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Selby College Comes Top of the Class
3/9/2010
Students at top-performing Selby College have achieved some of the highest ‘A’ Level results in the country, achieving an amazing 99.1% overall pass rate.
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Budding ‘Brickie’ Scoops Regional Skills Honour
30/6/2010
A budding bricklayer from top-performing Selby College is celebrating after his work was honoured in the Yorkshire heat of the SkillBuild 2010 competition.
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College Hosts European Language Competition
30/6/2010
The Leader of Selby District Council Cllr Mark Crane; Dawn Bowes from Howden-based translation and interpreting agency Language is Everything; Frederic Limousin of Novotel Leeds, and Selby College Principal Allan Stewart, OBE, joined Year 8 pupils from four local schools for a cultural stroll through Europe, as the top performing North Yorkshire college played host to the third annual Eurofest contest.
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Young Fashion Designers Take to the Catwalk
22/6/2010
Hundreds of people flocked to Carlton Towers earlier this week to catch a glimpse of some of the areas most exciting up and coming fashion designers at the annual Selby College Fashion Show.
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College Officially Opens £20m Jubilee Building
22/6/2010
BBC Look North Presenter Harry Gration was the guest of honour at Selby College on Friday 11th June, as the top-performing North Yorkshire College officially opened its new £20m Jubilee Building.
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College Boosts Student Adventure Bid
22/6/2010
Selby College is helping one student literally climb a mountain after agreeing to fund part of her trip to conquer the Himalayan Mountain Range in India this summer.
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Engineering Students on the Right Track
22/6/2010
Students from top-performing Selby College got a taste of life in the fast lane recently when they were invited to visit Leeds-based sports car manufacturer, Ginetta Cars.
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Prospective MPs Face Tough Questions in College Debate
10/5/2010
Prospective MPs for the Selby and Ainsty constituency faced some tough questions earlier today (Friday 30th April) as students at top-performing Selby College challenged them on their party policies.
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Students Lay Foundations to the Future
10/5/2010
Four lucky Selby College Bricklaying students have been helping to lay foundations not only for their future, but also for that of the top-performing college.
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Harry Joins Local Employers for Breakfast
24/3/2010
BBC Look North Presenter Harry Gration joined a number of employers, including Domus Healthcare Ltd, Selby District Council, Mayfair Security, Tesco Distribution Centre (Goole), Clipper, Meadow Lodge and Brooklands Nursing Home amongst others, at a special breakfast event held by Selby College Business Services in the college’s new Restaurant on Tuesday 23 March.
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PM Praises Selby College’s Success
24/3/2010
Selby College Principal Allan Stewart OBE was among an elite group of leaders from some of the most improved colleges in England who celebrated their institutions’ achievements in a special reception at Downing Street.
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MP Experiences Life as a Selby College Apprentice
24/3/2010
John Grogan, MP for Selby, went 'back to the floor' in February to experience life as a Selby College Apprentice. The exercise was part of a national campaign aimed at encouraging more employers in the region to provide Apprenticeships.
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Demolition of Selby College's 1960s era Buildings Begins
22/2/2010
Following the opening of the brand new Jubilee Building to staff and students at top-performing Selby College earlier in January, demolition work has now begun to clear the site of its remaining 1960s era buildings.
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Kingpin Kirsten Strikes it Lucky
22/2/2010
Selby College Ten Pin Bowling ace, Kirsten Macgregor was bowled over recently to learn that she will be representing England at the European Youth championship in Paris next month.
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Selby College Student Bowled Over by Ugandan Trip
22/2/2010
“The trip of a lifetime”, that’s how one Selby College student described his upcoming charity mission to Uganda.
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Jubilee Building Welcomes First Students
10/2/2010
“Amazing, fantastic, mind blowing”, these are just some of the comments from students at top performing Selby College as they entered the new Jubilee building for the first time.
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Key to Success
8/1/2010
After more than a year of construction, top performing Selby College has received the keys to the long-awaited Jubilee Building at a formal handover ceremony.
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Apprentices Banish Recession Blues
8/1/2010
Former Selby College Engineering student, Nick Forth, is proving that despite the recession business is booming for Apprentices.
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Record Number of Students Honoured in Annual Awards Ceremony
8/1/2010
Selby Abbey played host to a special ceremony on Friday 11th December as top-performing Selby College honoured a record number of students in its 17th Annual Awards Evening.
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Students Raise Pounds for Pudsey
4/1/2010
Top-performing Selby College was awash with colour as staff and students raised around £1000 for BBC Children in Need.
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Principal Receives OBE from HRH Prince Charles
4/1/2010
Selby College Principal Allan Stewart has been presented with an OBE by Prince Charles at a special investiture held at Buckingham Palace.
