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| News Item | Date |
| Who needs Lord Alan Sugar to be a top apprentice? Have you been watching Junior Apprentice on the BBC recently with Lord Sugar advising, encouraging and judging the performance of young people? |
23/07/10 |
| College enrolment makes a busy start There has been a very busy start to the new enrolment period for part-time courses at Peterborough Regional College. |
20/07/10 |
| New Principal for City's first choice college Angela Joyce has been appointed as the new Principal of Peterborough Regional College. |
14/07/10 |
| Awards event 'hots' up for another year The annual awards event at Peterborough Regional College on Thursday 8 July was a complete success with over 60 students attending and collecting their well deserved prize. |
13/07/10 |
| College visitor wins £100 A lucky visitor to one of Peterborough Regional College’s Open Days has won £100 just by filling out a questionnaire. |
12/07/10 |
| College raises the standard for Motor Vehicle Engineering New and returning students to Peterborough Regional College will see a major change to the Motor Vehicle workshop when they return in September. |
05/07/10 |
| Celebrity sportsperson opens college awards ceremony Peterborough Regional College’s popular Excellence in Skills Awards Evening will be taking place on Thursday 8th July, celebrating another year of their students’ success. |
02/07/10 |
| Artistic display at city college Peterborough Regional College has opened its doors to the public this week for their annual art exhibition, displaying the creative talents of Art and Design students at the college. |
30/06/10 |
| Students raise money to help heroes Students at Peterborough Regional College have completed a huge challenge and raised £2,000 for Help for Heroes in the process. |
28/06/10 |
| Adult learners successfully complete course The achievements of a group of adult students from Peterborough Regional College was celebrated at the John Clare theatre at the Central Library on Wednesday 16th June. |
21/06/10 |
| Patients given a surfing lesson Service users from The Cavell Centre were given the opportunity to surf the net and learn new computer skills through Peterborough Regional College. |
16/06/10 |
| Get a chance to xpress yourself The award-winning student magazine sxpress is to launch an exciting and interactive new website for young people. |
14/06/10 |
| Part-time guide available at Peterborough Regional College's Open Day The new part-time guide will be available at PRC’s Open Day, there are 100s of courses to choose from including hairdressing, IT, languages and teaching so don’t delay in picking up a copy at the Open Day. |
07/06/10 |
| Students donate shop profits to charity Skills for Living students from Peterborough Regional College presented a cheque for £350.00 to Christine Rusdale, Chairperson of The Rudolf Fund, outside of the College’s PRaCtically PeRfeCt shop. |
02/06/10 |
| Charity evening in College restaurant Students at Peterborough Regional College cooked up some culinary delights last month all in aid of charity. |
02/06/10 |
| Students raise money for local charity Students studying the BTEC National in Business at Peterborough Regional College have been hard at work doing their bit for their chosen charity. |
24/05/10 |
| PRC student and salon owner becomes 'Wonder
Mum' Part-time Hairdressing student at Peterborough Regional College, Liza Schwarz, has been ‘highlighted’ nationally as a potential Wonder Mum 2010. |
21/05/10 |
| College rugby players collect awards Peterborough Regional College Rugby Team recently celebrated with their first ever Player Presentation meal to close their season. |
19/05/10 |
| Students show off beauty techniques in Brum Students from Peterborough Regional College entered the UK Skills competition in April at the NEC Birmingham to show off their skills and gain valuable experience. |
19/05/10 |
| Staff shadow each other as part of Adult
Learners' Week Staff at Peterborough Regional College are being offered the chance to shadow a colleague of their choice, to find out how other departments operate. |
18/05/10 |
| Students liven up your Saturday shopping Peterborough Regional College will be entertaining shoppers this Saturday 15 May in the Queensgate Shopping Centre with a variety of quizzes, competitions, cheese tasting and dance. |
12/05/10 |
| Spectacle of seasons at show The four seasons was the inspiration for a spectacular hair and beauty show staged by students at Peterborough Regional College. |
27/04/10 |
| Students donate work to New Ark A group of young people from Peterborough Regional College have been working hard building equipment to donate to schools, play centres and charity shops as part of their construction and engineering course. |
20/04/10 |
