Bracknell and Wokingham College
Encyclopedia
Bracknell & Wokingham College is a general college of further education
, offering courses for school leavers, adults and employers training their staff, and based in Bracknell
, Berkshire
, England
. The college became Bracknell & Wokingham College in 1996.
and Wokingham District areas. Its largest, Church Road in Bracknell, caters for almost all of its students aged 16-19, and some of its adult students taking daytime, evening and weekend courses.
Courses for adults are run from all 25 of the centres.
In 2008/09, the college enrolled 1040 school leavers and 9929 adults onto its courses.http://www.bracknell.ac.uk/about_us-1/our_achievements.aspx
The college earned a Level 2 'Good' rating after its last Ofsted
inspection in late 2007.http://www.bracknell.ac.uk/about_us-1/ofsted.aspx
, performing arts
, media
, hair & beauty, travel & tourism and uniformed public services.
Adults can take Access Diploma courses, Foundation degrees and other formal qualifications, some with professional accreditation, towards their career. Or they can choose leisure programmes, for example in languages or cookery.
The college also runs training courses for employers who want to improve their staff's knowledge.
on 29 September 2010.http://www.bracknell.ac.uk/our_facilities/new_church_road_centre.aspx The building boasts cutting-edge science labs, media and art studios, a photography darkroom
, sports hall, drama studio, motor vehicle bays and engineering workshops.
The hair & beauty salon, Harmony, is a successful business under its own steam. Visitors to the new Star café can enjoy 'wild blue yonder' a colourful public artwork designed for the new building.
Further education
Further education is a term mainly used in connection with education in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is post-compulsory education , that is distinct from the education offered in universities...
, offering courses for school leavers, adults and employers training their staff, and based in Bracknell
Bracknell
Bracknell is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Bracknell Forest in Berkshire, England. It lies to the south-east of Reading, southwest of Windsor and west of central London...
, Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The college became Bracknell & Wokingham College in 1996.
Overview
The college operates out of 25 centres around the Bracknell ForestBracknell Forest
Bracknell Forest is a unitary authority and borough in Berkshire in southern England. It covers the towns of Bracknell, North Ascot, Sandhurst, Crowthorne and surrounding villages and hamlets.-History:...
and Wokingham District areas. Its largest, Church Road in Bracknell, caters for almost all of its students aged 16-19, and some of its adult students taking daytime, evening and weekend courses.
Courses for adults are run from all 25 of the centres.
In 2008/09, the college enrolled 1040 school leavers and 9929 adults onto its courses.http://www.bracknell.ac.uk/about_us-1/our_achievements.aspx
The college earned a Level 2 'Good' rating after its last Ofsted
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
inspection in late 2007.http://www.bracknell.ac.uk/about_us-1/ofsted.aspx
Education
For school leavers, the college covers a range of vocational and academic areas including A Levels, Apprenticeships and BTEC Diplomas in such subjects as businessBusiness
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
, performing arts
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
, media
Media studies
Media studies is an academic discipline and field of study that deals with the content, history and effects of various media; in particular, the 'mass media'. Media studies may draw on traditions from both the social sciences and the humanities, but mostly from its core disciplines of mass...
, hair & beauty, travel & tourism and uniformed public services.
Adults can take Access Diploma courses, Foundation degrees and other formal qualifications, some with professional accreditation, towards their career. Or they can choose leisure programmes, for example in languages or cookery.
The college also runs training courses for employers who want to improve their staff's knowledge.
Facilities
The college has recently opened its new Church Road building; a £36 million investment opened officially by HRH Prince Edward, Earl of WessexPrince Edward, Earl of Wessex
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex KG GCVO is the third son and fourth child of Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh...
on 29 September 2010.http://www.bracknell.ac.uk/our_facilities/new_church_road_centre.aspx The building boasts cutting-edge science labs, media and art studios, a photography darkroom
Darkroom
A darkroom is a room that can be made completely dark to allow the processing of light sensitive photographic materials, including photographic film and photographic paper. Darkrooms have been created and used since the inception of photography in the early 19th century...
, sports hall, drama studio, motor vehicle bays and engineering workshops.
The hair & beauty salon, Harmony, is a successful business under its own steam. Visitors to the new Star café can enjoy 'wild blue yonder' a colourful public artwork designed for the new building.