2021

We are pleased to announce that Jeff Greenidge has recently been appointed as Chair of the Governing Body at Bridgend College. Jeff is an experienced teacher, coach and leadership mentor who has worked across the education and training sector for a number of years. With a track record of delivery performance, Jeff has been providing […]

Bridgend College is delighted to announce the official opening of its state-of-the-art STEAM Academy; an exciting new building to accommodate teaching, learning and support facilities for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM).  The building opened its doors to students in September and was officially opened by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language, Jeremy […]

Bridgend College was extremely proud to have recently held one of its biggest events of the year in an impressive virtual ceremony, which allowed award winners and their guests to celebrate online. It was an afternoon to celebrate the achievement of students and partners from the 2020-2021 academic year and to recognise everyone who has […]

Bridgend College was extremely proud to have recently held one of its biggest events of the year in an impressive virtual ceremony, which allowed award winners and their guests to celebrate online. It was an afternoon to celebrate the achievement of students from the 2020-2021 academic year and to recognise everyone who has played a […]

Bridgend College recognised by HRH The Princess Royal for excellence in training and development We are thrilled to announce that Bridgend College has been awarded the prestigious Princess Royal Training Award for our Person-Centred Leadership programme. Announced by the City & Guilds Group recently, The Princess Royal Training Awards recognise and celebrate organisations across the […]

Bridgend College has once again been recognised for its commitment to workplace wellbeing. The College was one of 114 organisations to take part in Mind’s fifth annual Workplace Wellbeing Index this year, and was recognised with a Gold Award. This means that we have successfully embedded mental health into policies and practices, utilising a variety […]

We are delighted that we have officially entered the final stage of construction of our STEAM Academy, opening at our Pencoed Campus this September. Handover of the facility is planned for the end of June, after which the College will complete its internal fit-out. The final stage involves a range of final engineering checks and […]

Bridgend College joins the ‘Race to Zero’ campaign against climate change We are proud to announce that we have joined the global Race to Zero campaign. COP26 (Conference of the Parties) is the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference which will take place in Glasgow in November 2021. At the summit, delegates including Heads of […]

We are extremely proud to announce that Bridgend College has strengthened its stance against racism by signing up to the Zero Racism Wales policy. Zero Racism Wales calls on all organisations and individuals who are committed to promoting racial harmony and equity to sign up to their zero-tolerance policy to racism in Wales.  By signing […]

We’re delighted to announce that Bridgend College has been crowned winner of the Association of Colleges Beacon NCON Group Award for Mental Health and Wellbeing 2021. The annual awards for further education and sixth form colleges were announced by AoC’s Chief Executive, David Hughes at a celebration event at the virtual AoC Annual Conference on […]