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Animal Care Apprenticeship Students and the New Arrival at Zoo

Drusillas Park in East Sussex is one of the enterprising employers for Plumpton College apprentices and they are celebrating an exciting new arrival this Spring!  A rare, baby two-toed sloth has been born at the zoo, the first in...

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Forestry students branch out at Wakehurst

Students studying Forestry and Arboriculture courses at Plumpton College were recently invited to participate in an outdoors education operation at Wakehurst, near Haywards Heath, West Sussex.  The students, studying a suite of...

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Plumpton college ED2 Equine students run another successful day

Some of the Extended Diploma students at the end of another very successful showing show. The students and their tutor Kate Fuller run a series of events through the year as part of their Event management module. The students work...

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Agriculture College students study practical business

Agriculture College students study practical business 

Students from Plumpton College in East Sussex were recently invited by Lord and Lady Cowdray to visit to The Cowdray Estate, near Midhurst, West Sussex.  The students, who are...

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Student success for Plumpton College

Student success for Plumpton College

Students from Plumpton College are celebrating another success.  The students, studying on the rural pathways programme, entered the Jim Green Memorial Competition at South of England...

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Agriculture students benefit from guest speakers.

Plumpton College students have been involved in a series of industry-linked theory lectures and practical workshops. Guest speakers were invited from sheep and allied industries to deliver topical subjects, over four weeks, to...

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Clear Round Jumping

Clear Round Jumping

Weekly Clear round jumping on a Wednesday develops student confidence and skills in the riding, as well as having a great evening supporting friends. Students from our level 2 programmes through to degree level...

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Equine Careers Fair 2016

Equine Careers Fair 2016

The industry came to Plumpton College giving the Plumpton College Equine students a fantastic opportunity to speak to industry and prospective employers in the recent careers fair held in the Equine...

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Manor Farm supports the next generation of farmers

Manor Farm supports the next generation of farmers

Budding student farmers have been given a valuable insight into a working farm, thanks to the team at Manor Farm, Wotton near Dorking, Surrey.  Twenty six agriculture students...

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Weather watch with students at Plumpton College

Plumpton College collects weather data regularly to provide staff and students with another resource for their studies.  The data is available as monthly climatological summaries, towards a complex process which provides many...

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