Facilities & Resources

FACILITIES AND RESOURCES RESOURCES

Coulsdon Sixth Form College has exceptional facilities. Housed in a stunning threestorey building, the College provides students with outstanding learning facilities across all subject areas.

Light, contemporary, classrooms are complemented by superb learning resource centres, enabling students to work independently in their area between lessons. Specialist classrooms for areas including Science, Visual Arts and Music and Media, all have the latest equipment and resources, keeping students up-to-date with professional standards.

The Learning Resource Centre (LRC) on the ground floor has a suite of over 100 computers and a variety of different resources, including magazines and periodicals. There are also quiet areas for learning and reading.

The Refectory, on the ground floor, has glass doors leading to the courtyard – a perfect outside space to eat and mix with friends throughout the year. The Sport and Performance Centre (SPC) is home to Sport, Public Services and Performing Arts. Here you’ll find the College’s theatre, sports hall and gym. Outside there are netball and tennis courts, an all-weather pitch, extensive playing fields and landscaped gardens.

I attended the Coulsdon Open Event, where I spoke to many of the friendly teachers who made me feel so welcome plus I got an insight into all the fantastic facilities the college has. From then, I knew it was the college for me.

Sarah Msouhli, 2020

Students and staff have their own user area on the College network with email, internet and Moodle access across campus. The College has more than 1,000 computers, equipped with industry-standard software and specialist educational programmes.

Macs are available for all Art, Music and Media students who are required to use specialist packages for their courses, which in turn prepares them for the world of work.

In addition to the latest laptop and desktop devices, the College has a number of iPads available for student use and students can also connect their own devices to the College’s internet should they need to, saving their work to the cloud.

The College seeks to use technology both to enhance and enrich students’ learning experiences and prepare them for modern day working life. The College places strong emphasis on staff training and development and constantly reviews and updates its facilities so that students can benefit from both new ways of accessing materials and advances in learning support materials.