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Extra small group tuition introduced to boost learning
In recognition of the impact that last March's Covid-19 lockdown may have had on learners, Eastleigh College has introduced a variety of extra support including additional small group tuition. This is just part of our commitment to ensure all learners have maximum opportunity to achieve their qualifications.
Top 10 best online courses for lockdown
With the UK going back into lockdown, you may have some extra time on your hands to start an online course to support your personal development, increase your industry knowledge and gain extra CPD points. Free online courses are now available at Eastleigh College.
VIVID and Eastleigh College collaborate on community event for Get Online Week
To mark the beginning of ‘Get Online Week!’ Eastleigh College joined up with VIVID as part of a campaign to help combat digital and social exclusion across the UK. We hosted free, face to face and socially distanced, sessions for VIVID customers.
Delighted diners return as East Avenue restaurant reopens
East Avenue, the fully licensed restaurant and bar at Eastleigh College, has reopened after having to close its doors for six months due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more about how staff and learners have ensured a Covid-19 secure environment for diners.
Six new governors bring added expertise to governing board
Eastleigh College has appointed six new governors, complementing and strengthening an already successful existing board only two weeks after launching our ambitious 2020-2024 strategy. The governing board, which guides and monitors the strategic direction of the college, now boasts additional expertise from a range of corporate areas as well as the public sector.
2021 prospectus for school leavers goes 100% digital
Eastleigh College has launched our new 2021 prospectus for full time courses and apprenticeships, and we're delighted to be the first college in the region to take the step of making this purely digitally. Read more about why we've taken this step, and download the prospectus!
Ambitious strategy aims to create the best ‘new normal’ for college learners and staff
The Eastleigh College Board and Senior Management Team have launched an ambitious strategy for the period 2020-24 that sets out the College’s priorities to see more learners, be more successful, more often.
How we are keeping our college Covid-19 secure
The College has remained open throughout the Covid-19 pandemic for many learners and as from September 2020 all learners (including those planning to attend at College House) have returned to a full high-quality education programme as per government guidelines.
Student-focused principal retires from Hampshire college
Eastleigh College’s Chief Executive and Principal, Dr Jan Edrich, is retiring following three decades working in Further Education. Jan has witnessed much change in the sector since her first teaching role, but has always strived to make a real and meaningful difference for all learners, an ethos which has underpinned each role in her 30-year career.
BTEC and Core Maths Results Update
Centre assessment grades will be communicated with all learners via email on Friday 28th August 2020. Where learners have already received BTEC level 3 qualification results, we will only communicate where a grade has been changed. We would like to reassure all learners that grades will not go down.
BTEC Results Update
Following the announcement that all A level and GCSE learners are to be awarded Centre Assessment Grades Pearson have reviewed the impact this may have on BTEC learners, and their grades, and will therefore be reviewing BTEC qualifications. If you were a BTEC level 3 learner in 2019-20, qualification grades will be reviewed and communicated as soon as possible should there be a change. No learners grade will go down as part of this review. If you were a BTEC level 1 or 2 learner in 2019-20 and expecting to receive your results this week your results will not now be released until the grading review has taken place. Find out more.
GCSE Results Update
On Monday 17th August, Ofqual announced that they will award grades on the basis of what teachers submitted. We will be emailing all GCSE results to learners on Thursday 20th August, the grade given will represent the highest grade awarded by the extraordinary assessment processes put in place to award grades this summer. Find out more.