Cheshire College’s 2022/2023 Open Evening Cycle Gets Off to a Fantastic Start

The largest Further Education College in the region, Cheshire College – South & West, are opening their doors across all three Campuses to welcome prospective students who are looking to join the College next year. The first Open Evening took place on Tuesday 4th October 2022 and provided visitors in Crewe, Ellesmere Port and Chester […]

Cheshire College’s Starting Point Nursery awarded ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rating

Cheshire College – South & West are celebrating an ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rating for their on-Campus nursery, ‘Starting Point’. The nursery was inspected in August this year and are overwhelmed to have maintained their Outstanding rating. Achieving an Outstanding rating in all five areas of the inspection, Ofsted praised the nursery for providing an environment where […]

Cheshire College student aces academic programme by University of Oxford 

Cheshire College – South & West is delighted to see one of its A Level students, Bethany Wallace, successfully complete the 12-month Oxnet Intensive Academic programme in Philosophy and World Religions.   Led by Pembroke College, Oxford, Oxnet is an established initiative run collaboratively between participating colleges at the University of Oxford, Durham University, the University […]

Cheshire College Students Triumph on A Level Results Day

It has been an extremely rewarding day at Cheshire College – South & West, as over 200 A Level students attended the College’s Crewe Campus to collect their results. The hard work and determination of both the staff and students has resulted in the highest number of A* grades achieved in the history of the […]

Cheshire College students secure victory in national gaming tournament

Five Cheshire College – South & West students have secured a fantastic 2-0 victory in a national competitive video gaming tournament known as the British Esports Student Champs.  The competition, titled ‘The Champs’, is open to all secondary schools and colleges across the UK and is an exciting opportunity for students to put their gaming […]

Cheshire College provides free English courses to Ukrainian refugees

Cheshire College – South & West has offered fully funded English classes to Ukrainian adults and their family members before welcoming them back in the new academic year in September.  To help them settle into life in the UK, the College’s English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) team have provided classes to approximately 50 Ukrainian refugees […]

Cheshire College Staff Honoured

The outstanding achievements of Cheshire College – South & West staff were recognised at their annual Staff Awards Ceremony.  The awards were presented during the College’s Wellbeing Day; an event that takes place at the Crewe and Ellesmere Port Campuses at the end of each academic year to give staff an opportunity to reflect on […]

Cheshire College Principal Awarded OBE

Principal and CEO of Cheshire College – South & West, Dhesi, has been awarded the OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services to education in recognition of his exceptional contribution to the sector. Commenting on the announcement, Dhesi said: “I am both surprised and humbled to receive this honour. I share this award […]

Cheshire College hosts Community Fun Day

Cheshire College – South & West welcomed large numbers as they opened their doors to the public to celebrate Community Fun Day. Taking place on their Crewe, Ellesmere Port and Chester Campuses on Saturday 21st May, the College provided a range of free activities and games for the local communities to get stuck in with […]

Cheshire College welcomes Council members from Reutlingen, Germany

Cheshire College – South & West welcomed Council members from Reutlingen, Germany, to their Ellesmere Port Campus on the 19th May 2022 to showcase their vocational offering and share best practices in how this compares between the towns. This visit was one of many between Ellesmere Port and Reutlingen as the twinning of the two […]