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Reading College Welcome to the official Reading College page! 🥳 Welcome to Reading College, part of Activate Learning.

Our mission is to transform lives through learning. We combine our knowledge of neuroscience, emotions and motivation into our unique learning philosophy, which helps learners achieve their best. Choose Activate Learning and we will help you develop the skills, knowledge, resilience and confidence to succeed in your chosen career pathway. You will work on real life projects, train in industry stan

dard facilities and practice your skills in commercial settings, supported by technology that helps bringing learning to life

📚 Join us at our Adult Open Event on Tuesday 16 June, from 3.30-6pm, for a friendly and informal chat to discover how we...
02/06/2026

📚 Join us at our Adult Open Event on Tuesday 16 June, from 3.30-6pm, for a friendly and informal chat to discover how we can help you achieve your education and career goals. ✨

Whether you're looking for a fresh start, hoping to progress in your current role, returning to education, or wanting to learn something new, Activate Learning is here to support you every step of the way. 🤝

🔍 Find out about:

🎓 Adult Learning options
📖 Accredited qualifications including GCSEs, Access to Higher Education, AAT Accountancy, and more
💼 Support back into work
🚀 Adult Apprenticeships
🎨 Learning for Leisure
🛠️ Practical Courses
👩‍🏫 Careers at the College.

📅 Date: Tuesday 16 June
🕒 Time: 3.30-6pm
📍 Location: Reading College, Kings Road, Reading, RG1 4HJ.

🎟️ Book your place via Eventbrite: https://bit.ly/4amRZiu

🌈 This Pride Month, we’re celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community and reaffirming our commitment to creating safe, inclusive ...
01/06/2026

🌈 This Pride Month, we’re celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community and reaffirming our commitment to creating safe, inclusive and welcoming spaces for every student and member of staff across Activate Learning.

Through our LGBTQIA+ clubs, enrichment activities, support services and Pride events, we’re proud to champion acceptance, equality and the freedom to be yourself.

At Activate Learning, everyone deserves to feel seen, supported and valued for who they are.

Join us as we celebrate Pride and continue working towards a culture where diversity is embraced and everyone can thrive. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4o6vq7K

🎉 Congratulations to the winning plumbing students who won the DEWALT challenge yesterday morning! 🔧🚰 👏Each member of t...
20/05/2026

🎉 Congratulations to the winning plumbing students who won the DEWALT challenge yesterday morning! 🔧🚰 👏

Each member of the team won a DeWalt Bluetooth speaker 🔊 and batteries 🔋

Students were asked to work in small groups 👷‍♂️👷‍♀️ to build a working sink cabinet 🚿🛠️ in just two hours ⏱️

They got to use DEWALT drills 🪛, tape measures 📏, jigsaws 🪚 and safety gear 🦺 to complete the challenge, which tested their plumbing skills 🔧, timing ⏰ and teamwork 🤝

A big thank you 🙌 to all the DEWALT team who judged the competition 🏆 and were on hand to show students how to use the tools safely and effectively when needed 👏

🧪🔬 Our Laboratory Science T Level students from Reading College and Bracknell and Wokingham College recently visited B...
20/05/2026

🧪🔬 Our Laboratory Science T Level students from Reading College and Bracknell and Wokingham College recently visited Bayer to undertake a practical session in the Training Lab as part of their Science Project provided by Bayer 👏

Students took part in a practical experiment, Gene Editing Model Investigation 🧬, designed to develop hands-on laboratory skills and deepen their understanding of how gene editing works through educational model experiments.

During the session, students:
📝 Identified the aim of the investigation and wrote hypotheses
⚗️ Planned experiments, including independent, dependent and controlled variables
🧫 Carried out practical work safely following laboratory protocols
📊 Recorded observations and results using tables, diagrams and photographs.

