These last few months have seen unprecedented changes for this country. Bournemouth & Poole College have also felt this, with our sites closing and all teaching taking place virtually. During this time, however, our students have continued to shine.
We wanted to share some of students’ successes and celebrate their incredible achievements over the past few months.
Student success at BTEC Awards 2020
This June, Chloe Shaw was awarded the prestigious Bronze Award in BTEC Science Learner of the Year 2020. Chloe is currently a second year Level 3 student on the BTEC Extended Diploma in Biomedical Science.
Chloe’s hard work and dedication was celebrated at the tenth anniversary of Pearson’s annual BTEC Awards hosted online this year.
Read more about Chloe’s achievement here
Virtual End of Year Art Show
Art and Design students came up with a creative way to showcase their work in an end of year Art and Design graduation show.
After their annual end of year Art and Design graduation show couldn’t go ahead, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students pulled together to create a virtual show. Hosted online, Art and Design students at the College can upload their artwork to an online gallery.
Featuring photography, fashion and textiles, graphic design and fine art, the virtual show is a brilliant opportunity to showcase the incredible work students have continued to do throughout the year, despite challenging circumstances.
Find out more about our students end of year show here
Wella Xposure Competition
This June, our hairdressing students competed in the final of the Wella Professional XPOSURE competition.
We are delighted that Kathy Hughes was awarded a Certificate of Merit in the Creative Colour category. Kathy competed in the finals alongside fellow students Benjamin Frizzell, Verity-Jayne Thomas-Webster and Eva Pisanu, who all performed exceptionally well.
Our Hairdressing team said: “We’re extremely proud of all our students who took part in Wella Professionals XPOSURE competition. To have 5 students in a national final is an amazing achievement and great experience for everyone involved. Competitions are a brilliant opportunity for our students to practice the skills they’ve learned and showcase their work to industry professionals.”
Festival of Learning Certificate
We’re delighted that one of our students, Graham Tiller, was highly commended in this year’s Festival of Learning. This fantastic accomplishment is in recognition of all of Graham’s outstanding work throughout the year.
Festival of Learning aims to celebrate the benefits of lifelong learning and inspire more adults into learning.
Music student drums her way to international final!
Freya Crosby, Level 3 Music student at Bournemouth & Poole College, made it to the final of the international ‘Hit Like A Girl’ music competition.
After finding out about the competition online, Freya submitted a video of her drumming to Sing, Sing, Sing by Benny Goodman, which was recorded at the College’s recording studio. All of the videos submitted for the competition were voted on by the public, with the most popular making it through to the final. Freya was the only UK entrant in her age category to secure a place in the final.
Read more about Freya’s achievement here
First Degree Apprentices complete their course
We are delighted to announce that its first Degree Apprentices have successfully completed their end point assessment.
Among the successful apprentices is Ed Holbrook. Ed is the first level 6 Manufacturing Engineer degree apprentice to complete his course that is run in partnership with Cobham PLC and Bournemouth University.
Ed Holbrook, Manufacturing Engineer Degree Apprentice, said: “My apprenticeship provided me with a great opportunity to align with industry recognised standards, not just in the classroom, but also within the workplace. By completing an End Point Assessment, vocational, academic and behavioural skillsets were solidified, and I gained an accreditation from an industry recognised authority. This not only has a significant benefit for me as an individual to validate occupational competency, but also supports the organisation that I am working for.”
