• Swindon & Wiltshire Education, training and skills
• Tuesday July 8 2025

Wiltshire College celebrates staff excellence at awards ceremony

Staff at Wiltshire College & University Centre have gathered for their annual Staff Awards event – a chance to reflect on the 2024-25 academic year and celebrate the hard of staff across the college.

Held at the College’s Lackham campus, more than 850 professional and curriculum staff took part in a review of performance and progress as part of their annual self-assessment process, followed by an awards ceremony and lunch.

In the run-up to the event, staff submitted more than 150 peer nominations across four categories – Outstanding Teaching, Student Experience, College Community and Team of the Year. A judging panel selected 22 winners for their exceptional contributions.

Principal & CEO, Iain Hatt, who presented the awards, said: “This year, we’ve seen many impressive projects, examples of community engagement, fundraising, and positive contributions to our college community. Staff have played a key role in supporting events and activities across all campuses and I’m genuinely grateful to everyone who has contributed to the success of the college.”

Iain also highlighted key achievements from the past year, including:

• 128,800 hours of industry placement and work experience completed – equivalent to 17,405 working days.
• Over 3,000 prospective students attended open days, taster sessions, and experience events – nearly 300 more than last year.
• 16-19 applications have increased for the second consecutive year.
• Almost 5,000 visitors attended lambing events at Lackham.
• The College achieved an Ofsted ‘Good’ rating for its residential accommodation at Lackham

Students also secured exciting opportunities for their futures, with many gaining national recognition, international placements, and industry awards the gathering heard.