News

02 October 2024

It’s been five years since the Intergenerational Care Event began and we’re making a tradition out of it!  On 2 October, for the fifth year in a row, John Ruskin College in partnership with the Manju Shahul-Hameed Founda...

01 October 2024

John Ruskin College is excited to announce the plans to renovate its gym facilities with state-of-the-art, industry-recognised equipment.The aim of the renovation is to benefit the College’s current student body – whilst supporting th...

13 September 2024

College is about so much more than studying, as students found out firsthand at John Ruskin College’s Freshers Fair on 12 September.To jumpstart the Autumn term, our Enrichment team hosted our annual Freshers Fair with the aim to encourage ...

04 September 2024

It was an exciting first week for our students studying our NEW Animal Management Level 1 course, as they recently had a friendly visitor from the MET Police Dog Unit for an exclusive demonstration.Students got to witness a standard routine by Br...

28 August 2024

At Orbital South Colleges, first and foremost, we believe that every child matters and therefore their education is paramount to us. Some students will get what they need from year 11 but some don’t; this is when the questions start.What is...

22 August 2024

All the hard work and preparation paid off for many of our students collecting their GCSE results today and we are pleased to celebrate their success!The class of 2024 included 16-18 year old students who study Maths and/or English as part of the...

24 July 2024

At Orbital South Colleges, we are pleased to share that 4 of our tutors and our Public Service team were nominated for The Pearson National Teaching Awards. The awards are run by The Teaching Awards Trust to support the Pearson Awards missio...

12 July 2024

There may be some distruption to the usual commute on Monday with National Highways  planning to close a section of the M25 between junction 10 at Wisley to junction 11 at Chertsey, starting overnight on Friday 12 July  and c...

20 May 2024

This past week here at East Surrey College and John Ruskin College, we have supported our staff and students with a range of activities and talks in different areas with a focus on movement and supporting wellbeing.Across both colleges the Life S...

16 May 2024

On Sunday 12 and Monday 13 May, our student finalists from Orbital South Colleges, competed in the AHT (Association of Hairdressers and Therapists) final at the Norbreck Castle Hotel and Spa in Blackpool.Our students were from both our Colleges a...