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Sky Curtis, who studied Music Technology for three years at Newbury College, has been awarded The Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship, by the University of Portsmouth. The scholarship is awarded to students who achieve very high grades for their Level 3 qualification.

Music Technology tutor, Matthew Foster said, Sky is an exceptional student who excelled in all areas of our Level 3 Music Tech course and gained a 100% grade on the awarding body's results system. Her practical and technical skills were matched with excellent academic abilities and I was sad to see her go at the end of the last academic year.

Sky commented, "I'm extremely happy to have been awarded the Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship. This is in no small part due to the dedication of my tutor, Matt Foster, and the music technology subject team at Newbury College. Thanks to the College's support and their belief in my future aspirations. This award will make a big difference in my ability to further my music technology education."

Newbury College offers a wide range of Music, Media and Dance courses with full time Music Technology courses at Level 2 and Level 3. To find out more, visit the College Open Event on, Tuesday 6 November between 4pm - 8pm or explore the courses page.

December 2018 - Lynne Stafford of Thatcham received an extra special festive surprise this week, when she heard she was the winner of the Newbury College wordsearch featured in the Newbury Weekly News Christmas Guide. She was delighted to hear that she had won £30 worth of vouchers, towards a part-time course at Newbury College.

Lynne commented, "It was a real surprise to have won the competition, as a childminder I often do the puzzles with the children but this is the first time I've won. I am looking forward to browsing the options and trying something new in 2019.

We have a huge range of one-day courses starting from just £30 and 100s of part-time courses including ballroom dancing, drawing techniques, Microsoft Office for beginners, nutrition for physical activity, business administration and bookkeeping. To find out more, search here

In an exclusive interview with the Newbury Weekly News, new Principal and CEO Iain Wolloff sets out a vision for the development of Newbury College.

During the interview, Iain talks about the future ambitions for the College that include opening a university centre to improve the higher education opportunities in Newbury and the surrounding areas. Newbury College already offers a Degree Apprenticeship in Engineering but would like to expand this offering to attract more degree-level students.

To read the full article, visit Newbury Weekly News website here.  

Staff and students at Newbury College raised over £150 on Wednesday in aid of Sport Relief. Taking it in turns to cycle for 30 minutes each, 29 members of Newbury College staff and students cycled a total of 111 miles, the equivalent of cycling from Newbury to Leicester.


Sport Maker, Louise Neil, said: Inspired by Zoe Ball's Sport Relief Challenge, we wanted to join in and raise money for this great cause. Staff and students completed half an hour slots to see how far we could cycle.  It was great fun and we'd like to thank everyone for taking part.


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