Launceston College is proud to be leading the way with its commitment to eliminate single use packaging. Everything that is produced in our catering department is packaged in compostable products which is made from sugar cane and corn starch. Products include wrap boxes, sandwich wedges, coffee cups, salad pots, pasta pots and even cutlery. We […]
Launceston College, in collaboration with all secondary schools in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, has today formally agreed to declare a climate emergency. The climate emergency is the biggest challenge facing our planet and future generations. To have a significant impact we need to do more than make symbolic statements – we need to […]
On a beautifully warm and dry morning, 10 pupils aged 3-4 years, walked across to main school with their Early Years Teacher, Lucy Huckle, and Early Years Assistants Esme Ash and Demelza Leather, to visit College’s Outdoor Learning Resource and meet Ms Unwin. Crossing the road carefully, they walked ‘crocodile’ style, (remember that?), along the […]
Following our incredible trip to Uganda in 2018, Launceston College students visited Launceston Rotary Club to give a presentation about the experience. The Rotarians were amazed at how much we had achieved during our time there, and shocked to see the condition of some areas of the school, particularly the staff quarters. After the meeting […]
A huge congratulations to Katie Barriball who has been selected for Plymouth Argyle’s U16 after already being signed to Exeter City’s U16 Football Academy before the summer. We look forward to hearing updates on her progression over the next year, and wish her the best of luck. Keep up the hard work Katie.
Last academic year it was a real privilege to support the local charity “Jay’s Aim” in the quest to fund a new community use defibrillator for the 3G astro turf pitch down at the College playing fields. Throughout the year we have also been able to deliver CPR and AED training for around 150 students […]
Students at Launceston College were celebrating their excellent GCSE results this morning, with many students collecting a whole suite of the highest grades, as well as students achieving grades well above their own personal target. Grades 7-9 have replaced the A/A* top grades with Grade 9 set aside for the most exceptional attainment. Six students […]
If any students who have been affected by the closure of A levels at Cornwall College would like to discuss their options at Launceston College Sixth Form, please email your details to sixthform@launcestoncollege.org.uk and a member of our Sixth Form Team will reply to your enquiry.
Sixth Form students at Launceston College achieved excellent results again this year. Head of Sixth Form Jenn Burn said “We are delighted at the success our students have achieved and are once again impressed by the high proportion of our students choosing to move on to the most academically demanding universities in the country. […]
Last week 21 Year 12 and 13 students went to Geneva to visit the largest scientific experiment in the World. They had the chance to go 100 metres underground to visit one of the 4 detector sites on the Large Hadron Collider, the Compact Muon Solenoid. Although they neither discovered any new particles or met […]
14 Feb 2020
As a result of the Year 11 County Cup Final last week Tom Shilling has been selected to represent Read more →
14 Feb 2020
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11 Feb 2020
On the 7th February Launceston College held their annual careers fair. Representatives from training organisations together with staff from Read more →