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Yeovil College Open Day

By Bumble_B at 13:12 on 12/01/12

Yeovil College is throwing open its doors for a Full-time Information Evening later this month. Coinciding with Chinese New Year, why not come along to see where you could be in the Year of the Dragon! Prospective students can visit Yeovil College between 5-8pm on Monday 28 January to meet staff, find out more about the exciting courses on offer and see how they can help them fulfil their potential. Courses available include A...
Enter the Matrix: Yeovil College's exciting new training base

By jashby1 at 10:54 on 21/12/11

Oliver Letwin MP has formally opened Yeovil College's new cutting-edge Bridport training centre, 'Matrix'. The brand new £300,000 centre has been established by Yeovil College and has been purpose built to improve training provision in the local area. Initially, Matrix will focus primarily on Composite Engineering training, although there are plans to develop a demand-led provision once the site is established. Composite...
Yeovil schools' garden grub victory

By NickCaterSWP at 15:58 on 05/12/11

Pupils from Yeovil are among eight Somerset schools to have shared hundreds of pounds in prizes after securing success in the county-wide gardening challenge "Dig It, Grow It, Cook It, Eat It". The efforts of Preston School, Bucklers Mead School and Westfield Community School were recognised in the challenge organised by the Carymoor Environmental Trust education and nature conservation charity, and supported by recycling...
Yeovil College Unveils Exciting New Facilities

By Angelocal at 15:55 on 07/10/11

Yeovil College is throwing open its doors for its first Full-time Information Evening of this academic year on Monday 17 October 2011. This is the first event where visitors can see a number of brand new facilities, including Nexus and Renaissance - the College's brand new mall and refectory. Nexus includes state-of-the-art Hospitality, Hair and Beauty training areas, where current students will be demonstrating their skills...
Ever Considered Going To Uni...In Yeovil?

By jashby1 at 17:28 on 29/09/11

Taking the decision to go to university is a tough one at the best of times, more so in these days of massive fees, fewer jobs and global financial meltdown. (Don't worry, this gets cheerier). Youngsters from our area who do decide to take the plunge will often find themselves at a university here in the south west such as Bath Spa, Bristol UWE or Bournemouth. But how many consider the higher education options...

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Yeovil Students Excel On A-Level Results Day

By Darth_V

Well done chaps, now for the big decision: how big do you want your uni debt to be? If you go this...

By jashby1 at 17:03 on 18/08/11

Fingernails were well and truly chewed across the country today as students were left to sweat on their A-level results, and after months of hard work and waiting, nearly 400 Yeovil College AS and A Level students picked up their all important result envelopes... Students on Full-time A Level courses have achieved an outstanding pass rate of 98%. 78% of passes were A* to C grades, an increase of 4% on 2010 results, while an outstandin...
Record Results For Schools, But Which Is Best?

By Claire_x1

Well done Yeovil College, I think Yeovil does have a lot of opportunity for learning, all taught to...

By jashby1 at 15:11 on 24/08/10

Students across Somerset were put through the mill over the last week as they waited on all important A-level and GCSE results. Today's GCSE results showed record results nationally for the 23rd consecutive year, following record achievements in A-level exams last week. So how do we distinguish a 'good' school from a 'bad' one when results are consistently improving, and which is the best school in our our town? A...