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Students Enjoy the Fun of the Fair
27/10/2009
Selby College got the 2009 new term off to a spectacular start with an action packed Student Fair.
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College Celebrates 25 Years
27/10/2009
On 1 September, 2009, 25 years to the day after Selby College first opened for business, invited local dignitaries, College Governors and staff gathered at the Abbot’s road site to celebrate this landmark anniversary.
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Selby College Achieves Huge ‘A’ Level Passes
21/8/2009
As Selby College enters its 25th year, Sixth Form students at the top-performing North Yorkshire college proved they were top of the class after recording a huge 98.7% overall ‘A’ Level pass rate.
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College Celebrates Redevelopment Milestone
21/8/2009
Leading figures from funding bodies, key stakeholders, Governors and the construction project team gathered at top-performing Selby College on Friday (24 July) to celebrate the topping out of the institute’s Jubilee Building.
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England Footballer Supports Student Games
21/8/2009
Students at top performing Selby College proved they were up for a challenge recently when they took part in the inaugural Selby College Student Games.
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Governing Selby College – An Even More Critical Role in a Recession
21/8/2009
As the recession takes hold, Further Education colleges like Selby College, have an even more important role to play locally and regionally in helping educate individuals, providing them with a wide range of skills which employers need now and in future.
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Spotlight Shines on Carlton Towers Catwalk
21/8/2009
Exciting, innovative and vivid are just some of the words being used to describe the catwalk collections at this year’s Selby College Fashion Show which took place at Carlton Towers earlier this week.
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College Hosts Eurofest
19/8/2009
The Mayor of Selby, Cllr Steve Shaw-Wright, and Chair of Selby District Council, Ian Chilvers, joined Year 8 pupils from six local schools for a cultural stroll through Europe this morning, as top performing Selby College played host to the second annual Eurofest contest.
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Apprentices Lend a Hand to Care Home Residents
19/8/2009
Young apprentices from award-winning Selby College have been proving they’re all heart by putting their painting and decorating skills to use at the Lifestyles Care Home in Eggborough.
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Exhibition Showcases Budding Artists Work
19/8/2009
If you wandered into the Art and Design department at Selby College last week you could be forgiven for thinking you’d been transported to London’s National Gallery or Tate Modern. Colourful displays of artwork adorned every wall as students from the top performing North Yorkshire college showcased their creations in the annual Art, Design and Media exhibition.
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Selby College Students Showcase Skills
23/6/2009
Students from 12 different curriculum areas took part in a variety of practical competitions based on real-life work, highlighting the talents of Selby College’s students and helping to prepare them for regional and national skills competitions as a precursor to the London 2011 World Skills Olympics.
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College Students Raise Money for Sick Children
23/6/2009
Following on from the success of their Comic Relief Five-a-Side Football Tournament earlier this year fun loving students at top performing Selby College took to the pitch once more in the name of charity.
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Language Event Short Listed for European Award
29/4/2009
Top performing Selby College has been short listed for a top European award for its inaugural ‘Eurofest’ event which was held last June.
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Selby College Wins Gold at RoSPA Awards
15/4/2009
Top performing Selby College is celebrating once again after being awarded a Gold Occupational Health and Safety Award by The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
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Music Event Rocks College Corridors
15/4/2009
The corridors at top performing college echoed with the sound of music recently as a number of bands took to the stage to raise money for local charity Martin House Hospice.
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Selby Soccer Sensation Gears up for College Clash
15/4/2009
Selby College soccer sensation Naomi Chadwick is to return to the top performing college’s Football Development Centre (FDC) team.
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College Embraces Multiculturalism
15/4/2009
Staff and students at top performing Selby College welcomed Asgar Halim Rajput, from the National Council of Faiths and Beliefs in Further Education to the college to discuss the role of education in promoting and supporting culture.
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We Nose How to Make Money
19/3/2009
Students at top performing Selby College didn’t let the economic downturn get in the way last week as they raised around £1,000 for Comic Relief.
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College Spa Plans Unveiled
19/3/2009
Selby is set to become a haven of tranquillity after top performing Selby College announced it is building a new state-of-the-art spa facility as part of its £35m campus redevelopment.
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Recession Beating Employer Event
19/3/2009
Employers including Mayfair Security, RWE M Power TS Ferrybridge, York Science Park, JWP Creers, the Pecan Deluxe Candy (Europe) Ltd and Selby District Council, were just some of the organisations represented at the special breakfast event held by Selby College Business Services in the college’s Four Seasons Restaurant last week.
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Catering Students Cook Up Culinary Treat
5/3/2009
Hospitality and Catering students from top performing Selby College proved they could cut the mustard recently when they were selected to spend a day with a head chef at a top Yorkshire hotel.
