ABINGDON & Witney College is celebrating after winning two education ‘Oscars’.

The college won Association of Colleges Beacon Awards for Transformational Governance and Peer Coaching.

The awards were announced by Lord Willis of Knaresborough, the AoC Charitable Trust's president, at the AoC annual conference in Birmingham on Wednesday.

Launched in 1994, the awards aim to celebrate the best and most innovative practice among UK further education colleges.

College principal Teresa Kelly said: “We are delighted that all the hard work of our students, staff and governors has been recognised in this way.

“Earlier this year Ofsted confirmed that our leadership and management was outstanding and the success of our students placed us in the top 10 per cent of all colleges in the country.

“Now we have received two prestigious national Beacon awards for innovation and best practice.

“Abingdon & Witney College is leading the way for further education in this country.”

The college will formally accept its award from Minister of State for Skills Nick Boles in London on February 4 next year.

The chairwoman of the AoC Beacon Awards, Dame Pat Bacon, said: “Abingdon & Witney College represents two of 14 outstanding initiatives which have been granted a prestigious AoC Beacon Award this year.

“Each year, the calibre of the winning applications increases and I am always impressed by the innovative and creative ways in which colleges continue to help students reach their potential.”

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