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Covid-19 Update, 5th January 2021
On Monday 4th January, the UK Government announced a new national lockdown taking effect immediately. As part of the lockdown, the government announced the physical closure of all schools and colleges until after the end of the February half term. In line with government guidelines we will now deliver learning online until after the February…
A Very Merry Christmas at Abbey College Cambridge
This year our Abbey College Cambridge boarding houses are remaining open to accommodate students who prefer to stay in the UK during the Christmas Holiday. We will also be welcoming a group of students from our sister college Abbey College Manchester to stay with us duing the Christmas break. To help our students pass the…
Abbey College Cambridge Maths teams placed first and second in the UK in the Naboj
Four teams from Abbey College Cambridge are celebrating an impressive performance in this years’ Naboj Online International Maths competition. The Naboj is an international Mathematics competition organised by a group of European universities that include the Universities of Cambridge, Edinburgh and Glasgow from here in the UK. Teams consist of five students who compete against…
British Physics Olympiad Challenge Success
Well done to the entrants of this year’s BPhO challenge. Nine students sat the paper which is based on the common curriculum for Year 13 students. It is an introduction to problem solving for some students and it is designed to stretch thinking into the applications and ideas, preparing students for further work, or for…
Agustin is on top of the world after success in the International Chemistry Olympiad
Abbey College Cambridge student Agustin Lorusso Notaro Francesco has been celebrating after representing the UK team and achieving a gold award at this years’ International Chemistry Olympiad competition. The international Chemistry Olympiad is an annual competition for the world’s most talented chemistry students at secondary school level. This year 235 students from 60 countries took…
September 2020 Colleges Reopening Message
Abbey DLD is committed to providing a safe environment for all students, and preparations are being made to ensure that when our colleges reopen this September, all students are welcomed into a safe environment. Prior to the closure of UK schools in late March, our colleges introduced enhanced measures to ensure the safety of both…
Improve your English language skills in lockdown
Looking for ways to improve your English Language skills? Ali Talbot, Head of Sixth Form EAL at Abbey College Cambridge, has some great ideas for improving your English while distance learning in lockdown.
Abbey College chemistry student selected to represent the UK
Abbey College Cambridge are celebrating the success of one of our students in the prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)’s Chemistry Olympiad Competition. Agustin in Year 13, sat the final round of the UK Olympiad at home on Friday 27th March and the College is thrilled to announce that he has been selected to represent…
Abbey DLD Group of Colleges – Coronavirus Update
Thursday 19th March 2020 Following on from the UK Government announcement that all UK Schools are to close on Friday 20th March. The Abbey DLD Group of Colleges (Abbey College Cambridge, DLD College London, and Abbey College Manchester) will continue to deliver lessons, correspondence and support their students based in the UK and around the…
Abbey College Cambridge named as one of the UK’s best schools
Abbey College Cambridge is celebrating after once again being named as one of the UK’s elite independent schools in the best schools awards. The college was identified by best schools as one of the UK’s top five private sixth form colleges, and one of the 10 best UK co-ed boarding schools. Mary Muryama who visited…