| Apprentice achieves Highly Commended Award A student from Peterborough Regional College is being presented with a Highly Commended award from City & Guilds after narrowly missing out on the Medal of Excellence for the Construction & Building sector. |
15/04/10 |
| Staff
and Students encouraged to "Be Healthy
and Stay Safe" Peterborough Regional College are holding a week long exhibition to promote the ethos of a safe and healthy lifestyle. From the 19th – 23rd April the main hall within the college campus will be host to a series of stalls providing attendees with information and advice regarding health, safety, sport, relaxation techniques and more. |
14/04/10 |
| Ground Force star helps students grow Ground Force star, Tommy Walsh, will be getting his hands dirty with Peterborough Regional College students on Tuesday 23 March when he takes part in a new project, which is funded by the Big Lottery Fund ‘Awards for All’ programme for the College Nursery. |
22/03/10 |
| Peterborough Regional College invites you
to its Open Evening Do you want to find out more about the courses on offer at Peterborough Regional College? If so, the next Open Evening is taking place on Wednesday 24 March between 5pm and 8pm. |
18/03/10 |
| College Library Wins Prize Library staff at Peterborough Regional College have won a Zoom Q3 multimedia recorder for submitting a case study on developing exciting and interesting new ways of searching for information. |
26/02/10 |
| Cost 'Cutting' hairstyles by stylists of
the future Are you still feeling the pinch from Christmas but would love a new look? Then you could be just what hairdressing students at Peterborough Regional College are looking for. |
23/02/10 |
| Students raise awareness fro the Haiti appeal A group of Health & Social care students at Peterborough Regional College got together to put on a charity event in the student common room |
18/02/10 |
| Sports students given a kicking talk by Championship
Football team Peterborough Regional College sports students had a lesson on sports coaching and player analysis by Championship football team, West Bromwich Albion, earlier this week. |
08/02/10 |
| Students work alongside top chefs in the
city For one night only, students studying on the Hospitality and Catering course at Peterborough Regional College were able to cook alongside the city’s top chefs. |
27/01/10 |
| College preparing for large open event Peterborough Regional College are preparing for another busy Open Day on Thursday 28 January between 2pm and 8pm. |
27/01/10 |
| Local College backs Sir Alan's Campaign Peterborough Regional College, along with Sir Alan Sugar, are backing the National Apprenticeship Campaign by sending their Senior Managers back to the classroom to be apprentices’ for the afternoon. |
25/01/10 |
| PRC Celebrates Diversity Peterborough Regional College will be celebrating Diversity on Wednesday 20 January with a variety of fun and informative activities for both staff and students. |
18/01/09 |
| New Year, New Courses at Peterborough Regional
College It’s that time of year again when people start to think about their choices and options for the New Year, whether it’s losing weight, stopping smoking, learning something new or wanting a career change. |
07/01/09 |
| College library raise money for charity Peterborough Regional College’s Library+ certainly stood out from the crowd last week as the team ran a week-long celebration of ‘all things library’ between 23rd and 27th November. |
11/12/09 |
| Students pay tribute to 'King of Pop' Performing Arts students at Peterborough Regional College are busy preparing for their end of year production as part of the Performing Arts Festival. |
01/12/09 |
| New full-time course guide available now! The new Peterborough Regional College full-time course guide for students applying for next September is now ready to view online. |
30/11/09 |
| Peterborough Regional College Rugby Match
Report - 18/11/09 BCS Rugby Union East league - PRC 3 East Bedford 12 |
23/11/09 |
| College Open Day provides opportunities for
everyone! Peterborough Regional College’s first open day of the new academic year is fast approaching and staff are preparing for a busy event. |
23/11/09 |
| PRC
celebrate Hospitality & Catering students'
success Hospitality and Catering staff and students at Peterborough Regional College will be celebrating their successes at a forthcoming awards evening. |
20/11/09 |
| Construction students given seminar on new
University build Students studying at Peterborough Regional College are being given a seminar about the construction of the new multi million pound University Centre Peterborough building on Thursday 19 November from 7.00pm. |
11/11/09 |
| Peterborough Regional College Rugby Match Report 21/10/09 PRC 53 East Billborough Col, Nottingham 17 |
03/11/09 |
