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Issue 2
March 2015
This Issue
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The future’s outstanding
View from the top
Welcome to another edition of Coulsdon
College’s termly newsletter On Route,
written for the benefit of current and
future students and their families to give
you an update on some of the things
that have been happening across the
College campus.
In the last few weeks we’ve learnt from
the Department for Education (DfE) that
Coulsdon College is officially now the
highest performing Sixth Form College in
the borough (using the DfE’s published
average point scores and A Level entries
per student).
That, coupled with last summer’s 99.3%
pass rate and the current 70% university
application rate for our Upper Sixth, is
further evidence of the College being on
the fast-track to ‘outstanding.’
The impact of Coulsdon’s continuing
partnership with Reigate College (see
page 3) and our staff’s relentless focus
on progression, literacy, high quality
assessment and independent learning
(as reported in our last newsletter) are
having a noticeable impact on achievement. Judging by the overall predicted
grades I’ve seen in the latest round of
Interim Reports, I’m optimistic we’ll be
seeing a bumper set of high grades this
summer.
As all of us know that a happy College
life is about more than just academic
success. Our flourishing Activities
Programme (that includes around forty
extra-curricular activities from Archery
to Young Enterprise) will draw to a close
at the end of the Spring Term and make
way for the Lower Sixth’s Activities Week
(29th June to 1st July) and Equality and
Community Day (2nd July). More of that
to follow.
As Easter’s fast-approaching, now’s the
time for me to wish everyone an enjoyable Easter break. If you’re studying for
GCSEs or A Levels, it’s the perfect time to
knuckle down, eat chocolate and get on
track to success!
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Wonderful wonderland
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Aiming high
Brett Freeman, Principal
Open Evening for Year 10s and 11s
Wednesday 6th May, 5.30pm to 8pm
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Meet sports star Luc Hallam
Royal Marines
visit Coulsdon
College
On 12th February, Public Services
students were treated to a visit from
three Royal Commando Marines.
The main part of the visit was a presentation by the Marines that covered
areas such as training, the types of
equipment used and what it’s like
being on a tour of duty. They also got
to watch videos that showed Marines
in action, giving students a brilliant
insight into the sort of work they do.
Following some group work where
students got to ask the Marines
their own questions, the action
moved onto the College sports field,
where students were put through
their paces in an hour long exercise
challenge. The five students who
continued for longest then won a
training day with the Marines in
Southampton.
Out and
about
Toys for Joy
Back in December, Coulsdon
College once again opened its doors
as a drop off point for the charity
Toys for Joy, run by the Croydon
Advertiser.
As well as students and staff
donating their own gifts of new
toys, Health & Social Care students
contributed to the fundraising by
selling cakes, selling henna tattoos
and rattling the old collection
buckets! The money they made was
spent at a local toy store, and all
the gifts were then wrapped and
given to Glenn Ebrey, the Editor of
the Croydon Advertiser, who took
them to their final destination - the
sick children who were staying at
Croydon University Hospital over the
Christmas period.
Glenn Ebrey said, “Coulsdon’s
contribution has been fantastic,
yet again! We really appreciate the
College’s on-going support”.
All the students involved were
commended by the Marines for their
positive ‘can do’ attitude. Student
Lidia Khapangi said,“The fitness
session made us all appreciate just
how hard they work and train”.
Jamie Brown added, “The presentation in class was really detailed, so I
now know alot more about what a
career as a soldier might be like.”
Politics students
visit Houses of
Parliament
On 24th November
Government & Politics
students visited the
Houses of Parliament in
London.
The visit included
a guided tour that
explained the workings of parliament and
a meeting with the MP
Richard Ottaway’s office.
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From left to right: Gemma Stone,
Charlie Ward, Lucy Effenberg, Charlotte
Palmer, Aimee Nicholas, Emily Bigge
Safe Drive, Stay
Alive
Towards the end of the Autumn Term,
Public Services students attended the
theatre based education production ‘Safe
Drive, Stay Alive’ at the Dorking Halls.
