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10 August 2016

Newbury College is one of four further education colleges in the UK to achieve a 100% student satisfaction rating in this year's National Student Survey.

The survey was undertaken by over 300,000 students across the UK from 155 higher education institutions, 190 further education colleges and 13 alternative providers. The survey takes place each year and the results, announced by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) today, help universities and colleges further improve the education service they provide.

Commenting on the results, Principal and Chief Executive, Dr Anne Murdoch said: We are delighted to be one of four further education colleges to score highly in terms of student satisfaction. The result, which surpasses this year's benchmarked score of 88%, is testament to our hard work and determination and supports our aim to provide an outstanding level of further and higher education in the West Berkshire area.

More data and details of the results can be viewed on the HEFCE website.

The other three colleges were Richmond Adult Community College, St. Mary's College in Blackburn and Trafford College.

Read more on this story in the Times Education Supplement (TES).

04 August 2016

Newbury College is holding a series of advice clinics and a specific post A Level/Level 3 guidance event at its campus on Monks Lane this summer, where members of its Information, Advice and Guidance team will be on hand to answer questions. The dates are:

Thursday 18 August, 11am to 4pm ' A-level results day advice clinic

Monday 22 August, 11am to 4pm ' Post A-level/Level 3 guidance event

Thursday 25 August, 11am to 4pm ' GCSE results day advice clinic

Friday 26 August, 10am to 12:30pm ' GCSE results day advice clinic

At the post A-level/Level 3 guidance event on Monday 22 August, students can find out about options for higher education courses, as well as obtain information and view the current opportunities for apprenticeships. Apprenticeships combine paid employment with on-the-job training and offer the opportunity to gain nationally recognised qualifications.

All of the sessions are free to attend. The College is also open every day throughout the summer holidays for queries or advice on all courses starting in September.

12 July 2016

Newbury College today hosted its annual technology project presentation event, where over 90 students demonstrated their skills.

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06 July 2016

Two Newbury College IT students have recently finished updating a patient information point (PIP) database at West Berks Hospital in Thatcham. Students, Kamil Pilecki and Przemyslaw Budzynski, started working on the project during their five-day work placement, but were determined to see the project through to completion.

Peter Broughton, volunteer at West Berkshire Hospital, said: We asked Kamil and Przem to help replace the PIP survey as part of their work placement. They rose to the challenge and went above and beyond what was expected of them, carrying on with the project long after they had to. The new survey has been loaded onto our computers and is undergoing trials before its operational. We'd like to thank them for their hard work and we wish them all the best for the future.

Both students are moving on to Southampton University in September to continue their IT studies.