| Providers come together for Choices 2009 It can be tough enough when you’re studying for your GCSEs, let alone having to make important decisions about what to do afterwards. |
03/11/09 |
| College Travel agency is flying high Travel Counsellors, a travel agency based at Peterborough Regional College, open to students, staff and the public, have won ‘Best Travel Agent’ title at the annual Guardian, Observer and Guardian Unlimited Travel Awards. |
28/10/09 |
| It's not too late... get enrolled on a part-time
course today Peterborough Regional College have announced that there is still time to enrol on courses starting this autumn. |
14/10/09 |
| College celebrate European Day of Languages Staff and students in the Modern Foreign Languages department at Peterborough Regional College recently celebrated the European of Languages (EDL) on Friday 25 September. |
07/10/09 |
| PRC students get volunteering opportunity A representative from Christian Aid is popping in to give a talk to students at Peterborough Regional College focusing on their volunteering scheme called, Platform2, funded by the Department for International Development. |
05/10/09 |
| Health & Social Care students excel on new
scheme Peterborough Regional College celebrated the achievements of five of their health & social care students who have been the first students to participate in the Peterborough Community Services (PCS) Enhanced Work Experience programme. |
01/10/09 |
| PRC team are try-umphant in first rugby game The newly formed Rugby Development Centre started their 2009 – 2010 campaign with a BCS Rugby Union East league fixture at home. |
28/09/09 |
| A new look for College hair salon Changes have been taking place at Peterborough Regional College during the summer, revealing a brand new Hair and Beauty facility. |
28/09/09 |
| Former student swaps the West End for teaching Peterborough Regional College (PRC) has recruited a new tutor for their Performing Arts Production & Technical Theatre course in the shape of former student Sarah Hunter. |
16/09/09 |
| Business Opportunities for Freshers' Fayre! Peterborough Regional College’s Student Union is planning their annual Freshers’ Fayre for new students on Wednesday 30 September and need local businesses to take part. |
15/09/09 |
| Local police offer support and advice to
college students Students at Peterborough Regional College will be visited by local police during their induction week this week. |
09/09/09 |
| College raise the 'Bar' as they get through
to National Competition Peterborough Regional College are through to the Bar National Mock Trial Competition, an event based around making young people aware and respect the law, justice and democracy in association with the Citizenship Foundation. |
27/08/09 |
| New courses introduced for September start
at PRC There is still time to get enrolled on a full or part-time course for this September at Peterborough Regional College. Choose from a wide range of full part-time courses including Arabic, Web Design, Youth Work, Accounting, Forensic Science, Interior Design, Cook like a Chef and DJ Music Technology. |
26/08/09 |
| College offer team building sports day for
new students Students joining Peterborough Regional College this September will be treated to an activity packed Sports Day on Thursday 17 September as a part of their induction weeks at the college. |
24/08/09 |
| Students go back to Sardinia to defend their
title A group of 12 students from Peterborough Regional College are travelling to Sardinia on 2 September to defend their title at the Gran Festival De La Danza. |
21/08/09 |
| United Arab Emirates students achieve with
PRC Eight United Arab Emirates (UAE) students have been awarded certificates for completing the BTEC National Diploma Award in Communication Technology with Peterborough Regional College. |
21/08/09 |
| College tutor requested as a judge at World
Skills event Every two years, hundreds of the best young professionals gather to showcase their talents and abilities against the rest of the world. |
19/08/09 |
| Employees awarded Level 2 qualifications
by PRC With nutrition of school dinners high on everyone’s agenda, Peterborough Regional College and Ecovert FM have responded by successfully training 36 caters at four of Peterborough’s schools. |
17/08/09 |
| PRC help the unemployed
Step Back 2 Work Peterborough Regional College (PRC) and Job Centre Plus are celebrating the success of a series of new training programmes for unemployed people within the Peterborough area. |
13/08/09 |
| Don't panic! Whatever your results PRC are
here to help After months of strenuous revising, hard work and nerve-wracking exams, many local students will receive their results from Thursday 20th August. |
12/08/09 |
| Daniel dices his
way through 200 candidates to chef position at Claridges!
