Category Archives: College Visits
Lord Bowness visits John Ruskin College
May 25, 2018
John Ruskin College hosted a talk from Lord Bowness, a member of the House of Lords, on Friday 4th May to encourage students to become more engaged with the political and parliamentary process. He met a group of students who study a wide variety of vocational courses at the College to talk about the work […]
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Trip to Frylands Scout activity Centre ( 8th Dec 2017)
January 17, 2018
Year 2, level 3 Children’s Play, Learning and Development students visited Frylands Scout activity Centre in Featherbed lane to support their understanding of unit 25 of their course Promoting children’s development outdoors. The learners took part in a range of activities including archery, orienteering, obstacle course and a range of large games such as Jenga […]
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John Ruskin College students represented Croydon and the UK
November 6, 2017
From left to right, Jack, Sekauri, Shaun, Angel and Frederik Five students and two members of staff spent six days in Arnhem, 12th-18th September, representing Croydon at the annual ‘Youcee’ International Youth conference, in commemoration of the second world war, in particular the battle of Arnhem in 1944. The link between Croydon and Arnhem has […]
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Mayor of Croydon visits John Ruskin College to celebrate International participation of John Ruskin College students
November 7, 2016
The Mayor of Croydon, Councillor Wayne Trakas- Lawlor kindly gave up his time on 19th October to share experiences with our students on their recent participation in Arnhem. Five students and two members of staff spent five days in Arnhem, (14th-18th September), representing Croydon at the annual ‘Youcee’ International Youth conference, in commemoration of the second […]
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John Ruskin College students participate in International Conference in Holland
September 30, 2016
Left to right: Joana Hondo Fernandez, Becky Croucher, Roisin King, Laurean Richards, Jahmal McPherson Five students and two members of staff spent five days in Arnhem, ( 14th-18th September), representing Croydon at the annual ‘Youcee’ International Youth conference, in commemoration of the second world war, in particular the battle of Arnhem in 1944. The link […]
John Ruskin College forges links with Chinese Colleges
December 2, 2014
Left to right: Mr Zhou Hongbin,Tim Eyton-Jones, Gavin Barwell MP and Mr Ni Guoxing John Ruskin College has gone global, making links with two Chinese Principals, Mr Ni Guoxing and Mr Zhou Hongbin from different Chinese Colleges. The visit is hopefully the start of a lengthy collaboration between the three colleges, providing fantastic opportunities for […]
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Launch of World Class Facility at John Ruskin College
June 18, 2014
Staff and Students at John Ruskin College were delighted to receive a visit from Matthew Hancock, MP, Minister of State for Skills and Enterprise in order to officially open the College’s newly refurbished Learning Resource Centre on Friday 13th June. Gavin Barwell MP and two local Councillors, Councillor Jason Cummings and Councillor Andy Stranack were also […]
Swedish Visit
February 13, 2014
A group of teachers from Bollinas in Sweden visited the College this week. They, along with some teachers from JRC as well as other Croydon schools and visitors from the local authority are taking part in a two year British Council project looking at how new arrivals from abroad are integrated into schools. The Swedish […]
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