This exciting project has enabled students to gain up to 105 hours towards the required 315 hours needed to achieve their T Level programme across two academic years 🎓🙌

A huge thank you to Bayer for supporting our students with this valuable industry experience 💙

Find out about our Laboratory Science T Level: https://bit.ly/4dhRw3g

🎨✨ This week, many of our UAL Art students at Reading College are getting started on the artwork for our Royal Berkshire...
19/05/2026

🎨✨ This week, many of our UAL Art students at Reading College are getting started on the artwork for our Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust exhibition! 🖌️🖼️

🌿 Students are creating all sorts of artwork based around the themes of Nature, Community and Wellbeing 🤝💚

🏥 This artwork is going to be exhibited at Royal Berkshire Hospital over the summer ☀️, which we hope will bring joy 😊 and positivity 🌈 to the staff and visitors of the hospital, and the local community as a whole!

18/05/2026

During Mental Health Awareness Week, we met Brooke who is studying Art and Design at Reading College to find out about her project which is about mental health.

On Friday, to wrap up 💚, we invited students and staff to colour in 🖍️ a big mandala and nature-inspired giant colouri...
18/05/2026

On Friday, to wrap up 💚, we invited students and staff to colour in 🖍️ a big mandala and nature-inspired giant colouring sheet 🎨🌸 to encourage them to switch off between studying 📚 or working 💻.

Colouring in helps us to slow down 🧘, promote mindfulness, reduce stress and anxiety, and improve motor skills ✨

Although not completely coloured in, the sheet is beginning to look bright and colourful 🌈😊

We're going to keep the sheet out for a bit longer to encourage more students and staff to join in

We're going to keep the sheet out for a bit longer 🖍️✨ to encourage more students and staff to join in 🎨🌸

🪡✨ On Wednesday, as part of , we held a Sashiko sewing: slow stitch meditation workshop for students to take part in. 💙...
15/05/2026

🪡✨ On Wednesday, as part of , we held a Sashiko sewing: slow stitch meditation workshop for students to take part in. 💙

Sashiko (meaning little stabs) is a traditional Japanese embroidery and mending technique 🇯🇵 using a repeating, even running stitch to create beautiful geometric patterns. Originating over 400 years ago as a way to reinforce clothes and trap warmth 🧵, it's now widely celebrated for visible mending and creative textile art.

The student who took part in the workshop learnt how to do Sashiko and created a coaster under the expert eye of Mara, one of our Learning for Leisure teachers✨

This allowed her an opportunity to slow down 🧘 and learn something new, both of which benefit mental health, as well as taking a creative break from her studies 🎨📚

If you would like to learn Sashiko, we run a five week course at Woodley Hill House, on Monday mornings, with the next one starting in June 📅

Find out more: https://bit.ly/4ukygIA

15/05/2026

This week gave us everything from wellbeing fairs to mindfulness workshops, VR meditation, cycle challenges, creative sessions, yoga, crafts, wellbeing walks and therapy dogs 💭🌿

Mental Health Awareness Week 2026 brought staff and students across Activate Learning together to take positive action for wellbeing, in line with this year’s theme from the Mental Health Foundation: Action.

A huge thank you to everyone who took part, supported events, fundraised for MindGreen, shared conversations and helped create such a positive atmosphere across our campuses and online this week.

Special thank you to MindGreen for supporting this year’s activities through charitable donations!

Together, we’re continuing to make mental health conversations more open, supportive and action-focused. 💚

On Tuesday, we completed 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️ 12 hours of continuous cycling to raise money for our wellbeing and inclusion fund, Mi...
14/05/2026

On Tuesday, we completed 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️ 12 hours of continuous cycling to raise money for our wellbeing and inclusion fund, MindGreen 💚 as part of 🧠✨

It didn't just happen here but at every single Activate Learning campus! 🏫👏

As well as raising awareness of mental health 💬 and how exercise can improve it 💪, it also raised a smile 😊 to many of our faces, and passers-by could get involved by cheering the participants along 📣🎉

Students and staff could also take part in other activities including:
✨ Hair tinsel
📸 Headshot photoshoot
🖊️ Tattoos
🧁 Bake sale
🎮 Games
⚽ Football challenge.

Well done to all students and staff who took part 🌟 We couldn't have done it without you! 🙌💚

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