Cambridge Access
Bus visit
The production aims to bring the issues
of road safety and safe driving to the
forefront of young people’s minds.
Students heard the harrowing
On 16th December, representatives
from Cambridge University ran a
series of workshops at the College
for both selected College students
and those from local secondary
schools.
Following a general session about
university life and the Cambridge
admissions procedure, students
were split into smaller groups for
different course-specific workshops.
Thanks to Cambridge University for
bringing their Access Bus to the
College; we look forward to
welcoming it again next year!
testimonies of both victims and family
members and professionals spoke about
what can be done to prevent more road
traffic accidents.
Alex Harris, Public Services teacher said,
“It served as great background to several
units on the BTEC Public Services course,
but more importantly, got students
thinking about their own safety”.
The future’s
outstanding
Executive Principal Steve Oxlade (left), with Prinicpal Brett Freeman
Executive Principal of Coulsdon
College, Steve Oxlade, talks about
the College’s continuing alignment
with Reigate College.
“The future’s outstanding. This is a
phrase I started using when I took
over as Executive Principal of Coulsdon
College in March 2013. I thought at
the time that it perfectly encapsulated
where we were heading. 20 months
later I’m delighted that we are now
one of the best sixth forms in Croydon
and our students no longer need to
look into the future for an outstanding
education, as it’s already here!”
“In January 2014, we appointed Brett
Freeman as Principal at Coulsdon, to
work alongside me in ensuring that the
partnership between the two colleges is
unassailable and that we work together
to ensure that all our students, whether
attending Coulsdon or Reigate get a
fantastic sixth form education”.
“Brett and I have worked together
for many years and we’re very lucky
that he agreed to join us. He’s got vast
experience of sixth form leadership
(including management at Reigate), so
was the natural choice to be our Principal. We talk or meet every day, so we
know that the two colleges are both
offering the highest quality education
and support”.
“In the summer of 2014 we achieved
a 99.3% pass rate overall and we are
all looking forward to seeing improvements again this year – particularly
with respect to high grades for A Level
courses, which have been a particular
focus this year”.
Apprenticeship and
Employment Day
26th February was Apprenticeship
and Employment Day at the College,
a day supported by a variety
of providers of Apprenticeship
schemes, involving a compulsory
talk for Upper Sixth students who
haven’t applied for university and a
lunchtime Careers Fair in the atrium.
UCAS HE Convention
“Whilst it’s tempting to allow Coulsdon
College to grow quickly, we both feel
that our students and the community
will benefit more from steady growth.
Applications are currently up by 30%
which is encouraging given our firm
adherence to the tougher entry requirements we introduced 18 months ago”.
On 17th March, five coach loads of
Lower Sixth students took part in
the College’s organised trip to the
UCAS Higher Education Convention
at the University of Surrey. This brilliantly organised day gave students
the chance to gather information on
a huge range of universities.
“I know it causes disappointment when
we don’t allow some students to join
the College, but we’ve made a commitment to ensure that every student at
Coulsdon is here to learn, and that’s a
standard we will never compromise”.
Parents’ HE Evening
On 18th March, it was the turn
of Lower Sixth parents, who were
invited to College at 7pm to hear
talks from College staff and representatives from Kingston University.
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Wonderful wonderland
Talented Drama
students wow
packed audiences
Congratulations to the Drama students
who, staged a brilliant pre-Christmas
‘panto’ production of Alice in
Wonderland.
Fellow students, friends and family, as
well as younger visitors from a local
primary school were all immersed in
the fantasy spectacle of one of English
Literature’s most extraordinary tales.
Alice, who was played by a different
student at each of the two performances (Tianna Laws and Tahlia Smith)
was swept into the adventure alongside
the outlandish characters of the White
Rabbit, Tweedledee and Tweedledum,
the Fairy Godmother, Mad Hatter and of
course the Queen of Hearts.
