A fantastic day was held at Parkside Community College on Wednesday 1 May when staff and students celebrated May Day. The May Day event was celebrated at Parkside School back
Read moreAkito Oyama first started playing chess 5 years ago when introduced to it by his Grandfather. Akito then went on to join the Cambridge Junior Chess Club and 3 years ago
Read moreCOLERIDGE AND PARKSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE STAFF VOLUNTEER DURING EASTER HOLIDAYS FOR THE DUKE OF EDINBURGHS AWARD During the Spring term, over 100 students have been meeting weekly after school at
Read moreOn Thursday morning BTEC Performing Arts students from Parkside Sixth surprised and delighted students and staff at Coleridge Community College with a ‘flash mob’ rendition of Seasons of Love. The performance took place
Read moreMURDER IN THE LIBRARY The Federation celebrated World Book Day with a difference this year. Students arrived in the library to discover that there had been a serious incident and
Read moreFantastic news from the High Sheriff Cambridgeshire Awards this week. Ben and Tom Thulborn and Jordan Payne from Coleridge Community College have been awarded a grant of £500 for a
Read moreCongratulations to the Roy Burrell Award winners this week for outstanding achievement in sport.
Read moreAt Parkside Federation Academies we value all our pupils and see the diversity of our pupil base as one of our important strengths. Contrary to recent reports, we have no
Read moreYear 9 student, Harry Hodgson, took a trip to Cape Town last December to coach football and work with children living in a nearby township. Together with Grass Boots, a
Read moreWith the goal of representing Great Britain at Rio de Janeiro in 2016, Parkside Federation may have found its first Olympic athlete in Year 11 student Louis Rolfe. An accomplished
Read moreYear 12 and 13 BTEC Performing Arts students and IB Dance and Theatre students showcased their work last week at The Junction theatre and put on two evenings of spectacular
Read moreCalling all those people of Parkside School past and present with memories to share. The School buildings at Parkside (Parkside Federation Academies) are 100 years old this year. To celebrate
Read more50 Federation sports students were given the opportunity to see a Premiership match between Manchester United and Southampton at Old Trafford on Wednesday night. The students who were from BTEC
Read moreParkside Federation Sporting Ambassadors Jermaine Mills, Fred Goodyer, Lucy Parker, Graciela Niembro, (pictured above) had the opportunity to meet Ex Commonwealth Gold Medallist Eleanor Faulkner and Former World BMX Champion
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Read moreWe are thrilled to be able to announce that exciting children’s author, Joe Craig, has agreed to become the Parkside Federation’s Patron of Reading. Part of a new scheme, the
Read moreClick below to read all about the Federation’s 2015 plans for the Trumpington Secondary School, as reported in the Cambridge Evening News.
Read moreIsabel Hall, a Parkside Community College student has been selected to join the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain for its 2013 season. Isabel said “I’m really excited to be
Read moreDuring the Autumn term, Year 10 BTEC Parkside Federation students have been leading Year 4 Indoor Athletic sessions in all the Coleridge and Parkside Primary Feeder schools by individually visiting
Read moreOn Tuesday 4th December, sixth form BTEC Performing Arts students had the theatre trip of a lifetime. We travelled to London by train and arrived at 11:30am for the first
Read moreYear 13 IB and BTEC Performing Arts students had the trip of a lifetime to New York last week. We followed a jam-packed itinerary including the Statue of Liberty cruise,
Read moreVery well done to the two winners of the Competition “If I were Mayor I would………………….”, one of whom was our very own Coleridge Community College student, Liam Wallace. Liam
Read moreThe Parkside under-13 fencing team have won silver medal in the county junior team fencing competition held on Sunday November 18th at Sawston Village College. Taking part in the Under 13
Read moreVenimus, Vidimus, Vicimus! (We came, we saw, we conquered!) Congratulations to Latinist, Bryony Hutchinson on winning the Classical Association Senior Latin Reading Competition which recently took place at the
Read moreWell done to the Year 8 and Year 9 Parkside Federation Rugby Teams. The Year 8 team finished 5th (out of 16 schools) in the district competition this Tuesday at Cambridge Rugby Club.
