Friday 10 May 2019
Saving the environment is a very topical issue today and our construction students have had the chance to work on building a conservation centre in the region to help play their part for saving endangered species.
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Friday 10 May 2019
It’s a step closer to success for students who want to pursue careers in the creative arts when they study at Bedford College. With opportunities to compete in international and UK-wide competitions students can boast a breadth of experience and even top prizes within the industry.
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Friday 3 May 2019
The largest Prince’s Trust Team in the South East Midlands has once again created exciting life opportunities for young people in Bedfordshire.
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Friday 3 May 2019
Bedford College Services (BCS) Ltd is the commercial wing of The Bedford College Group which seeks to maximise income which can be generated from facilities and services.
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Friday 3 May 2019
Bedford College Fashion and Textile students hosted a programme of work experience activities at Bedford Library during the Easter Holidays.
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Friday 3 May 2019
Hair and Beauty students at Bedford College are going to be making waves with their ‘Under the Sea’ show on May 16th.
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Thursday 18 April 2019
The Bedford College Group has been recognised as the 5th largest in the UK upon the merger between Bedford and Tresham Colleges in August 2017.
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Thursday 18 April 2019
Bedford College Group Learning Centres have helped thousands of people to secure employment through IT training which many missed out on at school. For complete beginners, or those who have been self-taught “on the job”, the Learning Centres offer a chance to gain important ITQ certificates to help people find work or secure promotion and a pay rise.
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Monday 15 April 2019
The work of Bedford College’s BA Graphic Design student Daniel Rogers will soon be attracting visitors to a new Cafe in the Park opening in Parson’s Close Recreation Ground, Leighton Buzzard.
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Monday 15 April 2019
Curtis Reeve has been picked from 1,000s on Instagram for this innovative poster designs.
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Monday 25 March 2019
Staff of The Bedford College Group have achieved a hat trick in winning prestigious Times Educational Supplement Awards three years in a row.
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Monday 11 March 2019
Up to 300 forestry and arboriculture students, apprentices and ‘new starters’ are expected to come together in October for a unique Future Foresters Skills Day which will introduce them to some of the most advanced thinking and technologies in the sector.
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Monday 11 March 2019
Celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, Wadys Electrical and Mechanical Building Services is an outstanding example of investing in skills for the future.
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Friday 8 March 2019
Bedford College apprentice Jade Bagshaw is working with an agency which boasts TV’s The Apprentice icon Lord Sugar among its portfolio of clients.
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Friday 1 March 2019
Access to apprenticeships with international giant Lockheed Martin is on offer through The Bedford College Group, heard parents at the £5.2 Million riverside Advanced Engineering Centre.
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Friday 1 March 2019
Photography giant Fujifilm which has its UK headquarters in Bedford, is testing the talents of local students on its new instax cameras
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Friday 1 March 2019
Bedford-based family-brewer Charles Wells has challenged Bedford College students to come up with branding design ideas for its new multi-million investment brewhouse and visitor destination.
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Thursday 28 February 2019
A brand-new scheme to bring free Level 1 Functional Skills courses to local people is being launched by The Bedford College Group in partnership with The Open University (OU).
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Tuesday 26 February 2019
Bedford College’s Eva Cringle is a 17-year-old with her head in the stars after shining through to the final 25 from 4,000 entries worldwide for the Space Foundation International Student Art Contest.
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Tuesday 12 February 2019
Students, staff and special guests attended a special ceremony to celebrate the work that is has already been completed for the foundations and steel structure for the brand new £3.65m Zoological Education Centre on the Shuttleworth site.
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Tuesday 5 February 2019
A dynamic duo from The Bedford College Group have been shortlisted in the prestigious Times Educational Supplement (TES) Awards.
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Tuesday 29 January 2019
A student from Shuttleworth College has been praised for stepping up to provide First Aid when a huge fire broke out in an old building at a hospital site in Kimbolton Road, Bedford.
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Friday 14 December 2018
Testing trials of fitness, daring and interview skills were all passed by six candidates on the latest Bedford College Prince’s Trust Team 2 group.
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Friday 7 December 2018
Star students took to the stage in the annual Bedfordshire Achievement Ceremony hosted by The Bedford College Group.
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Tuesday 4 December 2018
Identical twins Jasmine and Shola McAteer, aged 16 from Wixams, are now live on national TV screens in the Christmas Lidl advert “Make Christmas a Lidl special”.
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Friday 30 November 2018
The Bedford College Group has expanded thanks to expert research into community demands for education and training.
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Thursday 1 November 2018
Bedford College LOVES Luton. The region’s No. 1 provider of apprenticeship and professional training is winning over new employers every week in the boom town of Bedfordshire.
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Tuesday 30 October 2018
Bedford College Governor Mark Lawson, has won an National Apprenticeship Champion Award for the East Midlands region.
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Thursday 25 October 2018
Emily Middlehurst is enjoying her dream career in travel thanks to Bedford College apprenticeships.
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Thursday 18 October 2018
The official opening of the Advanced Engineering and Construction Centre at Bedford College took place on Tuesday October 16.
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Friday 5 October 2018
Former Bedford College trained turned star stylist Calum Jenkins is through to the London finals of a national hair product’s creative competition.
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Monday 1 October 2018
The highest standards of animal welfare will be maintained at the new £3.65 Million Zoological Education Centre now underway at Shuttleworth College.
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Monday 1 October 2018
Careers in the fast-growing industry of dental health are now ‘open wide’ to those aged 16 and over at Bedford College.
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Tuesday 25 September 2018
Bedford College has been granted membership of the Chartered Institution for Further Education, under its Royal Charter.
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Monday 17 September 2018
Bedford College is once again proving it is World Class when it comes to computer training.
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Monday 17 September 2018
The state of the art £5.2 Million Advanced Engineering & Construction Centre which officially opens on October 16th at Bedford College will include a virtual reality learning suite.
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Tuesday 11 September 2018
Royal Horticultural Society course students at Shuttleworth College have saved the historical lineage of an ancient pear tree in Warwickshire due to be destroyed by the HS2 train line.
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Friday 31 August 2018
The Bedford College Group is a reliable provider of all 16+ education and qualifications for students in the region.
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Thursday 30 August 2018
Former Shuttleworth College student Aidan O'Callaghan has become a TV star thanks to the TV programme One Hot Summer.
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Thursday 9 August 2018
16-year-olds and upwards can benefit from more than 100 “earn while you learn” employment and training apprenticeship packages on offer via The Bedford College Group.
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Tuesday 31 July 2018
The Bedford College Group has been awarded £7.5million from SEMLEP, through funding available from the Local Growth Fund skills capital investment programme, towards redeveloping a site in Wellingborough.
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Tuesday 24 July 2018
The best universities leading to the best life chances now await those who choose The Bedford College Group, including The Bedford Sixth Form, for their 16+ study, according to the latest statistics.
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Friday 20 July 2018
Students taking Graphic Design at Bedford College are in safe hands. So much so one of them won £500 in the national Glovers Company Competition.
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Tuesday 17 July 2018
Work experience with Vivienne Westwood awaits at Bedford College fashion and textiles student who won the national Professional Clothing Awards.
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Monday 16 July 2018
Bedford College welcomed the extension for the first time of the Bedford River Festival on to St Mary’s Gardens.
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Monday 2 July 2018
Bedford College students are off to a racing start when it comes to winning ‘Formula One’ apprenticeships with Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains (HPP).
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Friday 29 June 2018
Bedford College beat top fashion and textile universities across the UK in a national competition.
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Thursday 28 June 2018
IT Technician Collette White, of Luton, continues to be a World Class operator. She joined the line-up of winners at a World Skills Regional Competition held at Bedford College.
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Thursday 28 June 2018
For the eighth year running, Bedford College graphic design students have outmatched most UK and international universities in the annual YCN design competitions
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Tuesday 19 June 2018
National award-winning graphic design work is on display in Bedford town centre.
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Thursday 14 June 2018
The Bedford College Group has teamed up with the Prince’s Trust to help young people move onwards and upwards in their lives.
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Friday 18 May 2018
The High Street was filled with amazing sights on Thursday May 17 when students taking part in the annual Hair and Beauty Show made their way to the Bedford Corn Exchange in St Paul’s Square.
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Thursday 10 May 2018
The Bedford College annual Hair and Beauty Show is always the talk of the town – especially now it is promoted on Instagram by social media experts Yakety Yak.
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Tuesday 1 May 2018
Shuttleworth College in Bedfordshire will be the home to an “Eden style” zoological education centre complete with tropical rainforest setting, immersive bio-sphere and a wide range of species.
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Monday 30 April 2018
The Bedford College Group is improving access to Higher Education by degrees.
Already offering BAs and BScs, it has now agreed with the University of Northampton to offer degrees in Fashion and Photography at Bedford College’s South Bank Arts Centre.
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Monday 30 April 2018
Eleana Jenkins, aged 19, of Biggleswade is being helped on the road to success in decorating thanks to a £500 bursary from the Connolly Foundation.