A couple of months ago, Daniel Smith was getting ready to complete his Hospitality course at Peterborough Regional College, he never would have dreamed his first job in the real world would be a chef in the kitchen of London’s Claridges Hotel! |
11/08/09 |
| Students impress celebrity vocal coach at
awards evening Performing Arts students at Peterborough Regional College impressed celebrity vocal coach David Grant with their performance at the College’s recent Excellence in Skills Awards Evening. |
06/08/09 |
| College gets better and better! Peterborough Regional College has been given a vote of confidence from Ofsted Inspectors after being awarded the strongest improvement classification following a recent visit last month. |
21/07/09 |
| Students cook their way to a better future The achievements of nine students in a local prison, who each successfully completed NVQ Level 1 in Food Preparation, were recognised recently in a special awards ceremony held at HMP Peterborough. |
16/07/09 |
| 'Fame Academy' comes to PRC Peterborough Regional College’s popular Excellence in Skills Awards Evening will be taking place on Thursday 9th July, celebrating another year of their students’ success. |
09/07/09 |
| Twelth Night Tonight Performing Arts students at Peterborough Regional College will be performing Shakespeare’s famous comedy Twelfth Night at the Peterborough Museum on the 2nd July, with the possibility of qualifying to perform at the National Student Drama Festival (NSDF). |
02/07/09 |
| New part-time course guide, now available! There is a large variety of part-time, evening and short courses on offer including some brand new courses such as games programming and countryside management. |
29/06/09 |
| Art exhibition launch night is a huge success Peterborough Regional College opened its doors last night to the 100s of guests invited to the launch of their annual art exhibition, displaying the creative talents of Art and Design students at the college. |
24/06/09 |
| Artists show of their creative skills An art exhibition displaying the creative talents of Art and Design students at Peterborough Regional College will be open this week to the public. |
22/06/09 |
| Motown - Souled Out! Peterborough Regional College music students will be ‘Dancing in the Street’ as they celebrate 50 years of Motown in a performance at the Cresset Theatre on Thursday. |
10/06/09 |
| The showcase event sponsored by S-Xpress
magazine The Performing Arts and Media Makeup Showcase Event at Peterborough Regional College will allow the National Diploma in Art and Design students to exhibit their ‘green’ dresses in a catwalk on Friday 22nd May. |
21/05/09 |
| Students flock to College Open Evening Peterborough Regional College’s final open day of the 2008/2009 academic year proved to be a busy and successful event with hundreds of potential students dropping in to find out more about the College. |
19/05/09 |
| Peterborough Regional College invites you
to its Open Evening Do you want to find out more about the courses on offer at Peterborough Regional College? If so, the next Open Evening is taking place on Monday 18 May between 5pm and 8pm. |
12/05/09 |
| Students get nominated for Adult Learners'
Award Three Adult students from Peterborough Regional College have been nominated for a National Award and will get to hear if they have been successful at an awards ceremony on Tuesday 12 May. |
08/05/09 |
| College radio station takes to the air Radio listeners in Peterborough will have an alternative local station to listen to next week because students at Peterborough Regional College’s Media and Journalism Centre will be launching their very own radio station - Xpres radio. |
06/05/09 |
| Over 60's go surfing The over 60’s are invited to attend a free day of surfing the net with Peterborough Regional College on Friday 15th May. |
01/05/09 |
| College unites for Diversity Peterborough Regional College will be celebrating diversity on Thursday with a range of fun and informative activities for staff and students. |
29/04/09 |
| Fire Fighters message to students Students at Peterborough Regional College are being taught the importance of fire and road safety on Wednesday with the help of live demonstrations by the fire service. |
29/04/09 |
| Students urged to 'Want respect?
