PRAISE FOR OUTSTANDING NORTH YORKSHIRE LEARNING PROVIDERS

L-R: Alan Challis, partnership director for the LSC
in Ryedale, Scarborough and Selby, Lee Plant,
Michelle Allison, partnership manager for the LSC
in Ryedale, Scarborough and Selby, and Jermaine
Timms at Derwent Training Technology Centre.

The LSC in Yorkshire and the Humber has been praising the 'excellent' standards of a group of rural North Yorkshire Training providers.

Three organisations located within a small part of the region - Selby College, The Academy and Derwent Training - have each achieved important accolades and achievements for their training provision.

Notably, Selby College has been named as Yorkshire's first 'Outstanding College' by Ofsted. The announcement followed its recent Ofsted report where the college achieved a Grade 1 from the education inspectorate scoring top ratings in all areas of its inspection.

The College further demonstrated its high standards and the calibre of its students with its first 'Skills Olympics' Event. Attended by LSC regional director Margaret Coleman, the event showcased the skills of students from the art, beauty, business, catering and fashion departments. Presenting the awards to the students, Margaret commented: "I am really impressed by the work of the students at Selby College, which shows that good progress is being made in our region to equip learners with the skills needed to compete in the national - and global - economy."

Selby College Skills Olympics catering gold
award winner, Ben Cahill, with
Margaret Coleman.

Another Grade 1 Ofsted report has also been awarded to North Yorkshire-based hairdressing training provider, The Academy. Located in Malton, The Academy offers Apprenticeships and advanced Apprenticeships in hairdressing and beauty therapy.

Achieving Grade 1 rating in five inspection areas, Ofsted highlighted that the quality of The Academy's provision, along with its teaching and learning standards, are outstanding.

Malton can also be proud of Derwent Training, which recently launched a new Technology Centre that was opened by Mark Haysom, chief executive of the LSC.

Offering state-of-the-art training facilities and equipment, the Technology Centre opens up new opportunities for learners, employers and schools in the area.

Front row L-R: Alan Challis, partnership
director for the LSC in Ryedale,
Scarborough and Selby, and Lindsay Burr,
managing director of The Academy.
Back row L-R: Steph Bean, Nichola Dale,
Nicky Chapman and Sam Barker at The Academy.

Margaret Coleman, regional director for the LSC in Yorkshire and the Humber said: "We have a particular cluster of training providers in North Yorkshire that offer outstanding provision. Across the region learning providers are aware they have to keep building their success rates and are putting huge efforts into achieving fantastic outcomes for learners.

"The more outstanding providers we have in the region, the more opportunities there will be for individuals to achieve their goals."

Alan Challis, partnership director for the LSC in the Ryedale and Selby area, added: "These three providers share a common thread of success. For me this is their sheer professionalism and the commitment of high calibre staff who believe in putting the learner first. We are really proud of their achievement."

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