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17th August 2010 - Information for Results Day:

Thursday 19th August is Results Day. A2 students can collect their results from 9:30am and AS students can collect their results from 11:00am. All students will need their college ID Cards. If someone is collecting results on the behalf of someone else, they will need a written consent letter from the student and some ID. Please use Masshouse Lane entrance and enter at the rear of the Sports Hall. Results which are not collected by 3:00pm will be posted out first class.




27th July 2010 - Congratulations to Michael Hughes:

A piece of music composed by student Michael Hughes has been selected by judges to be performed at the BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers concert at the Royal College of Music. The piece, entitled "Rondo For Two Guitars and Marimba" took two months to write and speaking to the Birmingham Mail, Michael said: “I started playing the classical guitar when I was in year seven at Queensbridge School. My dad and grandad are both musicians so it’s in the family and it was good to have people to talk to about music. I wasn’t as into classical music as much at first but then when I started learning more about it and listening to it more I really began to like it. I will continue to play the guitar but I am really enjoying the composing side. I really didn’t expect to do so well in the competition. To have my music played by professionals is going to be amazing.” The performance will be recorded by Radio 3 and will be broadcast on August 6th. You can read the Birmingham Mail article by clicking here. Congratulations Michael!




16th July 2010 - Congratulations to Laura O'Leary:

We are very proud to announce that Laura O'Leary, one of our A2 Art students, has been accepted for The A Level Summer Exhibition Online 2010 by the Royal Academy Of Arts.  The Academy had over 1,300 submissions from schools and colleges across the country and fifty six works were chosen by three curators, (Royal Academician Richard Wilson, RA curator Dr Adrian Locke and RA schools student Rachel Champion) to show in the exhibition.

  

Titled, "Future Perfect", the exhibition can be viewed on the Royal Academy's website and Laura's piece entitled "The Potential Of Insanity" features in the section marked "Passion/Defiance/Knowing". To watch the video and find out more information from Laura herself, please click here.




15th June 2010 - Cadbury students entertain at Coventry Guildhall:

As part of a week long conference held for university chaplains from all over Europe, a European Market was recently held in the Medieval Guildhall in Coventry. Traditional food and drink from all over Europe was available and Cadbury students Jessica Clixby, Dominic Comley-Waggott, Diego Vassallo and Nardus Williams all performed in the Minstrel’s gallery as part of the event. The music was enthusiastically enjoyed by the delegates.

10th June 2010 - Art, Textiles and Photography students exhibit their work:

The end of year show for our Art, Textiles and Photography students was held in college on Wednesday 26th May from 6pm to 8pm. Click here to browse an interactive gallery of photos from the event and to watch some video footage of students talking about their artwork.




14th May 2010 - Congratulations to the Student Guild Election winners:

Following yesterday's election results (Thursday 13th May), it was announced that Lydia John is the new president of the Student Guild while Amy Barradas will be Vice President. Ranjana Chanda is the new Social Secretary, Saarah Kadri is Finance Officer and Andrew Hall will act as Secretary. 222 students placed their votes and the turnout was an 8% increase on last year. Many thanks to everyone who voted and congratulations to the winners! Click here to see a gallery of photographs.

10th May 2010 - Cadbury students conduct a survey at polling stations:

On May 6th three Cadbury students – Rebecca Baier, Stephen King and Robert Benson - were involved in a national survey at polling stations to find out what would be the impact on a general election if there were other voting systems instead of “First Past the Post”. The three of them thought it was a “productive and exciting day” and it produced the first “hung” parliament for nearly a generation and the likelihood that most of you reading this will take part in a referendum to see if you want the voting system changed!

3rd March 2010 - A visit from Birmingham Medical and Dentistry Students:

On 24 February 2010, Birmingham University Medical and Dentistry students visited Cadbury College to run a series of Taster Activities with students interested in applying for these competitive courses. It was a great opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences whilst taking physiological measurements and learning about anatomy.  A big thank you to BWAMS (Birmingham’s Widening Access to Medical School) and our students for making the event such a success. These events are organised through Cadbury College’s Medicine and Dentistry Group dedicated to supporting students interested in these courses. Click here to browse the gallery of photos of the event.

26th February 2010 - Spanish Students Enjoy Their Exchange Trip to Fuente Nueva:

Between 3rd and 8th February 2010, Cadbury College’s AS and A2 Spanish students embarked on an exchange with I.E.S. Fuente Nueva, a secondary school located in El Ejido, Almería. The students stayed with local host families and accompanied Spanish students their own age to their normal classes for a real opportunity to practice their Spanish with native speakers and experience the culture first-hand. I.E.S. Fuente Nueva provided an excellent program of activities from sampling the local tapas to historical tours around Almería, the capital of the province, and day-trips to the beautiful city of Granada and its architectural wonder, the Alhambra. The exchange was a huge success and was thoroughly enjoyed by both the Spanish and English students. Click here to browse the gallery of photos from the trip.