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Everyone involved put on first-rate
performances and filled the audience
with Christmas cheer. Pupils from
Keston Primary school, together with
their teachers and parents, seemed
to be particularly taken by the Fairy
Godmother (played by Kieran James)
who gave a wonderfully eccentric
performance. Giggles could be heard
from younger guests, before Kieran
seemed to even utter a word!
Teacher Rebecca Cristaldi and her
team of talented students worked
Performing Arts
round-up
Musical Theatre Club
A new play, written by students
is currently at casting stage
and rehearsals are due to begin
imminently. More details to be
announced, so look out for updates
on Facebook and Twitter.
‘Rhythm of Life’ Musical
Upper Sixth Drama and Dance
students will be staging their newly
devised musical, incorporating
songs from a variety of well-known
musicals on 14th May. Tickets will
tirelessly to make sure the panto
was a knock-out success. Rebecca
commented, ”Real life performance is
obviously a major part of our Drama
students’ course, and to see a script
being brought to life and performed
so professionally, made for a very
fulfilling Christmas present!”
be available from Student Reception
after Easter.
Dancing success
BTEC Dance students presented their
solo and group choreographic work
on the 2nd March for marking. The
results were among the best ever
and proved just how hard students
have worked over the past year.
Dynamix Dance Show
This final show of the year, depicting
a range of styles and themes dominating the last 100 years, will be
held on the 20th May at 7.30pm.
Tickets are available from Student
Reception priced at £1 each.
Music maestro
Meet Upper Sixth student Matthew Bailey
Tells us a bit about yourself
I’ve been at the College for nearly
three years, having previously been
at Oasis Coulsdon. As well as gaining
the BTEC Extended Diploma in Music
(Technology) at Coulsdon, I decided to
stay on and study for the BTEC Subsidiary Diploma in Media Production and
an A Level in Film Studies. Music is
my passion, as well as beatboxing.
Outside College I write my own music
and do a bit of DJing.
What’s your favourite subject?
Music is definitely the subject I
connect with the most.
You provided the music for a
College film, was that entirely your
own composition?
Yes. I composed a few pieces for the
film and it’s great that one of them’s
been selected – see College website.
How did you go about
composing it?
What do you want to do when you
leave College?
I sat in the resource area in College,
put my headphones on, lay down
some tracks and then continued
mixing until I liked the sound. I can
get inspiration from all sorts of places
- from being on the bus to watching
a film.
I want to take both Music and Film
Studies further and hope to gain a
place at ACM (Academy of Contemporary Music) where I can study both.
What do you enjoy about music?
I’d recommend they come here for
sure! The Music equipment available
to students is great, the teachers are
incredibly supportive both in classes
and with coursework, and most
importantly, I feel I’ve learnt loads and
now have a definite idea of what I
want to do as a career.
I love producing and making music
and collaborating with other musicians. It’s a big part of my life and I
know for sure that it will be part of my
future life.
What are your musical influences?
What advice would you give
students looking to study Music at
Coulsdon?
There are so many musicians I admire
but the ones I look up to the most are
probably the ones who produce House
Music – David Guetta, Hardwell and
Deamau5 to mention just a few!
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Business
calling
New team on the
College’s Career
Academy Board
On 21st November, the new Career
Academy Board held its first meeting
at Coulsdon College.
Career Academy UK together with
local business volunteers and College
Business staff have been providing a
programme of mentoring and internships for Coulsdon Business students
for the last four years.
As Jane Goldsmith the new Chair
explained, “Several decided to retire
after several years of service, so it was
time to restart the programme with
new Board members. I’m very excited
about our new team who will bring
a wealth of expertise to the management of the programme”.
Jamie Manning, talks to On Route about
the College’s Career Academy
Tell us about yourself
What have you got out of it?
I moved from Stanley Park High to
Coulsdon College and am studying
A Levels in Business and Maths and
a BTEC Level 3 in Sport. I’m involved
with the Career Academy at Coulsdon
and also play in the College Rugby
team.
I’ve definitely gained in confidence,
from giving presentations and the
work experience has helped me
develop my time management and
organisational skills.
What is the Career Academy?
