GCSE and Level 2 Success Stories

Results Day Success for Level 3 Students

Health and Social Care students proudly presented their projects at this year's showcase.

East Stour Primary have been helping our students develop skills, as well as experiencing the fun of our Enrichment!

Ofsted’s Chief Inspector visited Ashford College to meet staff and students.

Our PSA/Employability students got to experience the railway as part of our ongoing work with Kent Community Rail Partnership.

Catering received a masterclass from Tabasco Corporate Chef Gary Evans!

The Royal Academy of Arts have selected a student artwork for their Young Artists' Summer Show!

T Level Business students have recently been exploring the Management side of Retail, backed by industry visits.

Our Celebration of Culture returned for 2023, and allowed students to embrace and celebrate the wide range of cultures we have at Ashford College.

Ashford's very own Mural festival "Unframed" has now launched, featuring the work of our Art students!

March 2023's Community Week has taken place, and here's how our students and staff have helped our local community.

Art and Design have raised money and awareness of a local charity, through a student led Art Sale.

Hair and Beauty won big at this year's KFE4Skills23 Finals!

Art and Design students are working hard on not one, but two murals for the Unframed Ashford Mural Festival!

Careers Fair 2023 helped our students to develop their futures.

One of our students did their first ever live performance at a drag show in Canterbury!

Thanks to the Government's SDF Fund, we have invested in machines to benefit new students, as well as to help decarbonise the Engineering Industry.

Art and Design students, as well as our Programme Director of Business, have all got involved with a local Panto of Aladdin!

Our Hairdressing students worked incredibly hard at this year's KFE4Skills23 college heat.

Our Plumbing and Electrical students represented us in a group wide competition.

Announcing our BRAND NEW Pathway for 2023 - Media!

Jenner, who are working on our Phase 2 expansion, stopped by to give students an insight into the industry and Phase 2 itself.

Hair and Beauty had their annual Christmas contest in December - which helped to raise funds for the William Harvey Hospital.

Christmas brought gifts and joy to our Engineering department, as they received new equipment!

We had an Elf visit for Christmas, and he was not on the shelf at all!

Two of our T Level students have been leading the college in collecting donations for The Lord Whisky Sanctuary.

2022 was a big year as we helped AIMREC celebrate 180 years of Railway History in Ashford.

Students, including those on our Computing T Level, were given a talk by a Lead Environment Artist from Ubisoft!

T Level students from Business and Computing went to Eastwell Manor to learn how they can have a role in the Hospitality industry.

Staff and students have been postively impacting our local community with November 2022's Community Week.

We commemorated Remembrance Day 2022 in various ways, including hosting a Veteran's lunch.

Thanks to the EKC Schools Trust, East Stour Primary students have been experiencing what Ashford College is like.

One of our LSP's (Learning Support Practitioners) has had a book published, available on Amazon.

See how we celebrated the spoooooooky season at our El-witch Road Campus....

Work has begun on our Phase 2 extension.

Beauty, Barbering and Hairdressing students went along to this year's Salon International Expo in London

We have been raising awareness of mental health this week, as well as funds for a mental health charity.

We launched T Levels at Ashford College this term - click here to see our progress on this exciting journey.

Maths Lecturer Sahil has participated in this year's London Marathon to raise funds for Parkinson's UK

We have launched our evening classes for 22/23 - and there is still time to join.

Thanks to Matches in Ashford, Catering students have been able to see an insight into a local hospitality success story.

We had all the fun of the fair at Freshers Fayre 2022.

Wishing a warm welcome to our students of 2022/23.

Enrolment for the new academic year has started this week - but it's not too late to join!

Staff and students have recorded podcasts and live shows with KMFM to give advice around GCSE Results Day and future options.

GCSE Results Day 2022 rewarded our adult learners!

Level 3 Results Day 2022 brought success for our students!

Join us as we take a look back on all the things we did last year!

After our Student Awards a few weeks ago - it was now time to celebrate the efforts of our hard-working staff during the 21/22 academic year!

Our Art and Design students had the chance to present their work at County Square this summer!

Achievements of students were celebrated at our Student Awards ceremony 2022.

Students got the chance to give their views on trains to railway companies and groups

We have been celebrating the Jubilee this week with a number of ways, both internally and externally.

Some of our catering students volunteered to cook the BBQ at Headcorn's May Fair, and helped raise over £9000.

Our football team went to represent the EKC Group at Charlton Athletic's Valley Cup.

As part of a new initiative between us, Southeastern and Kent CRP, some of our ESOL students volunteered at Charing Station.

The College received a special visit from the Archbishop of Canterbury

Students enjoyed a day of sights, sounds and smells from across the world

Careers Fair 2022 - One student was interviewed and offered a job then and there

The College created its first pop-up shop at the Ashford Designer Outlet

An Art & Design student has received an award for his public murals

Afghan women got free makeovers from our talented students

Our budding artists sold their work in aid of Afghans entering the UK

A major extension to our College has been given Government support, as additional funding was announced

Following months of lockdowns, we were delighted to host EKC Groups' first Freshers Fayre at Ashford College!

After a challenging year for academic study, we're looking back on A-Level and GCSE results day, and sharing some of our favourites stories!

Find out more about the GCSE event hosted at KMFM's Medway studio.

Find out how to collect your GCSE results on Thursday 12 August.

As part of their course, the students were involved in a cook-off to see which team prepared the best three-course meal.

Find our official statement regarding the Kent Fire and Rescue Service incident.

Following the exchange of assets on 1 April, we are excited to be able to show you our new branding.

The College is open and operating a bubble system to try and limit the spread of COVID-19.

Level 2 Business Studies students visited local businesses to develop their understanding of marketing

Business Studies students held a Macmillan coffee morning, raising £164.13 for the cancer support charity

Level 2 and 3 Art and Design students unveiled a second sculpture to raise awareness of plastic pollution

National Diploma and Higher National Certificate in Engineering recently delivered their final project presentations

Art and Design students showcased their stunning work during the College's annual end of year show