On Tuesday 4th June Year 9 were treated to a fantastic day of STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) based activities and workshops led by a range of local professionals who all have STEM-based careers. In the morning the students were given a brilliant demonstration of solid, liquid and gas properties in a fantastic live […]
On Friday 17th May, 12 Year 7 students embarked on a trip to the Met Office in Exeter to take part in a whole range of workshops on all things weather related, and even got to camp out overnight! The students learned all about how temperature and wind affect weather patterns, got to make their […]
Excitingly the 3G is nearly ready for use. The required footwear, designed to prolong the pitch’s life and reduce injury to users, can be seen in the picture of the contractors 3G signage.
On the last day of half term , Principal Bryan Maywood took the time in his busy schedule, to meet up with Ten Tors 35 miler teams and Jubilee Challenge participants, route one and two, to commend them for their wonderful efforts. All were successful on the day in their respective events. Enjoying a slice […]
Gabriela Asman and Max Dinnis travelled up to Buckingham Palace to receive their Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards. Awards are usually presented at St. James’ Palace, but occasionally they hold large scale events at Buckingham Palace which both Gabby and Max were lucky enough to be invited to. “We travelled up to London to visit […]
This year was the third in a row where Bideford College hosted Dr Peter Hoare as he delivered a very well-received revision workshop. The event ran over the weekend of 11 and 12 May. On Saturday the 11th, the focus was Year 12 chemistry content. On the Sunday, Peter moved on to covering Year 13 […]
Four Launceston College students have just returned from a visit to a vocational school in Santo Tirso in northern Portugal as part of an Erasmus project. During the visit the students visited the city of Porto and cultural sites in the Douro valley. At the school the students attended food and drink presentations and cooked […]
Students who attend gymnastics club had a lot of fun yesterday testing their skills out at Zero Gravity, with students enjoying balancing on the beams, flying over boxes and off of the bars into the foam pit!
Pictured, a jubilant Nicole, having completed an arduous eight-mile walk across Dartmoor to gain her bronze medal. Although exhausted, she was all smiles at the end. Dylan also successfully completed the same JC 1 course. Emily and Sam gained their silver medals by walking their nine-mile JC 2 course. Students were supported by Carol Unwin, […]
The weather on Dartmoor was kind for this year’s Ten Tors event and our teams proudly crossed the finish line on Sunday into the welcoming arms of parents who came along to celebrate their success. The Challenge sees young people from 14-19 years taking on a 35, 45 or 55 miles walk self supported across […]
18 Oct 2019
Launceston College students Daisy-Mai Wade-Hall and Oliver Midwinter are busy rehearsing with The RSC and their director Robin Belfield, Read more →
5 Oct 2019
Thursday 14th November – 6pm to 8pm Launceston College Sixth Form Open Evening is your chance to look around Read more →
5 Oct 2019
As part of the extra curricula opportunities available to our Sixth Form students, the students took part in the Read more →