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Selby College Students Learn Key Lesson From Dalesauna
6/2/2009
Beauty students at the award-winning Selby College recently benefited from a workshop with Dalesauna, one of the UK’s leading providers of relaxation facilities including hot rooms and water features.
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College Students Depart For African Adventure
6/2/2009
Students from Selby College and Barlby High School have teamed up for the adventure of a lifetime in Africa.
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Students Test Budding MP’s Policies
6/2/2009
Selby and Ainsty Conservative candidate Nigel Adams got a taste of life under fire as he faced tough questions from prospective voters at top-performing Selby College.
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Selby College Achieves Best Employer Award
30/1/2009
Top Performing Selby College achieved another major award this week, when it was named one of the Best Companies in the United Kingdom to work for.
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College Students Grill Selby MP
30/1/2009
Selby MP John Grogan received a grilling on Friday 23rd January at the hands of students from top-performing Selby College.
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College Celebrates its Students’ Success
5/1/2009
Selby Abbey was full to capacity on Friday 12th December as guests flocked to Selby College’s 16th Annual Awards ceremony to honour the achievements of students from the top performing North Yorkshire college over the past year.
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Ex-Championship Boxer Spars with College Students
5/1/2009
The gloves were off at Selby College as former championship boxer Herol ‘Bomber’ Graham visited the top performing North Yorkshire college to deliver a master class in boxercise.
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Fashion Students Honoured for Charity Show
10/12/2008
Year 2 Selby College National Diploma Fashion and Clothing students have been honoured for their part in the Chairman of Selby District Council’s Charity Fashion Show last month.
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Selby College Business Students Come out Top Over York College
10/12/2008
Two ‘A’ Level Applied Business students from Selby College proved they were a cut above the rest during Enterprise Week last month when they went head to head with rivals York College in a team battle of the business simulation game SimVenture.
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Selby Soccer Star Back in Class
10/12/2008
Selby College soccer sensation Naomi Chadwick has returned to class just days after starring in the England Under 17 Women's team that made it to the semi-final of the World Cup in New Zealand.
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Selby College Joins Colleges Week Celebrations
13/11/2008
Selby College Art and Design students will be brushing up their skills next week as the top performing North Yorkshire College takes part in the inaugural Colleges Week celebrations.
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College Students Triumph in Peak Challenge
13/11/2008
A group of students from top performing Selby College are celebrating after raising more than £300 for charity with a sponsored walk across the three peaks.
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College Footballer Sets Sights on New Zealand Prize
13/11/2008
As the eyes of the world look towards Barak Obama as America’s new President, the eyes of Selby College will be on New Zealand, where college sports student Naomi Chadwick and the England women’s under 17 team have secured a place in the World Cup quarter finals on Sunday.
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College Dares to Wear Pink
29/10/2008
Selby College was pretty in pink on Thursday October 23rd , as staff and students raised money for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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England Footballers Help College Tackle Racism
29/10/2008
Selby College teamed up with Leeds Carnegie and England footballers Sophie Walton and Carla Cantrell on Friday October 23rd, to help teach year 6 youngsters from Barwic Parade Community Primary School the importance of kicking out racism in sport.
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Firearms Officers Visit College
29/10/2008
Selby College Year 1 National Diploma in Public Services students were given a glimpse of life under fire when officers from North Yorkshire Police Firearms Unit visited the college on Friday October 17th.
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Olympic Medallist Visits Selby College
29/10/2008
Olympic Taekwando Bronze Medallist Sarah Stevenson joined staff and students at Selby College on Friday October 10th, for a fun run to mark the start of a month long programme of fundraising activities in aid of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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Selby College Student Scores England Strike
29/10/2008
Selby College student Kirsten MacGregor is celebrating striking it lucky after being selected for the England Youth Ten Pin Bowling Team.
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Work Starts on Final Stage of College’s £35m Redevelopment
29/10/2008
Work has begun on the long awaited final stage of Selby College’s £35m redevelopment following a turf cutting ceremony on Friday October 10th.
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Visitors Flock to Open Evening
29/10/2008
A record number of future students and their parents flocked to Selby College’s Open Evening on Tuesday October 14th, to gain an insight into life at the Abbot’s Road campus.
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College Attracts Record Number of Women Engineers
28/10/2008
A group of female students from top performing Selby College is proving that “jobs for the boys” really are a thing of the past as the college celebrates its highest number of women engineering enrolments in its 24 year history.
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Phase 3 Approval
28/10/2008
Staff and Governors at Selby College were jubilant when they learned that their funding body, the Learning and Skills Council had approved their capital bid, that will transform the top performing Yorkshire college into one of the most up to date environmentally friendly facilities in the country.
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