Why not joins us down at Manvers Lake to support Rotherham College in a Dragon Boat race?
People of all levels of skill ability will be
taking to the waters in the annual Dragon Boat race held at Manvers Lake in
Wath on Sunday 19th May at 10am.
Gill Alton, Principal and Chief Executive of the
College, will be taking part in the race amongst other staff members. Gill said
“I am ...
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Performing Arts Students Take Shakespeare Outdoors
Performing
Arts students will be performing Shakespeare’s The Tempest outside the Eastwood
building on the 22nd and 23rd May 2013.
The Level 2
students will be taking to the College’s amphitheatre to perform the classic
play to student, staff and members of the public.
There will be
two p...
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Enjoy a wee dram of new Blues and Rock
Music
students from Rotherham College have released their debut
album through Youth Records.
BTEC Level 3
Music and Music Technology students formed the band ‘Whisky Spirit’ to create
original Blues and Rock music as part of their course. By working together,
students from both courses co...
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Save the 2013 Charity Dragon Boat Race
Rotherham Titans need 11 people to crew a Dragon Boat their fun filled, family friendly event on Sunday 19th May at Manvers Lake!
You don't need any level of skill or technique just a pair
of shoes that you don't mind wetting and a appetite for Sunday stupidity!
We are in cri...
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College Hosts Saturday Open Event
Rotherham
College of Arts and Technology is opening its doors to budding animal handlers
and landscape designers on the 18th May 2013.
During the
day, the College will be giving learners the opportunity to go to interactive
demonstrations and take part in taster sessions given by our train...
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Unique challenge to design new Facebook app to help young people apply for Apprenticeships is launched
Young budding creatives will be given the chance to design
and develop a brand new app or game for the National Apprenticeship Service in
a unique challenge launched today.
The challenge, which will culminate in a prototype Facebook
app or game being launched in August, offers the chance for ...
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College Nursery Sees Bright Skies Ahead
A local
nursery revealed its new name to parents and children at a celebratory party
which took place on the 1st May.
Bright Skies
Day Nursery, based at Rotherham College of Arts and Technology’s Rother Valley
Campus in Dinnington, opened its doors to parents and children to celebrate its
re...
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Sailing to Success
Two beauty students have proved that dreams do come true if
you work hard.
Danika and Sophie decided to apply for positions with luxury
cruise liner company, Steiner, after they came into the College to do a
presentation. After attending interviews in Leeds and competing in different
heats...
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HOPE and Homes for the Future
The charity Action Housing and Rotherham College of Arts and Technology have celebrated success with the official opening of their first refurbished house under the HOPE Strategy.
The house, which had been derelict for several years, was donated to the project by Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Co...
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Restaurant Makeover at Rotherham College
Rotherham College’s student-run Wharncliffe restaurant is to be extended and refurbished. While keeping the excellent standards of food and service, the changes will create a modern restaurant environment which will appeal to existing customers and new ones. The restaurant will be able to offer a w...
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Now Recruiting for the Prince's Trust
The Prince's Trust Team is recruiting young people aged between 16-25 year olds who are not in employment, education or training into its motivating programme.
On Monday 29th April, the Princes Trust Team will be hosting an information and recruitment drop in session for people wanting to jo...
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Engineering Department Transformation
From Autumn 2013, Engineering students at Rotherham College of Arts and Technology will experience remodelled workshops to replicate the approach of advanced manufacturing in the industry. The changes will benefit learners based in college, apprentices and those progressing to on the college’s High...
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HOPE is in the Air
The HOPE Strategy
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC), Action
Housing and Rotherham College of Arts and Technology are working together to
help the community with their HOPE
Strategy.
RMBC have donated two houses in Maltby to Action Housing.
Action Housing is a small charity t...
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Music Student becoming a Rocking Success
Becoming a rock star doesn’t happen overnight. It takes years to develop music skills and techniques before taking to the stage.
For ex-student Lee Malia, living the rock and roll dream began at Rotherham College where he studied his BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Music Practice in 2003. After ...
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Green is the New Yellow
From Monday 29th April, when on the College campuses, you will be able to connect to the Green network rather than the Yellow one that you are currently able to use with your own devices.
Once connected to the Green WiFi network, you will need to open your preferred browser on your device. This w...
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Once Upon a Winner
On Thursday 14th March two Level 3 Media Hair and Makeup students made the journey to Bradford to attend The Matchfit Competition.
Taylor Harris and Ruby Moreton were given the brief of creating a “Children’s Character” from a story, nursery rhyme, cartoons, films, books etc. Together they d...
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Volunteers Wanted
On the 11th and 12th May, Rotherham Minster will be hosting a history festival which includes a re-enactment of the Civil War.
They are looking for volunteers to steward the re-enactment taking place in Clifton Park, Rotherham.
Anyone who would like to volunteer please contact 01709 722...
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Double Clicking their Way to Success
Not getting brilliant results in your GCSEs does not mean that you can’t have a career. All you need is drive, enthusiasm and support.
Three students in the Computing department have shown that you make your own future.
Fortune Tshabalala, 20, didn’t do very well at school but now he has received ...
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Careers Event
Rotherham
College is happy to announce that it will be holding two Careers Events in
April for current students wanting to progress onto higher level courses,
higher education, apprenticeships or employment.
Students
from schools in the local area will also be attending to discuss ...
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Local College and the Source reach half way point of 100 in 100 Challenge
Rotherham College of Arts and Technology and The Source have recruited 54 apprentices so far at the half way mark in the 100 in 100 Challenge.After 50 days both Rotherham College and The Source have recruited 27 apprentices each, getting young people into various types of apprenticeships, from Engin...
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Local College Manager goes Back to the Floor at Bagel Factory
For National Apprenticeship week, one college manager decided that it was time to go back to the factory floor to see how the skills they were teaching were impacting in the workplace.
Louisa Wall, Deputy Head of Engineering at Rotherham College of Arts and Technology, visited one of her students...
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Student Lands Apprenticeship with Keystones
Going to college can mean a lot of
things to some people; meeting new people, learning new skills, advancing in
your chosen career.
For Steven Merrington, 18, all these
happened and much more!
Studying Joinery and Carpentry at the
Rother Valley Campus through his last two years at Dinningto...
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