Two South Nottingham College students took part in the 34th British College Sport National Finals which was held at Bath University.
Row - Bike - Run
South Nottingham College's sports centre, SNC Active, in Clifton will be hosting a unique DRI-TRI charity sports event on Sunday 3 June from 12pm.
PCDL Celebration
Over 100 Adult Education students from South Nottingham College were presented with achievement certificates by College Principal Malcolm Cowgill at a PCDL event at the Council House.
South Nottingham College Football Coach to Carry Olympic Torch
South Nottingham College Football Coach Holly Searson has been chosen to carry the Olympic torch on its journey across the UK on 27 June in Winthorpe, Newark.
College welcomes European visitors
South Nottingham College is to host teachers from France, Romania and Italy this week (26-30 March) as part of an educational exchange project.
College Creates 700 Apprenticeships in Kia Deal
South Nottingham College has signed a 10 year deal with Kia Motors UK to host a dedicated Apprentice Training Centre at the College’s EMCAT (East Midlands Centre for Automotive Training) facility in Ruddington.
Stained Glass Exhibition
Eastwood library is hosting a stained glass exhibition by students from South Nottingham College from Monday 19 March - Friday 30 March.
SNC Student Comes Highly Commended
A ‘Creative Techniques’ student from South Nottingham College has been awarded a City & Guilds ‘Highly Commended Certificate’ in recognition of her outstanding work.
Gambia Trip for Willing Volunteers
Ten sport students from South Nottingham College have travelled to the Gambia as a reward for their volunteering efforts in Nottingham.
SIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAMME AT SNC GETS THE THUMBS UP
A Deaf Awareness programme at South Nottingham College has been recognised with a national Quality Award by Unionlearn. The College's 'Deaf Awareness to Improve Communication Skills' course is the first of its kind nationally to be given the status. The award was presented by Unionlearn at a recent Deaf Awareness Forum at the College's City Centre base which saw 50 representatives from customer-facing organisations attend.
Balls to Poverty Programme Awarded Queens Anniversary Prize
Staff and students from South Nottingham College’s Balls to Poverty programme were presented the ultimate education accolade by The Queen at Buckingham Palace on Friday 24 February.
College Launches Elite Football-Education Programme
South Nottingham College are launching a new Football Performance and Excellence programme, aimed at young players who have a track record of excellence in the sport.
Vote for SNC Students in National Competition
Two SNC Graphic Design students have been shortlisted to the final six of a national logo design competition to support the new government charter aimed at tackling homophobic and transphobic bullying in sport.
College Wins LTA Award
South Nottingham College was awarded ‘Educational Establishment of the Year’ at the Lawn Tennis Association’s awards on 9 February.
College Named Training Provider of the Year
South Nottingham College’s business development division, SNC Training has been named Training Provider of the Year at the Nottingham Training Network (NTN) awards on 26 January 2012.
FORMER STUDENT SELECTED FOR ENGLAND
Joe Gray, a former student at South Nottingham College has been selected for the England Saxons’ squad. The Saxons provide an opportunity to gain first-hand experience for the best young players coming through the ranks of English rugby, essentially acting as England’s second Team.
COLLEGE AND SCHOOL ANNOUNCE ACADEMY PLAN
Top Valley School will become an Academy in September 2012 following a decision by School Governors to choose South Nottingham College as their lead sponsor.
COLLEGE NOMINATED FOR TRAINING AWARD
South Nottingham College’s business development division, SNC Training has been short-listed in the Nottingham Training Network (NTN) awards.
Former Student wins US Song Award
A Games Design student from South Nottingham College has won a US song contest run by Blizzard and Activision, makers of World of Warcraft and Starcraft.
Mistletoe and Wine in Sign!
Tesco workers from Lincoln on a Deaf Awareness course sign "Mistletoe and Wine" in their final class of the year - enjoy!
DAN GETS THE CALL
Dan Freeman a second year student studying a BTEC Extended Diploma in Sport (Level 3) at South Nottingham College has been selected for the British Colleges hockey squad.
A Creative Partnership
The College’s Visual Arts & Digital Media department are working with Nottingham-based creative designers Creative Twinning. The partnership will include internships/apprenticeships, exhibitions, new courses and promoting the creative industries.