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Tuesday 24 April 2018
A Bedford College student, Kelsey Bushby, has created a portfolio of pictures showing off Bedford Town Centre. She was commissioned by BedfordBID which represents more than 500 businesses.
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Thursday 5 April 2018
Bedford College fashion and textile students are continuing to compete on an international stage.
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Thursday 5 April 2018
Emma Helkenberg who comes from an international background in industry, is setting a fast pace as the new Head of Business at Bedford College.
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Friday 16 March 2018
Bedford College students are helping Milton Keynes go green with an environmental partnership.
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Tuesday 13 March 2018
More than 400 young people aged 16 signed up to hear about apprenticeships from The Bedford College Group at a huge event in Milton Keynes.
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Tuesday 6 March 2018
Bedford College has issued its 2017 Annual Review which demonstrates why it is No 1 in the region and one of the top Further Education establishment in the UK.
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Thursday 1 March 2018
Shuttleworth College has been judged to be OUTSTANDING by Ofsted inspectors who were assessing the experience of residential students at the country park setting.
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Thursday 1 March 2018
The Bedford College Group is setting the pace for apprenticeships across a wide range of industry sectors in the SEMLEP region (South East Midlands).
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Thursday 1 March 2018
Long-serving apprenticeship assessor Keith Haynes has scooped the top prize in the Times Educational Supplement award just in time for National Apprenticeship Week.
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Tuesday 20 February 2018
Carnival is the theme of the annual Bedford College Hair and Beauty Show on May 17th.
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Monday 19 February 2018
Shuttleworth College students are through to the finals of a prestigious Young Gardeners of the Year competition.
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Monday 19 February 2018
Public Services Course Leader Martin Rawles accepted the top prize in a special Bedfordshire Police ‘Cohesion Awards’ as: Education Ambassador.
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Thursday 8 February 2018
On 27 January, 30 Level 3 Outdoor Adventure students from Shuttleworth College, along with four staff, visited Italy for a week...
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Thursday 8 February 2018
Outdoor education students at Shuttleworth College are working with an Arctic expedition as part of their Higher National Diploma course.
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Monday 5 February 2018
On 23 January 2018 members of the Transform group from Shuttleworth College were invited to participate in an event at the Houses of Parliament in Westminster to talk to MPs and health professionals...
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Thursday 1 February 2018
The Bedford College Group has been awarded a HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council England) grant of £170K from the Catalyst Fund to develop a range of market-driven Higher Education (HE) engineering courses.
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Tuesday 23 January 2018
The Customer Focus Award was given for the first year to Anne-Marie Hamilton of Shuttleworth College for her excellent work supporting students, staff and employers.
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Tuesday 23 January 2018
The Kingshill Farm run at Old Warden near Biggleswade for the benefit of Shuttleworth College students has been recognised as a potential supplier to Marks & Spencer.
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Thursday 11 January 2018
The Bedford College Group is delighted that celebrations around the 100th anniversary of women having the vote will include two names close to its educational history.
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Thursday 11 January 2018
The Bedford College Group is showing its strength and depth of educational excellence by being short-listed in three categories of a national awards run by the Times Educational Supplement.
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Thursday 14 December 2017
A 40-year-lease has been signed for the Shuttleworth College by The Bedford College Group - securing the future of farming education for the next generation.
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Thursday 14 December 2017
Successful beauty apprentice Chloe Field was among the line-up at Wembley for the National SME awards.
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Monday 11 December 2017
One of the star qualities of The Bedford College Group is the fact its cast of staff have real-life working experience in the areas in which they teach.
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Sunday 10 December 2017
Bedford College won Gold at the national College’s Marketing Network FE First Awards evening.
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Thursday 30 November 2017
The annual Achievement Ceremony of Bedford College in 2017 celebrated the highlights of the most successful year in the 125 year history of the organisation.
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Wednesday 29 November 2017
Rajbir Dhot beat 1,000s of students to the title of Outstanding Student of the Year at The Bedford College Group Achievement Ceremony.
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Monday 27 November 2017
IT Technician Collette White, of Luton, took Bronze in an annual World Skills event.
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Thursday 23 November 2017
Paralympian David Smith is the star speaker at the Bedford College annual Achievements Ceremony on Tuesday November 28th.
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Thursday 23 November 2017
Bedford College hosted a talk from a member of the House of Lords to encourage students to become more engaged with the political and parliamentary process.
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Wednesday 22 November 2017
Some of the biggest names in business in Bedfordshire are sponsoring Bedford College’s annual awards ceremony on Tuesday 28th November.
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Wednesday 22 November 2017
Bedford College took first prize in the Large Business of the Year Award at the first Bedfordshire Midweek Newspaper ceremony on November 21st.
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Tuesday 21 November 2017
The £1,000,000 mark has been passed by the pioneering Bedford Business Improvement District (BID) “Love Bedford” gift voucher scheme - thanks to Bedford College.
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Monday 13 November 2017
Bedford College’s Principal is hitting the headlines with his version of a Dolly Parton hit aimed at Education Secretary Justine Greening.
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Thursday 9 November 2017
From the 11 January – 2 February 2018, Bedford College’s award winning Higher National Diploma Graphic Design course will again be open for business.
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Wednesday 8 November 2017
Ex-service personnel can get their garden spruced up with a visit from “Green Aiders” and student volunteers.
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Thursday 19 October 2017
Three talented young people will be representing The Bedford College Group in the forthcoming World Skills Show event in the NEC Birmingham.
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Wednesday 18 October 2017
Fisheries students at Shuttleworth College were invited to help marshall the Mixed Carp Cups Southern Final from the 29 September to the 1 October 2017.
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Wednesday 18 October 2017
Level 3 Extended Diploma Outdoor Adventure students from Shuttleworth College got to meet the current Masters National Champion female Wakeboarder.
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Wednesday 4 October 2017
A dream role playing Donkey in Shrek in a nationwide touring musical has been won by Bedford actor and singer Marcus Ayton.
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Wednesday 4 October 2017
The Learning Partnership is becoming part of The Bedford College Group. The partnership will help secure the future of adult and community education funding opportunities.
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Tuesday 3 October 2017
The Bedford College Group is helping students achieve winning GCSE results.
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Sunday 1 October 2017
Jobs are being won at the exciting new Rushden Lakes complex by students of The Bedford College Group.
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Wednesday 27 September 2017
The Think Big campaign promoting the benefits of the merger of Bedford College with Tresham College has been seen across the two counties and beyond.
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Wednesday 27 September 2017
Full-time construction students at Bedford College are being helped to take up apprenticeships with a £500 bursary from the Connolly Foundation.
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Friday 22 September 2017
New Director of Social Studies for The Bedford College Group, including Tresham College in Northamptonshire, is Karen Campbell.
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Tuesday 22 August 2017
EMC Design is the leading print and digital design agency for publishing, based in Oakley near Bedford.
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Thursday 17 August 2017
Ian Pryce CBE CEO of The Bedford College Group has applauded the success of students at The Bedford Sixth Form.
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Tuesday 15 August 2017
The first step in a career to the sort of ‘outdoor' job that some people dream of, is on offer at Shuttleworth College.
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Tuesday 1 August 2017
New imagery has been unveiled to showcase a new powerhouse of education for the South East Midlands: The Bedford College Group.
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Tuesday 1 August 2017
Bedford College’s Kirsty Newman (pictured), Sam Robinson and Luke Bates are all involved in the Spring Awakening play being staged in September by the Bedford Marianettes.
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Monday 31 July 2017
As Bedford College students part company after completing a two-year BTEC Extended Diploma in Performing Arts they are preparing for the next “stage” of their lives.
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Monday 31 July 2017
Students from Bedford College’s Engineering Technology Centre have gone on to win the best engineering university and apprenticeship jobs in the region.
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Monday 31 July 2017
Bedford College’s Kevin Norley has been meeting Koreans at an international conference of educators.
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Monday 31 July 2017
Business link ups between the South Bank Arts Centre at Bedford College with the north bank Riverside are underway.
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Monday 31 July 2017
Young people joining Bedford College can progress and complete a BA (Hons) degree in Graphic Design - and get great grades.
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Monday 24 July 2017
Bedford College joined the second Love Bedford Day visited by 1,000s who enjoyed free fun and games. They unveiled their Think Big campaign materials which included a selfie mirror, giant deck chair and unicorn.
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Thursday 20 July 2017
Bedford College is unveiling a fun package for public events this summer starting with Love Bedford Day on Sunday 23 July.
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Monday 17 July 2017
Three Fashion & Textile Higher Education students at Bedford College took 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes in the national Project 20/20, Professional Clothing Awards.
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Monday 17 July 2017
Since arriving in the UK three years ago, a talented graphic designer has found a new career path thanks to the team at Bedford College.
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Sunday 16 July 2017
An 18-year-old Bedford College full-time engineering student has secured himself a job with Pressfab of Flitwick by making the most of an introduction.
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Sunday 16 July 2017
Dominic Spencer took up the chance of work experience at London Electronics near Sandy when it came up at Bedford College - and now has full-time job there.