Use a condom' This week Peterborough Regional College is running a student led Teenage Pregnancy campaign for the Department of Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and Department of Health (DH). |
28/04/09 |
| College launches "Back to Work"
programme Peterborough Regional College has launched a series of short courses aimed specifically at helping people back into work. The modules concentrate on assisting individuals in looking for suitable vacancies, making successful applications and maximising their success rate at interview. |
17/04/09 |
| Local residents gain their first
qualification Members of Saxon Community Centre have been given an astounding amount of confidence through successfully completing their first ever qualification in ICT with Peterborough Regional College. These students were awarded their certificates today at the Saxon Community Centre. |
16/04/09 |
| Students Medal Success in National Finals Two Peterborough Regional College sports students boosted their chances as potential stars of the future after winning medals for the East Region at the British Colleges Sport National Finals 2009 at Loughborough University last weekend. |
08/04/09 |
| Aero Engineering courses set for take off Peterborough Regional College are anticipating an upsurge in interest in their engineering manufacturing programmes as a result of a major new partnership. |
31/03/09 |
| Rugby Centre Officially Approved! A seal of approval has been given to Peterborough Regional College’s Rugby Development Centre after they recently succeeded in obtaining the Rugby Football Union and British Colleges Sport Community Rugby Accredited College Award |
31/03/09 |
| Peterborough Regional College invites you
to its Open Evening Do you want to find out more about the courses on offer at Peterborough Regional College? If so, the next Open Evening is taking place on Wednesday 1 April between 5pm and 8pm. |
30/03/09 |
| New venue gets 'Royle' seal of approval! Guests will be treated to champagne and canapé reception tomorrow evening at the official opening of Peterborough Regional College’s Media and Journalism Centre based at 50 Broadway. |
25/03/09 |
| Students shoot and score for Red Nose Day Students at Peterborough Regional College organised a football tournament with the support of the Youth Work Team to raise money for Red Nose Day. |
13/03/09 |
| Students and staff celebrate World Book Day World Book Day is the biggest annual worldwide celebration of books and Peterborough Regional College are putting on activities on Thursday 5 March in the Student Common Room between 12:00 and 2:15 pm to mark this exciting event. |
05/03/09 |
| Motown - Souled Out! For 50 years, Motown music has filled our homes and hearts, supplying us with hours of dancing and the ‘sing along’ soundtracks to our lives. |
02/03/09 |
| Local College backs Sir Alan Peterborough Regional College is backing Sir Alan Sugar in his latest campaign to encourage local companies to take on Apprentices. |
25/02/09 |
| Students at PRC are put through their paces The Army arrived well equipped to give students at Peterborough Regional College a day full of activities. |
20/02/09 |
| PRC returns to the Key Theatre with West
Side Story Peterborough Regional College students and staff return to the Key Theatre next week with yet another huge West End and Broadway hit show - West Side Story. |
13/02/09 |
| Students explore elements of life Inclusive learning students at Peterborough Regional College added light and colour to the student common room with creative pieces of artwork depicting fire, water, air, and earth. |
12/02/09 |
| Guest
chefs cook up a treat for Peterborough Regional College Top chefs from Peterborough cooked up a feast for the public at the exclusive Guest Chef Evening in Parcs Restaurant last night at Peterborough Regional College. |
26/01/09 |
| University Centre Peterborough springs to
life Ground breaking marks the start of the first phase of construction activity at the site of the new ‘education sector’ |
20/01/09 |
| Peterborough Regional College put their culinary
skills to the test Catering student Chris Audsley will be putting his skills and experience to the test against some of the most prestigious hotel and hospitality establishments in the country. |
16/01/09 |
| Peterborough Regional College has something
for everyone Peterborough Regional College’s first open day of 2009 is fast approaching and staff are preparing for a busy event. |
14/01/09 |
| Another medal of excellence for College's
Sugarcraft students Hospitality and Catering staff at Peterborough Regional College are celebrating another success from a talented student in their Sugarcraft evening classes. |
12/01/09 |