The Career Academy gives selected
students the opportunity to have a
business mentor and gain real-world
Business experience.
We’re mentored by business professionals who help ensure we develop
the right skills to make a successful
career in Business.
Last summer, I had an internship in
Brighton working for City & Guilds
Kineo. My main priority was to
develop bid proposals and along with
other interns, we created a film about
how City & Guilds can change people’s
lives which was great fun.
How did you get involved the
Career Academy?
I was invited by Phil Castile, a Business
teacher at the College.
My involvement will definitely help
me with apprenticeship applications,
as I now have real experiences to talk
about and mention on my CV.
Brett Freeman, added, “Careers
mentoring and internships give our
students the chance to develop their
skills and help them become much
more attractive to employers. Having
an advantage in a very competitive
job market is key. I very much look
forward to working with our new
Board”.
What’s involved week-to-week?
Student successes:
We get together for weekly meetings
and then there are opportunities to go
on trips. For example we visited the
RBS offices in London. Plus, various
guest speakers are invited to come
and talk to us.
Andrea Tarasheva (Internship: Morgan
Stanley, Mentor: Jane Goldsmith)
What are your plans after College?
Working in a real business environment last summer helped me make
up my mind, that I really want to go
on to do an apprenticeship - in either
Accountancy or Finance and then
work in a Management or Accountancy role.
What advice would you give
students interested in the Careers
Academy?
Get involved! It’s great for networking,
developing your skills and helping your
CV stand out from the crowd!
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Members of the College’s Career
Academy board. Back row L-R: Aimi
Driver, Donald Seabright, Phil Castile.
Front row, L-R: Sonia Sharma, Jane
Goldsmith, Brett Freeman, Alan Smart.
Anna Navicka (Internship: Royal Bank
of Scotland, Mentor: Andy Warren)
Jamie Manning (Internship: City &
Guilds, Mentor: Lenore Brown)
Sarif Conton (Internship: Barclays,
Mentor: John Leventhall)
Aiming high
Meet Cambridge hopeful Francessca
Charlemagne
Tells us a bit about yourself
I’m currently in the Lower Sixth,
studying A Levels in English Literature,
Biology, History and Geography.
I was at Westwood Language College
before coming to Coulsdon, and made
the move because everyone at the
Open Events seemed really friendly
and I also liked the idea of going to a
more close-knit, smaller College, with
smaller class sizes.
What’s your favourite subject and
why?
I’d have to say English Literature. I love
the A Level course as the areas we
cover are so diverse and we’re taught
in many different ways. I previously
never liked group discussions but this
is an aspect of the course I now really
enjoy and I’ve become much more
confident to air my views, rather than
keeping them to myself!
Do you have a favourite book?
That’s easy! It’s Colony by J.A. Henderson. It’s a novel aimed at young
people and has inspired me to become
a writer myself. The characters have so
many different layers and you get to
see things from many different view
points. It’s in the style of writing I love.
Are you involved in any extracurricular activities?
Through the College Enhancement
Programme I’ve organised work
experience this summer on the ‘Young
Reporters’ scheme at the Croydon
Guardian newspaper. I can’t wait!
English Students learn about
the Holocaust at the annual
Merlyn Rees Lecture
On 21st January, seven English
A Level students took part in the
annual Merlyn Rees lecture, held
in Westminster and run by the
Holocaust Memorial Trust.
The event was attended by over
270 guests including Holocaust
This might sound unusual, but I’m
currently on the Food Committee.
We meet to discuss and try out new
menus for the canteen. The food at
College is excellent!
Have you been on any interesting
trips?
We went to Swansea on an A Level
Geography residential. The whole class
of 16 students went. We had lots of
fun, as well as working hard at our
field studies!
What are your plans when you
leave College?
I’d like to study English Literature at
university and am doing a Masterclass
at Cambridge University, that will help
me with my Cambridge application.
I’m also going to visit Oxford, Durham
and King’s College, so I’m setting my
sights high, for sure! The College does
an excellent job supporting students
through the application processes.