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Friday 14 July 2017
Bedford College students have excelled into the fast lane towards careers in engineering following an end of year ceremony to celebrate their achievements of the past year.
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Monday 10 July 2017
SEMLEP Board member Tom Wells switched on work at a £5 million Advanced Engineering & Construction Centre at Bedford College.
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Friday 7 July 2017
The end of year show by Theatrical Make-up students at Bedford College was called a Night at the Movies.
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Tuesday 27 June 2017
TALENTED performing arts students from Bedford College have taken centre stage to help change attitudes about mental health, writes Gemma Donaldson.
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Tuesday 27 June 2017
The beauty business creates 1,000s of jobs in the UK and so Bedford College team members were delighted to join a gathering of the key faces of the industry recently.
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Monday 26 June 2017
Each year Bedford College’s award-winning Higher National Diploma (HND) Graphic Design course students take on paid projects under the banner of “Bridge".
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Monday 26 June 2017
Gina Bubbins has been appointed Director of Business Development for Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes/Buckinghamshire for Bedford College.
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Wednesday 21 June 2017
Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day will be Dawn Fitt, of Bedford College, a past President of the Women’s Engineering Society.
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Friday 16 June 2017
Robyn Masterson, a student studying Level 3 BTEC in Outdoor Adventure at Shuttleworth College is currently on a work experience placement...
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Friday 16 June 2017
A design competition set by brand engineers CGI Creative Graphics International provided a double reward for Bedford College students.
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Friday 9 June 2017
Former Bedford College performing arts student Lewis Joss is now a fully-fledged member of the prestigious Magic Circle and full-time magician.
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Tuesday 6 June 2017
Beauty is the business of Kel’s Belles in Clair Court, off Lime Street, Bedford.
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Thursday 1 June 2017
A colourful version of The Wizard of Oz is was staged at Bedford College’s South Bank Theatre by students.
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Wednesday 24 May 2017
This year Outdoor Adventure students had the opportunity to visit Wales for their annual expedition. The trip took place over two weeks with the first group visiting the Brecon Beacons.
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Tuesday 23 May 2017
The hair and beauty highlight of the year attracted an audience of 500, and 1,500 fans on Instagram, bringing young talent and businesses together to show how they “Love Bedford”.
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Tuesday 16 May 2017
Bedford College is part of the Collab Group of Colleges which has been selected by leading property, residential, construction and services group, Kier, based at Sandy, Bedfordshire.
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Friday 28 April 2017
Over the Easter break nine students and two staff from the Outdoor Adventure department visited Croatia.
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Monday 24 April 2017
Shuttleworth College has received a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) Sharing Heritage grant for its work in tracing the DNA of “Shakespeare’s Pear”.
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Monday 24 April 2017
Santa Pod Raceway has partnered with Bedford College to launch a pioneering new initiative to benefit the special-needs community.
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Wednesday 19 April 2017
Teenagers from Herts, Cambs and Northants travel to Kempston to attend full-time study programmes at the Vehicle Technology Centre in Triumph Way.
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Wednesday 19 April 2017
On Friday 24 March 2017 the Shuttleworth College team were awarded Silver medal in the annual Ideal Home Show ‘Young Gardeners of the Year’ competition.
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Wednesday 12 April 2017
More than 100 people have upgraded their computer skills thanks to the Bedford College Training Centre in Castle Street, Luton.
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Wednesday 12 April 2017
Bedford College hosted a prestigious Chef of the Year cook off competition in conjunction with The Milton Keynes Food and Leisure Awards.
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Monday 10 April 2017
The automation latest technology will be available to students at Bedford College courtesy of Europe’s No 1 for engineering, Siemens.
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Thursday 23 March 2017
The ‘loveliest’ show in town is being backed by town centre businesses under the Love Bedford banner.
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Thursday 23 March 2017
Four Bedford College staff members presented research papers at the ARPCE (Association of Research in Post-Compulsory Education) international conference, held at Manchester-Harris College, Oxford University.
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Thursday 23 March 2017
Three Fashion & Textile Higher Education students at Bedford College have been shortlisted and selected for the semi-finals of the Project 20/20, Professional Clothing Awards.
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Tuesday 21 March 2017
Certificates in nationally recognised office computer skills have been attained by 200 people at the High Street IT training centre.
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Monday 20 March 2017
Shuttleworth College Outdoor Adventure students climbed way above the height of Mount Everest to raise funds for the East Anglian Air Ambulance.
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Monday 20 March 2017
Going back to college is helping men and women in construction progress up the career ladder.
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Tuesday 14 March 2017
Yet again Shuttleworth College has a team short-listed in the annual Ideal Home Show ‘Young Gardeners of the Year’ competition.
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Monday 13 March 2017
A new Director of Apprenticeships has been appointed to spearhead Bedford College’s campaign to add to its 1,000s of “earn while you learn” opportunities.
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Thursday 9 March 2017
The Bedford College apprenticeship team took to the High Street on Thursday ( 9th March) to prove that ‘earning while learning’ is a piece of cake.
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Monday 6 March 2017
The Bedford College Football Academy/AFC Kempston Town partnership has pitched up at the Wixams “new town”.
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Thursday 2 March 2017
Judith Larsen, Bedford College, wins teacher of the year at the annual TES FE Awards.
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Tuesday 28 February 2017
Stage craft, filming, singing and dancing opportunities are being made possible for performing arts students of Bedford College.
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Tuesday 28 February 2017
Beauty students at Bedford College’s High Street training salon Brooks are being introduced to new career paths in the multi-billion pound business.
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Friday 10 February 2017
On 9 February 2017 Bedford College unveiled details of its new £5 million Advanced Engineering & Construction Centre.
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Wednesday 8 February 2017
Gina Bubbins, Head of Business Development at Bedford College, has met the Minister for Small Business, Margot James.
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Friday 3 February 2017
Bedford College and Tresham College of Further and Higher Education have begun the process to officially merge from today. The colleges have been in discussions since autumn last year and a formal decision was made by the board of governors on Thursday 2nd February.
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Thursday 2 February 2017
From September 2017 students at The Bedford Sixth Form will have the opportunity to study ‘Classical Civilisation’ at A-Level.
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Wednesday 1 February 2017
New Director of the Arts for the South Bank Centre is sculptor turned professional musician Toby Clark.
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Wednesday 11 January 2017
Daniel Bullen, 19, a student of Bedford College, won the Disability Sports Award at the Bedford Sports Awards.
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Tuesday 10 January 2017
A Bedford College tutor is in the prestigious TES national awards finals at Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 24th February.
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Tuesday 10 January 2017
Fourteen students from Bedford College’s engineering department visited Pressfab Engineering in Flitwick to gain an insight into some of the latest manufacturing technology.
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Monday 9 January 2017
In partnership with international motor giant General Motors, Bedford College is setting the “standards” in apprenticeships.
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Monday 9 January 2017
Dawn Fitt, a former Young Woman Engineer of the Year is showing the way for young people into careers in electrical and electronic engineering at Bedford College.
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Friday 6 January 2017
Bedford College students are in pole position when it comes to winning ‘Formula One’ apprenticeships with Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains (HPP).
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Friday 6 January 2017
Master craftsman is a term associated with olden times, when people progressed from being an apprentice to a recognised expert in a specialist field over a seven year period.
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Wednesday 4 January 2017
Companies which need the best young engineers are donating equipment to Bedford College to help apprentices prepare for the workplace.
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Thursday 15 December 2016
Bedford College has been featured on regional television as having the answers to the national shortage of skills in the construction industry.
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Monday 28 November 2016
As the town’s Christmas fireworks lit up the skies outside, star students shone inside the Bedford Corn Exchange.
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Thursday 24 November 2016
Bedford College and its employer associates were very much in the spotlight at the first Bedfordshire on Sunday business awards.
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Thursday 17 November 2016
Employers offering work experience in outdoor adventure careers around the globe were at a Shuttleworth College event open to schools from across the county.
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Monday 7 November 2016
Harrison Dowling won the Excellence in Education prize in the Times & Citizen newspaper Pride in Bedford awards.
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Wednesday 2 November 2016
Turning up the heat in the hospitality industry is Rhys Haggerwood who, at the age of 19, has his sights set on running his own restaurant.
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Tuesday 25 October 2016
Ruth Tippell, a part-time Computing Lecturer at Bedford College has reached the finals of the Bedfordshire on Sunday Employee of the Year awards. She will be joining others at a ceremony at Bedford Corn Exchange on November 17th for the announcement of the overall winner.
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Tuesday 25 October 2016
A worldwide industrial revolution is already underway in engineering heard trainees at Bedford College, from Alan Norbury, Chief Technology Officer of Siemens.
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Monday 24 October 2016
In an exciting move, young people are now completing full BA Honours degrees in Graphic Design at Bedford College.
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Monday 24 October 2016
Bedford College is reinforcing its relationship with Siemens - the largest engineering company in Europe.