Christmas Hoedown
Music students at South Nottingham College are putting on a Christmas gig for their fellow students to showcase the talents of some of the bands set to appear on the College's next record label release.
Free Rugby Coaching
South Nottingham College is hosting a free rugby coaching session for keen rugby players aged 15-17 on Sunday 18 December from 10.00-3.00pm at its Charnwood Centre in Clifton.
England Squad hopes for South Nottingham College Student
First year student Connor Naylor is currently combining his academic aspirations and his sporting aspirations at South Nottingham College, Connor is currently studying a BTEC extended Diploma in Sport (Level 3) while the course is challenging he is enjoying the opportunity to pursue his chosen field of interest.
Anderson Achieves Elite Coaching Award
Rich Anderson, coach on the Football Performance Programme, last week successfully completed his UEFA Advanced Coaching Licence, the highest practical coaching qualification in world football.
Living Roofs a Growth Area
South Nottingham College has successfully bid for a £250,000 grant which could see rooftops across Europe being transformed into gardens.
Mini Olympic Success
Students from South Nottingham College helped put on a mini-Olympics for Year 5 pupils at Brocklewood Junior School. Pupils from both year groups participated in a 6 week programme with the 7th week linking both year 5 groups together for a Mini Olympic Event featuring scaled down athletic disciplines.
Help For Heroes Rugby Match
A crisp but sunny Autumn morning on Sunday 27th November 2011 set the scene for a rugby match between Nottinghamshire Police v Nottingham Academy, the game held at Lady Bay was to support the “Help for Heroes” charity, and South Nottingham College was represented by Captain for the day Stephen Fowkes, BED students and APP Rugby players Luke Smith, Jacob Steeples, and Brett Light, Foundation Degree Student Doug Billam and lecturer Neil Fowkes.
College Honoured with Queens Award
South Nottingham College’s Balls to Poverty charity sport programme has been named as a winner in the Queen's Anniversary Prizes for Further and Higher Education.
Student Success Celebrated
The achievements of Higher Education students from South Nottingham College were celebrated at our Graduation ceremony at the Albert Hall on Saturday 19 November.
Hockey Players One Step Closer to National Honours
Hockey players from the Athlete Performance Programme at South Nottingham College moved a step closer to representing English Colleges last week.
Students Success at Sports Trials 2011
A total of 14 students from South Nottingham College represented the college in the recent English Colleges Football Association and British Colleges East Midland Trials at Football (female and male), Hockey (male) and Rugby (male). The students competed against representatives from other colleges in the East Midlands, for the honour of being selected to the regional squad, which now moves them two steps away from the opportunity of being selected in the National Squad.
Elite Rugby Coaching Sessions
Rugby coaching sessions for students looking to join the successful rugby programme in September 2012 take place at the College's Charnwood Centre in Clifton on 26 October from 10.00-5.00pm. Places are limited to the first 50.
Julia Margaret Cameron Photography Exhibition
An exhibition of world-class portrait photographs is due to open in South Nottingham College's Charnwood Centre in Clifton. The exhibition is free to the public and will run from Thursday 3 November to Friday 9 December and is based upon portraiture and spans images from the birth of photography in the middle of the 19th century to contemporary images. The exhibition has been kindly loaned by the Julia Margaret Cameron Trust in aid of the Bromley House Studio Heritage Project, based in the attic of the Bromley House Lending Library.
Open Evenings
The College have announced details of forthcoming open evenings so that potential students can come and look around the College and talk to staff about the range of full and part-time courses.
Students Fly the Flag
Level 2 Hairdressing students based at the West Bridgford Centre of South Nottingham College have joined the campaign to fly the new Nottinghamshire flag which was launched earlier this year.
Creche Ofsted
The College’s creche at our West Bridgford Centre underwent a successful OFSTED inspection in June 2011.
Sport Students Get Off to a Flying Start
Two-hundred and fifty new sports students took part in a dynamic induction into studying at South Nottingham College as they participated in and led a number of activities from Association Football to Zumba.
Students Swing into New Term
South Nottingham College is adding golf to its suite of Athlete Performance Programmes from September.
Charity Swim
Portland Swimming Club are holding a fundraising swimathon at Portland Leisure Centre on Wednesday 20 July (6-8pm) to support South Nottingham College’s Channeling Positivity campaign.
