Some dates for the #education and #careers calendars….

CRC Level 3 Business & Law students placed 3rd at the SEMICC Business & Enterprise Competition with their pitch for “Defend the Absurd”, a family card game.

A strong and confident pitch in a Dragons’ Den‑style setting, gaining excellent experience with employers and in presenting.

Well done!

Join our Apprenticeships, Jobs and Careers Fairs taking place this #NationalCareersWeek on 3 March, Cambridge and 5 March in Huntingdon - meet employers and explore your future opportunities!
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#NCW2026 @careersweek.bsky.social @aoc-info.bsky.social
#CollegesWeek

Colleges Week

It's #CollegesWeek2026! Monday 2 - Friday 6 March.

Colleges equip people from all walks of life with the education, training and skills they need to succeed. That’s why this year's theme is skills for all.

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#LoveOurColleges @aoc-info.bsky.social

Year 2 Forensics & Criminal Investigation students impressed judges with high‑quality research projects, applying academic research skills to real forensic topics. Students are now using this work to support UCAS applications; a strong example of progression‑focused learning.
#StudentAchievement #FE

Alie Rowbotham, Phoenix Milton, speaking to Business students.

Great to welcome Alie Rowbotham from Phoenix Milton to speak with our Business students about running a charity and social enterprise.

A strong local partnership is now in place, creating work experience placements for Level 3 learners and opportunities for students to support Phoenix’s marketing.

CRC Principal, Mark Robertson, receiving his Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Further Education in a ceremony at Apothecaries’ Hall in the City of London 2025.

We're proud to announce that our Principal & CEO, Mark Robertson, has been awarded Fellowship of the Chartered Institute for Further Education🎓in recognition of his outstanding commitment to the FE sector, championing opportunity, inclusion, and excellence.
#FurtherEducation #Leadership #CIFE

SEND Students Recognised in Huntingdon in Bloom Celebrations - Cambridge Regional College Students and staff from our supported learning team were recognised by the Huntingdon Town Council for their contribution to Huntingdon in Bloom’s winning streak of eight continued years of winning th...

Our SEND horticulture students were recognised by Huntingdon's Mayor for their contribution to Huntingdon in Bloom and winning Anglia in Bloom. The team have been part of maintaining Hinchingbrooke Country Park, developing skills and delivering real community value.

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It was lovely to hear from Woodlands Care Home to share how much the residents enjoyed receiving the hand-made Christmas cards from our Health and Social Care students. 

The residents wanted to send through their thanks and appreciation for such a lovely gesture. 

#WeAreCRC 

Well done for the fantastic Christmas Showcase performances from our Performing Arts Level 2 and Level 3 students. Showcasing their skills at two shows this week for family and friends, acts included music, monologues and performances from musicals such as Six, Chicago and more!

#PerformingArts

Well done to our Games Development students who showcase a wide range of skills and creativity last night at the Rizing Games Christmas Expo. Family members and guests got to see an impressive display of work. Keep up the hard work. Can't wait till the summer expo! 

#WeAreCRC #GamesDevelopment

CRC Huntingdon is now offering free breakfasts to all students in a new pilot scheme in recognition of the positive impact that a healthy breakfast can have on focus, learning, attention and memory; to help all and reduce educational inequalities for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Well done to our Uniformed Public Service groups who took part in the uniform inspection. Thanks to Cambridge Constabulary who inspected the learners and awarded 1Y as the winners out of six groups and best dressed learner Omar Kassem. #wearecrc #publicservices

Music students help Cambridge kick off the festive season in style, performing at the Grand Arcade Christmas Lights Switch On!

Congratulations to the Music students playing at the Grand Arcade this last weekend, including The Reflection and Snow Deer! 

We’re proud to announce that CRC is a finalist in the @aoc-info.bsky.social Beacon Awards for Excellence in Careers & Enterprise!

This recognises the impact of the Citizen Hub initiative bringing place-based learner-centric education to local communities.

#AoCBeacons #AoCConf25 #WeAreCRC

Learning for Life students visited Anglesey Abbey for an enrichment trip as part of their Outdoor Learning and Forest School programme. During the visit, students participated in a guided tour and a talk on tree identification.

