Life at Stoke on Trent College is about much more than just learning, with a great social scene and a range of activities and facilities available to all.
Award-Winning Enrichment
Our Award Winning Learner Involvement and Enrichment Team, who won Student Services Team of the Year in the National Student Services Awards 2020* are here to help you get the most out of your time with us.
Thriving Social Scene
Our popular Students’ Union offers a recently refurbished common room at both our Cauldon and Burslem sites, including internet access, games consoles, pool tables, TV and music.
The Union also organises a great range of social events, activities and trips. If travelling further afield is more your thing, then you can even apply to take part in our International Challenge South Africa programme. This flagship 9-month programme allows you to learn all about South Africa’s culture before heading off on a life-changing trip to Cape Town. To prepare for this unique trip, learners undertake social and personal development activities and a series of community-based, fundraising events.
Extensive Range of Activities
In addition to the Students’ Union, both our Cauldon and Burslem sites offer a fantastic range of clubs and societies as part of our Enrichment Programme. Activities on offer range from badminton to football to games club and a wide range of arts and crafts.
Free Gym Membership
Our fantastic Sports Academy at Cauldon Campus offers state-of-the-art facilities for our students, staff and the local community. The building features a sports academy, fully equipped gym and dance studio as well as a Sports Analysis suite and classrooms. The Centre is an essential resource for our sports students and will enable them to undertake a wide variety of industry-recognised sports qualifications. If keeping fit is your thing the gym is free-to-use for students (subject to a one-off £5 joining fee) and open five days a week with friendly fitness instructors on hand to help you achieve your goals.
Hair & Beauty Salons
The Cauldon site also boasts great value Hair & Beauty Salons. After a hard session learning you’re bound to have worked up an appetite, so you’ll be pleased to hear that our dedicated catering team can offer a variety of delicious meals or snacks at prices you can afford. This could be snacks or a traditional meal at the Potters or Terrace restaurants or just a great cup of Costa coffee from the Gallery Coffee Bar.
We even have a fine dining restaurant, The Hammersley, run by our own catering students. So, you’ll not only enjoy your time at Stoke on Trent College whilst learning but your spare time too!
Mutual Respect & Tolerance
The College embraces and promotes the basic British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance for those of different faiths and beliefs. We promote this through our tutorial system, curriculum delivery and all of our learner voice mechanisms. Everyone is expected to respect these values too.