KENNETH CLARKE OFFICIALLY OPENS SOUTH NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ACADEMY
Rushcliffe MP Kenneth Clarke was the special guest to officially open South Nottinghamshire Academy. The academy hosted a gala evening which included some student performances and presentations of work, and culminated with Mr Clarke cutting a celebratory cake. Over 100 guests enjoyed the event which included a special maths Olympiad, which pitched student teams against [...]
SOUTH NOTTS COLLEGE COMPLETES MERGER
Castle College is now officially part of Clifton-based South Nottingham College following a merger this month. The college will generate a better learning environment for students, creating an outstanding college, built on the strengths of the two existing ones. By maximising the resources of both existing colleges, the new college will provide employees with a [...]
FOOTBALLERS WANTED BY COLLEGE
South Nottingham College’s (SNC) 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 12th July from 4-6pm. Trial invites are open to anyone aged 16-19, who is enrolling on a full-time college course from September. Players will be put [...]
SOUTH NOTTINGHAM COLLEGE AND TEENAGE CANCER TRUST COUNT DOWN THE DAYS
Teachers and students from Clifton-based South Nottingham College have created a charity calendar for 2011, to raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust. The initiative is part of the College’s Channeling Positivity campaign, launched at the beginning of the academic year and spearheaded by a teacher and student duo, Justine Drury and Kate Vines, who will [...]
MISSILE LAUNCHED FOR CHILDREN
Schoolchildren in the Borough of Rushcliffe are being offered the chance to work on a unique electric vehicle, as part of a STEM project run by South Nottingham College. The “Missile” was purpose-built by Mansfield-based company MEV and is unique to the College and is the first of its kind in the world. STEM, which [...]
LOCAL COLLEGE LAUNCHES ‘CHANNELING POSITIVITY’ CAMPAIGN
A teacher and student duo from South Nottingham College (SNC) are aiming to become the first relay team to successfully swim the English Channel. The campaign, entitled ‘Channeling Positivity’, has been officially launched with the college as main sponsor. Head of school for 14-19 provision, Justine Drury, and part-time crafts student, Kate Vines, are both [...]
NEW SCHOOL WILL OFFER MORE CHOICE FOR STUDENTS
The future of Radcliffe-on Trent’s Dayncourt School has been secured following Nottinghamshire County Council’s approval of the school’s partnership with South Nottingham College. A new school which will offer exciting new learning opportunities for the young people of Cotgrave and Radcliffe is to be established in time for August 2011. The partnership will provide a [...]
COLLEGE OPENS NEW TRAINING CENTRE
Clifton-based South Nottingham College recently opened their new automotive training centre. East Midlands Centre for Automotive Training (EMCAT) is located close to Clifton, on the Ruddington Fields Business Park. The centre houses purpose-built classrooms and workshops dedicated to automotive training, including a new vehicle body repair workshop and paint spray booth. The facility attracts students [...]
COLLEGE OPENS NEW TRAINING CENTRE
South Nottingham College opened their new automotive training centre in Ruddington last month. East Midlands Centre for Automotive Training (EMCAT) is located on the Ruddington Fields Business Park. The centre houses purpose-built classrooms and workshops dedicated to automotive training, including a new vehicle body repair workshop and paint spray booth. The facility attracts students and [...]
COLLEGE SCORES WITH NEW FOOTBALL CENTRE
Notts County coach Michael Johnson (pictured here middle right) officially opened South Nottingham College’s £2.4 million football centre in Clifton. The college, in partnership with Clifton Football Club, received funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Football Foundation, to develop facilities at its Charnwood Centre, located on Farnborough Road. A new full-sized, [...]