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• ► 2020 (5)
  • ► December (1)
    • • Advice for Frome
  • ► November (1)
    • • Community support uniform donations
  • ► July (1)
    • • Exam Results trial
  • ► June (1)
    • • Year 8 June update
  • ► March (1)
    • • Outstanding homework menu
• ► 2019 (57)
  • ► November (1)
    • • Don't miss Sixth Form Open Evening 14 November!
  • ► October (3)
    • • National show highlights range of careers
    • • Celebrating pioneer with algorithms
    • • Full house at Open Evening
  • ► September (3)
    • • Twin towns visit College
    • • Celebrity chef inspires students
    • • Sixth Form start dates
  • ► August (2)
    • • GCSE Results Day 2019
    • • A Level Results Day 2019
  • ► July (7)
    • • Year 12 Work Experience
    • • Year 11 Prom
    • • Full house at Later.. with Frome College Concert
    • • Chinese visit 2019
    • • Awards Evening 2019
    • • Sports Day
    • • Year 13 Prom 2019
  • ► June (7)
    • • Frome Extravaganza lived up to its name!
    • • Students through to top 25 UK photography finalists
    • • Student receives Pride of Somerset Award 2019!
    • • GB Athletes to start 5K at Frome Extravaganza!
    • • Year 13 celebrate end of year with brunch
    • • Celebratory lunch for 100% attendance
    • • Grow it project hosts lunch for guests
  • ► May (6)
    • • BBC Question Time at Frome College
    • • National Rotary Youth Speaks Final 2019
    • • Year 10 Mock Interviews
    • • International sculptor honoured with plaque
    • • Charity cake sale raises £116.61
    • • Outstanding results at British Physics Competition
  • ► April (5)
    • • Year 11 Exams Information
    • • Frome College hosts BBC Question Time!
    • • Fantastic results in UK Physics Challenge
    • • Six students receive awards at Black Swan Open
    • • Year 9 team in National Youth Speaks Final!
  • ► March (11)
    • • Extravaganza Fete & Fun Run 24 June
    • • Year 12 share stories with nursery
    • • Students gain access to 50 careers in talks
    • • Outstanding maths challenge results lead to summer school
    • • Shelter Box visit geographers
    • • Year 10 student promoted to 2* Navy Cadet
    • • Student band goes on tour!
    • • Celebrating World Book Day
    • • Art booster produces creative results
    • • Phenomenal sellout Chicago!
    • • Stunning Ski Trip 2019
  • ► February (7)
    • • International flautists perform with students
    • • Employers inspire students at Careers Talks
    • • Art Exhibition showcases students talent
    • • Youth Speaks Team through to 3rd Round!
    • • Year 10 Rotary Chef Regional winner
    • • Supporting Community Fridge Project
    • • Frome College hosts BBC Question Time!
  • ► January (5)
    • • Powerful Drugs Awareness
    • • Mock exam results ahead of GCSE's
    • • Project Rugby at Bath Rec
    • • Outstanding awards in UK Maths Challenge
    • • Highly successful new catering launch!
• ► 2018 (71)
  • ► December (7)
    • • Law students witness live trial in Court
    • • Brand new catering company offers healthier eating at Frome College
    • • Frome College Choir perform at Wells Cathedral
    • • Employers give inspiring Careers Talks
    • • College Radio Club grow Acorns on Air
    • • Dementia Friends at Frome College
    • • Year 10 students impress top Chefs!
  • ► November (7)
    • • Year 11 student raises funds with knitted poppies
    • • European Triathlete honours record exam results at Frome College
    • • Young Photographer of the Year 2018
    • • BBC Children in Need live Breakfast Show
    • • G&T linguists shine on Languages Day
    • • Winning graphics design on UK fleet of trucks
    • • Whole school honours our fallen heroes
  • ► October (8)
    • • Year 9 go 'Glamping'
    • • Year 9 go 'Glamping'
    • • Grand gesture of gifted piano
    • • Sixth Form have access to Bristol University
    • • Raising Achievement
    • • Researching ecosystems
    • • Staff 'bake off' for charity
    • • Over 120 students study Chepstow Castle
  • ► September (1)
    • • Full house at Open Evening
  • ► August (2)
    • • GCSE Results Day 2018
    • • A Level Results Day 2018
  • ► July (5)
    • • Full house at Later..with Frome College!
