Bishop Burton College recognised for excellent student support

RE-ACCREDITED: Student Services at Bishop Burton College

By Rick Lyon

Bishop Burton College has been recognised for the outstanding support it provides for its students.

The college, near Beverley, has been re-accredited with the Matrix Standard - the Department for Education’s (DfE) standard for ensuring excellence in the delivery of high-quality information, advice and guidance (IAG).

The Matrix helps education providers such as Bishop Burton benchmark themselves against best practice through a quality framework for accrediting IAG contracts, including with the National Careers Service.  

An independent assessor visited the college to confirm all the criteria were met and the feedback received was glowing, with the college being re-accredited for the next three years.  

Particular mention was made of the proactive and positive attitudes of staff and how their “ready to help” approach was backed up by robust and accessible support mechanisms for students.

This included investment in Student Services resources, despite the tightening of budgets across the education sector, and the highly visible and accessible IAG services, such as Careers and Health and Welfare.

Additional Learning Support received special mention for its high-quality service ensuring student needs are met to “find their place” and are well integrated into college life. Overall, the assessor commented that the college has “a very strong and positive student-centred culture.”

Katy Langfield, Head of Student Services at Bishop Burton, said: “To have received the Matrix Standard for another three years is incredibly rewarding, as the assessor looks not only at the processes we use to support IAG delivery, but also at the results we achieve.

“This demonstrates that our provision and approach is delivering to an incredibly high standard. It really is testament to the enthusiasm, hard work and dedication of the team here at the college.

“I’m incredibly proud of all they have achieved and the fantastic results we’re delivering.” 

SUPPORTED: Students at Bishop Burton College

The accreditation follows the college receiving the national Quality in Careers Standard for its careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) provision in June.  

Chief Executive and Principal Bill Meredith said: “Being re-accredited with the Matrix Standard is an outstanding achievement, demonstrating our continued commitment to provide our students with the information, advice and guidance to enable them to make the most of their time with us.

“It reflects the dedication of our staff to ensure that students at Bishop Burton College are happy and safe and have the platform they need to succeed.

“Our students come first and to receive such fantastic feedback acknowledging this is incredibly gratifying.”