News

Stroud College are delighted to report that with the support of a number of sponsors we have successfully recruited the first group of students for the new Engineering courses starting in September. 

On Wednesday 30th June Stroud College won the Stroud Life Award for Innovation for the development and launch of exciting new Engineering provision.

The new Engineering courses were launched on Wednesday 28^th April at

Dennis Andrewartha (Liberal Democrat), Neil Carmichael (Conservative) David Drew (Labour & Co-operative), Steve Parker (UKIP) and Martin Whiteside (Green Party) gathered on Friday 30^th April to answer questions from 80 plus

The next Student Newspaper has just been published!! Featuring Eco-Month, an article about the recent Brussels Trip and a new feature called Beri's About!

Get your copy in reception or from Helen at the back of the refectory. 

To raise awareness and money for testicular cancer, Stroud College held a testicular cancer awareness week, led by David Quinton in the Construction Academy.

Staff and students dressed up in fancy dress for the occasion, with Po, the

On Monday 22^nd March the bE-SMART sustainable transport road show visited Stroud College.

The road show consisted of a 5 metre exhibition unit containing full information on all 
aspects of the 'Smarter Choices'

On  Monday 1^stMarch Stroud college hosted a election debate for students and the parliamentary candidates from Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Green parties.  The panel for the debate was consisted of:

David

Two lucky Stroud News and Journal competition winners received a relaxing day of pampering courtesy of Stroud College"s Envy Salon.

Marion Dick (left) and Teresa Lawrence received a mini manicure, stress buster massage, eye lash tint,

Stroud College Digital Photography Tutor, Tom Keating, along with local artist collective "Walking the Land" took Clare Balding, presenter of BBC Radio 4 programme "Ramblings" across the Cotswold Hills on one of their walking/art workshops

Helen Fitzgerald, School Liaison Officer and Sue McNamara, Learning Mentor, are delighted to announce the launch of their peer mentoring scheme at Stroud College.

The programme aims to help and empower those students who aren"t always

When Birse Civils Limited, part of the Balfour Beatty Group, moved their Western Region office into new premises at Stonehouse, Stroud College contacted them to explore ways in which the two organisations might work together.

After taking

Staff in Stroud College"s Customer Services team took it upon themselves to raise money for the Stroud College Hardship Fund. Staff organised a delicious cake sale and tombola with prizes ranging from a set of SIA candle sticks to a cuddly toy!

Stroud College is delighted to announce the excellent results of their recent (October 2009) OFSTED inspection.  The College was rated as good, with many outstanding aspects.  It is particularly pleasing that inspectors

Creative Practices Foundation degree students have collaborated with Access to Higher Education Creative Practices students to bring together an excellent exhibition of Artist's Books.  Students have created altered books, books that tell a

Susan Dunnett, a senior languages lecturer at Stroud College, has just completed a new Spanish Grammar book on behalf of BBC Active.  The book "BBC Talk Spanish Grammar"" is aimed at beginner and intermediate level students, it is highly

On Saturday 29th August from 8 - 9pm Rob Collins, Stroud College art tutor and Chair of Under The Edge Arts centre in Wotton-under-Edge, stood on top of the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square and painted the view towards Nelson"s column.