Health and Wellbeing

Good health is about the mind as well as the body – feeling physically fit, and feeling good about ourselves, means that we can go and achieve more of the things we want to do in life.

We all have a vital role to play in making the College a success, and supporting staff to maintain their health and wellbeing is important to us. We want the College to be a place where you can thrive and prosper.

The Health and Wellbeing site has been developed to support you, signpost to local services and be a central resource to enable you to Be All That You Can Be.

Please explore the site and let us know what you think or what we could improve by emailing staffwellbeing@bridgend.ac.uk; we would love to hear from you.

Meet The Team
Mental Health Strategy

We are double excellent

You won’t find any other FE College in the whole of South Wales with a ‘Double Excellent’ grading by Estyn. Find out about more of our awards below.

*This data is from the All Qualifications study*                    *This information was correct at the time of publication March 2018

  • February 2018

     

    Apprenticeship Provider of the Year

    Bridgend College wins the regional FE Week & AELP Apprenticeship Provider of the Year Award for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

  • November 2017

     

    National Award for Excellence

    Association of Colleges (Aoc) Beacon Award for Leadership and Governance.

  • November 2017

     

    Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Accord

    Bridgend College was the first FE College in Wales to sign the SDG Accord. We now sit among many educational organisations from around the world.

  • June 2017

     

    Tutor of the Year, Medal of Excellence

    Countryside Management lecturer Lyn Evans won Tutor of the Year and a Medal of Excellence from City and Guilds.

  • February 2017

     

    The Sunday Times Best 100 NFP Organisations

    Bridgend College placed 28th in The Sunday Times 100 Best Not-for-Profit Organisations to Work For 2017 – the only FE College in Wales to be recognised in this category.

  • 2016/2017

     

    Best Performing FE College 2016/17

    We are the best-performing* College in the whole of Wales according to a study conducted by the Welsh Government.

  • November 2016

     

    National Award for Excellence

    Association of Colleges (AoC) Beacon Award for the Development of Transferable Skills.

  • July 2016

     

    ‘Double Excellent’ Estyn Inspection

    We were awarded 11 ‘Excellent’ grades and 4 ‘Good’ grades by Estyn. We are currently the only** FE College in the whole of South Wales to have a ‘Double Excellent’ report.

  • June 2016

     

    Pearson Awards

    Bridgend College Travel & Tourism staff won the Pearson Silver Teaching Award for FE Team of the Year – one of only twelve teams in the country to do so.

I have been employed by Bridgend College for over 20 years. In that time I have educated and hopefully inspired over 2000 learners. I undeniably ‘live the dream’ in my role as Lecturer in Equine Studies. Bridgend College is a very good employer, always willing to support my career development and progression.

Kathryn, LecturerLand-based Studies

Proud to be a part of Bridgend College, it served me well when I studied my apprenticeship here. Glad I can pass on my expertise to present and future generations.

Phil, Curriculum Area ManagerConstruction & Sport