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Monday 24 October 2016
Leading adhesive brand Gorilla Glue and the carpentry and multi-trade departments at Bedford College, have forged a new partnership, establishing Gorilla Glue as the team’s new official adhesive partner.
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Thursday 20 October 2016
A fantastic sum has been donated to Cancer Research after a fund-raising ball supported by AFC Kempston Town and also Bedford College staff and students.
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Wednesday 19 October 2016
Helping to save a tropical iguana from extinction is now a badge of honour worn by the team at the English countryside setting of Shuttleworth College.
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Tuesday 18 October 2016
Record numbers of students have signed up to the campuses of Bedford and Shuttleworth College and The Bedford Sixth Form for the autumn term. More than 15,000 are signed up on the student roll call.
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Thursday 13 October 2016
Bedford College Academies Trust (BCAT) will run the new primary school next to its secondary at Wixams, it was announced this week (10 October 2016).
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Thursday 6 October 2016
Hot on the heels of the GB success in Rio, Bedford College is supporting sporting achievements in the Borough.
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Wednesday 5 October 2016
Work experience is fun and games at 5th Avenue spa for Bedford College beauty students.
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Thursday 18 August 2016
Trainee footballers at Bedford College now have a promotion route into the two top teams in town.
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Tuesday 16 August 2016
Bedford College Deputy Director of Finance Dave Roffey is handing over every penny raised on a super cycle run to the mental health charity MIND.
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Tuesday 19 July 2016
Electrical Installation course students at Bedford College are plugged in and ready to go to work at the end of their course.
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Tuesday 19 July 2016
Shuttleworth College is celebrating winning a Heritage Lottery Fund grant for its “Bedfordshire Old Warden Pear: Identification by DNA testing, Propagation and Bedding Out” Project.
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Tuesday 19 July 2016
Local celebrity Nicola Weeks was invited to cut the ribbon on The Grand Hall in Bromham Road - the newest wedding ceremony venue for Bedford.
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Tuesday 19 July 2016
Shuttleworth College students celebrated the end of term with a Summer Ball and Awards ceremony within the grounds of Old Warden Park.
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Thursday 7 July 2016
Sheep shearing is a skill which traditionally was handed down from father to son, and today at Shuttleworth College that experience is shared with other students.
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Thursday 7 July 2016
Shuttleworth College is playing host to the National Red Poll Cattle Society Day on Sunday 17 July.
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Thursday 7 July 2016
Dominika Ziveliene was put in the picture when she won a £500 prize for photographing a refurbished business centre at Bedford Heights.
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Friday 24 June 2016
The end of year show by Art, Design, Fashion & Textile students at Bedford College was a ‘white winner’.
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Friday 24 June 2016
The male dominated world of IT networking has a female champion at Bedford College: Judith Larsen.
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Friday 24 June 2016
Bedford College Applied Design 3D students were commissioned to create glass work to help share a message from Bedfordshire Alcohol Services.
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Friday 24 June 2016
Powering towards a great career, with the help of Mercedes AMG High Performance
Powertrains (HPP), is 17-year-old Oskar Kutyla.
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Friday 24 June 2016
Shuttleworth College is a member of a new UK-wide organisation bringing the £100 BILLION farm and food industry together with education providers.
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Wednesday 22 June 2016
Bedford College students continue to share centre stage with the best in the world when it comes to Art & Design.
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Wednesday 22 June 2016
Creative talent from Bedfordshire is going to be strongly featured at the Royal Academy of Arts.
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Wednesday 22 June 2016
Jagged Edge is trending on social media across the UK with on-line films, official DJ and playlist leading to a queue of would-be trainee barbers.
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Tuesday 21 June 2016
Bedford College has won a national award for its work in training accountants. It took the prize as the AAT Large Provider of the Year at an event in London beating competition from across the UK.
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Tuesday 21 June 2016
Bedford College students are in the midst of the (Lights, Cameras …) ACTION when it comes to filming important events as part of their course work.
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Wednesday 15 June 2016
Of all the marathons in all the world, only six are in the big league and only 600 people have completed all of them. Among that number is Mark Lewis, Head of Hospitality at Bedford College.
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Tuesday 14 June 2016
Higher National Diploma Fine Arts students from Bedford College have been installing outdoor exhibits in the grounds of Old Warden Park.
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Thursday 26 May 2016
Bedford College hosted a meeting of all apprenticeship providers in the region to hear details about a new Government levy on employers.
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Thursday 26 May 2016
Bedford is combating the digital skills shortage with forward-thinking companies and advanced education providers.
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Wednesday 25 May 2016
Bedford College student, Emma Lemon, has won a pitch to design a poster for the 2016 Castle Quay Weekender.
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Thursday 19 May 2016
Talented HNC/D 3D Design students from Bedford College are taking part for the first time in an international event.
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Wednesday 18 May 2016
Model and dancer Anastasija Kanina is off to the top London Studio Centre after training at Bedford College for two years.
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Friday 13 May 2016
Upcycling raw talent into polished professionals is the mission of Bedford College.
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Thursday 12 May 2016
Young people seeking places at the best art schools and universities need more than a school A Level in Art.
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Thursday 12 May 2016
The Spring Festival at Bedford’s South Bank Arts Centre showcases some of the top talent from across the county.
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Tuesday 10 May 2016
The latest wedding ceremony centre to be licensed in Bedford is The Grand Hall in the former High School in Bromham Road.
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Tuesday 10 May 2016
The former Bedford Girls’ High School in Bromham Road, Bedford has now opened up its fabulous facilities to the wider community.
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Thursday 5 May 2016
A team from Bedford College is really a class of masters when it comes to website development. They have been selected by the international IT company Hewlett-Packard (HP) to test-drive the latest ‘virtual creativity’ technology.
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Thursday 5 May 2016
Advances in modern engineering are mirrored at Bedford College and demonstrated by successful apprenticeship partnerships with leading companies.
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Thursday 28 April 2016
The team at Mailbox in Park Street, Luton can claim to have made Tom Cruise’s film mission possible thanks to a special delivery to a film set in Canada.
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Wednesday 20 April 2016
An apprentice who studies at Bedford College and works MACS Plasterboard Systems Limited has won a prestigious Apprentice-of-the-Year award.
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Wednesday 20 April 2016
A team of students from Bedford College have won the chance to redesign the website of the UK’s premiership organisation of FE Colleges.
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Friday 15 April 2016
Representing Bedford College for the 2016 Battle of the Bands at the Stables, MK were the winning band, 'Weighted Space'.
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Friday 15 April 2016
Now showing at cinemas is the film about former Bedfordshire mad-cap Olympian, Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards. Against all the odds, Eddie took part in the death-defying ski-jumping sport at the 1988 Winter Olympics, amid the mountains of Calgary
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Thursday 14 April 2016
The 5th floor restaurant with a view at Bedford College, 25 Restaurant, has been awarded an AA Rosette and listing on its national database.
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Thursday 14 April 2016
Bedford College is helping the Soroptimist International organisation celebrate its 85th anniversary in 2016.
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Thursday 14 April 2016
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) has confirmed the quality and standards of provision at Bedford College, following its review.
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Thursday 7 April 2016
Media students are helping to put democracy under the spotlight by filming council meetings.
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Thursday 7 April 2016
From apprentice to salon owner is the dream route for many young people entering Hair and Beauty studies.
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Thursday 7 April 2016
Three Bedford College students have become the latest people to benefit from the opportunities being created as part of the new £36M development that will deliver a new town centre for Bedford.
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Friday 1 April 2016
Three entries from Bedford College have made it through to the final five of the national 157 Group website design competition. They were all named checked by Shadow Secretary of State Lucy Powell on social media.
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Thursday 31 March 2016
An entry in the Young Gardeners of the Year competition by Shuttleworth College students has been praised by TV gardeners Alan Titchmarsh and David Domoney.
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Thursday 31 March 2016
Performing Arts students are to appear in an exciting production at the Trinity Theatre, part of the Bedford College estate.
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Thursday 31 March 2016
Bedford College engineering apprentice Joseph Fairey was in the spotlight for the official unveiling of the Airlander airship at the world famous giant Cardington hangars.
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Wednesday 23 March 2016
Proving once again that Bedford College has top teaching staff, David Litchfield from the art department has won a national award.
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Wednesday 23 March 2016
The case for staying IN the EU was put by John Shropshire, Chairman of the G’s Fresh Group, at meeting at Shuttleworth College on Monday March 21st.
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Monday 21 March 2016
There have been many film productions of the story of Jesus. Bedford College students will be making their own, based on The Passion Play being staged in Bedford town centre on Easter Saturday (26 March).
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Thursday 17 March 2016
Careers progression is really adding up for Bedford College Business and Accounting students, thanks to Ernst & Young LLP.
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Thursday 17 March 2016
A fantastic opportunity from an international company based in Kempston has resulted in presentations to two Bedford College students of graphic design.
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Tuesday 15 March 2016
Internationally renowned Shuttleworth College has been involved in a Monty Don TV show featuring students.
