Kings Brighton: Summer update

05 Jul 2021

With UK lockdown restrictions easing, the college is once again full of life and there are exciting new developments every week.

We have been enjoying seeing the excellent university offers come in over the Spring and Summer term, and helping students prepare for the next stage of their educational journey.Below are some of the most recent highlights and updates from Kings Brighton.

 

Excellent university offers:

2021 represents another year of success for Kings Brighton students, with many receiving offers from the top UK universities, including: University of Bath, University of Warwick, Lancaster University, King’s College London, Royal Holloway, and our partner, the University of Bristol.

Students are pursuing a very wide range of degree subjects, a few of which are highlighted here:

• Anahita (A-levels) has received offers for Medicine from Aston University and Biomedical Sciences from University of Brighton and Newcastle University.  
• Brandon (Advanced Level Foundation) has been accepted to study Mathematics, Operational Research and Statistics by the University of Warwick, Lancaster University, Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Southampton.
• Archie (A-levels) has received offers for Modern Languages/Business/Russian from UCL, the University of Manchester, the University of Sheffield and Queen Mary University of London.
• Panteha (Advanced Level Foundation) has been accepted to study Law/Law with Criminology at the University of Leeds, University of Southampton, University of Birmingham, University of Kent and Royal Holloway University of London.

 

Art and Design success

Art and Design has been a particularly strong subject area in 2021, with Kings Brighton students winning places at the very best art institutes in the UK.

• Ho-Sa received offers from The Slade School of Fine Art (UCL), Goldsmiths, Kingston, and UAL to study Fine Art.
• Nataliia received offers for Architecture from UAL (Central St Martins), Coventry University and Middlesex University.
• Xheni received offers for Interior Design/Interior Design and Architecture from Arts University London, UWE Bristol, Kingston and Bath Spa.
• Diba received offers for Film Production/Filmmaking from Arts University London, UWE, UAL and University for the Creative Arts.

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Progression to the University of Bristol

The University of Bristol continues to be a very popular choice for Kings Brighton students in 2021, and for a wide range of subjects. Here are just a few:

• Anene (A-levels) has an offer to study Biomedical Sciences.
• Kamila (A-levels) has been offered a place to study Civil Engineering.
• Hoang Minh (A-levels) has been accepted to study Psychology.
• Ngoc (Advanced Level Foundation) is accepted to study Pharmacology (with year in Business) and was awarded the prestigious ‘Think Big’ scholarship.

Kings is officially partnered with the University of Bristol to offer a unique and guaranteed pathway to this world-class university. Find out more: https://www.kingseducation.com/uk-uni/university-of-bristol-pathway/

 

Mental Health Awareness week

From 10^th – 16th May, Kings Brighton embraced the UK-wide Mental Health Awareness Week. A range of events were organised, including a cake sale to raise money for charity. and a visit from therapy dog Dinah.

The week began with a mouth-watering bake sale. Some of the students had taken time over the weekend to make some delicious cupcakes, which were then sold to staff and classmates in the canteen to raise money for specialist mental health charity, Mind.This was followed by a very special visit from Dinah, a therapy dog, who came in on Tuesday with retired teacher and owner Liz. Dinah was available for petting all through lunchtime, and was understandably popular!

On Wednesday, Enrichment Manager Kitt gave an important and insightful talk on depression and anxiety, and the week’s activities culminated with a beautiful and relaxing walk in the Sussex countryside. Students covered an impressive 13 miles in total, walking from Cuckmere Haven over the South Downs to the hill giant — the Long Man of Wilmington, and as a sponsored event, it also raised money for mental health charity Mind.