You Cannot be Serious
Consequences of policy decisions are often unintended but they can be foreseen by those with experience of implementing them. Better still, we can use starting…
The Bedford College Group
Top Team at The Bedford College Group
The Bedford College Group has announced a series of management changes to prepare the way for the proposed merger in February 2023 with Central Bedfordshire…
Let’s stop being so quick to axe funding when colleges falter
Never mind the quality My grandparents loved the late 1960s comedy “Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width”, a series that revolved around the cultural…
Research collaboration for colleges
On 17th May 2021 an important new Research College Group (@RCGResearch) was launched. The group represents 10 founder organisations comprised of General Further Education and Sixth Form…
Tresham College student wins creative contract
An Art and Design student @TreshamCollege has been selected to illustrate a new children’s book which will hopefully be published later this year. Gemma Tetley,…
High flyers in technology at Bedford College
Two students at Bedford College have been given a flying start in careers in technology. Samuel Frankl and James Shelford studied Level 3 Electronic Engineering…
Leading female engineering educator Dawn Fitt has been awarded an OBE
OBE for engineering Dawn Leading female engineering educator Dawn Fitt has been awarded an OBE in the New Years Honours list. Dawn is Training Co-ordinator…
Good news for #FE education in Beds and Northants
A “Good” Ofsted grade for The Bedford College Group is great news for Further Education in Beds and Northants. The news is especially welcomed in…
Bedfordshire Apprentice Wins Advanced Apprentice of the Year Award
A Bedfordshire based apprentice has been crowned Advanced Apprentice of the year at the regional Apprenticeship Awards in Leicester. Ben Copperwheat, a systems engineering apprentice…
Georgina takes Tresham
Changes at the top of The Bedford College Group see Vice Principal Georgina Ager taking responsibility for Tresham College Northamptonshire campuses in Kettering, Corby and…