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Chair of the Corporation at Burton and South Derbyshire College (BSDC), Everton Burke has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours. He has dedicated most of his career to working with young people and has been given the award for his services to Further Education.

Burton and South Derbyshire College Dance students have been showcasing a wide range of dance styles at their annual ‘Danceworks’ event, held in the College’s Fleet Street Studios.

Burton and South Derbyshire College sport student, Louis Rowe recently attended a presentation at St. James’s Palace, London, where he received his Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award after sharing his experiences with Trustee for The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE), HRH The Earl of Wessex, Prince Edward.

Engineering students at Burton and South Derbyshire College are being given an opportunity to develop their skills further through a partnership with Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains (HPP).

The work that Burton and South Derbyshire College does in developing the skills for the future has been recognised in a programme created by the Association of Colleges (AoC) in partnership with ITN Productions.

On Wednesday 14th November, Burton and South Derbyshire College (BSDC) catering and hospitality students embraced Mexican culture by bringing Day of the Dead celebrations to The Mulberry Restaurant.

Burton and South Derbyshire College (BSDC) students have recently been using their talents to scare during the National Forest Adventure Farm’s Screamfest. 

Representatives from Tuffa UK recently visited Burton and South Derbyshire College (BSDC) to deliver a consignment of off-cut plate steel, to help students develop their welding skills.

On Friday 26th October 2018, the latest group of Higher Education (HE) students from Burton and South Derbyshire College (BSDC) celebrated their graduation at The Hilton, St George’s Park.

Marston’s Brewery has announced the launch of Beer Town Film Festival 2019 and are calling for entries from film makers of 16 years of age and above across the UK to enter five different film categories from now until 2nd February 2019.

Like many Colleges throughout the UK, at BSDC we take the responsibilities we have to our local community very seriously.

Burton and South Derbyshire College (BSDC) was recently amongst a select number of UK colleges chosen to showcase its technical and vocational provision and excellent industry links at the China–Britain Business Council’s (CBBC) Western China International Fair (WCIF).