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Students queue up to staff Olympics
Local students are proving among the keenest in the country to get involved in next year’s Olympics, according to City College. Read More…
Academy aims for ‘outstanding’
Since opening 2 years ago, City Academy’s “improvement has been rapid” according to Ofsted.
Praised by inspectors, the former failing school is now aiming for ‘outstanding’ by 2014. Read More…
Set back as new college turned down
City College has stated its commitment to world class training for energy, engineering and advanced manufacturing, despite missing out on a bid to open a University Technical College. Read More…
College swaps classrooms for yurts
Why students are being taught in yurts in south Norwich. Read More…
New college could be year away
Plans for Norwich to open one of the first University Technical Colleges in the country won’t go ahead this September.
City College Norwich had been asked to prepare to open this year, after an outline plan gained ministerial approval. Read More…
Skills for workforce of future
City College is pioneering a new initiative in education, by becoming an Entrepreneurial College.
The aim: to equip students with the skills required to run their own business, at a time when 1 in 5 young people are out of work. Read More…
College student’s 200 mile commute
An A level student at City College is opting to travel over 200 miles each day to get to college.
Chris Smith lives in East London, but travels daily to City College on Ipswich Road. Read More…
City College sets fees
City College Norwich has announced how much it will charge for higher education courses from September 2012.
Opinion: The cost of losing £2 million
In a week that’s seen City College announce further redundancies, union rep Mark Hughes looks at the wider consequences.
Over in our Opinion section, he argues taking over £2 million out of the college budget will have a knock-on effect, at a time when the government should be investing in higher education, not cutting back.
