Bishop Burton College will become a new centre of excellence for high levels skills training in the region following a multi-million-pound investment.
The college will work with seven other further education colleges and two universities to develop the Yorkshire and Humber Institute of Technology (IoT).
Bishop Burton College has been selected as the venue for a highly prestigious equestrian event featuring some of the finest young talents in the country.
British Eventing has chosen the college, near Beverley, to stage its ‘Festival of Youth’ for five years, starting in July 2020.
A football team at Bishop Burton College thanks to its partnership with Hull City has helped established its self as one of the best in the county.
The college, near Beverley, is the home of the Hull City Tigers Academy. As a result, talented students are in a position to be spotted by the club and academy prospects released by the Tigers are able to continue playing at a high level with the college.
The new deputy principal at an East Yorkshire college says she will be listening closely to the views of students and local businesses to help produce a skilled workforce for the region.
Rachel Ellis-Jones has re-joined Bishop Burton College this week, having previously worked there as an art lecturer at the start of her career.
An East Yorkshire college is leading the way in the development of grassroots football in the region.
Bishop Burton College is encouraging young players of all abilities and backgrounds to get involved in the game after being named as one of the first FA ‘Football Super Hubs’ in the country.
Bishop Burton College is to offer T Level qualifications in childcare. This new qualification is the equivalent to three A-Levels will on offer from September 2020.
Bishop Burton College will be one of a few colleges in the UK to offer this type of qualification. They say it provides a real alternative to A-Levels.
He captured the hearts of the nation as he battled to overcome his stammer on hit television show Educating Yorkshire.
Musharaf Asghar became a TV sensation thanks to his starring roles in the series six years ago, after his teacher Matthew Burton helped him tackle his speech impediment.
White Cross Netball Club have been awarded a £1000 grant by Tesco, money they say will help fund playing kit.
Customers from the Norton Lane store picked White Cross Netball Club. As a result, they were named winners in the Bags of Help incentive for the months July and August.
Foundations Live, the region’s biggest co-located construction trade and careers event, took place for the third time this month. As an event, it attracted by far the biggest audience yet, with over 1,000 people in attendance across the day.
The event saw hundreds of industry professionals and schools visit Bishop Burton College’s equine arena, which hosted more than 70 companies exhibiting products and services and advising hundreds of students on how to gain a route into the workplace.
A well-known project manager from BBC’s hit tv show DIY SOS is visiting East Yorkshire to support a construction trade event.
Mark Millar, of BBC One’s DIY SOS, will be attending Foundations Live, a trade and careers event held to combat the skills and personnel shortage in the construction and engineering industries.
Foundations Live, the region’s biggest co-located construction trade and careers event, will be hosted for the third time this year on 10th October at Bishop Burton College, East Riding of Yorkshire.
The event, held in partnership with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), will address an increasing demand in skills and employment in the region’s workplaces. It is estimated more than 9,000 jobs in the sector will be available in the next five years, with total growth in the Yorkshire and Humber region forecast at 1.1%.
The new Chief Executive and Principal of Bishop Burton College has outlined his vision to lead an “outstanding” institution where students are given the platform to follow their dreams.
Bill Meredith has been officially announced as the new permanent Chief Executive and Principal after covering both positions in an acting capacity for 10 months.