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Wednesday 9 March 2016
After collecting a kitchen shelf-full of awards at the International Salon Culinaire at Hotelympia, Bedford College has now been presented with a “Showcase” ABC Award.
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Tuesday 8 March 2016
More than 200 students will be contributing to the biggest Hair and Beauty Show in Bedford on Thursday 12 May.
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Tuesday 8 March 2016
The commercial wing of Bedford College, BCS Ltd, is opening up facilities to partners and people from across Bedfordshire.
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Tuesday 8 March 2016
Computing students at Bedford College have been asked to submit designs for the website of the national 157 Group.
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Tuesday 8 March 2016
Calling all would-be apprentices! A wide range of fantastic jobs are on offer via Bedford College in time for National Apprenticeships Week which starts on Monday 14 March.
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Tuesday 8 March 2016
Farming and Europe will be the theme of the lecture at Shuttleworth College on 21 March, organised by the East of England Agricultural Society.
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Tuesday 8 March 2016
Engineering apprentices from Bedford College have been linking up with world-wide experts at Cranfield University.
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Thursday 3 March 2016
Bedford College Services Ltd is learning best practice from an international franchisee and leading local businesswoman.
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Friday 26 February 2016
More than 20 employers from the fields of Care and Childcare met potential recruits at a special Progression Day held at Bedford College.
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Friday 19 February 2016
Bedford College is raising the standards of state education across Bedfordshire, as proven by new Department for Education tables.
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Thursday 18 February 2016
Top talent is growing up from the grassroots of football, thanks to a team work between AFC Kempston Town and Bedford College.
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Monday 15 February 2016
Bedford College is shortlisted in the Times Educational Supplement (TES) awards for its ‘Outstanding use of technology for improving teaching and learning’.
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Monday 15 February 2016
Some of the biggest names in the hospitality industry sponsor the FutureChef competition, part of which was staged in February at Bedford College.
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Friday 12 February 2016
Bedford College is taking its place at the first National Apprenticeship Show where 100s of employers will meet 1,000s of students.
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Friday 12 February 2016
Bedford College will be showcasing its talents at the National Apprenticeship Show on March 14th and 15th.
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Thursday 11 February 2016
A showcase of cooking and crooning was on display at 25 Restaurant with a ‘Night at the Musicals’.
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Thursday 4 February 2016
Table-tennis champion Daniel Bullen is working his way towards the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. He recently took a gold medal in a National School Games event.
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Friday 18 December 2015
Richard Fuller MP officially declared open the new £2 Million Stansfeld Building at Bedford College.
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Friday 18 December 2015
Bedford College staff met with 100s of school students at the Bedfordshire Chamber ‘Your Future’ event at Kings House, Ampthill Road, Kempston, Bedford.
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Friday 18 December 2015
Shuttleworth College Outdoor Education students have been taking to the water for charity this Christmas.
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Friday 11 December 2015
Bedford College is confirming its position as THE provider of Apprenticeships in the county with the official launch of the Luton Training Centre.
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Thursday 10 December 2015
With the sales of wood burning stoves soaring and a book on how to chop and stack wood a Number One best-seller it is little surprise that more and more people are out wielding chainsaws at the weekend.
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Thursday 10 December 2015
Weston Way Nursery School, Baldock for 3 and 4 year olds, called upon Shuttleworth College of help when their wood was battered by high winds.
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Thursday 10 December 2015
Hundreds of children and young people in Bedfordshire are “Electively Home Educated” by their families and are being taught outside of mainstream classroom environments.
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Monday 7 December 2015
A world of adventure was awaiting those looking for careers advice and work placements at a Shuttleworth College Outdoor Education event.
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Friday 4 December 2015
A minibus, funded with the help of £15,000 from the Luton-based organisation, will be used to drive Bedford College construction trainees and apprentices to building sites.
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Thursday 3 December 2015
Academic, Apprenticeships and Higher Education studies on offer at Bedford College now make it the most important education provider in the region, heard hundreds at the Bedford Corn Exchange on Wednesday 2 December.
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Tuesday 24 November 2015
IT whizz Oliver Davis is off to the World Skills as the Best in Britain having won gold in the UK Skills Show.
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Tuesday 17 November 2015
Bedford College has helped a former student train his staff in readiness for the launch of a new business deal linked to Sainsbury’s.
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Thursday 12 November 2015
Bedford College is making its Deputy Director of Finance Dave Roffey available to be part of the Board which governs the BedfordBID.
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Thursday 12 November 2015
Bedford College is confirming its position as THE provider of Apprenticeships in the county with the official launch of the Luton Training Centre.
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Thursday 5 November 2015
Shuttleworth College is inviting young people to find out more about adventure careers at a very special event on Wednesday 11 November.
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Friday 30 October 2015
Shuttleworth College continues to train young people for careers in agriculture all over the UK and the world. Potential students can find out about careers from arboriculture to zoology if they visit the 500-acre Old Warden Park estate Open Day on Saturday 7 November from 9.30am-12.30pm.
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Friday 30 October 2015
The star chefs and hospitality professionals of tomorrow were applauded at a special ‘Caties’ awards.
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Tuesday 20 October 2015
From the 6-30 January 2016, Bedford College’s Award Winning Higher National Diploma Graphic Design Course will again be open for business.
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Wednesday 14 October 2015
MP Richard Fuller, Mayor Dave Hodgson and Cllr Henry Vann joined a special event hosted at Bedford College.
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Thursday 8 October 2015
Cleo Young is a young woman ‘facing up’ to life in business after completing courses at the Bedford College's High Street BROOKS Hair & Beauty Spa.
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Wednesday 7 October 2015
A new super studio at Bedford College’s South Banks Arts Centre means students are working in a creative environment as good as any London agency.
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Tuesday 6 October 2015
Sixth Form students can take a shortcut to success ahead of the opening of the proposed state-of-the-art Bedford Technical Academy at Wixams in 2017.
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Monday 5 October 2015
A brand new state-of-the-art Technical Academy for Bedford and surrounding areas being created by Bedford College Academies Trust (BCAT) and Bedford Borough Council...
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Thursday 1 October 2015
Students joining Shuttleworth College to undertake studies in range of course from agriculture to “zoology” joined a Freshers’ Fair this week (Sept 23rd).
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Tuesday 29 September 2015
Bedford College benchmarks itself against not the FE sector but the best in the private and public business worlds.
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Tuesday 29 September 2015
A beautiful new £2 Million building, in keeping with the historic street scape of St Mary’s has been completed by Bedford College.
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Wednesday 23 September 2015
Hundreds of new students arriving for the first time at Bedford College and Shuttleworth College were made welcome at the recent Freshers’ Fairs.
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Tuesday 8 September 2015
A brand new state-of-the-art Bedford Technical Academy for 13-19 year-olds from Bedford and surrounding areas, is planned for Wixams.
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Friday 21 August 2015
A movie destined to be shown at the world’s most famous festivals like Sundance was written and stars a former Bedford College performing arts staff member.
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Monday 10 August 2015
Two Bedford College students have their next life stages set for RADA, the world famous school of dramatic arts.
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Monday 10 August 2015
Bedford College is seeking young people to take up more than 40 apprenticeships offered by a range of employers from Traka PLC to Bedford Borough Council.
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Tuesday 4 August 2015
The South Bank Arts Centre at Bedford College is a beacon for brilliance in graphic design.
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Thursday 23 July 2015
Bedford College engineering students have been given an exclusive look into the latest technology at Hybrid Air Vehicles at Cardington, Beds.
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Monday 20 July 2015
Graduates of the new Jagged Edge and Bedford College Academy passed with flying colours and 100% success rate. They are now at work at Jagged Edge outlets.
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Wednesday 15 July 2015
Bedford College students who took part in the “New Blood” exhibition of the national D&AD met with the biggest names in the industry.
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Tuesday 14 July 2015
An important play giving insights and raising questions into the controversial Yarl’s Wood detention centre in Bedfordshire has been unveiled in a special showing at the South Bank Arts Centre.
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Tuesday 14 July 2015
Bedford College engineering students are in the fast lane when it comes to jobs with Mercedes AMG High Performance Power Trains (HPP) and Formula One technology.
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Friday 10 July 2015
AFC Kempston Town & Bedford College won the Britannia Cup for the first time in their 25 year history.
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Friday 10 July 2015
Shuttleworth College continues to train young people for careers in agricultural all over the UK and the world.
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Monday 29 June 2015
The Archbishop of Canterbury visited Shuttleworth College to show support for the farming industry on Friday June 19th 2105.
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Tuesday 23 June 2015
Bedford College students demonstrated that the South Bank Arts Centre is THE place to study for exciting careers in fashion, photography, animation, design and more.
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Monday 22 June 2015
Among the students on Shuttleworth College Outdoor Education courses have been some real champions.
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Friday 19 June 2015
Jobs in landscaping, tree surgery and garden centres await Shuttleworth College students who have completed their BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Horticulture.
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Wednesday 17 June 2015
Veronika Holomanova of Queens Park is a winner when it comes to making people beautiful.
