Sidmouth College – Bringing Education to Life

Sidmouth College is a Comprehensive Community College with specialist Technology status set in a stunning location in the Sid Valley.  Our strengths are based on the expertise and experience of our highly qualified staff, strong relationships between learners and teachers, and the strong support we receive from Governors and parents. We are an ambitious community and have set ourselves targets to become one of the most successful schools in the country.

Browse our web pages to find out for yourself what makes us special.

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 Sixth Form applications deadline - Tuesday 31 January 2012

The cut-off date for Year 11 students to apply for September 2012 entry to Sidmouth College Sixth Form  is Tuesday 31 January 2012.  For an application form, or to find out further information, please contact Head of Sixth Form, Mrs Sue Hurley.

You can find a copy of our Sixth Form Prospectus here.

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Sidmouth Sports Leaders are Dance-tastic!

 25 of our student Sports Leaders have planned and organised a hugely successful dance festicval for 200 local primary students in Years 1&2 from Honiton, Sidmouth, Sidbury, Newton Poppleford, Farway and Millwater.  See last week’s newsletter to find out more…

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E-Safety Evening – Monday 6 February at 6.30pm

All parents are invited to attend our E-Safety Evening at the beginning of February.  This entertaining and informative session will be held at the College and led by a serving police officer who is a recognised expert in the field of social networking.  The evening will help you understand the potential risks involved in social networking and provide you with strategies to help make your child’s experiences as safe a spossible.  If you have concerns about your child’s social networking, or simply want to find out more about these technologies, this event is not to be missed.

Those wishing to attend are asked to complete a reply slip which can be found here.

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Exciting New Additions To Our Sixth Form Curriculum

Celebrating its 30th year, the College Sixth Form is a major part of the school and has contributed greatly to our continuing success.  And, from September 2012, we are introducing a wide range of additional courses to our curriculum to ensure that Sidmouth students have on-the-doorstep access to quality teaching in courses that support their interests and future ambitions. Read more…

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Sidmouth College Students walk 20km to raise awareness for breast cancer

On Thursday 20 October 2011, under brilliant blue skies, some nine hundred Sidmouth College students, plus staff, dressed in pink and put their best foot forward in a 20km sponsored walk to help raise awareness for breast cancer.

As well as presenting a significant challenge for those who took part, the purpose of the walk was to raise money both for school projects and for the College’s two nominated charities, breast cancer awareness and the Buturi Project, a charitable venture giving aid and support to a village in Africa.

The walk started from the College, in Primley Road, Sidmouth, and took the students on a challenging but scenic route down The Byes, across the sea front, up Peak Hill, around Mutter’s Moor, through Colaton Raleigh and back to school again. Spirits were high and the students – who ranged in age from 11 years to 18 years – created a lot of interest from members of the public with their pink outfits.

First to complete the walk, in an incredible time of just 2 hours and 50 minutes, was Year 13 student, James Beckenham, closely followed by James Cardwell, Josh Gigg and Tom Adkin, also in Year 13.  The rest of the students came back in waves, with the last making it home in about four and a half hours.

Sidmouth College Principal, Jeremy Roberts, said: “It’s been an amazingly successful day.  The weather was kind to us and the students really put their heart and soul into what was a significant challenge. We’re on course to raise over £9500, a percentage of which will go to our nominated charities.”

He added; “I’d really like to say congratulations to all of our students for their excellent behaviour and attitude and also a big ‘thank you’ to the staff who put so much effort into organising and running the event as well as the parents of our students for their support. The feedback from the people we met on the route was just lovely and I am so pleased that the young people of Sidmouth are in the news for all the right reasons.”

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