News
News and updates from cife and its member colleges.
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Webinar on A level results tactics 2018
Webinar event – Didn’t receive the A level results you were expecting? What to do next… Our UCAS advisor and Vice principal will be holding a Webinar on Saturday 18th August at 11am to 12pm. There will be lots of advice on what to do next and options for the future. There will also be…
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Ashbourne wins Cife awards
Ashbourne is very pleased to inform that four of last year’s graduating students have won awards at the annual Cife (Conference for Independent Education) competition. Each year Cife colleges are invited to nominate students for academic awards in Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Economics, Humanities, Languages, Social Sciences, and Visual and Creative Arts. There are also special…
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Half CIFE students get top 30 university place in 2017
The latest survey of CIFE students’ university applications shows that, in 2017 : Our congratulations to those students and to the teachers who helped them succeed! The table below shows the universities accepting the most CIFE students in 2017. Russell group universities are shown in green. University name No of CIFE students University College London…
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Lord Lexden presents 39 CIFE Awards to top students
Article in summary The article describes the 2016 CIFE awards ceremony at the House of Lords, and lists the individual award winners. Article in detail At the annual CIFE Academic Awards Ceremony held at the House of Lords on Thursday, 7th April, Lord Lexden presented thirty-nine awards for academic excellence to students who achieved remarkable…
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GCSE Scholarships at David Game College
Scholarships are available for our GCSE courses at David Game College commencing in September 2018. These scholarships are for students who demonstrate a high aptitude in mathematics and science. A number of scholarships will be available, providing a 25%, 50% or 100% discount of the tuition fee in the academic year 2018-19 Applicants will sit…
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Impact of Brexit on education UK
This article was written in July 2016. Now, in June 2019, we know more about most of the points made below, and what we know confirms that Brexit is likely to damage Education UK, but the key question of how or whether Britain will leave the EU remains unresolved. Amid the talk of the economy,…
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Creative Arts Event
Ashbourne’s Creative Arts Event, was held at Kensington Town Hall on the 20th of March. It was a fantastic opportunity to see our Art students’ latest work in fine art, graphics and textiles. Our House Band performed throughout the evening, and there was a stylish fashion show exhibiting a wealth of designs by our Textiles…
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Leavers’ Dinner 2018
Ashbourne College’s Leavers’ Dinner took place on Friday 25th May in the spectacular Conservatory Room at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel. This annual celebration for Year 13 students combines dinner with an awards ceremony, not to mention a chocolate fountain and a photo booth – and lots of dancing! It is an ideal way to celebrate…
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CIFE colleges welcome international students
Lord Lexden, President of CIFE, discusses how CIFE colleges support international students CIFE colleges get good results Year by year excellent examination results are consistently achieved by British and international students at the thriving 25 independent sixth-form colleges which comprise the Council for Independent Education (CIFE), founded 45 years ago with rigorous external inspection as…
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MPW Virtual Open Days 2020-2021
We will be holding our open days virtually for the foreseeable future, although we are happy to accommodate private in-person admissions appointments. The virtual open days will be held on the following dates: 2020 2021 For more details please contact our Admissions Officer on 020 7835 1355 or london@mpw.ac.uk. The college is open every weekday from 9am…
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CIFE football tournament 2018
Many congratulations to Brooke House on becoming the CIFE football champions for 2018. On Friday 13th April 2018 teams from seven CIFE colleges spent a day at St George’s Park, home to England’s 24 national teams, and one of the best facilities for football in the world. Teams came from Ashbourne, Bosworth, Brooke House, Cambridge Centre for Sixth-form Studies,…
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Top students receive 2018 CIFE Awards from Lord Lexden
Article in summary The article describes the 2018 CIFE awards ceremony at the House of Lords, at which CIFE President, Lord Lexden presented prizes to 41 high achievers from CIFE colleges. Article in detail At the annual CIFE Academic Awards Ceremony held at the House of Lords on Wednesday, 18th April, Lord Lexden presented awards…