Coleg Cambria Llysfasi gets a taste of Welsh beef industry at consumer trial
COLEG CAMBRIA LLYSFASI hosted a tasting event to help boost the Welsh beef sector. The BeefQ project, led by Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), will see more than 1,200 consumers take part in a trial designed to improve the eating quality and production of the meat in Wales. This will…
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Gareth and Simon join leadership team at Coleg Cambria Yale in Wrexham
A TOP COLLEGE undergoing a £20million revamp has unveiled a new leadership team. Gareth Jones and Simon Woodward have joined Coleg Cambria Yale in Wrexham. Gareth will be responsible for Science, Psychology, PE and Maths, while Simon oversees the Humanities. The Deputy Directors of General Education have an exciting 12 months ahead of them; as…
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Coleg Cambria and Bryn Williams Academy unveil their first student
AN academy created by esteemed chef Bryn Williams and Coleg Cambria has unveiled its first student. Callum Jones, from Hawarden, has joined the prestigious Bryn Williams Academy. The 17-year-old, formerly a pupil at Connah’s Quay High School, is passionate about following in his Dad’s footsteps and becoming a trained chef. He will now study a…
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Coleg Cambria taking 21 students to Worldskills UK LIVE finals in Birmingham
COLEG CAMBRIA is taking a 21-strong team to this year’s Worldskills UK LIVE finals. The north east Wales college will have one of the largest squads at the competition, which takes place over three days at the Birmingham NEC in November. Worldskills UK LIVE is the biggest skills, apprenticeships and careers event in the country,…
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Coleg Cambria helping to preserve UK’s oldest and rarest species of goat
COLEG CAMBRIA is helping to preserve the oldest and rarest species of goat in the UK. As recently as 2010 the Rare Breeds Survival Trust listed the Bagot goat at ‘critically endangered’ because there were fewer than a hundred breeding nannies in the country. That classification was changed to ‘vulnerable’ in the following years, which…
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Coleg Cambria unveils first images of new £1.2m Llysfasi rural education hub
THESE are the first images of the new £1.2million community learning complex to be built at Coleg Cambria Llysfasi. The facility will serve people in rural areas of north east Wales as part of the Welsh Government’s Prosperity for All vision to provide more education links in towns and villages across the country. The two-storey…
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Yanina Williams unveiled as new chief executive of Coleg Cambria
THE Governing Body of Coleg Cambria has appointed Yanina Williams to the position of CEO. Currently CEO/Principal of Hugh Baird College Liverpool, she was educated at both primary and secondary school level in Mold, and completed her A level studies at the former Deeside College. Ms Williams was a former senior manager at Deeside College,…
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Coleg Cambria to build £1.2million rural education centre at Llysfasi site
COLEG CAMBRIA is to build a £1.2million community learning hub at its land-based Denbighshire campus. Llysfasi college has been earmarked for a project supporting the Welsh Government’s Prosperity for All vision to provide more education links in towns and villages across the country. Work is expected to begin next year on the Ruthin Road centre,…
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Another A* year for Coleg Cambria – the number one college in Wales
COLEG CAMBRIA maintained its position as the number one college in Wales with an outstanding overall A Level pass rate of 99%. Students at the Yale site in Wrexham and Deeside Sixth Form Centre contributed to another incredible year for the award-winning institution, with 26 subjects achieving 100% exam success. These included English, Chemistry, Psychology,…
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Coleg Cambria student strikes gold at Taekwondo world championships
A SPORTY student celebrated the end of college life by winning world championship gold. Coleg Cambria learner Matthew Cook was victorious at the Taekwondo International World Championships, held at Birmingham Arena. Matthew – named Elite Individual Athlete of the Year at Cambria’s inaugural Sports Awards in June – has picked up dozens of titles over the…
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