    • • Principals' Awards honours outstanding students
    • • Lord of the Flies lights up the Merlin Theatre
    • • Frome Festival celebrates students Art Exhibition
    • • Year 11 Summer Prom
  • ► June (8)
    • • End of exams for Class of 2018
    • • Super sunny Year 13 Prom
    • • Royal Navy land at Frome College
    • • Students receive prestigious recognition
    • • Year 10 Golfer wins the Mendip Vase 2018
    • • Fashion Show raised over £450 for charity
    • • Year 13 student awarded Outstanding Achiever 2018!
    • • Four Gold DofE Awards at Buckingham Palace
  • ► May (9)
    • • Young film makers attend BAFTA Awards
    • • Principal presents charity cheque
    • • Students watch winning Team Bath at Netball
    • • Students watch winning Team Bath at Netball Trip
    • • Cuppa with a Copper Project
    • • Frome Town Council awards Music grant
    • • Students 24 hour live radio broadcast
    • • Students 24 hour live radio broadcast
    • • Careers insight at Frome College
  • ► April (6)
    • • Thank you for support during Ofsted Inspection
    • • College Chess Club receives regal attention
    • • Students promote healthy eating by 'Canteen Takeover'
    • • Art students design corporate graphics for UK truck fleet
    • • Sixth Form students win Young Open Art Exhibition
    • • College Radio Club continues to take over Fromefm
  • ► March (5)
    • • Rotary support students through interview process
    • • First College Fashion Show hailed huge success!
    • • Charitable donations raise over £700
    • • Frome College cyber team placed 3rd in the UK!
    • • Rural Youth Project inspires Year 11 students
  • ► February (5)
    • • Students through to 3rd Round of Youth Speak Competition
    • • Fantastic results in UK Maths Challenge!
    • • Cybercenturion Final for 3rd consecutive year!
    • • Sixth Form debate in Westminster
    • • Question Time with David Warburton MP
  • ► January (8)
    • • Year 10 student thanked for supporting charities
    • • Year 13 Graphics student wins 1st Prize of £200
    • • Engineering students enhance studies at quarry visit
    • • Charity Key4Life host outreach workshops
    • • Second Careers Talk inspires students
    • • Second Careers Talks inspires students
    • • Enterprising students aim high to become Robot Wars Champions!
    • • Students experience French culture on Paris trip
• ► 2017 (65)
  • ► December (10)
    • • Frome College Christmas Carol Concert
    • • Christmas Card Competition
    • • Mufti-day raises £1,002.66p for charity
    • • Christmas Celebration Concert at Wells Cathedral
    • • Year 9 Public Speaking Competition 2017
    • • Year 13 student wins Young Photographer of the Year
    • • Year 13 student wins Young Photographer of the Year Award
    • • Year 11 have a taste of Sixth Form life for the day
    • • Busy Business & Economics
    • • Frome College talks careers
  • ► November (7)
    • • County Cricket Captain honours GCSE Presentation
    • • Illustrator artist offers expert advice to students
    • • Author visit inspires students
    • • Students trip to Parliament fuels further debate
    • • Ken Burton hosts gospel workshops
    • • MP meets new Principal at Frome College
    • • Full house at Sixth Form Open Evening
  • ► October (4)
    • • The BBC brainstorm students for ideas
    • • Participation Fair 2017
    • • Winners of the Postcard Competition 2017
    • • Award winning author, Alex Wheatle visits Year 10
  • ► September (4)
    • • Frome College 1st World War Battlefields Trip 2017
    • • Honduras research trip of a lifetime 2017
    • • Enterprising students produce fundraising calendar
    • • Open Evening 2017 sees full house!
