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2nd December 2021
Issue 1194
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The Coca-Cola Christmas Truck is coming back..
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College to host face-to-face open day Potential new students will have the opportunity to find out about the wide range of courses on offer at the Barnsley College, Barnsley Sixth Form College and Barnsley College Higher Education at a face-to-face open day on Thursday 2 December, 4.00pm to 7.00pm. Rated outstanding by Ofsted, Barnsley College and Barnsley Sixth Form College offer education for everyone; including full and part-time vocational courses, A Levels, T Levels (Technical qualifications) and apprenticeships in a wide range of subjects.
Fox Valley Shopping Centre will be hosting the Coca-Cola Christmas Truck this year! Visitors are invited to join The Real Magic Christmas Truck Tour between 11am - 8pm as it stops in the Fox Valley Shopping Centre Car Park on Thursday 2nd December. The centre will also be hosting all-day Christmas Markets, live music in the beautiful festive tipi and bandstand, food and drink stalls and retailers will be staying open later. Centre Manager at Fox Valley, Claire Reynolds said: “We are delighted that Fox Valley will be hosting such a brilliant event again this year. We know from previous visits that people love the whole experience and travel from across the region to join in the fun.
“We’re making sure no one will go hungry with a whole host of food and drink stalls including Greedy Greek Deli, Project Doughnut, Hepy’s Hog Roast and Gin Muddlers for the grown-ups, plus many more!” Recycling points will be available around the centre, with 100 per cent of cans from the day being recycled. Fox Valley is asking people to car share and those who live locally to walk to the event and take public transport wherever possible. Please visit www.foxvalleysheffield.co.uk/event for details of how to get here where to park if coming by car.
The College offers a range of vocational courses in subject areas from Business to Bricklaying; Hairdressing to Healthcare; and working alongside experienced Catering and Hospitality to Computing and members of staff within their Digital Media. chosen sector. We offer over 75 programmes The Sixth Form College also has a variety of apprenticeship A Level courses available including Art and from Level 2 to 6 in industries Design, Geography, Law and Spanish. The such as Beauty Therapy, LeadSixth Form College has an excellent reputa- ership and Management, Sport, tion for success; in 2021, the overall pass rate Childcare and Education Prowas 99.6% with 100% pass rate in 26 sub- fessions and Warehousing and jects including Computer Science, English, Logistics. Fine Art, Mathematics, Physics and Spanish. T Levels allow students to gain Many of our students progress onto further on-the-job experience whilst study at some of the country’s top universi- gaining qualifications equivalent ties including Birmingham, Durham, Leeds, to three A Levels. Studied 80% Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Notting- in the classroom and 20% in the ham, Oxford and Sheffield. workplace, students learn comFor those who prefer a more hands-on ap- mon workplace skills and the proach to learning, then an apprenticeship technical knowledge specific to could be the perfect choice. Apprenticeships their chosen industry or occupaallow students to earn a wage whilst gaining tion. T Level courses are availindustry-specific knowledge and skills by able to study in Childcare and
Teacher Training; Construction; Digital; and Health and Social Care. From September 2022, we hope to offer two more T Level courses in Finance and Accounting and Engineering and Manufacturing. Find out more about the Open Day by visiting Events | Barnsley College or email info@barnsley. ac.uk for course information. If you’re aged 16-19 and not currently in education, employment or training, then it’s not too late to join us. To find out more and start building your bespoke programme, call 01226 216 150 or email omlreception@barnsley.ac.uk
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