Launceston College was delighted to host an incredibly successful Open Evening once again, with over three hundred interested parents and carers attending. Some visitors came from a considerable distance to experience what our college has to offer. Potential students were treated to the languages photo booth, maths card tricks, film editing, interactive reaction time games […]
Congratulations to all seventeen swimmers who travelled up to Millfield School on Wednesday 25th September to compete and represent the College in the South West team swim qualifier for the national swimming finals. Launceston College was one of 35 schools from across the South West competing at the prestigious event. The teams performed well against […]
Last week year 10 RS and Citizenship students took part in a number of different workshops to: Develop their religious understanding Develop their political literacy Challenge their thinking about ethical issues Raise awareness of issues within the community Become aware of different ways in which they can be involved as active citizens within their community. […]
Last night’s Open Evening was most successful with our 4 Ambassadors from the Castle ARB, (Dylan, Betsie, Nicole, Luke), doing a fantastic job, showing visitors around the Outdoor Learning Resource, talking to them and doling out stickers. This in itself showed how much progress they have made in communication skills, following instructions and using their […]
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 […]
24 Jan 2020
Three professional cookery students have just returned from a short visit to one of our partner schools in Porto, Read more →
22 Jan 2020
Launceston College U15 girls have reached the for the first time. The comprehensively beat Liskeard and Bude Haven College’s. Read more →
17 Jan 2020
This year, our return to College following the Christmas break fell on the 6th January, which coincided perfectly with Read more →