{"id":8609,"date":"2021-10-05T15:35:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T14:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coleg-gwent-wp.test\/home\/2-revision-v1\/awards\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T16:14:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T15:14:26","slug":"awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bloom.coleggwent.ac.uk\/cy\/our-college\/awards","title":{"rendered":"Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"masthead bg-yellow bg-pattern-accent bg-pattern-forward block-text-pos\">\n    <div class=\"masthead__inner\">\n        <div class=\"masthead__text fade-in\">\n            <div class=\"block-text accent-yellow\">\n                <div class=\"block-text__body\">\n                    <h1 class=\"display-1\">\n                        <strong>College Accolades and Awards\n<\/strong>\n                    <\/h1>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n    <div class=\"masthead__image shape-1\">\n                                    <picture>\n                    <source\n                        sizes=\"100vw\"\n                        srcset=\" https:\/\/bloom.coleggwent.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pages-awards-and-achievements-masthead-mobile.jpg 860w\"\n                        media=\"(max-width: 768px)\"\n                    >\n                    <source\n                        sizes=\"100vw\"\n                        srcset=\" https:\/\/bloom.coleggwent.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pages-awards-and-achievements-masthead-desktop.jpg 1210w\"\n                    >\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloom.coleggwent.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pages-awards-and-achievements-masthead-desktop.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of learners at an awards ceremony\">\n                <\/picture>\n                        <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"feature-wyzsiwyg panel-m accent-yellow\">\n    <div class=\"feature-wyzsiwyg__inner inner\">\n        <div class=\"feature-wyzsiwyg__container fade-in\">\n                                                                        <div class=\"wyzsiwyg wyzsiwyg-general\">\n                            <h2 class=\"globalContent_sub_title fs_bold fs_14\">2023\/24 achievements:<\/h2>\n<ol id=\"cards\" class=\"cards cardstar cards_two\">\n<li class=\"bg-colour2 colour6\">\n<div>Silver winner in Pearson National Teaching Awards \u2013 FE Lecturer of the Year 2024, Alexis Dabee Saltmarsh<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"bg-colour5 colour6 awardBox\">\n<div>Inspire! Tutor Awards 2024 Winner \u2013 Alison Stewart<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"bg-colour1 colour0 awardBox\">\n<div>The Care Collective Advanced Accreditation 2024<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"bg-colour6 colour0 awardBox\">\n<div>CIPD Best Learning and Development Initiative 2024 \u2013 Highly Commended<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"bg-colour15 colour0 awardBox\">\n<div>Silver in the 2023 Pearson Teaching Awards for Further Education<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"bg-colour16 colour6 awardBox\">\n<div>17 medals won in Skills Competition Wales 2023 \u2013 3 Gold, 6 Silver and 8 Bronze<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"bg-colour17 colour0 awardBox\">\n<div>4th place in World Skills UK 2023<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"bg-colour4 colour6 awardBox\">\n<div>South Wales Argus School and Education Awards 2023 \u2013 \u00a0Lifetime Achievement Award, Christine Jenkins<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n    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                  <div id=\"accordion_8254_body_1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion_8254_heading_1\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion_8254\">\n                                    <div class=\"accordion-body\">\n                                        <ul id=\"starlist\" class=\"starlist\">\n<li>South Wales Argus School and Education Awards \u2013 FE Lecturer of the Year, Peter Britton<\/li>\n<li>South Wales Argus School and Education Awards \u2013 Welsh Medium Teacher of the Year, Jacqui Spiller<\/li>\n<li>College awarded Carer Friendly Accreditation<\/li>\n<li>Coleg Gwent comes 2nd overall in Skills Competition Wales<\/li>\n<li>35 medals won in Skills Competition Wales \u2013 10 Gold, 14 Silver and 11 Bronze<\/li>\n<li>22 Finalists in WorldSkills UK<\/li>\n<li>Commended in the Association of Colleges Beacon Awards for Engagement with Employers<\/li>\n<li>Certificate of recognition and participation in BITC\u2019s Age-Inclusive Learning Network<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                                                <div class=\"accordion-item fade-in\">\n                                <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"accordion_8254_heading_2\">\n                                    <button class=\"accordion-button bg-secondary collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion_8254_body_2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion_8254_body_2\">\n                                        2021                                    <\/button>\n                                <\/h2>\n                                <div id=\"accordion_8254_body_2\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion_8254_heading_2\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion_8254\">\n                                    <div class=\"accordion-body\">\n                                        <ul id=\"starlist\" class=\"starlist\">\n<li>Affiliated with the Black FE Leadership Group<\/li>\n<li>ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health &amp; Safety Management System<\/li>\n<li>ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System<\/li>\n<li>Winner of the National Environmental Awards School\/College of the Year<\/li>\n<li>First college to achieve Careers Development Award \u2013 Careers Wales<\/li>\n<li>BGLZ A Level Team win Bronze Award in Pearson Team of the Year<\/li>\n<li>29 finalists and 13 medals in WorldSkills UK 2021 \u2013 3 Gold, 4 Silver, 2 Bronze and 4 Highly Commended<\/li>\n<li>24 Gold, silver and bronze medals in Skills Competition Wales 2021<\/li>\n<li>Young Pastry Chef of the Year semi-finalist<\/li>\n<li>Lecturer Kate Beavan Awarded MBE for Services to Agriculture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                        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status (for 3 years)<\/li>\n<li>Entrepreneurship Catalyst Award 2020 for Summer Start Up Week<\/li>\n<li>CyberFirst Gold College<\/li>\n<li>Selected as part of WorldSkills UK Centre of Excellence<\/li>\n<li>Bronze award in Pearson BTEC Awards \u2013 Learner of the Year in Public Services (Blaenau Gwent Learning Zone)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                                                <div class=\"accordion-item fade-in\">\n                                <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"accordion_8254_heading_4\">\n                                    <button class=\"accordion-button bg-secondary collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion_8254_body_4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion_8254_body_4\">\n                                        2019                                    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