Parent and Carer Information

Barnfield College has a full complement of guidance, support and welfare procedures and practitioners to put your mind at rest.

At Barnfield College we work hard to make sure your child enjoys their time at college and leaves us with valuable skills and knowledge to help them move directly into employment or further education.

We also offer a number of services to ensure that your child is learning in a safe and supportive environment. Listed below are the services we offer, together with contact details. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you feel we can help in anyway.

General enquiries - Barnfield College receptions are open Monday-Friday 0900-1700 (except public holidays). They are also open in term Monday-Thursday 1700-2100.
Call: New Bedford Road Campus - 01582 569630
Call: Barnfield Technology Campus - 01582 569569
Call: York Street Campus - 01582 569850
Call: Westbourne Road Campus, Bedford - 01234 332332.

Career Guidance Service - We can help and support your son or daughter in making the right choices about education, training and future plans by providing information about the courses on offer and the support services available to students.
Call: 01582 569 643
Email: guidance@barnfield.ac.uk

Personal Guidance Advisory Service - We support our learners, helping them to achieve their personal, educational and employment goals by delivering high quality impartial information, advice and guidance.
Call: 01582 569 633
Email: guidance@barnfield.ac.uk

Financial Support - For information and advice about Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA), Adult Learning Grant, Learner Support Fund and funds which might be available to support the costs of learning.
Call: For EMA queries - 01582 569660
Call: For other financial queries please call the specific campus relevant to your child's study:
New Bedford Road Campus - 01582 569608
Barnfield Technology Campus- 01582 569577
York Street Campus - 01582 569833
Westbourne Centre Campus, Bedford - 01234 332303

Learning Resources - The Learning Centres Team provides a wide range of services at all sites to support studies and help learners achieve.

New Bedford Road Campus LRC
Call: 01582 569588
Email: nbrlibrary@barnfield.ac.uk
Technology Campus LRC
Call: 01582 569547
Email: ewlibrary@barnfield.ac.uk
York Street Campus LRC
Call: 01582 569 831
Email: sue.tiller@barnfield.ac.uk

Safeguarding Children
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our learners and our commitment to this is detailed in our Safeguarding Children and Child Protection Policy and related procedures.