Fairfield College Awarded Partner of the Year 2024 by Seetec Pluss
On Friday 15 March Fairfield College were awarded partner of the year 2024 from Seetec Pluss. Seetec hold the National Careers Service contract across the UK and provide those aged 19+ with careers advice and guidance. Careers Advisors from Seetec have been visiting...
Fairfield College Welcome Collaborate Digital
On the 4th of March, Fairfield College hosted an assembly with Collaborate Digital Limited. Collaborate Digital ran a whole College assembly supporting students to identify healthy and positive relationships and spot unhealthy and unsafe relationships. It helped...
Fairfield Students Celebrate With End Of Year Festival
Fairfield College students recently enjoyed their End Of Year Festival, which for this year was themed as the movies. Students did a fantastic job at dressing up and coming as their favourite characters from a wide range of films. There was popcorn, ice cream, sweets,...
Fairfield College Hosts Employer Engagement Day
Fairfield College recently hosted its first Employer Engagement Day. The morning was filled with exciting activities and talks from a variety of visitors, including Babcock, the Army, NatWest, NHS, Barnardo's, the Wiltshire Employment Support Team, Community...
Rachel Bown Wins At Pearson National Teacher Awards
Rachel Bown has won at The Pearson National Teaching Awards! She has been presented with a Silver Award for FE Lecturer of the Year. She is now invited to London and is entered into the Gold Winners Draw in November. We presented her prize today, and all the...
Barnardos Speak With Fairfield College Students
We were delighted to welcome Amie from Barnardo's to Fairfield College recently, to speak to two groups of young people about the organisation and what volunteering is. Amie did a fantastic presentation, engaging students and answering their questions. Several...
Fairfield Farm Shop, Café & Post Office Closure Information
The cafe and shop will be closing at the end of this college term, on 12th July, and the post office in six months’ time, at the end of the contract. The cost of providing these services has risen substantially and has become too significant for the organisation to...
Chat Café launching at The Weavers on May 26th 2023
Starting on Friday 26th May, you can join us at The Weavers Pub in Dilton Marsh, where we'll be running a Chat Cafe. Running from 10:00 am until 11:30 am every Friday, you can come and enjoy a complimentary hot drink and have a catch-up with one of our volunteer...
Enjoy a student prepared lunch at The Weavers Dilton Marsh
Enjoy a delicious lunch prepared and served by our talented Hospitality students here at The Weavers, our pub just down the road in Dilton Marsh. Our special lunch menu is running Wednesday - Friday from 11am until 2:30pm (with coffee and cake until 3pm). Our students...
Easter Opening Hours – Fairfield Farm Shop, Cafe & Post Office
Please be aware that our Farm Shop, Cafe and Post Office will all be CLOSED from Good Friday, April 7th 2023, through to Monday 10th April 2023. We will be back open as normal from April 11th 2023. Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to seeing...
Fairfield College students celebrate World Down Syndrome Day with Odd Socks!
Students and animals across Fairfield College and Fairfield Animal Centre have been sporting some brightly coloured odd socks to help support World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD)! The day which is celebrated on March 21st each year, sees students selling and wearing odd...
Fairfield Students Visit Parliament
The Fairfield College Student Council were invited to attend a tour of The Houses of Parliament. Aaron, Libby, Emily, Holly and Gemma worked hard to plan the trip themselves, taking into account all of the sights to see and the transportation needed. The group took...
Fairfield College students visit Bath Careers Fair
As part of National Careers Week, 33 Fairfield College students attended Bath Careers Fair. It was great to see so many of our young people interacting with employers from the world of work and developing their communication skills. It was busy which stopped us...
Congratulations to Selina who won a Rapid Superstar Award
We are thrilled that Selina from Rapid Commercial Cleaning Services, who works with us here at Fairfield College, won a Rapid Superstar Award for her excellent work. Graeme, Principal at Fairfield College said “Selina is one of the team. She is kind, approachable and...
Fairfield students launching lunch menu at The Weavers
Fairfield students will be operating a special Lunch service at The Weavers mid-week from January 30th to February 17th. The Lunch menu is available from 11am until 2pm, and includes a range of sandwiches, jacket potatoes and larger meals. There will also be a range...