Educational Trust Ambassadors,
Holocaust survivors and teachers
and students. The evening opened
with an introduction from Karen
Pollock, CEO of the Holocaust
Trust and was followed by a
thought-provoking address by the
Shadow Home Secretary, Yvette
Cooper. The keynote speaker,
Professor Christopher Browning,
an expert in Holocaust studies,
then took the audience through
the harrowing history of the
Holocaust.
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Union matters
The College’s Students’ Union hits the right note, supporting good
causes and helping create a tight-knit College community
Todd Phillips reports
on the SU’s Team
Building Day
To get members of the SU working as
a team, we decided to take part in a
team-building day, to put our teamworking skills to the test!
We all loved the Archery session as it
eased our nerves and created an
immediate sense of competition and
got us talking about shared goals for
the SU.
The second part of the day was when
things got really interesting... In teams
of six we were given a series of tasks.
The first was to get from one point to
another using carpet tiles, without
being allowed to touch the floor. The
team I was in, did this without making
a fault, I guess because we worked so
well as a team.
The next activity was outside and
involved us getting an object out of a
square area without being able to
enter it. We were given ropes to try
and pick the object up but had to
keep them pararllel or we would have
immediately forfeited the game.
We stood at different points of the
square and tried to get a grip of the
object but quickly realised that wasn’t
going to work. We didn’t catch on for
a few minutes, but then Leah decided
to take the rope on one corner and
with me on the other, we placed the
ropes across the side of the object
and started to wind the ropes round
the side and lift it off the ground. It
was a great feeling when we finally
managed to crack it!
It was the most enjoyable trip I’ve
been on at College. I got to know
other members of the SU and had the
chance to test myself in a new
environment. I hope the SU for
2015/16 has as much fun getting to
know each other as we did!
Local party members are put through
their paces at the College’s mock
elections
Students don their pyjamas and
onesies in aid of Children in Need
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Coulsdon’s Students’ Union lends its
support during Mental Health Week
Coulsdon College Students’ Union 2014/2015. Bottom row, L-R: Andrea Tarasheva, Hannah Waters, Anna Navicka, Yasmin Caldeira,
Giselle Baretto, Leah Kennedy. Top row, L-R: Ntimi Mualungo, Patrice Belfon, Pius Ofori, Nicola Mattocks, Asheika Rhoden-Richards
Mock Election week
First Step Croydon
With the forthcoming General
Election in everyone’s sights, the
Students’ Union decided to stir
up some interest in Politics at the
College.
The first job was to get as many
students as possible to sign an
Electoral Register so they could
vote. With over one hundred names
logged, the SU then organised the
College’s very own mock elections.
First Step Croydon is an initiative organised by London Citizens, an organisation
supported by the College’s Students’ Union
and offered to students via the College’s
Activities Programme. The primary aim of
First Step Croydon is to help young people
gain valuable work experience.
Enthusiastic represenatives for each
of the different parties used various
antics to drum up support for their
policies, from simply canvassing
opinion around the College to
bribing would be-voters with
sweets!
Pius Ofori, Coulsdon’s SU President explains,
“The initiative was launched as a result of
a listening campaign involving over three
hundred young people across Croydon.
Participants were asked what the most
important issue was that they were facing,
and over three quarters of them said work
experience and employability skills”.
Party leaders gave their final
speeches at the hustings on 11th
February and then voting took
place the following day. The results
favoured the Greens, who clenched
a convincing victory!
Leaving Coulsdon
College July 2015?
The SU Events Officer is currently
working away with the rest of the
SU to organise a memorable end of
year party - details to be announced
shortly, but the event is likely to take
place in June.
Work has also started on a Leavers’
Year Book that will document the
College Year, with a who’s who of
everyone in each of the year groups.
Hopefully it will become a keepsake
for leavers to treasure for many
years to come!
For more information about the end
of year party or year book, please
email studentunion@coulsdon.ac.uk
“Through this initiative over one hundred
young people will, so far, be taking up
work placements in different businesses in
Croydon this year - for example Barclays has
pledged to give ten work experience placements and Croydon council fifty”.