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Wednesday 3 June 2015
A “high energy” event encouraging young people to pursue careers in sustainable construction was staged at Bedford College.
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Wednesday 3 June 2015
Hospitality trainees from Bedford College were on the street on Thursday May 21st celebrating National Waiters’ Day.
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Wednesday 3 June 2015
Bedford College Higher National Diploma (HE) Photography students are exhibiting their own display at the Animal Studio and Rock City Art Premises at Castle Quay in the town centre as part of “professional practice”.
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Monday 1 June 2015
Setting sail for a career in event management, tourism promotion and more, are talented HNC/HND students at Bedford College.
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Monday 1 June 2015
A very special themed five-course dinner was arranged at the popular 25 Restaurant on the 5th floor of Bedford College tower.
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Friday 22 May 2015
Talent erupted on to the catwalk at the Bedford College Hair and Beauty Show before an audience of more than 500.
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Friday 22 May 2015
Saturday 16th May saw the final of the Girlguiding Bedfordshire Great Bake-Off held at Bedford College Hospitality Training Department.
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Friday 22 May 2015
Manufacturer of catering products, Terinex, has teamed up with Bedford College to promote professionalism in the kitchen.
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Wednesday 20 May 2015
Iain Duncan Smith, who is continuing in his role as Work and Pensions Secretary in the new Conservative Government, visited Bedford College prior to the May election.
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Monday 18 May 2015
A packed hall at The Mansion House, Old Warden Park saw
14 -16-year-olds collecting awards for their work with Bedford/Shuttleworth College.
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Monday 18 May 2015
The first graduates of the Bedford College and Jagged Edge academy are now ready for clients – after a fast-track course.
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Thursday 30 April 2015
Student film maker Amy Richardson has been putting skills learned as part of her Foundation Degree in Media Production to good – by filming Jonathan Ross.
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Wednesday 22 April 2015
BedfordBID is sponsoring Bedford College's exciting hair and beauty show where the theme this year is: Vintage v Modern.
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Thursday 16 April 2015
Sensory Garden planned for Bedford College - plus a contest to contribute ideas.
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Thursday 16 April 2015
A Bedford College student has won a coveted internship with an international graphics company.
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Monday 13 April 2015
Old Warden Park was the setting for an adventure assault course competition involving 100 students and staff.
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Monday 13 April 2015
Three Shuttleworth College former students have been featured in the ProArb Magazine thanks to their employers Maydencroft Ltd.
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Monday 13 April 2015
- but the real reward was community work amid the mountains
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Monday 13 April 2015
Students with learning difficulties will have their own fabulous £2 Million purpose-built centre later this year.
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Monday 13 April 2015
A student project to use marshmallows as the soft building blocks of
iconic designs has helped primary pupils see business as fun.
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Monday 9 March 2015
Bedford College has extended the national Careers Week and Apprenticeship Week into a full season of “employability” activity to help young people “spring” towards jobs.
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Monday 9 March 2015
Leading employers of apprentices, who work with Bedford College, met young people to talk about job prospects.
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Monday 9 March 2015
A celebration of the value that apprenticeships bring to young people, businesses and the local economy was staged at Bedford Corn Exchange.
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Monday 9 March 2015
Students from Bedford College are being given the opportunity to improve their employability skills as part of Prepare for Work.
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Thursday 26 February 2015
Bedford College students were invited to view the first phases of construction at the new Flitwick Leisure Centre in order to use the Central Bedfordshire Council development as a live case study in site management.
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Wednesday 18 February 2015
Bedford College has hosted a warm-up for the World Skills IT Networking competition to be held in Brazil.
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Tuesday 17 February 2015
Saving Shakespeare’s pear from extinction has led to TV coverage for Shuttleworth College.
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Tuesday 17 February 2015
Bedford College has been confirmed as the region’s leading modern engineering showcase through an investment of £4.5 Million in an advanced electronics, robotics and pneumatics centre.
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Tuesday 17 February 2015
A road bridge could be built between Bedford College and Borough Hall taking traffic from Kingsway across to the north side of the river.
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Thursday 12 February 2015
Bedford College is looking forward to hearing the result of the TES FE Awards on 27th February, after being shortlisted in two award categories.
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Thursday 12 February 2015
University Technical College (UTC) Central Bedfordshire has been rated top in the UK in a Department of Education league table.
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Monday 2 February 2015
Bedford College continues its close relationship with Vauxhall in the county by offering up some sought after 2015 apprenticeships with the international organisation.
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Friday 30 January 2015
It is interesting to see two of the strongest contenders for the Best Male Actor Oscar this year are Brits playing brilliant mathematicians!
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Thursday 22 January 2015
TV’s David Domoney has been giving Shuttleworth College students advice in advance of the Ideal Young Gardener Designer of the Year event in March.
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Tuesday 20 January 2015
Bedford College has won a prestigious Sword of Honour from the British Safety Council.
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Monday 19 January 2015
A combination of art and engineering, creativity and craft make up the visually outstanding work by Bedford artist, Alex Chinneck.
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Wednesday 14 January 2015
More than 3,000 people a week are now using the Trinity Swimming Pool since Bedford College took over the former Bedford High School in Bromham Road.
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Wednesday 14 January 2015
Art student Nicola Westcar has her work on permanent display in the gardens at the prestigious St Bede’s 55+ independent living centre, in Bromham Road, Bedford.
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Thursday 8 January 2015
Bedford College has responded to the fast moving shift to two-tier education across South Bedfordshire by maintaining the entry age to the Central Bedfordshire University Technical College at age 14.
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Tuesday 23 December 2014
Bedford College is leading the way on a major sporting initiative which will involve 1,000s of young people across Bedfordshire.
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Monday 22 December 2014
Hundreds of local people have attended Rushden Learning Centre over the past year to get to grips with IT skills and to help them seek and secure employment in 2015.
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Thursday 18 December 2014
Six students from the University Technical College at Houghton Regis have received awards from the Duke of York for success in technical education.
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Wednesday 17 December 2014
BedfordBID is working closely with award-winning Bedford College to invest in the future of the town centre.
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Monday 15 December 2014
Students taking a step towards professional degrees on the “Access to University” courses at Bedford College are putting politicians through their paces.
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Tuesday 9 December 2014
Bedford College students are to use the success of the new Flitwick Leisure Centre development as part of a learning module for construction.
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Tuesday 9 December 2014
Borough Mayor Dave Hodgson presented certificates to some of the 100s who achieved IT qualifications at Bedford College’s High Street Learning Centre.
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Tuesday 9 December 2014
Ace, the guitarist with the band Skunk Anansie, led a Yamaha Music School at Bedford College.
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Tuesday 9 December 2014
At the Luton Learning Centre annual awards ceremony a large selection of 500 learners, who have achieved nationally-recognised qualifications, were presented with their certificates.
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Monday 24 November 2014
The 2014 annual Achievements Ceremony of Bedford College marked the pinnacle of another record-breaking year in its 120 year history.
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Thursday 20 November 2014
Top student Oliver Davis, aged 18, who is on a full-time Foundation Degree in IT and network security at Bedford College won a bronze medal in the ‘World Skills’ event at Birmingham.
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Tuesday 18 November 2014
UTC Central Bedfordshire statutory consultation on changing its age range and admission numbers from September 2015 has now closed.
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Tuesday 18 November 2014
Students from the 14+ University Technical College in Houghton Regis joined the best schools in the UK at The Skills Show at Birmingham.
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Tuesday 18 November 2014
Only a few places are left on the pioneering: Bedford College and Jagged Edge barbering course.
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Tuesday 18 November 2014
Bedford College is in the national finals of the British Chambers of Commerce’s ‘Commitment to People’ award.
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Tuesday 18 November 2014
Bedford College has been accepted as a member of the Customer Service Institute, demonstrating its commitment to looking after its 1,000s of customers.
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Monday 17 November 2014
Three students from Bedford College have achieved world class status on a recent trip to Germany to compete in the 2014 World Hip Hop Championships.
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Monday 17 November 2014
A premature baby Caiman has been helped along to health by staff and students at the Shuttleworth College Animal Welfare training unit.
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Friday 14 November 2014
Bedford College was one of an exclusive group of 16 Premier Colleges at The Skills Show held at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre (NEC).
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Tuesday 11 November 2014
Sponsor Bedford College is steering the University Technical College (UTC) towards success, says the latest Ofsted report published on Tuesday 11 November.
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Friday 7 November 2014
Bedford College hospitality students are on the top table when it comes to catering, cooking and cake-making skills.
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Thursday 6 November 2014
More than 75 Outdoor Education students from Shuttleworth College have been thrown in the deep end by a former Marine.
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Thursday 6 November 2014
From the 8-30 January 2015, Bedford College’s award-winning Higher National Diploma Graphic Design course will be open for business.
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Wednesday 5 November 2014
Bedford College and entrepreneur Zak Resinato are teaming up to make the most of the growing fashion of modern barbering.
