Palmer's College

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Palmer's Sixth Form College

Motto	Monumentum Aere Perennius "A memorial more enduring than bronze"
Founded	1706
Principal	Mr Peter Fenwick
Location	Grays
Students	ages 16-19 as well as adults

Palmer's College is a sixth form college located in the South East of England, near to Grays in the county of Essex.

The college offers a wide range of courses and opportunities for school leavers to achieve A level and BTEC qualifications.

Palmer's was first opened in 1706 when the merchant William Palmer founded the all boys school. Artefacts can be seen in the library of the building's past. The college as it is known today was created in 1971 by the amalgamation of the two grammar schools; Palmer’s school for boys and Palmer’s school for girls.

1 The College Today
2 The Student Executive
3 The Mission Statement
4 Old Palmarians' Association
5 External link

[edit] The College Today

Palmer’s College is built on a single site which comprises teaching buildings (including a lecture theatre) and an associated sports complex (including gym and swimming pool) used by both students and the public alike. As well as performances and concerts being held in the lecture theatre, the college also hosts a variety of events for children from local schools on its playing field.

Past members of the college may join the Old Palmerians' Association which holds a variety of events and allows past pupils to keep in touch with the sixth form.

In 2006 Palmer's celebrated it's 300th anniversary of the establishment of a Palmer's education in Grays.

[edit] The Student Executive

The Student Executive of 2007-2008 have held their first fundraiser in aid of Comic Relief, raising a total of £400. The current Executive consists of:

Matt R
Abs
Will
Emma
Sara
Katy
Ryan
Frank
Mike
Rob
Tayo
Matt D

[edit] The Mission Statement

Palmer's College aspires to excellence in the quality of its teaching and support for all students. The college aims to ensure that, in the pursuit of learning, students are engaged and successful in the achievement of their goals.

[edit] Old Palmarians' Association

The Association holds a number of dinners each year. These events are ideal for meeting old friends in a social relaxed atmosphere and catching up on all the news