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Launch of Plumpton College Bake Off for Year 9 & 10 Food Tech students!
20/03/2023

Launch of Plumpton College Bake Off for Year 9 & 10 Food Tech students!

To celebrate our new AgriFood Centre and training kitchen, we are very excited to launch 'Plumpton Bake Off' - a bakery competition for Food Tech students with a topical Coronation theme.

Year 9 & 10 students are to pair up and...

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Event launch of training kitchens in the AgriFood Centre with Table Talk Foundation and Adopt A School
16/03/2023

Event launch of training kitchens in the AgriFood Centre with Table Talk Foundation and Adopt A School

We were delighted to welcome Table Talk Foundation and Royal Academy of Culinary Arts' Adopt a School to the new AgriFood Centre, where they launched their involvement in the new training kitchen located in the centre, to their supporters. 

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Plumpton College awarded Shared Prosperity Fund for Green Skills Project
15/03/2023

Plumpton College awarded Shared Prosperity Fund for Green Skills Project

The FE Sussex Partnership has been awarded £32,000 funding for a Green Skills project as part of Arun District Council’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund programme.

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09/03/2023

Wine Business student wins International Tasting Competition

Plumpton Wine Division are delighted to announce one of their first-year international wine business students has won the annual Concours des Jeunes Professionnels du Vin (CJPV) Wine Tasting Competition for Young Professionals in Paris, and in doing so set a new points record!

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09/03/2023

New courses to help improve confidence and competence in mathematics

Working with East Sussex County Council, we offer the following courses in land-based subjects to embed the development of maths skills to improve numeracy at work and in everyday life. Adults over 19 years of age and without a Level 2 qualification (GCSE or Functional Skills) in maths will be eligible.

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08/03/2023

President of South of England Agricultural Society selects Plumpton College Charitable Foundation as the Society’s charity of the year

The Plumpton College Charitable Foundation is a UK-registered charity that supports students of Plumpton College, a leading college in the region for land and environment education.

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Institute of Meat and Worshipful Company of Butchers Awards 2023
24/02/2023

Institute of Meat and Worshipful Company of Butchers Awards 2023

We had a fantastic time at the Institute of Meat Awards celebrating with three of our winning apprentices! Congratulations to;

Vincenza Cesano won 'Best apprentice showing management potential in a manufacturing environment'

Jes...

Category: Food Skills (Butchery & Bakery)

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NFU Mutual MSc Award: Enhancing Vineyard Sustainability
24/02/2023

NFU Mutual MSc Award: Enhancing Vineyard Sustainability

A new award is being launched for final year Viticulture and Oenology BSc students at Plumpton College.

Category: Wine Division

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Plumpton College Wine Student Alex Brogan named winner of IWSC's 'Emerging Talent in Wine' 2023
23/02/2023

Plumpton College Wine Student Alex Brogan named winner of IWSC's 'Emerging Talent in Wine' 2023

Alex Brogan is studying Viticulture and Oenology here at Plumpton College, which is the UK's Centre of Excellence in Wine Education, and has now claimed a trophy from the International Wine and Spirits Competition.

Category: Wine Division

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Student Values Lunch
21/02/2023

Student Values Lunch

Celebrating when students go above and beyond

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