New RHS course for booming Cornish horticulture industry
Published: 08-01-2019
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in Cornwall has had its busiest year for qualifications ever, in keeping with a report that has revealed the immense value of horticulture to Britain’s economy. The Oxford Economics report, ‘The economic impact of ornamental horticulture and landscaping in the UK’, highlighted that horticulture supports 568,700 jobs and generated […]
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Graduation ceremonies showcase depth of region’s talent
Published: 19-11-2018
More than 1,500 family members and friends gathered at Truro Cathedral on Saturday to celebrate The Cornwall College Group’s (TCCG) 2018 graduates. The impressive setting played host to two ceremonies that captured the pride and excitement of students locally and from across the world who chose to study in Cornwall and Devon. Guest speaker, Sir […]
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Bumper year for local college
Published: 13-11-2018
Spirits are high at a local College after it welcomed more than 100 new students than it did last year, with applications still coming in. Despite being tucked away in the countryside near Camborne, the 100 acre Duchy College Rosewarne is a hive of activity with students from 16 through to over 50 years […]
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Have teaching skills will travel!
After losing his father to cancer and reassessing his own life, little did Christopher know that his next step would lead him to live and work abroad with the possibility of studying to the highest level. Christopher King, 35, who now teaches at a private school in Shanghai, began his working life with various […]
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Portuguese past inspires passion for plants
Published: 28-08-2018
A small holding in Portugal sparked a love of all things horticultural for a student turned teacher in Cornwall. Former Duchy College student Sid Hill, 24, is ready and raring to start his first full academic year helping students follow their horticulture dream, fully equipping them to enter a growing industry. Sid, who […]
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Dahlia buds of yay!
Published: 15-08-2018
The production manager of the National Dahlia Collection in Penzance has urged students to consider a career in horticulture, after revealing she can’t believe she is paid to do something she loves. Duchy College Rosewarne celebrates 25 years of teaching that has seen tens of thousands of students pass through its doors, each with […]
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Autism Champions to help students navigate college life
Published: 08-08-2018
Autistic children in Cornwall have been given a boost thanks to 30 new Autism Champions at The Cornwall College Group (TCCG). The new Champions will raise awareness of autism and support learners, according to Andrew Mercer, the Cornwall Council facilitator of the training. “It is great that Cornwall College has embraced the Autism Champion programme […]
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Wildlife needs you!
Published: 24-07-2018
A college tutor in Cornwall has welcomed celebrity wildlife presenter Chris Packham’s passionate plea to help stop a catastrophic decline in UK wildlife. Nick Taylor, tutor for countryside and conservation at Duchy College Rosewarne, said wildlife and the countryside are hot topics and more than ever it is important to educate and inspire all […]
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Popular tractor scholarship returns for third year
Published: 13-06-2018
A Cornish family-run machinery company is continuing to support the next generation of land-based engineers with the launch of the third year of its successful scholarship. Vincent Tractors and Plant, based in Fraddon, has 52 years’ experience in the agricultural engineering industry and is keen to share this knowledge by partnering Duchy College Rosewarne. […]
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Student geologists explore an ancient Cornwall
Published: 17-05-2018
Geology students from St. Austell swapped the classroom for the shoreline as they explored Cornwall’s ancient past when it was close to the equator. The group of A-level students, from Cornwall College St Austell, visited beaches around Bude to study carboniferous sediments and search evidence for past environments from over 300 million years ago. A-level […]