Fairfield Farm College students enjoy various work experience roles
Students have been busy back in various work experience roles since their return from the Christmas break. Here's a round up of some of the latest news. The Canal and River Trust work experience group were given the opportunity to go out on the canal workboat. The...
Fairfield Employee Receives Surprise Award
Yesterday, Tracylee had a surprise visit from Morrisons, as she had been nominated for a 'Random Act of Kindness Award'. She was nominated by a student, and was thrilled by the surprise visit! Morrisons Community Champions are set to carry out over 30,000 acts of...
Fairfield Students Enjoy First Aid Training Session
A group of Fairfield College students recently had the fantastic opportunity to take part in a first aid course delivered by Babcock. The course covered personal safety when helping someone, the recovery position, CPR, choking, dealing with bleeding and wounds, burns...
Important Information regarding Scarlet Fever
Dear Families, There is an increase in the number of Scarlet Fever cases being reported and there seems to be an increase in people contracting this in schools and college. Below are some key messages and symptoms and a letter from the UK Health Security Agency...
Fairfield College Students Get Festive At 2022 Santa Dash
Christmas came early to Fairfield Farm College, as Sports Leaders hosted the infamous Swindon & Wiltshire Inclusive Santa Dash. The festive event had over 270 young people from 17 different schools and colleges enjoy some ‘snowy’ action. The fun run saw Christmas...
Rachel Bown – World Standard Distance Age Group Triathlon Championships 2022 Race Report
World Standard Distance Age Group Triathlon Championships 2022 Venue: Abu Dhabi Race Report From the 24th-26th November, 2000 athletes from across the globe came together to race in the 2022 World Triathlon Championships in Abu Dhabi. Every athlete had qualified to...
Fairfield College Students Raise £340 for BBC Children In Need
Students at Fairfield Farm College have been dressing up and selling cakes for BBC Children In Need. There were some fabulous costumes, and students managed to raise a total of £340.98! Well done to everyone who got involved
Fairfield College students get involved in National Parliament week
It's National Parliament week this week. Students have been taking part in a vote to choose what the council should focus on as a topic for this year: Climate Change, anti-Bullying, Cost of Living Crisis or Friendships and Relationships. The winner by some margin...
Christmas Trees available to rent and buy at Fairfield Farm College and Hope Nature Centre
Due to recent demand we’ve got limited stock remaining. Please get in touch to arrange your tree and to check our availability. You can do this by emailing nick.higgins@ffc.ac.uk.We are excited to be offer a new service here at Fairfield Farm College and also at Hope...
Student successes on the Work Skills programme at Fairfield Farm College
Well done to one of our Work Skills students Shannon, who has recently started an independent work experience placement with Barnardo's. Shannon has been supported by one of our Job Coach team to set this up and support to settle into the placement. Another...
Palmer Gardens Work Experience Group Build New Rockery
Well done to our Palmer Gardens Work Experience group who have been working on developing and building a brand new rockery area in the grounds of Palmer Gardens for visitors to enjoy. The project is starting to take shape and will look fantastic when finished. _ The...
Fairfield Farm College students attend Chippenham Careers Fair 2022
On Friday 14th October some Fairfield Farm College students on our Work Skills Programme attended the Chippenham Careers Fair. This was a brilliant opportunity to talk to local employers and find out about the different types of jobs, training and progression routes...
Fairfield Farm Trust wins £1,000 Movement for Good Award
Fairfield Farm Trust has been selected to receive a £1,000 donation as part of Benefact Group's Movement awards. Members of the public were invited to nominate causes close to their hearts and winners, including Fairfield were chosen as a winner. Mark Hews, Group...
Exciting News – The Weavers is now OPEN!
We are thrilled to announce that The Weavers, our newly refurbished pub, set in the charming village of Dilton Marsh is now OPEN! The pub opened it’s doors after an extensive refurbishment, ready to welcome guests with a new name, new look and a new team. The aim of...
Training opportunities with Fairfield Farm Trust
Fairfield Farm Trust have opened places for several new training courses. You can find out all the details below. TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMME ASCENTIS DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING L5 There are many people that would like to train as Further Education teachers, but...
