Activate Learning
About
Activate Learning is a forward-thinking education group that aims for far-reaching, progressive change and impact through learning. We work with learners as individuals, helping them make the choice of course and career pathway that’s right for them.
Our mission is to provide work-ready talent for business, and to transform lives through our Learning Philosophy.
At Activate Learning, we work closely with employers to identify the characteristics and skills they are looking for in potential employees. These desirable attributes help to form our learning programmes, ensuring your future employability is a focus throughout your studies.
- We have been rated “good with exceptional areas” by Ofsted
- 95% of students progress directly into employment or higher-level learning
- We have a 4 year trend of increased student achievement, currently at 84.4% for 2016/17
Team Members
Bernard Grenville-Jones
Group Executive Director
Nancy Buckley
Director of Career Pathways
Mark Byerley
Director of Career Pathways
Holly Perrett
Partnership Engagement Manager
Content
Activate Learning excited to offer new T Level qualifications
City of Oxford College, part of the Activate Learning group, is pleased to announce that it will be offering a new T Level qualifications in
Business: Management and Admin at their city-centre campus from September 2022.
The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades gives inspiring talk to...
Activate Learning was excited to welcome Jay Blades MBE, furniture restorer and star of The Repair Shop, to its Rycotewood Furniture Centre at City of Oxford College this week to speak to students.
Work commences on new South Central Institute of Technology...
Work officially started this week on the £3.2 million development of the new South Central Institute of Technology (SCIoT) hub in Oxford.
City of Oxford College Wasps A.C.E through to National...
We are excited to announce that the City of Oxford College Wasps A.C.E side have secured their place in the prestigious RFU A.C.E Final with an impressive home win against Truro College (Exeter Chiefs). Prior to moving to the City of Oxford College, Wasps A.C.E had not reached the National Final for approximately 10 years. A fresh start for the programme has meant […]
South Central Institute of Technology’s Preeti Vohra scoops prestigious...
South Central Institute of Technology (SCIoT) is incredibly proud to announce that Reading-based Digital Technologies Trainer Preeti Vohra has been announced as one of the TechWomen100 winners.
Discover your future at a Banbury and Bicester College...
If you are considering your options for next year, now is the time to explore the opportunities available at your local college!
Discover your future at City of Oxford College’s Autumn...
If you are considering your options for next year, now is the time to explore the opportunities available at your local college!
Activate Learning appoints new chief executive
Sally Dicketts CBE will be succeeded by Gary Headland DL as the new CEO of Activate Learning on 1 April 2022.
Reading College students cook up a storm at Reading...
Professional culinary arts students from Reading College put their skills to good use on Saturday 25 September when they took part in the Reading Town Meal.
Activate Learning with Holly Perrett
Activate Learning is excited to announce our collaborative partnership with Milton Keynes College to deliver the new South Central Institute of Technology, working with leading brands such as Microsoft, KPMG, McAfee, Cranfield University, and Evidence Talks.
Activate Learning teams up with Screen and Film School...
Activate Learning is pleased to announce that it now has an official partnership with the Brighton Screen and Film School.
Activate Learning and Thames Valley Police join forces on...
Between April 2018 and March 2019, Thames Valley residents lost £1.7m to Cybercrime. SMEs are particularly vulnerable.
7.6m working age people in the UK have a...
If you’re not actively recruiting talent your competitors probably are.
Oxfordshire conference invites local employers to dispel disability myths...
Oxfordshire businesses are invited to dispel myths and reduce the stigma around employing disabled people at a local conference in East Oxford.
New business and education partnership will help to close...
Over 3,000 creative and digital sector businesses are based in Oxfordshire, generating a total of £1.4billion to the UK economy each year. With such an important and rapidly evolving sector, it is vital for business and education to work together to drive progress and innovation.
Are you ready for T Levels? How the...
Businesses recruit and develop the talent they need for sustained growth when they engage with education
