Ella Ward is a student representative on the Newbury College Corporation Board, bringing first-hand experience of college life both as a full-time student and as an apprentice.
After completing her GCSEs, Ella studied engineering at college, completing a two-year Level 3 Extended Diploma. She then began a four-year engineering apprenticeship with STFC (UKRI), combining workplace learning with study across Newbury College and UCN, where she completed her HNC during her third and fourth year.
Ella now works at STFC’s ISIS Neutron and Muon Source as a Soft Matter Sample Environment Technician, and is continuing her professional development through further study—completing her HND and planning to progress to a degree.
Having navigated education through different routes, Ella is passionate about supporting engagement and ensuring the College experience is positive, inclusive, and rewarding for adult learners and apprentices.