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Bishopstrow College Secures New Teaching Partnerships
We are delighted to announce Bishopstrow College’s latest Teaching Partnerships with Abbey College Cambridge and DLD College London. International students with a confirmed offer from Abbey College Cambridge or DLD College London can first attend a pre-sessional course at Bishopstrow, under a Child Student Visa issued by Abbey College Cambridge or DLD College London. We…
Bishopstrow College Becomes Member of AEGIS
We are delighted to announce that Bishopstrow College has become a member school of AEGIS, The Association for the Education and Guardianship of International Students. Commenting on the announcement, Mario Di Clemente, Principal said: “Bishopstrow College is delighted to become a member of AEGIS. Like AEGIS and all of its members, we place the highest…
Appointment of Interim Principal at Bishopstrow College
Bishopstrow College’s Principal, Stuart Nicholson, has decided that after fifteen years of Headship it is time to move on to other areas of education and to develop other projects in which he is involved. Stuart advised us earlier this year that he wished to step down at Christmas and since then, he has been working…
Padworth College Students Celebrate Impressive Set of A Level Results
Padworth College is celebrating this year’s Year 13 graduating students, who today saw the culmination of two years of hard work and achieved an impressive set of A Level results. Overall, 78% of grades awarded were A*-B, while 59% of all grades achieved were A*-A grade. Lorraine Atkins, Principal said: “We are delighted with today’s…
Bishopstrow College Celebrates its 15th Birthday
Established in 2006 by Ian and Fran Henson (pictured), Bishopstrow College is celebrating 15 years of excellence! The College welcomed its first cohort of 40 students in July, August, September and October 2006. Some spent as little as two weeks at the College, whilst others enrolled for up to a year. More than 10 different…
Padworth Students Reflect on Successful Year at Speech Day
On Friday 11 June, we were delighted to welcome Paul Inman, Pro Vice Chancellor (International) at the University of Reading to Padworth for our annual Speech Day. During the ceremony, which took place on the lawn to the rear of Padworth House, Paul shared some of the key ‘moments’ from his career and life to…
Padworth Students Celebrate University Offers
We are delighted to have almost all of our Year 13 students back on campus, following the challenges associated with the pandemic over the past 12+ months. Earlier this month (June), they took a break from classes, exams and assessments for a photo with their Personal Tutors (part of their residential boarding bubble). In a…
Bishopstrow Students Celebrate Success at End of Term 3 Graduation
On Thursday 10 June, we were delighted to welcome Ian Wilmshurst, Headmaster of King’s Bruton School to Bishopstrow for our End of Term 3 Graduation. During the graduation ceremony, which took place in the nearby Bishopstrow Church, Ian shared his memories from the Queen’s visit to King’s Bruton School in 2019, when the School celebrated…
IFE Schools Continue to Offer Online Programmes in Light of Ongoing Pandemic
In light of the ongoing pandemic, we are delighted to confirm that both Bishopstrow College and Padworth College will continue to offer their online programmes through the Spring and summer. Launched in March 2020, Bishopstrow Online and Padworth Online deliver a fully interactive education to students around the world. These unique online schools offer the…
IFE Appoints Betty Dagistan as Director of Global Engagement
We are delighted to confirm that we have appointed Betty Dagistan to take on a new role as Director of Global Engagement at Inspiring Futures Education (IFE). As our Director of Global Engagement, Betty will take the lead in student recruitment, admissions and our overall marketing activities, across both Bishopstrow College and Padworth College. Betty…
