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2019 marks Barnfield College’s 50th year of serving the people of Luton and the surrounding area. It’s a year that’s seen a lot of change and a fresh focus on the future. Following our merger with West Herts College in February 2019 we’ve invested heavily in modern kit and facilities across both our campuses. New

Congratulations to our full time Initial Teacher Training (ITT) students, who graduated from the college on Monday morning. Studying ITT at Barnfield College allows students to develop the practical skills required from a teacher. Students are also provided with great opportunities to further develop on a personal and professional level. Elaine Battams, course manager for

Barnfield College students and staff created a dramatic centre-piece to celebrations marking 80 years of health care at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital, which opened its doors in 1939 and has been serving the community ever since. The brief for the students was to bake and decorate a giant cake to accompany a service of

Take your first step towards a career in Accounting or Bookkeeping with our Level 1 College Certificate courses starting at Barnfield. Enrolments are now open for our Level 1 College Certificate in Bookkeeping and Level 1 College Certificate in Computerised Accounting – two key courses which are perfect stepping stones to study AAT at Barnfield

The Motor Vehicle workshops at Barnfield College had a healthy industry buzz last week, as a host of suppliers and guests headed to the college’s Enterprise Way Campus for the team’s first ‘Meet the Industry’ event. Bringing together a network of top industry suppliers from the repair sector and wider motor vehicle industry, the event

Barnfield College is thrilled to announce one of its longstanding members of staff is one of a select cohort of education professionals to be awarded Advanced Teacher Status (ATS) from the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) Centre Leader for Barnfield’s  Cert Ed/PGCE programme Elaine Battams has been teaching in the post-compulsory sector for over 20

Join us for a night of indulgent pre-festive pampering as Luton-based accountancy firm Foxley Kingham partner with Barnfield College for an exclusive evening of treatments and delicious food, all in aid of the company’s 50th Anniversary Foundation supporting a wealth of local charities. Spruce up for your Christmas party and get glam this December by

A Barnfield College tutor is set to head to a glittering award ceremony this week, after being nominated for a Three Counties People Awards by her very own students. Community Learning co-ordinator and ESOL tutor Elena Keys is nominated in the award’s Diversity and Equality category, which celebrates the outstanding impact people in Beds, Herts

Results day is Thursday 23rd August 2018 GCSE results will be available for collection 9am-4pm on Thursday 23rd August, from the Refectory at the New Bedford Road Campus. (Results will not be given out over the phone or by email, they must be collected). Please remember to bring your ID with you. If a student

Barnfield College is pleased to announce that Martin Sim has been appointed as the Interim Principal and CEO from 25 April 2018. Martin was the former Principal and CEO of Salford City College and latterly the Interim Principal of Gateway College, Leicester. He brings a wealth of senior-level experience and FE sector knowledge.

Barnfield College is proudly celebrating the remarkable achievement of one of its Heads of Department. Nominated for NAMSS‘ ‘Inspirational Leader of the Year’ award as part of the Annual Student Services Awards for 2017/2018, Barnfield College’s Head of Tutoring, Student Engagement & Student Services, Beth Taylor, received the noteworthy endorsement of joint first place.

Barnfield College’s Motor Vehicle Department has recently been fortunate enough to receive an impressive gift from Luton Borough Council. The kind donation came in the larger-than-life form of a fully functioning, automatic DAF Truck, worth approximately £20,000.

Barnfield College is proud to confirm that it has become a Disability Confident Employer.

Recently launched, the fully revamped www.barnfield.ac.uk is a leap forward for Barnfield College, in its journey to reclaiming excellence. Part of phase one, the redesign places the user experience at the heart of it, to ensure relevant information is easily accessible from any device or desktop.

Barnfield College is celebrating after winning the award in the ‘Training and Development’ category at the FSB Bedfordshire Business Awards 2016. The Training and Development Award recognises the vast improvements made within the Colleges’ Apprenticeships Services in the last year, having now achieved above sector average for successfully completed apprenticeship programmes.