Read moreWell done to Daniel Mills, Sol Giesler, Harry Robinson and Boris Ledovskih for coming first in their Freestyle relay heat, and third overall in the Region. The boys also did very
Read moreYear 12 and 13 BTEC Performing Arts and IB Dance students took to the stage on Thursday to perform a ‘curtain raiser’ with the Joss Arnot Dance Company at The
Read moreAn exciting new community venture for Parkside Federation at Coleridge Community College Local Secondary School, Parkside Federation Academies has officially joined the Cambridge and District Table Tennis league. The School
Read moreParkside Sixth students studying Geography and ESS were treated to an thought provoking afternoon of talks and workshops, all inspired by Rotary International’s ‘Peace One Day’ initiative. The students listened
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Read moreThis year sees the 100th Anniversary of Parkside. Built in 1912 and officially inaugurated in March 1913, the buildings at Parkside started taking pupils – both girls and boys –
Read moreA very big well done to the Year 11 students who raised over £800 for Sport Relief by running a 26.2 mile marathon following a Humanities lesson by Ms Madan
Read moreWell done to Holly Greenwood for carrying the Olympic Torch on Saturday 7th July – only 10 days to go now until the Olympics kicks off!
Read moreCongratulations to Tom Runciman, Ella Kennedy, Lizzie Martin, Alessandro Lunedei, Harvey Hughes and Amy Packwood on winning the Swavesey Science Challenge. The Swavesey Science Challenge has been running for 18 years,
Read moreCongratulations to the year 8 Girls for winning the County Cricket Competition at Fenners Cricket Ground on Thursday 12th July. The team defeated Linton Village College in the final over a series of
Read moreThe 75th anniversary tea party on Sunday 8th July was a great success! Despite the rain, over 400 ex pupils of Coleridge School came back to meet old friends, reminisce
Read moreCongratulations to the following players; Benoit Rawlings, Sebastian Fortineau, Alfie Scott and Rory Fenn McCallister for winning the County Table Tennis Competition at St Neots Table Tennis Club on Tuesday
Read moreThis Saturday, July 7th, the Parkside Federation’s Holly Greenwood will be carrying the Official Olympic Torch through Cambridge. At approximately 6pm, the Olympic flame will be carried west along Newmarket
Read moreStudents from Parkside Federation Academies have raised £1,322.51 for the Teenage Cancer Trust in memory of their friend Samayyah Arain who lost her battle with cancer in November last year.
Read moreParkside Federation students, Lily Rathbone, Alice Gardner, Hannah McDonald, Betty Tooher-Rudd, Rachel Skinner, Orla Garrigan Mattar, Emily Nethsingha and Eli Rubies had an exciting start to their day when they
Read moreParkside Federation students Bethan Williams, Macaulay Nicholls, Joshua Watson and Evan Sutcliffe helped launch The Big Cake Break to raise money for the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity by serving cake
Read moreA group of students from Parkside Federation Academies cycled from Kings Lynn to Cambridge to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis. Danny Holt said “We learnt about Cystic Fibrosis in our
Read moreMike Mullen, Former BMX ½ Pipe World Champion visited Parkside Federation Academies today. Mike has been a mentor to a selected group of BTEC students under the Sky Sports Living
Read moreOn 9th May 2012, PFA students and students from PFA feeder Primary Schools will be attending the final of the School National Games at the Olympic Park. The National School
Read moreThree Cambridgeshire schools are celebrating their designation as Teaching Schools. Histon and Impington Junior School, Parkside Federation and Swavesey Village College have all been recognised as Outstanding by Ofsted and
Read moreOn 19th March 10/11CWVLL held a ‘Stop for Tea Party’ in aid of the NSPCC £79.80 was raised for the NSPCC through the tea party and a fundraising assembly hosted
Read moreThe following students were awarded honours at the recent Roy Burrell Awards in recognition of their outstanding performance in their sport. Nathan McGrath – Football Charlie Taylor – Football