“We are currently working with Allianz (a
huge insurance company in Croydon) and
Waitrose who have also both pledged to
offer a number of work experience placements”.
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In the
spotlight
Meet swimming star
Luc Hallam
Tell us about yourself
What’s your favourite subject?
What’s your favourite sport?
I came to Coulsdon College from
Riddlesdown School and am studying
Sport and Public Services. I chose
subjects that I thought would steer
me towards a particular career - as a
Trainer or Police Officer.
I love Sport. The teachers at Coulsdon
are great and the lessons are really
enjoyable. I’ve also made some
lifelong friends who are also studying
Sport at the College.
It has to be Swimming! I’m a member
of the Croydon Amphibians and
compete on a regular basis with them.
It’s a really demanding sport to be
involved in and is a big part of my life.
Table Tennis
Football Academy
Boys’ Football
Congratulations to student Anna
Navicka who recently won the South
London Table Tennis Association’s U19
female championships, for the second
year in a row. As a result, Anna’s now
qualified for the ETTA National Finals
and the Jack Petchy London Finals. Well
done Anna!
Members of the College’s Football
Academy, run by Redhill FC, have
continued to make great progress
this term. Academy players receive six
hours of football coaching in addition to their main courses at College.
Players are also eligible to play for the
Redhill U18 side.
Coulsdon College’s A and B teams
have both been putting in fierce
performances, competing in the Surrey
Colleges’ League. Matches are played
on most Wednesday afternoons, with
training sessions held after College.
Sports roundup
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Basketball
The Basketball team is doing well,
also competing in the Surrey Colleges’
How do you juggle College work
and training?
It is hard to juggle them but I manage
it somehow. I swim six evenings a
week at Whitgift School, training
with the Croydon Amphibians, so
that creates pressure with my College
work but my teachers have been really
supportive. I usually work over my
lunch breaks and during free periods.
The Independent Learning Centre is a
good place to work as it’s quiet and
there’s always a spare PC to use.
What other sports do you enjoy?
I enjoy cycling and running. They both
give me a sense of freedom and I like
being in the open air.
Who are your sporting idols?
I would have to say Michael Phelps.
He’s achieved a huge amount in his
career, over a relatively short period of
time.
What are your plans after College?
I’m hoping to study Sports Performance at university. I’ve looked into a
few course possibilities already but I’ll
wait to visit a few more universities
before I make a final decision.
What advice would you give
students looking to study Sport at
Coulsdon College?
I would say to go for it. If you enjoy
Sport and are prepared to put the
effort in, you will do well. But you
have to work hard if you want to get
the highest grades. It’s a good idea to
work out which sports you want to
focus on before you start. The staff are
really helpful but you ultimately have
to help yourself by getting on with the
work and not getting behind.
You swim for the county; how did
you get into that?
I started off with regular swimming
lessons, then at around the age of
about twelve, I realised just how much
I enjoyed it and decided to take it
further, so joined a Club.
League. Players have been training
particularly hard this term in preparation for their games.
Rugby
The College Rugby team is continuing
to progress, competing in both the
RFU’s (Rugby Football Union) Surrey FE
competition along with representing
Croydon in the London Youth Games.
Tennis
Several students have been selected
for the Lawn Tennis Association’s
What advice would you give
students looking to study at
Coulsdon College?
Wheelchair
basketball
Sports students got to experience what it
would be like to be a wheelchair-bound
athlete when they took part in a wheelchair basketball day during Disability
History Month.
The day was run by Gordon Perry, from
The Wheelchair Basketball Experience
Company. Gordon is a British wheelchair
athlete who was the winner of the inaugural London Marathon wheelchair race,
and a wheelchair basketball competitor
and coach, having played in competition
in Great Britain and as a member of the
British national team in the early 1980s.