#SupportedLearning #WeAreCRC
 
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Our T Level Design, Surveying & Planning and Level 3 Interior Design & Architecture students benefitted from a talk from Kier last week on Health & Safety on sites, including the use of Virtual Reality headsets to replicate and experience site scenarios.

Thank you to Kier!

#WeAreCRC

Access to Higher Education courses provide a great route back in to education for individuals looking to get to university to achieve their own personal career goals. Thank you @cambridgeava.bsky.social

Sharing perspectives - One of our ESOL student's work has been featured in an exhibition in Cambridge entitled Refugees Welcome Here with Cambridge Artworks & Artspace. Sharing the experience of emigrating to a new country and leaving loved one's behind.

#FECollegeofSanctuary #ESOL #WeAreCRC

Graeme Johnson, Machine Shop Manager at Webtec, joined our HNC Year 1 - Mechanical Engineering students in Cambridge this morning to talk to them about Lean Manufacturing.

A really interesting talk - thanks for coming in, Graeme!

#WeAreCRC #Webtech #manufacturing #engineering

Last week we were delighted to welcome a group of senior government officials from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of China to Cambridge Regional College. Representatives included government officials and heads of various Colleges of Further and Higher Education in China.

Our Engineering students were recently visited by Andrea Morreale from mission-critical communications specialists Sepura - and our big thanks to him for coming in!

#WeAreCRC #engineering #sepura

🟥 Today at CRC, students and staff united for #WearRedDay to Show Racism the Red Card 🟥

A huge thank you to everyone who took part, and to Charlotte Cane MP for joining our #WeAreCRC community in standing up for equality, inclusion and respect.

#WeAreCRC #ShowRacismTheRedCard #WearRedDay #WRD25

Viridor joined Engineering students this week to provide learners with an insight into Viridor’s engineering and environmental operations, careers and their innovative approaches to reducing, reusing, recycling and recovering energy.

#Engineering #Recycling

Great to welcome the CPCA Mayor Paul Bristow to CRC along with members of the CBI East of England this week for their roundtable for employers to question the Mayor on current priorities and challenges in meeting growth aspirations for the area.

#WeAreCRC #Cambridgeshire #Peterborough

Henham YouTuber named Gaming Creator of the Year at ITV awards Henham YouTuber Lewis Edridge has won an award after turning his passion into a career.

👏 Congratulations to former CRC student, Lewis Edridge who's just won the Gaming Creator of the Year award at the ITV Creator Awards 2025

Read more in this piece from the Saffron Walden Reporter, YouTuber from Henham wins Gaming Creator of the Year.

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#WeAreCRC

Cambridge Regional College Welcomes Councillor Alex Bulat to Celebrate ESOL and Sanctuary Work - Cambridge Regional College CRC was proud to welcome Councillor Alex Bulat to its Huntingdon campus this week, where she met with adult ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) students and staff to learn more about the college’s work as part of the national College of Sa

We were honoured to welcome Cllr Alex Bulat to CRC Huntingdon to showcase the impact of ESOL education and our commitment to creating a safe, welcoming and empowering environment for refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants as a College of Sanctuary.

#Huntingdon
#Inclusion #CollegeOfSanctuary

Our Introduction to Business and Retail supported learning students have been busy with a business project selling warm clothes, with their Second Chance Treasures Winter Pop-up Sale where they met and talked with Ben Obese-Jecty, our Huntingdon MP.

#WeAreCRC #SEND #Huntingdon

Great to welcome back Ben Obese-Jecty MP, Huntingdon MP, to our Huntingdon campus to meet with and talk to students and tutors as the campus is settling in new and returning students, having seen a near 20% growth in new enrolments!

#WeAreCRC #Huntingdonshire #Huntingdon

A sauce for success! Our Culinary Arts students had informative product demonstrations and talks from Lee Kum Kee Company experts this week.

Huge thanks to Lee Kum Kee for your time and the amazing sample gift bags!

#Cooking #CulinaryArts #WeAreCRC