22nd February 2010 - The "Hope For Haiti" fundraiser raises £800:

Following the devastating news of the Haiti Earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale on January 12th, Cadbury Sixth Form College held a fundraising event titled "Hope For Haiti" from Monday 8th to Wednesday 10th February. As well as a cake sale and henna, face painting and hair braiding stalls, staff and students were encouraged to take part in a "Soak The Teacher" event, enter teams for a "Pub Style" quiz and wear school uniform for a day in order to raise money to support the victims of the crisis. The grand total raised was £800. Very well done to all who contributed! Click here to browse the gallery of photos from the event.




10th February 2010 - The BTEC Subsidiary Diploma In 3D Design:

New to Cadbury Sixth Form College from September 2010 is the BTEC Subsidiary Diploma in 3D Design which will provide the opportunity to learn the skills and techniques required for a career in Design. Students will be taught how to design and make 3D forms and how to use professional design methods to communicate ideas and concepts through perspective sketch work, airbrushing, CAD and 3D prototypes. The diploma is a Level 3 qualification and can be studied as an alternative to a traditional A Level subject. It is awarded at a Pass, Merit or Distinction level, each level equating to UCAS points. To gain the full Subsidiary Diploma, it must be studied over a two year period (as per A Levels). The diploma will enable students to study numerous design courses at university or any other Level 4 qualification. Other courses/careers that will be available include furniture design, architecture, transport design, special effects, interior design and games design. You can watch a promotional movie for the diploma by clicking here. For further information please email course leader Leanne Watkins at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it




3rd February 2010 - Celebrating Student Attendance:

Congratulations to those students who obtained 99% and above for their attendance last term. As promised, there were a number of cash prizes available and the Principal drew out five lucky winners. Click here to see the draw.




13th January 2010 - Congratulations to all staff and students:

Yet again Cadbury College is the top A Level college in Birmingham, Solihull and the surrounding district. Click here for further details which have been taken from http:  www.dcsf.gov.uk/performancetables for 2009 (published January 13th 2010.




2nd November 2009 - Congratulations to Evie Calcutt:

Evie Calcutt did her A Levels at Cadbury College from 2003 to 2005 and after a year working and teaching tennis in Greece, she went to Bristol University to do a Maths degree. Evie achieved a 1st in Maths and has stayed in Bristol to do a Masters in Statistics. Well done Evie!




7th September 2009 - Congratulations to Jake Laffoley and Grace Ndiritu: Congratulations to Jake Laffoley who was the Winner of Round 8 of the Saatchi on line competition in London. His large A level painting of a man’s face in black and white oil paint (right) will be exhibited in the Saatchi this month. We wish him every success in the final competition later this year.

Ex Cadbury College student Grace Ndiritu meanwhile will be exhibiting at the International Center of Photography in New York from October to January 2010.  She will be part of the group show called “Dress Codes”. For more information go to www.icp.org. Grace's Video Art Collection can be seen at http://www.axisweb.org/artist/gracendiritu.

1st September 2009 - Congratulations are in order following results day:

Congratulations to all students at Cadbury College.  The A level pass rate of 97.7% reflects the hard work by both students and staff. Our top 100 students gained an average of 459 UCAS points (120 pts equates to a grade A) and the College celebrates 25 years of being Birmingham’s leading A level college. This year many students gained straight grade As across all subjects: Rozina Bashir gained grades AAA in English Literature, Religious Studies and Sociology and has secured a place at Oxford University (Merton College) to read English. Thomas Moule gained four grade As in Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Chemistry and will move on to Cambridge University (Girton College) to study Natural Science in October. Hannah Jordan (who was very active within our Student Guild) gained straight grade As in History, Government and Politics and Sociology and is now moving on to read Politics at Leeds University. Tafrey Miyanda Jamu achieved AAAAA in Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Further Maths and Biology and is moving on to Bristol University to read Physics. Lucinda Brown's grades of AAA in Geology, Geography and Music have gained her a place at Leicester University to study for a Masters degree in Geology with Paleobiology. Katie Hyde gained grade As in Biology, Chemistry and Psychology as well as a grade B in History and will now take a gap year before moving on to read Medicine. Leanne Minto gained grade As in Chemistry, Biology and English and in October will start a Medical degree at Manchester University.



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