NEF Charity visits EMCAT - Highfields
Professor Sa’ad Mehdat and Michelle Medhat Chief Executive and Operations Director respectively of the New Engineering Foundation www.neweng.org.uk) visited the Highfields and EMCAT centres on Friday 15th July.
Students Blossom
The handiwork of South Nottingham College’s students has been entered into the 2011 East Midlands in Bloom Competition.
Students Help Heroes
Uniformed Public Service students from South Nottingham College raised £250 for the Help for Heroes charity by staging a staff v student football match at the College’s Football Centre in Clifton.
Student awarded Young Professional of the Year.
Mark Ryan has just completed HNC in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He was awarded Young Professional of the Year Award by the Pump Centre at its annual Conference at the Holiday Inn, Runcorn on 17th May 2011.
Learner-Staff Experience Report Published
The ICLT Steering Group thank those staff and students who participated in the 4 surveys (2 staff/2 student) at both SNC and CCN.
Two Become One
Castle College is now officially part of South Nottingham College following a merger on 1 July 2011. The name of the merged college is South Nottingham College.
Footballers Wanted
South Nottingham College’s Football Performance Programme are looking for new players for the 2011/12 season. Football trials are taking place at the Charnwood Centre in Clifton on Tuesday 12 July from 4-6pm and trial invites are open to anyone aged 16-19 who is enrolling on a full-time college course from September.
International Students Celebrate
Once again international students have made their mark at Castle College during 2010/11 and some of the 300 plus who enrolled this year attended a special presentation at the Beeston Campus.
Art Exhibition Launch is a Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ - Art, Design, Photography and Multi-Media Exhibition received numerous plaudits from visitors on its opening night at the Beeston Campus. Mandi Chandler, Curriculum Manager, said: “Once again the standard of student work on display is incredibly high. My team are extremely proud of all our students who have worked incredibly hard throughout the year.”
Castle Staff Support Worldskills Event
John Dawson and Barry Cracknell from Castle’s Automotive section have been heavily involved in preparing apprentices to represent the UK in the forthcoming Worldskills 2011* event in London later this year.
Summer Art/Design/Media Shows
Art, Design, Creative Techniques, Multimedia and Photography students from South Nottingham College will show off their best work at their traditional end-of-year Student Shows.
Chief Executive Visits Castle
Peter Lauener, Chief Executive of the Young People’s Learning Agency (YPLA)*, visited the College today.
Old Bangers and Motor Cycles Wanted
Due to growing numbers of students, Castle College’s Automotive section now requires more old vehicles (cars and motorcycles).
Merger Date Announced
South Nottingham College and Castle College Nottingham will officially merge on Friday 1 July 2011. The new college, which will retain the name South Nottingham College, will be one of the largest colleges in the country.
It’s a Scorcher!
Castle College Apprentices Michael Folberth and Darren Rudd put in impressive performances in the regional heats of the BOC UK Apprentice Welding competition at the Derby Academy.
Fun for all the family
Learning is fun and families across Nottingham can prove it.
Sport Awards 2011
Sport student Lee Kolomyjec scooped the Services to Sport award at the College's annual Sport Awards in May.
SNC Web Wonders
Two South Nottingham College students have made it through to the finals of the UK Skills Advanced Web Design competition. Daniel Healey and Ashley Chapman are studying on the Extended Diploma in Interactive Media course at the College's Charnwood Centre in Clifton.
It’s Not Rocket Science!
Rocket Science may not be on the curriculum at Castle College, but there’s certainly plenty more science courses for you to choose from.
Students Return From Tenerife
Castle College students have successfully completed an exciting six week internship scheme in Tenerife with flying colours.
Czech-Mate
Castle College’s School of Construction is currently playing host to a group of Czech students, led by Cerna Danuse and Prochazka Vaclav.
A Cut Above The Rest
Castle College’s ‘Hair and Beauty at the Mill’ is offering an exciting range of full-time and part-time training courses starting in September. The courses will take place in the state of the art salons at the Whiteley Mill Centre in Stapleford.
Young Creative Hailed
SNC BTEC Level 3 Graphic Design student, Katsina Whitechurch has been named Nottingham City Council's Young Creative of the Year.
College Students Make Olympic Team
Castle College students Joe Bellis and Ben Shaw are currently in training for the 2013 UK Skill Olympics where they will represent the College and their employer, the University of Nottingham in the Milling and Turning disciplines. They are pictured with the team involved in their training.
