Reaseheath receives national award for supporting armed forces

Reaseheath has been awarded the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme BRONZE AWARD in national recognition of our commitment and support for former and current military personnel.

Florists take top prizes at RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Our floristry students have continued to prove they are among the nation’s best by taking top awards at this week’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the world’s most prestigious flower show.

Arboriculture students reach new heights

Level 3 Diploma in Forestry and Arboriculture students reached new heights at the Arboricultural Association’s (AA) College Climbing Competition, held for the northern region on our campus recently.

Reaseheath’s Family Festival draws visitors from across region

Over 12,000 people from across the region poured into Nantwich on Sunday to enjoy the carnival atmosphere of Reaseheath College’s Family Festival. The action-packed festival, which offered hundreds of activities and displays to appeal to all ages, attracted our largest ever crowd to date and caused a storm of appreciation on social media.

Reaseheath College Family Festival set to pull in crowds

Reaseheath College’s Family Festival is gearing up to pull in thousands of visitors. The action-packed festival, on the college’s Nantwich campus on Sunday May 14, will feature an array of performances an entertainment.

Military veterans gain building blocks for new careers

Eleven military veterans have graduated from a groundbreaking property maintenance course which will give them the skills to launch a new career.

Agriculture students take top prizes in Great Farm Challenge

Reaseheath agricultural students came top of the class in a regional challenge which proved they understand best environmental practice.

Advanced parlour technicians graduate at Reaseheath College

The first specialist technicians to achieve a new Parlour Safe Category 3 Accreditation for the milking equipment industry have graduated from Reaseheath College. Professionals from five of the UK’s leading manufacturers, DeLaval, Fullwood, GEA UK, Lely and BouMatic, received their awards from the Cheshire college, which at present is the only training provider to deliver the bespoke advanced course.

Reaseheath seminar will lead to better care for exotic pets

The special requirements of captive exotic animals will come under the spotlight at a welfare seminar at Reaseheath College, Nantwich, on Sunday April 30.

Talented instructor awarded BHS training bursary

A talented instructor at our Equestrian Centre has been awarded a British Horse Society (BHS) training bursary to further her career.

Rachel Smith at Reaseheath’s Equestrian Centre

Rachel Smith is one of just two applicants from the north west to receive a £2,500 BHSII (Intermediate Instructors) Development Scholarship this year. The scholarship supports inspirational individuals who the awarding panel feel will make a difference to the future of the equestrian industry.

Rachel, who teaches our Level 2 and Level 3 Extended Diploma students and Key Stage 4 pupils, is a BHS Assistant Instructor and already has her BHS Intermediate Instructor qualification in Stable Management plus an Achievement in Education and Training (AET).  She is also a member of the BHS Accredited Professional Coach Scheme. She will use her bursary to study for her Stage 4 Riding and Intermediate Instructor Teaching qualifications, enabling her to become a fully qualified BHS Intermediate Instructor.

Rachel, who comes from Liverpool, works at our BHS Approved Equestrian Centre for two days a week and teaches at a riding school in Manchester for the rest of the week. Passionate about horses and riding since childhood, she spent 12 years qualifying and teaching at riding schools in Richmond, London.

She has continued to advance her own knowledge by attended our regular jumping and dressage clinics, held by leading riders Tyler Cassells and Chris Pugh, and through lessons with her own trainer. The bursary will enable her to attend BHS trainer days and to afford further specific training.

The BHS launched a series of bursaries in 2016 aimed at supplying the equestrian industry with well qualified and inspirational people. In its first year, £65,000 was released in funding which helped 35 individuals to achieve BHS qualifications. The training initiatives are part-funded in memory of Margot Tiffany, a well respected BHS Instructor.

Said Rachel: “I was delighted to hear I’d been successful in my application. The scholarship will enable me to take the next step up the career ladder. It’s long been my dream to become an BHSII and the funding will enable me to pay for the extra tuition.”