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Bradford College Tutors David Mayers and Maggie Power never fail to impress with the ingenuity of their creative minds – helping to develop the next in new generation talent, with their latest smash hit ‘Creative Heights’ production, involving school children from across the region.
The AS and A2 results for Bradford College Sixth Form Centre are in and the College is celebrating fantastic results including the success of 11 A Level students who have achieved A* grades!
In the battle to beat Cancer, Bradford College has been working tirelessly over the last two years to raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care Bradford Hospice. Marie Curie Cancer is a national charity with nine hospices operating across the UK that care for terminally ill patients.
As preparation for the Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens Tournament in Delhi in October, Rugby India is undertaking a Training and Competition programme in Bradford. The Squad is being hosted by Bradford College and will receive coaching clinics from the premier coaches of Yorkshire RFU , Bradford & Bingley Bees RUFC , Bradford Bulls and Leeds Carnegie, with excellent support from the British Asian Rugby Association, Bradford Council and Welcome to Yorkshire.
Sports innovator - Bradford College is rapidly building a reputation of international acclaim for its outstanding sporting facilities, with professional teams from across the globe jetting in to train at the state of the art Trinity Green Sports Centre. The latest visitors to fly into the UK are the All Namibian Netball Association for a week long visit.
Bradford Enterprise Academy, in association with Bradford Kickstart, was proud to honour its top student entrepreneurs at a formal ceremony held at the College. The event recognises the achievements of students whose sharp business acumen and drive to succeed has led them to become the award winning students we know today.
Three Bradford College students have won prestigious awards courtesy of the Helena Kennedy Foundation (HKF). The Helena Kennedy Foundation awards annual bursaries to students who have overcome significant personal and financial hardship to complete a further education course and progress into higher education. This year the foundation awarded £1500 bursaries to deserving students to assist with higher education studies.
World famous athlete Filbert Bayi flew in from Tanzania to attend the ‘Beyond 2012: Excellence for All Conference’, hosted in Keighley by the Bradford Athletics Network and backed by Bradford College. Filbert Bayi won the gold medal for the 1500 m final at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, setting a new world record. It is still classed as one of the greatest 1500 m races of all time.
Bradford College is celebrating after being highly commended at the prestigious Green Gown Awards, established to find the UK’s most sustainable universities and colleges.
Bradford College is proud to announce that it has received the highest judgement possible in a review of its Higher Education provision.The judgement follows the successful completion of the Integrated Quality and Enhancement Review (IQER) which was carried out by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA), the body responsible for academic quality and standards in UK higher education.
Bradford College is celebrating receiving an Association of Colleges’ Beacon Award for the second consecutive year. The College won the prestigious OCR Award for Functional Skills back in February for its innovative approach to developing and embedding Functional Skills in the curriculum and introducing the Foundation Learning Diploma.
Bradford College is leading the eco-travel revolution with the launch of the Green Travel Awareness Day, in a bid to encourage staff, students and the general public to improve their carbon footprint and become more eco friendly.
Bradford College has launched its new state-of-the-art automotive centre on Bowling Back Lane in Bradford, with a visit from the BLOODHOUND Project who is attempting to break the World Land Speed Record.
Over 120 Bradford College students took part in an exciting three day ‘Dragons Den’ style Business Conference that focused on narrowing the gap between education and the workplace.
With a self confessed love of fashion and fierce urban glamour, Mary Portas transforms any failing independent fashion boutique into a positive, upbeat space, brimming with dazzling retail potential - to unleash the fortunes of any store. Mary Portas accompanied hairdresser John Pearce on a recent trip to Bradford College, during the filming of the latest series of her hit BBC 2 programme ‘Mary Queen of Shops’
The Construction Team at Bradford College hosted The Guild of Bricklayers regional competition at the College’s Trinity Green Campus. Junior and Senior competitors from colleges across the Yorkshire region battled it out to win a place in the national finals.
Bradford College was proud to celebrate the success of the Early Entry English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Consortium Project, during a formal ceremony held at the Ramada Bankfield Hotel, Bingley. The project, which runs for two years, is funded by the Local Authority through Working Neighbourhoods Funding (WNF). This is a dedicated fund for local councils and communities to help people in the most deprived areas of England get back to work.
Marriott Hollins Hall Hotel & Country Club, in Baildon, has teamed up with Bradford College to sponsor a ‘Veg@College’ project as part of the Marriott’s Spirit in the Community programme.
Celebrity Makeup Artist, Daniel Sandler and Leading Hairdresser, Andrew Barton have joined forces to create inspiring new looks and cutting edge beauty during a demonstration held at the Midland Hotel for Bradford College students and salon owners across the region.
Local and national businesses joined Bradford College to celebrate the success of top achievers at the annual Bradford School of Business & Law Awards Ceremony. The Awards Ceremony recognises the academic and personal success of our students, whose determination and drive to succeed impressed judges and led them to become the award winning students we know today.