Newbury College students put the skills they have learnt over the course of the year into good practice at the Monks Lane Campus' Spring Open Day on Saturday 16 May 2015 with over 300 visitors attending the event.
There were opportunities to talk to subject tutors and other staff about the courses on offer, take tours of the College's state-of-the-art facilities and get involved with have-a-go activities. Visitors were also able to experience College students demonstrating projects from across the curriculum.
Animal Care students continued on last year's successful fundraising with the now annual Dog Show in support of Dogs Trust and RSPCA which saw 18 dogs enter the competition. Public Services and Sports students put on activities including archery, penalty shoot outs and face painting. Skills Project Mentor Sian Ellis, who helped students organise the activities said, "The event is a great opportunity for our students to put their skills into practice as well as supporting fantastic causes. I'm really proud of the hard work and commitment the students have showed"
Open Events at Newbury College are always an excellent opportunity for people to discover the wide range of courses available to them, from full time vocational and academic programmes for school leavers, to professional, leisure and business training for adults. This year the College also held recruitment sessions for people interested in employment.
Newbury College Principal Dr Anne Murdoch OBE said, "We were delighted with the number of visitors who came to the College. We have worked hard on expanding our curriculum offer for September 2015, including a new Music Technology course in partnership with Hogan Music, as well as Horticulture, Fashion, Event Management and many more. These new courses are also complemented by new GCSE and A Level programmes, providing the widest local choice of options for school leavers from year 10 and up".