  • ► August (2)
    • • Excellent GCSE Results for Frome College
    • • Sixth Form Results Day
  • ► July (3)
    • • Year 9 student receives Rotary Young Writer Award 2017
    • • Year 13 Prom 2017 at Cumberwell Park
    • • Year 11 Prom 2017 at Center Parcs
  • ► June (10)
    • • “No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted”
    • • Rotary Young Lighting Designers Competition 2017
    • • Radio club fundraise for Frome fm
    • • Teacher returns to Frome College to complete PHD research
    • • Frome College weekly live Radio show update
    • • Rotary Club Young Citizen of the Year & Youth Leadership Awards 2017
    • • Year 13 student awarded Specialised Chef Scholarship
    • • Sky Sports Living for Sport Project 2017
    • • Students vote ahead of General Election on 8 June 2017
    • • College students vote ahead of the General Election on 8 June 2017
  • ► May (6)
    • • Principal hosts Last Tree Dreaming commemorative ceremony
    • • Calling all musicians to 'Later with Frome College'
    • • Newly appointed Principal from September
    • • Term 5 Careers Cafe sees over 700 students attending
    • • Enterprise students present project to Business Breakfast at Town Hall
    • • Cybercenturion Challenge Final 2017
  • ► April (3)
    • • Rotary Year 10 mock interviews
    • • Izzy Book selected for England’s U18 Rugby Touch Team
    • • Student receives commendation for supporting others with revision
  • ► March (5)
    • • Three students receive the BBC Pride of Somerset Award 2017
    • • Year 9 student wins intermediate Rotary Young Writers Competition
    • • Principal's departure update
    • • Frome College rock show hailed as best ever!
    • • Year 10 student saves fathers life following heart attack
  • ► February (3)
    • • Year 9 student wins the Rotary Club Young Writers Competition
    • • Music masterclass held by Eden Stell Guitar Duo
    • • Three students receive prestigious Gold Chief Scout Award
  • ► January (8)
    • • Concert raises the roof with over £340 for charity
    • • Sixth Former selected for Yeovil Town's 1st Team
    • • Jake Malley awarded prestigious Diamond Jubilee Scholarship
    • • Charity mufti-day raises over £650!
    • • DofE students volunteer for conservation
    • • Young Leader of the Year Award
    • • Full house at Year 8 Options Evening 2017
    • • Year 12 student wins Young Photographer of the Year
• ► 2016 (57)
  • ► December (3)
    • • Frome College hosts community Christmas Carol Concert
    • • College Choir commended for outstanding concert at Wells Cathedral
    • • Year 11 student is crowned British BMX Champion 2016
  • ► November (8)
    • • GCSE Presentation 2016 celebrates the best ever exam results
    • • College has record entries in Young Photographer of the Year 2016
    • • Frome College Radio Club secures regular shows on FromeFM
    • • Frome College remembers them
    • • BBC TV Presenter Sarah-Jane Bungay is guest of honour at GCSE Presentation
    • • Year 10 student rewarded for honesty
    • • Year 10 student rewarded for honesty
    • • Gold Duke of Edinburgh Awards
  • ► October (6)
    • • Year 12 Graphics students design posters for Saul
    • • Careers Café is off to a flying start
    • • College student receives British Eventing Commendation
    • • Year 9 students win Christmas Card Competition
    • • Author hosts ‘Q&A’ session for College students
    • • BBC Somerset broadcast live from Frome College
  • ► September (6)
    • • Highly successful Participation Fair
    • • Year 10 Photography student awarded A* GCSE for early entry
    • • New Student Leadership Team for 2016-17
    • • Open Evening attracts record crowds
    • • Four College students accepted at Oxbridge
    • • The Last Tree Dreaming goes upright
  • ► August (3)
    • • Last Tree Dreaming goes upright!
    • • Our best ever GCSE results!
    • • Frome College celebrates fantastic A level results
  • ► July (3)
    • • Uniform advice during the heatwave
    • • Battle of the Somme - 100 years on
    • • Highest attendance at Year 11 Prom in Center Parcs
  • ► June (6)
    • • College Sixth Former wins the Rotary Youth Leadership Award 2016
    • • Year 10 student receives the Rotary Young Citizen of the Year Award
    • • Successful final Careers Cafe of 2015-16
    • • Year 9 Enterprise students at the Frome Independent Market
    • • Former Head Girl secures funding for her own show
    • • RAF demonstrate the forces behind flying in STEM day
  • ► May (5)
    • • Year 11 revision sessions from Tuesday 31 May
    • • Year 9 student wins National Baton Twirling Competition
    • • Congratulations for Gold Duke of Edinburgh Awards 2016
    • • Students raise over £1,300 in 24 hour live 'takeover' on Radio Fromefm
    • • Frome College football team win the Somerset County Cup for 3rd year running!
