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Travel and Tourism students have done work placements
in Malta, Barcelona and Granada, Spain, with leading
travel organisations. These trips have also been funded
by the European Union.
Student Activities Co-ordinator
The College has an experienced Student Activities
Co-ordinator, whose sole role is to organise activities
for you outside College hours or during lunch breaks.
This has become very popular, so look at the Enrichment
page of Moodle and the student activities notice board
for up-to-date information on what’s happening at
College. If you have any ideas that you would like to
see organised at the College let the Student Activities
Co-ordinator know.
The activities offered include:
• Archery • Camping
• Regular first aid courses • Piano lessons
• Vocal workshops • DJ sessions
• Crate stacking • Mosaic workshops
• Knitting • Horse riding
• Five-a-side football • Go-karting
• High ropes course • Paintballing
• Street dancing • Kick boxing
• Duke of Edinburgh’s award programme
(silver and gold level)
Visits
There are lots of opportunities to visit attractions and
STUDENT LIFE
attend organised trips to the theatre, the IMAX cinema
and the London Eye, as well as many theme parks. So
don’t just sit at home or hang around College, join in
There’s more to life at Leyton
with the activities on offer and if they aren’t what you
Sixth Form College than hard work...
want – let us know! Spanish A level students recently
attended a performance by the Spanish National Dance
Company and all our Languages students are taken on
Sport and Recreation
visits to see foreign films. The year wouldn’t be the same
Our excellent sports facilities are open to all our students.
without the traditional fiesta organised by the Languages
On site we offer badminton, football, cricket, hockey,
department: music and foreign food!
athletics, aerobics, judo, gymnastics, circuit training,
trampolining, table tennis, indoor athletics and tae
Clubs and Societies
kwondo. We also use off-site facilities such as Waltham
Students are encouraged to set up and run their own
Forest Pool and Track and the Peter May Centre.
societies with the help of teachers and the Student
Council. For example, we have an Amnesty
Student Council
International group, film club, games club, debating
The Student Council encourages students to share in
society, Christian youth, Muslim societies and chess club.
College decision making and to organise their activities.
Students are welcome to propose new societies at any
Representatives are elected by the students and regular
time. You will also have the opportunity to take part in
meetings are held with the Principal and senior
College talent shows and the very popular leavers’ prom
managers. The Student Council is affiliated to the
for the upper sixth students, plus many more exciting
National Union of Students and LSC students may join
activities.
the NUS if they wish.
Professional Development Opportunities
Visits Abroad
Universities and employers value students who in
Leyton Sixth Form College offers opportunities for students
addition to academic success have a wide range
to travel abroad, from work placements to organised
of social skills. To promote this, Leyton students are
trips and exchanges. Last year, Languages students had
encouraged to participate in mentoring projects,
the chance to visit Berlin, Barcelona, Paris and Provence
undertake ambassadorial roles and volunteer for
and they travelled to Lille in France on Eurostar. A level
a range of community projects. We also offer
students have recently taken part in educational
opportunities to undertake a range of enrichment
exchanges to Oviedo and Madrid in Spain which were
courses including mentoring, Open University units,
funded by the European Union. Business Studies students
successful marketing and work experience
have been to Cyprus, and Chemistry students have
accreditation.
been to Hungary.
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