Further Education Institutions

Sue Midgley

Welcome to news about our local further education institutions, ie. adult education, colleges and universities. Below is a list of the institutions in the surrounding area:

Below you will find the most recent articles on further education institutions.*

 

Uxbridge College and Brunel Join Forces for Good Deeds Day

A total of 125 students from Brunel University London and Uxbridge College joined forces to help out local people in Uxbridge as part of annual Good Deeds Day 2018. The event was launched by the Mayor of Hillingdon, Cllr. Carol Melvin, and her consort, Andrew, with other guests including Brunel’s Deputy Vice Chancellor, Bill Leahy. […]

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Uxbridge College Is Judged A Level Best “Value Added” in London

Uxbridge College is the best college in London for Value Added at A Level, as well as being one of the best colleges in the UK, according to new Government figures. Value Added is a measure of how much improvement students make compared to their peers nationally. Sometimes described as “distance travelled”, Value Added reflects […]

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Uxbridge College Receives Platinum Award In “Reading Ahead” Scheme

Uxbridge College has become the only organisation in the UK to be given a Platinum Award for its performance in the Reading Agency’s national Reading Ahead scheme for 2016-17. Student Shajnah Farook was one of only three students to win an achiever’s runner up prize in the National Prize Draw via the Reading Agency. The College achieved […]

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Uxbridge College Student Appears on BBC’s Michael McIntyre Show

Uxbridge College student, Sanjna Vekaria, appeared as the Unexpected Star on a recent BBC1 Michael McIntyre’s Big Show. Her performance was dubbed “better than the X Factor final ” after she sang Feeling Good, the Nina Simone track recently made a hit by Michael Buble, in front of a large live audience and a television audience […]

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The Charity “Halo” Opened Its New Head Office at Uxbridge College’s Hayes Campus

The charity Halo, which is run entirely by volunteers, provides bereaved children and families from the local area and beyond with support, counselling, art therapy, weekly drop-in sessions, a monthly Expressive Art & Play Group, a bereavement book library and personalised memory boxes and cushions. The charity recently celebrated the launch of its new Head […]

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