Latest news



  • Bedford College is getting 100s of employers talking about apprenticeships - as part of its Apprenticeship Week activity (Monday Feb 6th - 10th).
  • Bedford College offers 16+ training in employer-recognised career courses, not those being run by schools and now being dropped
  • Bedford College is ahead of the world when it comes to encouraging women in education, careers and business.
  • Channel 5's TV Gardener, David Domoney, has joined forces with The Prince's Foundation for a second year to officially launch the 2012 'Ideal Young Gardeners of the Year' competition
  • Bedford College has been recognised as having the best Leadership in Further Education in the UK.
  • 12 Days of Christmas at Bedford and Shuttleworth Colleges.
  • A baby crocodile (Caiman) has hatched at Shuttleworth College and this little nipper is thought to be the first to hatch at any college in the UK.
  • The countryside is making a comeback with a huge increase in the number of young people applying to study Agriculture at Shuttleworth College.
  • A Ploughing Competition was held at Shuttleworth College on Sunday 2 October that saw the land turned by over 50 ploughmen.
  • Giant Atlas Moths, probably the largest moth in the world with an incredible 32 cm wing span, were hatched today (19th Sept) at Shuttleworth College.