Ashbourne College Blog
Ashbourne’s Music and Performing Arts Scholarship Auditions 2020/2021
February 12, 2021Each year, Ashbourne College hosts an audition day for students looking to secure scholarships in A-Level Music and Performing Arts (Drama and Theatre Studies). These scholarships, whilst difficult to achieve, are highly valuable, with offers going all the way up to 100% discount on Ashbourne’s tuition fees (roughly £60,000 for a two year course).
Meet Lily Rose, English undergraduate at University of Cambridge
Lily Rose Morris-Zumin joined Ashbourne College in September 2016 on a 100% Drama scholarship. She graduated in 2018 with an outstanding A*A*A in A-level English Literature, Geography and Drama and secured a place to read English at the University of Cambridge.
Imprisoned by Love, a debut novel by C. S. Brahams
December 11, 2020We are thrilled to share that Catherine Brahams, former Vice Principal at Ashbourne College, 2003 to 2006, has published her first novel, Imprisoned by Love.
Ashbourne joins Christmas Jumper Day for Save The Children 2020
December 10, 2020Ashbourne will be joining millions in the UK to take part in Christmas Jumper Day on Friday 11th December to raise money for Save the Children.
Exciting Debates and Activities at Ashbourne’s Model United Nations (MUN) Club
November 20, 2020The MUN Club (Model United Nations) at Ashbourne has gained incredible momentum and grown into one of the most popular student clubs at Ashbourne in the last two years.
10 Tips to Study Effectively in A Levels
Over the years, the A-level syllabuses have expanded and require a lot of hard work from students to master the contents and perform well in the exams. Although the workload in A levels is immense, many students have overcome its challenges by studying more effectively, not harder. In our recent workshop ‘How to achieve A*/A’, we have gathered some study tips from Ashbourne’s ex-students who aced their A-level exams and are now studying at top universities.
Meet Quang Huy Le, Winner of Ashbourne’s Student of the Year Award
Quang Huy Le joined Ashbourne in January 2019 from Hanoi, Vietnam. Despite doing a shorter, 18-month A-level course, he achieved an outstanding A*A*A*A in Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Biology and Chemistry and secured a place to read Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge.
Ashbourne College does Movember
November 16, 2020This year, Ashbourne College is taking part in ‘Movember‘, an annual charitable event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men’s health issues. Since 2003, Movember has grown into a global movement with more than 6 million participants and helped fund 1,250 men’s health projects worldwide.
How to Get an A*/A – Tips and Advice from Ex-Ashers
October 8, 2020In September, Ashbourne organised a webinar entitled “How to get an A*/A” in which we welcomed back some of our alumni to share their experience and hands-on advice on how to achieve the top grades at A level. The webinar was delivered to our Year 13 students who are preparing for their university (UCAS) applications and their A-level exams next summer.
Clubs, Subject Clinics and Programmes 2020/21
September 25, 2020Ashbourne’s clubs, subject clinics and programmes are back!⠀ ⠀ These clubs offer a variety of activities representing the diverse interests of our student body. New students are highly encouraged to participate in these clubs, make new friends, broaden their knowledge and celebrate Ashbourne’s diversity.⠀
