New Build You may have heard that Barnsley College is undergoing a massive redevelopment, with many superb new facilities already available to our students. Work has already started on the multi-million pound construction of a fantastic new building which will be the main campus at Old Mill Lane. This will provide the area with a state-of-the-art learning environment we can all be proud of. The fantastic facilities, workshops and IT resources will come together to provide a superb learning experience that can be tailored to the different needs of each individual in our student population.Your new College Information and Guidance Barnsley College Principal, Colin Booth said,“We are absolutely delighted at being able to provide a fantastic 21st century building for the town of Barnsley combined with excellent teaching and learning. We have a College to be proud of, evidenced again by the increased success rates of our students. With the addition of superb buildings we are well on track to become an outstanding College in the very near future.The new Old Mill Lane building will mean we can look forward with confidence in our facilities for post-16 education and training for young people, adults and the business community for many years to come.”
BREAAM (BRE Environmental Assessment Method)
is the leading and mostwidely used environmental assessment method for
buildings. It sets the standard for best practice in sustainable design
and has become the de facto measure used to describe a building's
environmental performance. Barnsley College and Miller Construction have adopted the medhodology in the Old Mill Lane Newbuild.
 With just under a year left until moving in day, the inside of the new build is starting to take shape. More.
Following on from the recent mock inspection from Consultant OFSTED
inspectors and the launch of a new visual identity, Barnsley College
Principal, Colin Booth was delighted to reveal provisional plans for a
new building for Barnsley Sixth Form College.
The Barnsley College new build webcam is now online! Watch our exciting new College come to life with minute by minute action from our LIVE webcam.
Barnsley College this week took delivery of the tower crane which
signals the beginning of the next phase of their multi-million pound
new build complex. The crane was delivered and erected over the
weekend and dominates the town’s skyline as the project moves towards
its 2011 completion date. More.
Kevin Brennan, Minister for Further Education, Skills, Apprenticeships and Consumer Affairs visited Barnsley College to celebrate the beginning of the construction work which will transform the iconic pile of rubble, where the main Barnsley campus once stood, into an inspirational 21st century building.
Barnsley College Turf Cutting Ceremony 24th Septmber 2009 - click here to view.
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Barnsley College will hold its Graduation ceremony on Friday 1st October 2010 at 12.00pm at Barnsley Town Hall.
Barnsley College and Fosters Bakery formalised their working relations
with an official partnership signing event on Tuesday 14th September. 
Barnsley College were delighted to find out that they had made it
through to the regional final of the National Training Awards. Following
a visit from the judges, the College has now progressed on to the
regional final where the winners will be announced in September.