News Archive Summer 2009

Students return from Joint African Visit

A group of Yeovil College and Strode College students have given a presentation on their recent three-week field trip to Southern Africa. 27 students from the two colleges went on the trip, which is the latest in a string of exotic annual adventures designed to give students first hand experience of unusual environments. Continued...

More Yeovil Students Than Ever Set Sights on University!

The waiting was over for Yeovil College AS and A Level students today as they collected their results from the College's Learning Centre. Students on full time A Level courses achieved an outstanding 99.5% pass rate this year. Continued...

Fun Packed Year Ahead Courtesy of Yeovil College Students!

Yeovil College is proud to announce its events for 2009-10, including opportunities for staff, students and members of the public to enjoy the work of Hospitality, Music and Performing Arts. Continued...

Local Schools Rise to the Robotics Challenge!

Yeovil College has hosted the final of this year's Robotics Challenge competition, an annual event run in conjunction with Aimhiger for teams from local schools in South Somerset and Dorset. Continued...

Biology Students Enjoy an Action-packed African Adventure

A group of Biology students from Yeovil College and Strode College are enjoying a three week field trip to Africa as part of their studies. The trip, the latest in a string of popular annual residentials, gives the students the opportunity to examine a range of habitats first hand. Continued...

For the latest from the students and details of previous Yeovil-Strode Biology trips, visit the dedicated website. 

Swine Flu Update at Yeovil College …

Yeovil College continues to operate as normal during the holiday period and we expect term time to start as normal. If you are aged between 16-19 and are hoping to start a full time course or apprenticeship in September, please turn up on your designated enrolment day as normal (this letter should have been sent to you in advance) between 28th August – 4th September 2009. However, If you suspect you may have contracted swine flu, or have a confirmed case, please stay at home and call our Customer Liaison and Enrolment team on 01935 423921. Continued....

Students Design New Logo for South Somerset 14-19 Partnership

Two Yeovil College students have designed the new logo for the South Somerset 14-19 Partnership, the organisation responsible for delivering the new Diplomas for 14-19 year olds locally. Continued....

Help at Hand for South West Students with Fears for the Future

School’s out for the summer and so is the sun. With the holiday season now in full swing for thousands of young people around the country, you might expect them to be making the most of the holidays. However new survey findings from the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) released today show that 81 percent of young people in the South West are worrying about their career prospects instead. Continued...

Foundation Learning Students Celebrate Achievements

As part of the Festival of Achievement at Yeovil College, the Department of Foundation Learning recently held an action-packed celebration evening, organised and presented mainly by the students, including dance routines, films & videos, awards and a fundraising auction. Continued...

Sport, Horticulture and Tourism Students Celebrate their Awards

The Department of Sport, Tourism & Horticulture held their annual Awards Ceremony at Ivel Barbarians Rugby Club on Wednesday, 1st July. The awards ceremony, part of the College’s Festival of Achievement, was attended by over 150 staff, students and guests. The first year tourism students were responsible for the excellent organisation of the event under the guidance of Kathy Potts. Continued...

Yeovil College Health & Care Students Celebrate their Success

Around 130 students, family, friends, local employers and special guests including Deputy Mayor of Yeovil, Phil Chandler, gathered at the Ivel Barbarians Rugby Club recently to celebrate the achievements of students from Health and Care courses. Continued...

Students Raise Money is Style!

The Yeovil College end-of-year Art and Fashion Show has raised more than £2000 for the Yeovil College Bursary Foundation (YCBF), which is dedicated to financially supporting hardworking students who might otherwise have to leave education. Continued...

England Colleges Rugby Star's African Odyssey

A Yeovil College student, who plays for the England Colleges Rugby team, has just returned from a charity fact-finding mission aimed at helping children in Africa. Continued...

Yeovil College Student has Stars in Her Eyes...

Determined Performing Arts student Samantha Dorsey has organised a fundraising concert to raise £500 for her training at top London school, the Urdang Academy. Sam (18) of Sherborne has already completed courses at Yeovil College in Performing Arts and Acting and now hopes to pursue her dream of a career in musical theatre by studying at the exclusive Urdang Academy. Continued...

College Hosts Young Engineers County Final

Yeovil College has played host to the Dorset county final of the Junior Engineers for Britain Bloodhound SSC K’Nex Challenge 2009. Thirty-four school children aged between five and 11 came to the College to take part in the annual competition, which aims to introduce younger people to the world of engineering and technology. Continued...

