Search

News

Students pit to the test at Brands Hatch

Published: 23 May 2013
Students at Brands Hatch

Motorsports students from South Essex College swapped their usual Basildon Campus workshop for the pit lane of world famous race circuit Brands Hatch recently.

As part of their unit, 16 students from Level 3 BTEC Motorsports Vehicle Maintenance and Repair course spent the day in the Brands Hatch garages carrying out pre and post-race checks on a Mini Cooper S and Ford Sierra 4x4, inspecting components to make sure all systems were working correctly and 100% reliable prior to the cars going out on the track.

Beauty students have a great future in ‘store’ as they help local business in new BBC Worldwide show Million Dollar Intern

Published: 22 May 2013
Beauty students film with BBC Worldwide

For Level 3 Beauty Therapy students from South Essex College it was a normal morning of manicures and facials at the Queens Road Beauty Academy in Southend, until a film crew from Outline Productions arrived to shoot a new entertainment documentary for the BBC’s overseas channels that is.

Student project is all smiles as seaside classic goes all social media on the pier

Published: 22 May 2013

A Graphic Design student from South Essex College will be asking people visiting Southend Pier to smile and help pitch in with his final major project.  He’ll be asking them strike a pose in his classic rendition of a traditional seaside peep board.

Donning Victorian outfit, Tom Kemp, 20, from Westcliff-on-Sea, and two fellow students, will be situated at the end of Southend Pier on Sunday 26th May from around 12pm taking pictures of people popping their heads through his fun design of a male and female bathing duo.

Five students awarded Jack Petchey Foundation Regional Awards

Published: 15 May 2013
Jack Petchey Award winners

At the beginning of May the Regional Jack Petchey Achievement Award ceremony took place at the Palace Theatre in Southend.

Every year the Jack Petchey Foundation hosts almost 80 Achievement Award Celebrations across London and Essex designed to celebrate and publicly recognise the Jack Petchey Achievement and Leader Award winners.

Family fun day celebrating adult learning worth a pluck

Published: 13 May 2013
Andy Sankey holding a ukulele

Ukulele playing, film, art and face painting all form part of a fun-filled event on Saturday 18th May at South Essex College to celebrate Adult Learners’ Week (18th – 26th May), a national week celebrating adult education and the benefits of lifelong learning.

Taking place at the Southend Campus from 10am – 2pm, the family-friendly event hosted by adult learners is open to anyone looking to upskill, improve their job prospects or simply learn for fun. 

Pages

Upcoming events