News

News and updates from cife and its member colleges.

  • MPW Travel Scholarships

    In addition to MPW’s extensive extra-curricular programme, the college is keen to support students in their own ventures. Travel scholarship are awarded to students who are attempting adventurous or worthwhile overseas travel and our students have explored the four corners of the globe extensively between them. Last year, one student travelled to Nepal with Raleigh…

  • Great 2015 results for Duff Miller students

    We’re delighted with our students’ 2015 A-level results. This video about results features Amrita, who  achieved straight As in her A-levels and who will be attending Liverpool University to study Medicine. Twelve months ago we interviewed a student called Chandler Durbidge who had joined Duff Miller to prove that he could overcome the opinion of…

  • Great results at Lansdowne in 2015

    What an outstanding set of results from Lansdowne College A-level students! It simply brilliant to see so many happy faces. These were tremendous results and a very impressive accomplishment for both the students and their teachers! Very well done to you all! Our students gained many places at Russell Group universities, but Lansdowne College would…

  • Bosworth students excel in 2015

    Four A-level students at Bosworth Independent College have rallied their academic resources to scale the steep inclines and endure the rocky terrain that goes along with the stresses of academic study resulting in at least four A* grades each. Youssef Ahmed, 18, from Egypt attained A* grades in Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Mathematics, adding a…

  • New scholarship for under 16s

    The Bath Academy U16 Scholarship award is open to all students aged 14 or 15 wishing to study in the UK, regardless of nationality. Students should be able to demonstrate their academic strength through school transcripts or reports and international students must have a minimum IELTS score of 5.0 (or equivalent). Further details: For more…

  • Ashbourne student Sofia wins CIFE prize

    Every year CIFE awards prizes to exceptional students from member colleges and we’re delighted to announce that  Sophia Sabban (seen below left at the House of Lords awards ceremony) received this year’s Ashbourne College Prize. Sofia joined Ashbourne College on a full scholarship which she has thoroughly justified. Excelling in all areas of college life,…

  • 2015 CIFE Award for Brooke House student

    Vin San Dinh received a 2015 CIFE College Prize at the CIFE Awards held in the House of Lords this March. San received his award from CIFE President, Lord Lexden. San is an extremely able, hard-working and academically gifted candidate. He is confidently predicted A* in all his A level subjects. Since coming to the…

  • Two CTC students receive CIFE Prizes in 2015

    Each year CIFE gives prizes in a range of categories for the best students from CIFE colleges that year. The awards are presented by CIFE President Lord Lexden at a ceremony in the House of Lords. CTC student Jiang He won an Andrew Osmond Prize for excellence in Mathematics. Jiang (pictured right receiving her award…

  • Carfax student wins 2015 CIFE Award

    We’re delighted that Carfax student Aleksandr Bogomil was presented with a 2015 CIFE College Prize for outstanding contribution to college life. After finishing school in Russia, Alex’s ambition was to attend one of England’s great ancient universities. With that aim in mind, he enrolled on an intensive one-year individual A level course at Carfax. After…

  • Two Collingham students receive 2015 CIFE Awards

    Each year CIFE Prizes are awarded to exceptional students and we were delighted to see two Collingham students honoured with awards at the 2015 ceremony in the House of Lords. Samuel Knight received the CIFE Award for Languages and Benjamin Blinchevsky received a College Award for his exceptional contribution to life at Collingham Sam Knight…

  • Two 2015 CIFE Awards for Bath students

    Two Bath Academy students, Alexander Ukwu and George Merison received CIFE awards from CIFE President Lord Lexden at the 2015 CIFE Awards ceremony this March. Alex received the Paul Kitchener Award for best Foundation Course stsudent, and George received an award for outstanding contribution to college life. Alex Ukwu came from Hamburg to join Bath…

  • OSFC student gains 2015 CIFE Award

    OSFC student Kenji Baba received a College prize from CIFE’s President Lord Lexden at the 2015 CIFE Awards held at the House of Lords this March. Kenji (shown left with Lord Lexden) is the perfect blend of student. He is sensible, mature and intelligent, as well as humorous on occasions, and has left a lasting…