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Thursday 30 October 2014
Mayor of London Boris Johnson blew into town on Thursday October 30th and met up with Bedford College Principal and CEO Ian Pryce CBE, and Bedford Sixth Form student Joel Course.
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Friday 24 October 2014
Students at Bedford College are working with over £3,000 worth of power tools thanks to a collaboration with Milton Keynes based Hitachi Power Tools.
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Friday 24 October 2014
Bedford College is one of an exclusive group of 16 Premier Colleges supporting The Skills Show to be held at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre (NEC).
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Tuesday 21 October 2014
Hastingsbury Upper School and Community College will convert to an Academy in partnership with Bedford College.
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Friday 17 October 2014
Bedford College has been shortlisted for an AoC Beacon Award: The JISC Award for the Effective Use of Technology in FE.
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Friday 17 October 2014
Trainees from BROOKS, the Bedford College High Street salon and spa, have been given a chance to gain some additional real life work experience with the award-winning team from the beauty business 5th Avenue.
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Monday 13 October 2014
UTC Central Bedfordshire is a specialist engineering and design college for students aged 14 to 19 in Houghton Regis.
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Friday 10 October 2014
Following on from the success of the TV show: Don’t Tell the Bride at The Mansion House at Old Warden, near Biggleswade, there is more good news: Tracy Butterfield, The Wedding Planner, is on set.
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Thursday 9 October 2014
Preparing people for careers in the multi-billion pound hair and beauty business is the mission of new Bedford College Assistant Director Kerry Attfield.
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Tuesday 30 September 2014
A government announcement that £6.5 million will be put into training games designers has been welcomed by Bedford College.
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Tuesday 30 September 2014
Students aged 13 – 19 years are being offered the chance to fast track to careers requiring technology skills through a new Technical Academy in Bedford Borough.
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Wednesday 24 September 2014
Bedford College has once again been showcasing the best of Bedfordshire - this time via the programme: Don’t Tell the Bride.
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Tuesday 23 September 2014
The specialist theatre, film, fine and graphic arts centre of Bedford College: The South Bank Centre is a beacon of creativity.
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Thursday 7 August 2014
Bedford College is reinforcing its links with 1000’s of businesses across Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes by launching a Job Shop for students.
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Thursday 7 August 2014
Former Bedford College students took part in the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
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Friday 1 August 2014
Bedford College is staging one of the new UK Graduation Ceremonies for Apprentices.
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Wednesday 9 July 2014
A dozen young men have been learning the traditional skills of carpentry and joinery on a “Get Into” programme with the Prince’s Trust and Bedford College.
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Thursday 26 June 2014
Vauxhall Motors has donated an Insignia for educational purposes to Bedford College Vehicle Technology Centre, providing a valuable technical aid to their training programmes.
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Thursday 26 June 2014
Bedford College art and photography HND students have been broadening their horizons in terms of exhibition spaces.
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Thursday 26 June 2014
Bedford College is among the best in world in computing and to prove it has scooped two British Council awards for its work: Beware! Codebreakers!
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Thursday 26 June 2014
As further education colleges across the UK fall foul of Government changes in funding, Bedford College is among the most sound financially.
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Thursday 26 June 2014
Hosted at Shuttleworth College, part of Bedford College, the events saw Center Parcs Woburn Forest General Manager Wayne Matton present the prizes.
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Thursday 26 June 2014
The South Bank Arts Centre at Bedford College came alive on Friday June 13th with a fantastic fashion show.
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Thursday 26 June 2014
Model at the Bedford College Hair Show Violeta Tarasjuka is taking beauty to the next level in July.
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Thursday 26 June 2014
Looking for a creative way to relax? Or perhaps earn a few extra pounds? Cake decorating and sugar craft are winners at Bedford College.
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Wednesday 11 June 2014
Ian Pryce CBE, Principal and CEO of Bedford College, has met with parents of the Houghton Regis UTC it is now sponsoring.
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Wednesday 4 June 2014
Secretary of State Michael Gove has asked Bedford College to become the new sponsor of the Central Bedfordshire University Technical College (UTC), based at Houghton Regis.
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Wednesday 28 May 2014
A former Shuttleworth student has scooped a Gold medal and title of Chelsea Young Florist of the Year at the world-famous horticultural show.
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Tuesday 27 May 2014
Shuttleworth College hosted a very special Equine Gala Evening on Thursday 22nd May.
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Friday 23 May 2014
More than 700 family and friends packed the Bedford Corn Exchange to see the latest Hair and Beauty catwalk show by Bedford College students.
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Monday 19 May 2014
Marathon man Mark Lewis, Assistant Director for Hospitality completes four marathons in four weeks.
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Monday 19 May 2014
Bedford’s biggest hair and beauty show involving 100s of college students is taking place on May 22nd.
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Thursday 15 May 2014
A Bedfordshire charity is giving £30,000 to support 60 apprentices in construction and engineering at Bedford College.
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Friday 9 May 2014
The number of students going on to great success in design careers is greater among the ‘talent pool’ at Bedford College than almost any other in the UK.
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Friday 9 May 2014
Bedford College is preparing young people for careers in the £36 Billion arts industry.
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Friday 9 May 2014
World class skills start at Bedford College – including those in much needed Health & Social Care and Childcare vocations.
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Friday 9 May 2014
Daytime television took a turn for the better when Bedford College students hosted their own magazine programmes.
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Friday 9 May 2014
Bedford College has unveiled plans for a £2 Million building which will substantially improve the look of St Mary’s Street.
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Tuesday 29 April 2014
Bedford College’s Good, with Outstanding features, Ofsted reinforces its position as one of the best in the UK.
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Friday 25 April 2014
Former Bedford College student Marissa Evans, 21, is through to the Miss Universe GB finals.
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Friday 25 April 2014
Ahoy there! Bedford College students are helping to stir up new ideas for trips on board the award-winning John Bunyan community boat for the 2014 season.
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Friday 25 April 2014
Bedford College Principal and CEO Ian Pryce has been helping Kerry Cash of 5th Avenue put beauty in Bedford on the national map.
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Friday 25 April 2014
Music man turned entrepreneur English Monroe was the inspirational guest speaker at Bedford College’s student Grow with Enterprise event.
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Tuesday 22 April 2014
Bedford College Head of Hospitality Mark Lewis has set himself a serious challenge. He is going on the road to run four marathons in the UK and USA in a month to raise money for Whizz Kidz.
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Wednesday 9 April 2014
More than 500 people have completed IT training at the Milton Keynes Learning Centre in Silbury Boulevard, Central Milton Keynes.
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Wednesday 9 April 2014
Access to the best paid, permanent jobs is restricted due to the lack of modern workplace skills, says a new national report.
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Thursday 3 April 2014
Milton Keynes Learning Centre, part of Bedford College, is celebrating its 1,000th success story.
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Friday 28 March 2014
More than 200 attended an event at Bedford College to learn about careers in the £36 Billion arts industry.
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Friday 28 March 2014
Bedford College has bought the former Harpur Trust building it has been leasing as a Sixth Form for a figure of £3.25 Million.
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Friday 28 March 2014
Bedford College students are warming up for some fantastic work experience with the UK’s best pastry chefs at a Hotelympia event.
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Wednesday 12 March 2014
Bedford College sponsored and supported the Bedford Academy through a change of Governments from Labour to the current Coalition.
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Monday 10 March 2014
The Bedford College Apprenticeship team have been working all week with the county's biggest and best employers.
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Thursday 6 March 2014
More than double the number of young people are choosing engineering apprenticeships as degree courses, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has revealed.
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Tuesday 4 March 2014
Bedford College is featured in a high level trade publication article about how Vauxhall works with us.
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Tuesday 4 March 2014
Nearly 100 local businesses and students packed the Studio Theatre at the South Bank Centre at Bedford College on Wednesday 26th February to hear Chris Smith and Alec East of THBOOM! Web Consultancy.
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Monday 3 March 2014
The shining Brundtland Building on the Cauldwell Street campus of Bedford College has been recognised as a national eco beacon.
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Wednesday 26 February 2014
Bedford College is hosting the regional heats of the ‘Megger National Apprentice Electrician of the Year 2014’ on Friday February 28th.
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Tuesday 25 February 2014
Bedford College is leading the way in Apprenticeship Week across the county as the LARGEST training provider of apprenticeships in Bedfordshire.
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Monday 24 February 2014
Bedford College students are helping to stir up new ideas for trips on board the award-winning John Bunyan community boat for the 2014 season.
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Tuesday 18 February 2014
Trinity Arts & Leisure is a 3 in 1 facility which is open to the public on the same site as The Bedford Sixth Form on Bromham Road.
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Tuesday 18 February 2014
Outstanding Ofsted Bedford College is empowered to bring young people and employers together through Government-funded Traineeships.
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Friday 14 February 2014
When Jamie Oliver and Jimmy Doherty came to Shuttleworth College to be filmed on tractors for their Friday Night Feast programme, they left behind a large tip.
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Thursday 6 February 2014
Bedford College has been awarded a 5 star rating by the British Safety Council.