The day consisted of some superb workshops that were linked to specific units of
the BTEC Sport course, but the highlight
for many was the staff versus students
wheelchair basketball game, that took
place over lunchtime. Students took an
early lead but staff clawed their way back,
for an 8-8 win, with both sides encountering a few knocks and scrapes along the
way - many inflicted by Brett Freeman, the
College’s Principal!
Most participants had never been in a
wheelchair before, let alone attempted
to play basketball in one, so the experience gave everyone involved a unique
insight into living with disability. Students
mastered the basics of the chairs quite
quickly, but were taken aback by how
much upper body strength is needed to
propel the chairs over a long period.
Head of Sport, Jason Gentles said, “The
workshops are a cracking way of getting
students tuned-in to disability. Even
though they had fun, I think they now
appreciate just how hard disabled sports
people work.”
I would say come! It’s a great place to
learn, with lots of brilliant sports facilities on-site and it has a really friendly
atmosphere.
Senior Schools, Mixed Doubles and
Singles Competitions, with games
due to take place over the next few
months.
Cricket
The College’s Cricket team has been
practising hard as it will be competing
in the Surrey County Cricket
Club indoor competitions. A busy
programme of friendlies and tournaments are scheduled to take place
from Easter onwards.
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Sports students
visit St Mary’s
University
Sport students spent a day at St Mary’s
University taking part in physiological
laboratory testing, where they got
to compare their results against elite
cyclists such as Chris Hoy and Bradley
Wiggins.
In the cycle Ergometer Test, that
measures aerobic endurance, students
Billy Collett, Michael Whitley, Conor
Foldring and Aliyah Kidd-Sindjan, had
to cycle for 16 minutes at incrementally harder intensities. Gas samples
were taken with a Douglas bag and
mouthpiece to measure gas volumes
and ratios of oxygen to carbon
Diary dates
From March 2015
What
When
Where
Higher Education
Convention
Tuesday 17th March
Surrey University
Parents Higher
Education Evening
Wednesday 18th March
Atrium, Coulsdon
College
Student Art Sale
Thursday 19th March
7pm to 8.30pm
5.30pm to 8pm
Atrium, Coulsdon
College
Information Evening
Wednesday 25th March
5.00pm to 7.00pm
Atrium, Coulsdon
College
End of Spring Term
Friday 27th March
Start of Summer Term
Monday 13th April
The Croydon School
Sports Partnership
Tuesday 28th April
Coulsdon College
Sports Hall and
Sports Fields
Open Event
Wednesday 6th May
Cross-College
Full Open Event aimed
at Year 10s and 11s
5.30pm to 8.00pm
‘Rhythm of Life’
Musical
Thursday 14th May
Theatre, Coulsdon
College
Wednesday 20th May
Theatre, Coulsdon
College
(see page 4)
Dynamix Dance Show
dioxide. Heart rates were also monitored to measure exercise intensity.
In the Wingate Test, that measures
power, Damoya Green, Billy Collett
and Conor Goldring had to cycle at
maximum intensity for 30 seconds
while their ‘time to peak’ and
maximum and average power output,
were measured. Coulsdon’s best
student was Conor Goldring, who had
a maximum power output of around
1,000; in comparison, Chris Hoy the
Olympic cyclist has a max power
output of 2,500!
Billy also had an opportunity to take
the Bradley Wiggins challenge. Billy
had to cycle at the same intensity
as Bradley Wiggins did during the
2012 Olympics time trial. Billy only
managed to hold out for 45 seconds,
in comparison to Bradley Wiggins’ 30
minutes - but a great achievement for
him nonetheless!
The day proved a great way for
students to familiarise themselves
with some of the behind-the-scenes
tools that can be used to help improve
performance.
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Tickets priced at £1
each available from
Student Reception
Break for Summer Half
Term
Friday 22nd May
Higher Education Day
Lower Sixth students
Monday 8th June
Coulsdon College
Lower Sixth Activities
Week
Monday 29th June –
Wednesday 1st July
Cross-College and
off site
Lower Sixth Equality
and Community Day
Thursday 2nd July
Cross-College
College closes to
students for summer
Friday 10th July
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