International Student Recruitment
Representatives from JJL Overseas Education (China) recently visited Castle College Nottingham to look at the College facilities and meet with the current Chinese students and curriculum staff. JJL, an existing agent for Castle College, is one of the best and most successful student recruitment agencies in China.
FREE CAD Software
Castle College is offering students the latest Parametric Computer Aided Design courses with FREE software* for installation for home use when they enrol on the Level 1 C&G 7579 course, supported by the Science, Engineering & Manufacturing Technologies Association (Sempta).
Dale Uses His Head to Great Effect
Castle College Estates team member Dale Mason has raised an incredible £800 by growing his hair, having it dyed and then shaving it off again. The stunt was in aid of ‘When you wish upon a Star’.
Balls to Poverty 2011
A group of 36 students have travelled to South Africa for the 7th Balls to Poverty tour. The students will visit eight townships to deliver footballs and put on coaching sessions, build and paint a primary school in Cape Town and take part in the U19 Premier Cup tournament in both football and rugby.
Teacher Training Course Gets a Glowing Report
Castle College’s Access to Teacher Training course has received a number of accolades from its former students. The course provides opportunities for mature students to return to learning whilst building their self-confidence.
Emma’s Long Service Medal
Emma Mellard started at Castle College in September 2007 when she enrolled on the Childcare Level 1 course. Since then she has progressed to Level 2 and will shortly successfully complete her Level 3 qualification.
Sport Students at BCS Championships
Three sport students took part in the British Colleges of Sport national Championships on 9/10 April at Bath University.
Liz Goes Back to School
Liz Ireland had a successful career as an office manager for a clothing company, but she didn’t really enjoy her job. Finally, in 2009 Liz took the plunge to follow her passion to work with children.
SNC Radio Goes to Air
Media and music students from South Nottingham College are hosting their own radio station, SNC Radio, broadcasting daily from 8am to 8pm on 87.9FM and www.sncradio.co.uk from 11-15 April 8.00am to 8.00pm.
Blue Plaque Award for Castle's Arthur Mee Centre
A plaque commemorating the life of Arthur Mee; writer, journalist and educator; has been unveiled at one of Castle College’s centres bearing his name in Stapleford.
Hair & Beauty Show Success
This year’s Hair and Beauty Show at Castle College once again proved to be another great success.
Students Mean Business
Over 80 Castle College students participated in an enterprise event funded by an LSIS grant. Ten ‘entrepreneurial’ groups from ESOL, Sport and Uniformed Public Services had less than five hours to think of a business enterprise and prepare their presentation to a group of ‘Dragons’. During their working lunch the students also had an opportunity to talk to a number of business people.
Holly Heads to the States
Holly Searson, a 22 year old football coach has become one of the youngest women in the country to achieve the FA's Level 3 coaching award at South Nottingham College.
Castle Automotive Enters the Heavy Weight Division
The new HGV Repair courses starting in September 2011 are the latest programmes to be included in Castle College’s expanding automotive portfolio.
National Science & Engineering Week - New Courses
Today marks the start of National Science and Engineering Week and Castle College has a lot to celebrate. The College has announced significant new provision in these areas which will start in September 2011.
Boxing Clever
Castle College, in partnership with the Elite Performance Academy, is offering a 12 week taster course (starting week beginning 2 May) aimed at ensuring that 16 – 18 year olds currently with time to kill are ‘fit for learning’ on courses starting in September.
Motorcycle courses rev up for September start
Castle College has moved into pole position in the delivery of Motorcycle Maintenance courses in Nottingham.
Inspirational Julie Recognised for Contribution to Nottingham
South Nottingham College sport lecturer, Julie Huby has been successfully nominated by a panel of judges as one of the Nottingham’s 100 Women of Substance for 2011, largely for her role in supporting young people as part of The Balls To Poverty Programme.
A future in Accounting – it all adds up
Accounting student Naman Israr, 23, came to the UK from Pakistan in 2005 to pursue his dream
Building Sustainable Partnerships
Three students and a tutor from Horizon College in Hoorn near Amsterdam recently visited Castle College as part of the Leonardo 'Bricks to Europe’ two year exchange
Welding Course Sparks New Career
Four students have successfully gained employment through the skills they learned on the City & Guilds 3268 Welding short course. Three students will be working at Ratcliffe upon Soar Power Station and one in the general Nottingham area.