Rome Inspires Students' Art and Design

A group of BTEC National Art and Design students have returned from a productive research trip to Rome, which has inspired work for the end-of-year Arts Show on display at Yeovil College until Friday 26th June from 10 am to 4 pm every day. Continued...

Students Learn from Business Leaders at Paris Conference

A group of Yeovil College Business Students have attended the Business Live! Conference in Disneyland Paris. Continued...

National Trust Rewards Yeovil College Students for DVD

The National Trust have presented Yeovil College's Media Faculty wih a selection of new equipment follwing their work on a new DVD entitled 'Burton Bradstock: Past, Present and Future', the first corporate DVD successfully produced by an FE college for the organisation. Continued...

A Feast of training opportunities launches across Somerset

Yeovil College and Somerset College joined forces recently and welcomed special guests, staff and students to the official launch of the School FEAST (Food Excellence And Skills Training) mobile training unit. Continued...

Hospitality, Hair & Beauty Awards Evening

Around 250 students, family, friends and local employers and special guests including the mayor or Yeovil, Wes Read, gathered at the Digby Hall, Sherborne to celebrate the achievements of students from Hospitality, Hair & Beauty courses. Continued ...

Life on the Ocean Wave for Tourism Students

Eleven BTEC National Diploma Travel and Tourism students have just returned from a trip-of-a-lifetime cruise around the Caribbean, which they organised themseleves for their major, end-of-year project.  Continued...

Alternative Media Awards Launch the Start of Festival of Achievement

As part of the end of term celebrations during Festival of Achievement, Yeovil College Media students enjoyed their `alternative’ awards. Students worked hard to organise a `Television and Movie’ themed event where the award ceremony recognised the achievements of students through 53 awards. Continued...

Care Students Pack Bags for Charity

A group of Yeovil College students have raised nearly £300 for charity by packing bags at Asda supermarket in Yeovil. Seven BTEC Introductory Diploma (Level 1) Health and Social Care students spent one Friday packing bags and collecting loose change from customers at the store in Yeovil. Continued...

College Students Strut their Stuff for Foundation Bursary...

Yeovil College's Business and Creative & Performing Arts Departments have joined forces to present an end-of-year arts and fashion spectacular in aid of the Yeovil College Bursary Fund. One of the biggest dates in the Yeovil College calendar, the event will take place on Friday 19th June 2009 and feature the creative talent of some of the College's top Art and Performing Arts students. Continued...

Fashion Workshops Encourage Designers of Tomorrow

As part of the lead up to its popular Arts and Fashion Show on Friday 19th June 2009, Yeovil College has held a series of fashion workshops for local schools. Pupils from Buckler's Mead Community School and Westfield Community school have attended workshops where they worked on a variety of stylish garments. Continued...

Prepared to Teach

Yeovil College lecturer Julia Gillard has recently returned from Northern Germany where she has been delivering the Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS) qualifications to forces personnel in Fallingbostel. Continued ...

Students Support Green Scythe Fair 2009

Students from Yeovil College's Art, Media and Publishing Faculty are using the skills they have learned in the classroom to support this year's Green Scythe Fair in Muchelney on Sunday 14th June 2009. Continued...

College Announces End of Year Music Gigs

Yeovil College's final year BND Music students will be performing two end-of-year gigs at the Orange Box in Yeovil on Wednesday 3rd and Thursday 4th June 2009. Tickets are £4 on the door or available in advance from Yeovil College. Tickets are also available from Acorn Records (admin fee applies). Continued...

Students Design Helicopter Disabled Access

A team of four Yeovil College students have successfully completed a project to design a way of giving disabled access to Lynx Helicopters during Naval open days. Continued...

Yeovil College students presented with Adult Learners' Week Regional Individual Award

Yeovil College student Paul Parker is celebrating his success at receiving the Regional Individual Award as part of Adult Learners' Week 9 - 15 May 2009. Continued ...

Yeovil College presents 'Nights at the Circus'

Yeovil College is proud to present 'Nights at the Circus', a new adaptation of the play based on a book by Angela Carter and with new music composed by the students. The production runs from 14th - 15th May 2009 and tickets cost £5 (£4 concessions). Call the Box Office now on 01935 845312.  Continued... 

Yeovil College gets Fired Up for Apprenticeship Scheme

Yeovil College has teamed up with leading fire alarm company Gent by Honeywell to run a new engineering apprenticeship scheme. The Get Fired Up initiative will create the next generation of specialist fire and safety engineers, with five out of the 26 apprenticeship places available nationwide, starting their two-year Fire, Security & Alarm Systems NVQ course at the Yeovil College, North Dorset Skills Centre in Shaftesbury. Continued...