  • ► April (2)
    • • Frome College welcomes former President of the Maldives
    • • Sixth Former wins Bronze Medal at British Judo Championships
  • ► March (6)
    • • College team win £1,500 at the Making Business Happen Competition
    • • Another fantastic 'Later..with Frome College' concert
    • • The College Careers Cafe goes 'out of this world'
    • • Easter 'Bake off' Challenge
    • • BBC School Report News Day
    • • Highly successful Careers Cafe on Literacy
  • ► February (4)
    • • Student awarded accolade in Rotary Young Photographer of the Year
    • • Girls' football team win quarter finals of the Somerset County Cup 2016
    • • Year 9 team wins Rotary Youth Speaking Competition
    • • Frome College Radio Club reaches New York!
  • ► January (5)
    • • GCSE performance tables show continued upward trend by 5%
    • • Year 11 mock exams day
    • • The College Careers Cafe goes from strength to strength
    • • Carol concert raises £470.15 for charity
    • • College radio team 'Frome College Matters' host slot on FromeFM
• ► 2015 (58)
  • ► December (6)
    • • Celebrity guitarist, Neil Taylor 'rocks' with students for Christmas
    • • New Bath Rugby Foundation programme
    • • Outstanding student entries at Young Photogapher of the Year 2015
    • • Students set to grow seeds from outer space
    • • College students join BBC School Reports 2016
    • • Fantastic New York trip
  • ► November (9)
    • • Full attendance at the College GCSE Certificate Presentation
    • • College is awarded the Prince's Teaching Institute Mark for English
    • • Year 9 student entrepreneurs impress local judges with business ideas
    • • New Frome College 'Bank' Savers Club
    • • College students in National Cybercenturion Challenge
    • • Year 10 students raise £1460.90 for charity after National Cycling Trials
    • • College pays tributes on Remembrance Day
    • • 'Opening Doors' project studying gender stereotyping in education
    • • Successful Sixth Form Open Evening
  • ► October (7)
    • • German twinning trip to Murrhardt
    • • Year 9 Public Speaking Competition
    • • Outstanding Year 12 Art & Photography student wins exhibition
    • • College welcomes Palestinian celebrity chef to cook with Year 12 Hospitality students
    • • Fantastic first term Careers Cafe
    • • Innovative Frome on stage in Germany
    • • College Gifted and Talented Academy working with the University of Bath
  • ► September (8)
    • • Year 10 students cycle 100 miles for charity
    • • Year 11 student receives award in the Combined Cadet Force
    • • College students send their art work to help Charleston rebuild
    • • Successful Open Evening
    • • College Geography department receives prestigious award
    • • ASDA award first prize to College library
    • • New Year 9 students enjoying College
    • • Last Tree Dreaming Project
  • ► August (2)
    • • Best ever GCSE results!
    • • Frome College Sixth Form Results August 2015
  • ► July (9)
    • • Former student becomes youngest supermarket Manager
    • • Rotary Lighting Competition 2015
    • • Outstanding concert at 'Later...with Frome College'
    • • College Art, Photography & Design Technology Exhibition winners
    • • Wimbledon trip 2015
    • • Sky Sports Living For Sport programme with College
    • • All Year 10 interviewed for employability
    • • Year 13 Leavers Prom
    • • Year 11 summer Prom
  • ► June (7)
    • • Gifted & Talented Enterprise students update
    • • Year 10 students organise fundraising for 'PAC'
    • • Former student honoured to present Colours to the Queen
    • • College sets up project with Sky Sports Living for Sport Programme
    • • Interview days for Year 10
    • • Enterprise Club pack 65 school bags to send to disadvantaged children
    • • New Mentoring Programme for September 2015
  • ► May (5)
    • • Diana Award given to Ben Manning for outstanding volunteering
    • • New College Head Boy and Girl for 2015-16
    • • Year 9 student secures funding from Frome Town Council for news project
    • • Students donate hand built mountain bike to Frome Rotary for charity
    • • Boys' U16 football team win Somerset County Cup 2015
  • ► April (5)
    • • U16 Girls' Football Team win Somerset County Cup 2015
    • • F1 in Schools - Jaguar Primary School Challenge
    • • Students win prestigious art competition
    • • College student receives the Mayor's Civic Award 2015
    • • The Plant Notes team win a further £1,700