Empowering Diversity in Engineering
Boomika Venkojee’s impactful journey at Oaklands College is a source of guidance for breaking gender barriers in engineering.
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Art Exhibition at St Albans Cathedral
First year Level 3 Art and Design students are currently exhibiting at St Albans Cathedral. The annual exhibition is a fantastic opportunity for our students to showcase their creative talents to the wider public. This year’s exhibition is on the subject of RECYCLING and required students to research areas of personal interest relating to the
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Film & TV students help spread awareness for local Hedgehog Sanctuary
In December, Film and TV students at Oaklands College’s Welwyn Garden City Campus led on a project to raise the profile and spread awareness about the fantastic work carried out by local charity, the Hornbeam Wood Hedgehog Sanctuary. Hornbeam Wood, which is located in Harpenden, takes delivery and rescue hundreds of hedgehogs from the local
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Travel & Tourism students learn from Crisis Management expert!
For many students, the lure of travel and sun-soaked holiday destinations make a career within the travel industry an appealing one, but students at Oaklands College’s Welwyn Garden City Campus learnt about what to do when a dream holiday destination turns into disaster. This week, Travel & Tourism students welcomed retired Detective Sergeant Miles Manning
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Athletics alumni excel at first open competition of the year
As Oaklands celebrates its 100th year anniversary, the success of its sports academies are still very much a focal point of the college’s achievements. Oaklands Wolves Athletics alumni excelled at the first open competition of the year this weekend, as the academy travelled to Lee Valley Athletics Centre to hone their skills and set their
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The best of Oaklands 2021
As another successful year for staff and students at Oaklands College comes to an end, and with it marking the start of its centenary year, we look back across the very best of Oaklands in 2021. January 2021: With the country on lockdown, Oaklands College made the most of its remote-learning surroundings, taking part in
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Oaklands unleashes creativity of students to combat climate change
Oaklands College students, inspired by global campaigns in response to the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, have begun using their creativity to help the college set out its plans for a sustainable future. Inspired by the passionate interests of its students, staff at Oaklands College set an internal competition for students to take part
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Oaklands College students celebrate their graduation
“I want to emphasise the word celebration – Please clap, cheer, and don’t be afraid to express yourself, this evening is all about you” Such was the address from Principal Andrew Slade to guests at the annual Graduation Ceremony at Oaklands College this week. The celebrations, which were postponed last year due to the pandemic,
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Oaklands goes live on air
This December, Oaklands College was live on local broadcast station Radio Verulam, whose show relays to homes around St Albans. David Alder, who is a member of Oaklands’ Senior Leadership Team sat down with Nick Hazell on the ‘Verulam in the Morning’ show to talk about exciting developments at Oaklands, including the new Teaching Centre
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Full steam ahead as Oaklands students help to transform Smallford Station
A project which has been well over a year in the making came to life last week, as Art Fashion & Design students at Oaklands College celebrated the history of Smallford Station & Alban Way but creating some eye-catching artistic murals for display. Oaklands students collaborated with the Smallford Station and Alban Way Heritage Society
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