Go Higher in Science
If you want to enhance your education or career opportunities in Science look no further! Join our new Higher National (university level) courses which start in September 2011.
Students to Attempt World Challenge
A group of 16 students and 2 staff from South Nottingham College are raising money to help deprived children in Mexico and Belize.
From Local Learners to Super Students
The achievements of Castle College students on Personal and Community Development Learning (PCDL) courses were celebrated at a special awards event held at Nottingham’s Council House on Monday 28 February.
New Name for Dayncourt
South Nottinghamshire Academy will be the new name for Dayncourt School in Radcliffe-on-Trent from 1 September as its partnership with South Nottingham College is cemented.
Castle Goes Into Top Gear
Castle College’s new university level course in automotive studies will begin in September 2011. The Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Automotive Engineering will allow people already employed in the motor industry or students progressing from Level 3 to study part-time for two years.
Lift-Off for High Flying Course
Have you ever dreamt about a jet-set lifestyle? Get started now!
Public Consultation Results
A six week public consultation period into the merger between South Nottingham College and Castle College has revealed that 72% of respondents are in favour of the merger.
Public Consultation Results
A six week public consultation period into the merger between South Nottingham College and Castle College has revealed that 72% of respondents are in favour of the merger.
Adam's Snap is a Real Buzz
A South Nottingham College Photography student has reached the final of a Nottingham Wildlife competition sponsored by BBC Nottingham.
CSI Castle
The BTEC Applied Science (Forensics) courses, based at The People’s Campus, allow students to study areas such as Forensic Detection, Investigating a Crime Scene, Criminology, Criminal Psychology and Criminal Investigation Procedures.
Castle Celebrates Apprentices' Success
Castle College Nottingham’s Apprenticeships Week programme finale celebrated the achievements of some of its apprentices.
Engineering Your Future
Castle College Nottingham’s School of Technology gave prospective apprentices and employers an opportunity to find out more about how they could benefit from the Apprenticeships Scheme in Automotive and Engineering.
Castle Apprentice Link With Boots
Castle College Nottingham and pharmaceutical giant Boots are working in partnership to provide Apprenticeship opportunities. Their effort is supporting the Nottingham Post’s campaign to target 100 apprentice posts in 100 days.
Potential Apprentice Engineers
A group of budding engineers visited Castle College’s Highfields Automotive & Engineering Centre today to look at potential career pathways in Engineering, including Apprenticeships.
SNC Training Recognised at Midlands Excellence Awards Ceremony
SNC Training, the business development arm of South Nottingham College was awarded the prestigious Training Quality Standard at the Midlands Excellence Awards.
Nottingham Students Investigate Peak District 'Murder'
Criminal Justice students from Nottingham’s Castle College took part in a CSI-style ‘murder hunt’ in the Peak District, along with students from their partner institution, the University of Derby.
SNC Recordings
Music students are putting together tracks for the third album on the College’s own record label, SNC Recordings. The compilation album is due for release in early June 2011.
Sam Wins Top Award
A South Nottingham College sport student won Junior Volunteer of the Year at Nottingham City Council's 2010 Sports Awards on 20 January.
Police Confirmation
Forty-six officers from the Nottingham Police were the latest to receive their Confirmation of Appointment certificates from Chief Constable Julia Hodson QPM during a ceremony at County Hall this week.
National Apprenticeship Week Information Event
Office Angels are working in partnership with SNC Training (a part of South Nottingham College) , offering Business Administration, Customer Service and ITQ apprentices to businesses across the East Midlands.
Nottingham Young Creative Awards 2011
South Nottingham College are again pleased to be sponsoring a category in the Young Creative Awards 2011.
Castle College’s Work Recognised by OFSTED
OFSTED have given Castle College a vote of confidence in its inspection report just published.
Former College Student Becomes a Baroness
A former student of the College will take her seat in the House of Lords on 12 January. Tina Stowell, 43, will become a working peer and will be known as Baroness Stowell of Beeston.
Brian Litherland MBE
Brian Litherland, a part-time lecturer in Electrical Engineering at Castle College Nottingham, has been awarded an MBE for services to Further Education in the New Year Honours List.