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Thursday 6 February 2014
Students at Bedford College are known for learning the very latest technology skills, but in some cases they are going back in time to study ancient crafts.
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Thursday 9 January 2014
Current coverage of the world’s largest electronics event in Las Vegas by the BBC’s “Click” team shows where the best jobs will be in the future.
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Tuesday 7 January 2014
Bedford College is pouring money into town centre tills thanks to its support of the Love Bedford voucher scheme.
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Tuesday 7 January 2014
Getting back into training can be daunting – but at Rushden Learning Centre the friendly team have been helping 100s into IT and new jobs.
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Monday 6 January 2014
Bedford College Learning Centres are helping train people into jobs waiting to be filled by employers who require IT-skilled staff.
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Friday 13 December 2013
Shuttleworth College has been praised by Ofsted for ensuring “outstanding” outcomes for young people.
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Thursday 12 December 2013
Two Bedford College apprentices Ashley Ward and Lewis Wilson of Axis Electronics reached the highest level in a rocket launching competition among MP's and the best young aerospace trainees in the country.
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Thursday 12 December 2013
Bedford College Director Sharon Chinneck met with Gordon Birtwhistle, MP and Apprenticeship Ambassador for Business.
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Wednesday 4 December 2013
High Street champion Greg Warwick was invited to present the prizes at the annual Bedford Learning Centre awards ceremony.
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Wednesday 4 December 2013
HRH Prince Charles took time to chat to several Bedford College students on his walkabout in town on Tuesday December 3rd.
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Monday 2 December 2013
Bedford College Principal and CEO Ian Pryce joined the group that met Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Education, at Bedford Free School on Friday 29th November.
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Monday 25 November 2013
Trainees from Bedford College’s BROOKS salon joined a fantastic fun night in the top quality surroundings of Mercedes-Benz in Bedford.
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Friday 22 November 2013
Luton Learning Centre has welcomed more than 8,500 people gain basic IT skills, and many move on to employment, since opening in 2001.
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Thursday 14 November 2013
A ‘working with animals’ stand run by Shuttleworth College added an “I’m a Celebrity get me out of here” type guessing game to the World Skills Show at the NEC.
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Wednesday 13 November 2013
World class skills of staff and students of Bedford College will be on display at the NEC Birmingham from 14 - 16 November.
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Tuesday 12 November 2013
On the last days of the summer term, Shuttleworth College was buzzing with arrival of Jamie Oliver and Jimmy Doherty who were filming at Kingshill Farm.
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Tuesday 12 November 2013
Bedford College was delighted to see that four companies which it supports with staff training or apprentices were featured in the EEF Awards at Mercedes Brooklands.
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Monday 11 November 2013
Bedford College and CEO Ian Pryce CBE were applauded at the Bedfordshire Business Excellence Awards.
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Wednesday 6 November 2013
Sorry Mum and Dad - I’m a teenager and I know more about technology than you.
Parents – do YOU know enough about advancing technology to decide if a Technical Academy is the best route to a good future career for your child? The answer is probably: No.
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Friday 25 October 2013
Delicious dishes prepared by the top chefs of tomorrow are available now at 25 Restaurant on the 5th floor of Bedford College.
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Friday 25 October 2013
A new free option in education for pupils aged 13+ with the focus on technology training is being planned in Bedford.
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Friday 25 October 2013
The first ever “Caties” Award launched by Bedford College Hospitality and Catering team heard of top jobs and national competitions won by students.
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Tuesday 22 October 2013
Bedford College is key to the vitality of the High Street, the town centre and economy of the borough, heard a Government Minister and Mary Portas on Monday
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Monday 7 October 2013
Big news for the movie business was announced at the Bedford College screening of Quadrophenia.
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Thursday 3 October 2013
From the 9-24 January 2014, Bedford College’s Award Winning Higher National Diploma Graphic Design Course will be open for business.
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Monday 16 September 2013
Bedford College is planning to open a Technical Academy for 13 – 19 year olds who want to secure careers in science, service and creative industries.
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Saturday 7 September 2013
Wayland’s Song which goes on national release nationally and will be shown at the Bedford Film Festival this month (Sept 2013) was filmed in Bedford with the help of Bedford College staff and students.
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Tuesday 20 August 2013
Learning the latest hair colouring techniques from a national expert was a summer holidays training opportunity for staff and trainees at 5th Avenue and BROOKS.
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Wednesday 7 August 2013
Bedford College offers sky high standards of engineering training – from aerospace to state of the art 3D-printing.
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Wednesday 7 August 2013
Matthew Churchill, studying Extended Diploma in Graphic Design, met Her Royal Highness, The Countess of Wessex in London to receive an art prize.
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Friday 2 August 2013
Bedford College and Shuttleworth College bring together farming and food production with catering and hospitality when training young people for key careers.
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Monday 29 July 2013
Bedford College staff and students were in action during the BIG town centre Saturday on July 27th.
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Thursday 25 July 2013
This is the burning question being asked of me by employees and employers alike nearly every day: is there a maximum temperature beyond which staff should not be expected to work?
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Wednesday 24 July 2013
A Bedford College lecturer has received international acclaim after publishing books on improving literacy and numeracy skills for people in the UK.
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Wednesday 24 July 2013
Bedford College brings together the best engineering employers with top candidates for apprenticeships.
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Monday 22 July 2013
Sweeten your earning potential by learning new skills in Sugar Craft at Bedford College.
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Thursday 18 July 2013
When Bedford College was asked by the Department for Education to project manage the Bedford Free School and see it through its first year it was regarded as its toughest challenge.
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Wednesday 17 July 2013
Yvette Cooper the Shadow Minister for Women and Equality met hair and beauty apprentices at the Bedford College BROOKS spa on Thursday July 11th.
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Tuesday 25 June 2013
Bedford College has been playing host to the Dean of the fabulously named Lone Star College-Montgomery, Conroe, Texas.
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Monday 24 June 2013
A winning team deal between Bedford College, Lloyds TSB Commercial Banking and AFC Kempston will keep soccer on target for a decade to come.
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Wednesday 19 June 2013
Selected Bedford College students and staff received special training in coaching and vocational competitions to challenge students, boost their confidence and raise their performance to World Skills standards.
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Wednesday 19 June 2013
An art exhibition at Bedford’s own South Bank showcases the talents of students from Bedford College’s nationally applauded Creative Arts and Media courses.
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Wednesday 19 June 2013
Government Minister Alistair Burt flew in from his Foreign Office duties to join Bedford and Kempston MP Richard Fuller and Bedford Borough Mayor Dave Hodgson at the biggest business breakfast event of 2013 in the town.
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Tuesday 18 June 2013
A student at Bedford College is bringing skills and techniques from Fine Art to the world of Beauty Therapy.
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Tuesday 18 June 2013
The Animal Centre at Shuttleworth College has scooped prestigious Blue Cross awards in three categories, after competing nationally against 37 colleges from across the country:
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Monday 10 June 2013
Bedford College is helping people from a wide range of nationalities towards Government-approved qualifications.
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Tuesday 4 June 2013
Bedford College is supporting BedFringe by hosting three events at the South Bank Arts Centre.
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Friday 24 May 2013
World weather was the theme of the most fantastic range of climatic creations at the annual end of year Bedford College hair and beauty show.
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Tuesday 21 May 2013
Bedford College has officially opened the latest in its chain of successful Learning Centres, this time at 402-420 Silbury Court East, Silbury Boulevard, Milton Keynes.
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Monday 20 May 2013
Bedford College is better than all the rest as proven by a record breaking year.
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Monday 20 May 2013
Those who left school a long time ago or who have never been to college will find themselves welcomed at a range of events and activities staged by staff.
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Thursday 16 May 2013
Mayor of Bedford Dave Hodgson talked to business students at Bedford College about the challenges facing his council.
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Thursday 16 May 2013
The creative work of award-winning Bedford College students will be on show at the South Bank Arts Centre from 3 June.
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Wednesday 15 May 2013
Those who left school a long time ago or who have never been to college will find themselves welcomed at a range of events and activities staged by staff.
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Friday 10 May 2013
Amanda Riches and team at the re-named Trinity Arts & Leisure at the former Bedford High School – are getting into the swim with the local community.
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Wednesday 1 May 2013
An international agreement between the Governments of the UK and India towards training 200,000 plumbers a year has taken a step closer this week at Bedford College.
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Wednesday 1 May 2013
A one year full-time intensive PGCE course is preparing teachers to lead classes in just 12 months at the Outstanding Ofsted Bedford College.
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Wednesday 1 May 2013
Bedford College students welcomed news of a boost for tourism business for the UK this week.
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Monday 29 April 2013
Claire Baker of Biggleswade, a teacher at Shuttleworth College, joins a shortlist of just 3 finalists for a national teaching award that has seen a record 24,000 nominations this year.
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Monday 22 April 2013
Shuttleworth College floristry student Noriko Garratt is in the pink after reaching the final stages of a Chelsea Flower Show competition.
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Wednesday 27 March 2013
Shuttleworth College has added a new member to its animal kingdom - a female emu.
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