Pioneering apprenticeship provides blueprint to plug UK green skills gap and accelerate smart meter rollout
A revolutionary apprenticeship has the potential to plug the UK’s green skills gap and accelerate progress towards Net Zero ambitions. This July, Utilita Energy and Cheshire College – South & West will launch one of the first-ever smart metering apprenticeships to be jointly delivered by an energy supplier and a Further Education provider – creating […]
Cheshire College Signs AoC Mental Health Charter to Support Students and Staff
Cheshire College – South & West’s Principal and Chair of Governors have jointly signed the Association of College’s Mental Health Charter, which promises to champion “a whole-college approach to student and staff mental health and wellbeing.” The AoC Mental Health Charter sets a great foundation to ensure mental health and wellbeing is a priority issue […]
Hospitality & Catering Students Help To Raise £1,500 for Mental Health Charity
Hospitality & Catering students at Cheshire College – South & West’s Crewe Campus have helped to raise just over £1,500 for the mental health charity Visyon, after hosting a fund-raising Gourmet Evening. Visyon, which has been supporting the emotional health of children, young people, and their families since 1994, initially approached the College to ask […]
Fifteen-Year Collaboration between Cheshire College and Theatre Porto Leads To “Strange Encounters”
Cheshire College – South & West celebrated its fifteenth year collaborating with Theatre Porto by touring a comedy showcase called “Strange Encounters” around local primary schools. The project involved Theatre Porto staff doing writing workshops with Year 6 students from different primary schools in Ellesmere Port. The pupils were challenged to write short, weird, imaginative […]
Cheshire College Student Awarded Rare Dance & Drama Awards Scholarship
A Performing Arts student at Cheshire College – South & West’s Crewe Campus has been awarded a prestigious DaDA scholarship, after impressing staff during his audition at SLP College Leeds. Level 2 student Harvey says that he has loved performing from a very young age: “My granddad got me into ballet at age 5, and […]
Friends and family celebrate success at Cheshire College Student Awards
The students at Cheshire College – South & West’s Crewe Campus were treated to a glamorous Awards Ceremony last night, a culmination of a year’s worth of hard work, determination and talent. Friends and family accompanied the students and were greeted with drinks and canapés prepared by Hospitality and Catering students in the Campus’s industry-standard […]
Ellesmere Port and Chester Students Win Big at Cheshire College Student Awards
Cheshire College – South & West’s Ellesmere Port and Chester students got their moment in the spotlight at the annual Student Awards. Hosted within the visually spectacular rotunda at the College’s Ellesmere Port Campus, it was a night of celebration both for the nominees and their families and lecturers. Prior to the ceremony, guests had […]
Cheshire College Student Wins National IET Award for Excellence In Engineering
A Cheshire College – South & West student has been formally recognised by the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) and presented with a national Student Excellence Award for his consistently high-quality work. Eighteen-year-old Sonny from Congleton is studying a BTEC National Extended Diploma in Level 3 Engineering at the College’s Crewe Campus and said […]
Cheshire College opens its doors to the community with annual Fun Day!
Cheshire’s largest Further Education provider hosted an all-ages Community Fun Day last month. The exciting event took place at Cheshire College – South & West’s three Campuses at Crewe, Ellesmere Port, and Chester on Saturday 18th May. The free event, which attracted hundreds of visitors included food and drinks, bouncy castles, arts and crafts, and […]
Protective Services Students Play Fancy Dress Football For Charity
Protective Services students at Cheshire College – South & West’s Ellesmere Port Campus have been raising money for Cheshire Young Carers and Help for Heroes through several fundraising activities, including a fancy-dress football match! Taking place at the Brio Leisure Ellesmere Port Sports Village, students and staff dressed in some very elaborate costumes including a […]
