Letterchocs Delivery! Cheshire College Students Give Easter Treats to Crewe Residents
Students at Cheshire College – South & West’s Crewe Campus have been going door-to-door in the local community, delivering 150 bags of hand-made chocolates to the neighbouring houses. The Easter-themed goodwill gesture was the idea of Campus Manager Dan Bathgate, who said that continuing positive relations with the community was the driving force behind the […]
Cheshire and Warrington Providers come together to host successful Skills for the Future event at Chester Zoo
Colleges, employers and training providers came together to host an exclusive employer and stakeholder event at Chester Zoo this week. Cheshire & Warrington: Skills For The Future was an opportunity for local Colleges and providers to share updates pertaining to innovative developments in supporting skills for the future; as well as a chance for guests […]
Cheshire College Principal Hand-Picked For Downing Street Reception
Cheshire College – South & West’s Principal and CEO Jasbir Dhesi OBE attended an exclusive reception at Downing Street earlier this month. The event was hosted by Lord Lingfield, Chairman of the Council for the Chartered Institute for Further Education (FE), where a group of hand-picked leaders in FE came together from across the country […]
Students Pull Apart The Myth Of Fast Fashion at Cheshire College
Fashion students at Cheshire College – South & West’s Chester Campus participated in a huge collaborative project to promote sustainability in the fashion industry this month. Students got involved at every level of creation, organisation and promotion for the event; deciding on the name, logo and tagline for the project (‘Unravelled: Pulling apart the myth […]
FE Commissioner Pays Special Visit to Cheshire College
Cheshire College – South & West was delighted to welcome Further Education Commissioner Shelagh Legrave CBE to its Crewe Campus earlier this week. Legrave was greeted by Principal and CEO Jasbir Dhesi OBE, Deputy Principal Helen Nellist, and Chair of the Cheshire College Corporation Lesley Davies CBE, who all gave the FE Commissioner a personalised […]
Football Star Gary Neville Inspires Students at Cheshire College
Students and staff at Cheshire College – South & West were delighted to welcome football legend Gary Neville to Crewe Campus on Thursday 29th February. Neville’s prolific career spans across the worlds of sport, broadcasting and education, having spent his entire football career at Manchester United, he is one of the most successful English footballers, […]
Cheshire College Invests £150K In New Training Hospital Ward at Crewe Campus
A new state-of-the-art training hospital ward, designed and built for learners to gain experience in a real life medical setting, has just opened at Cheshire College – South & West’s Crewe Campus. The College was one of the few educational providers in the North West that was awarded funding under the Government’s Strategic Development Fund […]
Cheshire College Opens £680K On-Site Sustainable Home to Plug Skills Gap
A new sustainable house aimed at giving students hands-on experience with sustainable technologies has opened at Cheshire College’s Ellesmere Port campus. The £680,000 project addresses the ever-increasing demand for environmentally friendly properties as well as the skills gap in sustainable construction methods. The College’s fully functioning sustainable house was built by local specialist WUDL, and […]
Graphic Design student wins Christmas card competition
Cheshire College – South & West’s 2023 Christmas card has been designed by A Level student, Jasmine Lau, whose artwork celebrated friendship and inclusivity this festive season. The College provides all students with the opportunity to submit designs for their annual Christmas card where the winning entry would be voted for and chosen by its […]
Interview with Chair of the Cheshire College Corporation, Lesley Davies CBE
Hello Lesley, it is good to meet you in your capacity as Chair of Governors. Firstly, can you explain what the role of a College Governor is for those that may not know? The key role of College Governors is to support and to challenge the leaders of the College to ensure that the interests […]