Agriculture, Animal Management, and Equine students put on an impressive display at Bishop Burton College during the 63rd Stock Skills competition.
Stock Skills prepares students for a large country show by preparing them for a variety of tasks. Each student prepares for the event by practicing grooming and clipping skills, and ensuring the animal’s diet means it is in optimum condition. They compete in Dairy, Sheep, Goat, and Equine classes. Competing requires the development of specialist skills and knowledge that can also be transferred to the workplace.
Luke Hobson, butchery apprentice with Bishop Burton College was named Best Apprentice Showing Management Potential in a Manufacturing Environment at the Institute of Meat (IoM) and Worshipful Company of Butchers (WCB) Annual Prizegiving, held at Butchers Hall in London, on 29th February.
Luke, who competed against butchery apprentices from around the country, is pursuing an Advanced Butcher qualification while holding the position of Trainee Supervisor of the process hall, within the factory at Pilgrim’s UK Lamb Ltd (formerly Randall Parker Foods).
Longcroft School and Sixth Form are celebrating the outcome of their recent Section 5 Ofsted Inspection, which has further validated the school’s exceptional progress over recent years. Inspectors were hugely complimentary about the school and effusive in their recognition of the journey it has travelled since previous inspections.
They acknowledged the hard work of the dedicated staff, and the profound impact that the Wonder Learning Partnership (WLP) Trust has had in supporting rapid improvements, having been commissioned by the local authority to oversee the school in 2019.
A graduate of the University Centre Bishop Burton’s (UCBB) Equine department, Lauren Wain, has been selected as a finalist for the British Equestrian Trade Association’s (BETA’s) Equine Thesis of the Year prize.
Developed by BETA in the late 1990s, the competition recognizes equine undergraduate achievements. The competition invites higher education institutions that offer equine degree-level programs to submit one entry, and this is the second consecutive year that a UCBB student has been selected as a finalist.
Bishop Burton College is proud to announce the outstanding achievements of its T Level students as they receive their highly anticipated results this week.
The T Level in Health saw an impressive 100% pass rate for Health, with all students earning a Merit. Similarly, in the field of Education and Early Years, all 20 students excelled, achieving a 100% pass rate. Notably, the first-year cohort of Education and Early Years and Health students all successfully passed their inaugural year.
East Riding College is investing £500,000 in manufacturing and engineering machinery to upskill local workers.
Beverley-based TEC Partnership college, which is a member of the group of education providers, has acquired four pieces of specialist equipment for businesses to train their employees in the latest production technology, boosting both worker skills and business efficiency.
Bishop Burton College is excited to announce its first-ever Employer Awards to thank industry partners for the support and opportunities they provide students.
A solar energy-powered technology demonstration will be part of the event, which will be held during National Careers Week. The college will host a panel of employers who support apprenticeships, industry placements, and T Level placements to show other partners how the process works, and the benefits and impact of working with students.
Through the innovative Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) Dual Career initiative, Bishop Burton College is leading the way in supporting talented athletes in education.
TASS Dual Career Accreditation Scheme is officially recognised by Sport England as a means of enabling young athletes to pursue other interests along with their sporting pursuits while gaining qualifications at the same time.
After receiving Bronze in the BTEC Land-Based Learner of the Year Awards, Animal Management student Emma Hodson is celebrating.
Teachers and peers nominate students for the BTEC Learner of the Year Awards in recognition of their positivity and success despite personal difficulties.
In the historic Beverley Minster, University Centre Bishop Burton (UCBB) students, staff and friends gathered for an impressive graduation ceremony.
Among the 130 graduates were students who studied agriculture, animal sciences, criminology, equine, floristry, sport, exercise science, and health, as well as teacher training.
As a result of its re-accreditation with the Matrix Standard, Bishop Burton College has earned its recognition as a provider of information, advice, and/or guidance (IAG).
Matrix Standard ensures high-quality information and guidance is delivered by the Department for Education (DfE).
T Level Education and Childcare students at Bishop Burton College are celebrating after achieving a 100% pass rate.
The college is particularly proud of this result as it was part of the first wave of education providers pioneering the delivery of innovative T level qualifications.
Arco, the UK’s leading safety company, has donated £3,000 to local charity Run With It, an educational support non-profit charity, to help develop literacy and numeracy skills in local young people.
Arco is also encouraging colleagues to involve themselves with volunteering opportunities across all Run With It programmes, including aiding in the delivery of two new ten-week education programmes in Beverley during September, benefitting up to 60 students.
Hundreds of talented young riders and spectators will be welcomed to Bishop Burton College next week when the British Eventing International Youth Championships will be held at the college.
From Thursday 4th August to Sunday 7th August, the riders, all of whom are under the age of 18, will compete in a range of events.
Bishop Burton College student Kieran Woodall is celebrating after being awarded a Diana Award for his services as a Covid vaccination volunteer during the pandemic.
Kieran was nominated for the prestigious award after volunteering over 800 hours in support of the nationwide Covid vaccination programme. This is the most hours volunteered by an under-18 in the country.
Bishop Burton College was delighted to welcome current and prospective students, parents and employer partners for an Education and Childcare T- Level celebration event, to recognise the hard work and achievements of students completing and studying towards the ground-breaking qualification this Summer.