Read moreEAST ANGLIA LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Coleridge Campus hosted the Apple Education Leadership Summit on Wednesday 14 September, 2012. The event was attended by schools from the local area and further afield. The
Read moreParkside Sixth was delighted to host a visit from Baroness Perry of Southwark today. Baroness Perry’s visit was part of the Peers in Schools programme where members of the House
Read moreDuring the past few months a committee of 36 students, called the Student Commission on Learning, has been preparing for a student-led inquiry into the learning and teaching that goes
Read moreYear 8 Parkside Federation Student Holly Greenwood has been nominated to be an Olympic Torch Bearer by Cambridge City Council. Holly will carry the Olympic Torch on Saturday 7th July
Read moreTHEY DID IT! On the coldest day of the year!!! Amazing journey and commitment by amazing young men! Broken bicycles, muscle cramp, falls…but they did it! Hooray!!! The team: Constantin
Read moreDiscovery Trials – Out There, In Here Innovative Mill Road Cemetery Project (working in conjunction with Parkside Federation Academy Drama students, the Open University, ARU and Microsoft) Last May
Read moreBreaking News! In recognition of our commitment to living the Olympic and Paralympic Values at Parkside and Coleridge through several Olympic projects and sporting events, we have secured an allocation of free tickets to
Read moreYear 10 Parkside Federation BTEC students have recently been visited by Mike Mullen, former BMX World Masterclass Champion. Mike will be mentoring students over the next term and students will
Read moreParkside Federation students have been working with Sound and Music (SAM) and the Faculty of Education on the exciting Esmee Fairbain Funded project, ‘Creative Composition’. SAM is one of the
Read moreParkside Federation Sporting Ambassadors Sadie Clark, Josh Banthorpe, Daniel Mills, Seal Cameron, Amy Frith and Stas Smith (pictured above) had the opportunity to meet Ex Judo Olympian and double Commonwealth
Read moreWell done to Year 8 students who attended Honour Breakfasts at Coleridge and Parkside this morning to recieve certificates in recognition of effort and achievement. Parkside students Coleridge students
Read moreJack, Sher, Harriet and Marysia, students at Parkside Sixth, attended the National Holocaust Memorial Day event yesterday, Sunday 29th January, at the Guildhall in Cambridge. Over the last few weeks,
Read moreA group of students will be cycling from King’s Lynn to Cambridge to raise money for a good cause after an “inspirational” biology lesson. Teenage boys in Year 11 at
Read moreOn the 200 Day count down to the 2012 Olympics, Parkside hosted a Rowing Competition for secondary schools in the Cambridgeshire district. Eight schools attended the event including Bottisham, Netherhall, Soham,
Read moreYear 10 music students have had an amazing day at the Federation. They were visited by members of the Britten Sinfonia who played music composed by the students themselves. Tom
Read moreOn the 5th January 2012, ParksideFed BTEC Sport Students received a taste of the Olympics today at the newly renovated Parkside Pools where they were met and coached by Olympic
Read moreYear 10 BTEC Sport Diploma students will be taking part in the Parkside Pools Swim Challenge on Thursday 5 January 2012. Students will be meeting Leon Taylor, Silver Medallist Diving
Read moreLocal charities have been awarded more than £45,000 in a prize giving ceremony held at the University of Cambridge. Arthur Rank Hospice Charity and Press Relief, the community fund of
Read more(9th December) The student commissioners met for the first time today between 1:10-3:30 in the Auditorium in J6. After a few refreshments and a bit of time to meet each other,
Read moreTwo students from Parkside Sixth made decisions on some of the most pressing issues facing the European Union this month when they took part in a mock meeting of
Read moreAfter an amazing response for applications, 30 students have been selected from years 7-11 to serve as Student Commissioners on learning. Their role is to examine and identify good teaching
Read more‘Pupils strut their stuff at Cambridge Rugby Club’s Volac Park’ Read the full story here.
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