A1 financial status
The financial health of Bedford College is very good, and we
have been award a financial status of A1 – the highest grade
possible – by the Learning & Skills Council (LSC).
Beacon status
Beacon status identifies and recognises the very best providers
of the further education and skills sector. Beacons are a source of
expertise and willingly share their good practice with other
organisations.
British Safety Council Four Star rating
Bedford College is now officially the safest College in
the country! We are the only college to achieve a Four Star
rating for safety as part of the Five Star Health & Safety
Audit Scheme run by the British Safety Council.
The Four Star award demonstrates that the College has gone
beyond simple compliance with health and safety requirements and is
now setting best practices in the fields of both College provision
and the Safety of Learners.
Investors in People
We are proud holders of the Investors in People award,
which recognises the way in which the organisation achieves success
through its people.
Matrix
In 2004 we were
the first Further Education College in the county to achieve
the Matrix Standard, which guarantees you the very highest
standards of professional advice and guidance. In 2010 the
Matrix Award was reissued to the whole College including
Shuttleworth College.
Ofsted inspection 2008
Read the results
of our most recent inspection.
Recognised for Excellence quality standard
In 2007 Bedford College received the EFQM
5-star Recognition for Excellence award from the British Quality
Foundation – one of their highest level of awards. The College was
the only English organisation short-listed for the overall
excellence award at the prestigious UK Excellence Awards, and we
also received a special mention for the quality of our leadership.
In 2010 the EFQM Committed to Excellence Award was also given
to Shuttleworth College.
Recognised as “Positive About Disabled People”
In August 2007, Bedford College was recognised as being “Positive
About Disabled People” because of our commitment to the standards
set out in the Disability Symbol User Agreement in the recruitment
and employment of people with disabilities.
157 Group
Bedford
College is proud to be part of the 157 Group, which is a group of
leading further education colleges who came together in 2006 after
the Foster Report on FE advocated that 'large, successful colleges
with strong management capability' should work together to
strengthen and promote their services. There are currently 24
colleges in the group.
We also have the following external
recognition:
- Investors in Diversity
- Mindful Employer
- Louder than Words Charter Mark
- Healthy FE College