Fairfield Leavers enjoy lunch event at The Weavers
On September 21st, current Fairfield Farm College BTEC Hospitality and Tourism students were able to host a leavers event at The Weavers, the brand new pub that is almost ready to open to the public in early October. Students relished the opportunity to show off the...
Hay Bales for sale at Fairfield Market Garden
Fairfield Market Garden are pleased to be selling our high-quality bales of hay. The price is £4.50 per small bale, and will need to be collected from Fairfield Farm College. To arrange an order please email nick.higgins@ffc.ac.uk. Please note orders will only be able...
College & Facilities to close on September 19th 2022
Fairfield Farm College, Farm Shop, Cafe & Post Office will be closed on Monday 19th September to give both our students and staff the opportunity to mark Her Majesty's passing on the day of the Queen’s State Funeral. We will return to normal hours of operation...
Fairfield Farm Students being Work Experience after summer
Students at Fairfield Farm College have returned back to some fantastic work experience at local businesses after the summer break. A new group have working with the Canal & River Trust to help with a variety of jobs along the length of the tow path in...
Fairfield Farm College students return for new term
Students at Fairfield Farm College have returned after the summer break, and have got stuck in with their exciting new timetable. There are some new additions to the curriculum this year including working on our new Market Garden as well as the opportunity for some...
Pick Your Own at the Fairfield Market Garden – Tues 23rd August
Due to popular demand and some more sunflowers and potatoes being ready, we're running another 'Pick Your Own' day here at the Fairfield Market Garden. Running on Tuesday 23rd August between 9am and 2:30pm. We've got a variety of different potatoes available, and...
VOTE FOR FAIRFIELD FARM TRUST IN THE BENEFACT GROUP’S 2022 MOVEMENT FOR GOOD AWARDS
Fairfield Farm Trust, the charity that encompasses Fairfield Farm College and Hope Nature Centre need a few moments of your time to vote for us at the 2022 Movement for Good Awards. The awards is run by the Benefact Group, and they help support charities,...
‘The Potato Dig’ at Fairfield!
Following on from the great response to our Sunflower Picking, we're running 'The Potato Dig' on Tuesday 16th August between 9am and 12pm. 🥔 We've got a variety of different potatoes including; Sharpes Express, King Edward, Rocket and Pink Fir Apple, other varieties...
Social Club launching this September at Fairfield Farm College
Fairfield Farm Trust is launching a brand-new social club in the coming months. Activities we’re planning include trips, live music, bowling, sports and more. Attendees will also get the opportunity to suggest activities they do. Register your interest via...
Enjoy Sunflower Picking at The Market Garden at Fairfield Farm College
We're excited to announce that we're running our very first PICK YOUR OWN SUNFLOWERS in our Market Garden at Fairfield Farm Shop & Cafe! Free Entry Running on Tues 26th, Weds 27th July and Tues 9th, Weds 10th August 2022. From 10am until 3pm. 50p per stem Bring...
STEPS students help at Butterfly Care Lunch Club
Fairfield Farm College has been working with Butterfly Care at their weekly Lunch Club based in Weston Village in Bath. The students are on a special programme called STEPS, where they learn new skills for independent living and employability skills. Students help to...
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Transition Day Postponed DUE TO WEATHER
Due to the extreme weather warning in place next week rising to a RED alert, it is with regret that we have had to take the decision to postpone the Transition Day planned for Tuesday the 19th of July. Activities planned will now take place on Monday the 5th of...
Fairfield Students wins prestigious Rugby Ambassador of the Year award by Premiership Rugby
Fairfield Farm College student Tim has recently been awarded the prestigious Rugby Ambassador of the Year award by Premiership Rugby. Tim has been playing for the Melksham Stags Mixed Ability Rugby Team, and has recently become Captain of the team. Tim received the...
Students at Fairfield Farm College enjoy end of term festival
Fairfield Farm College students enjoyed their END OF TERM Festival, celebrating with their friends and tutors as they rounded out the college year. There were a huge range of rainbow themed activities for everyone to enjoy, including a disco, hot dog van, popcorn...
Students enjoy Workfit Programme session by Swindon and Wiltshire Down’s Syndrome Association
Students at Fairfield Farm College enjoyed a Workfit Programme session, organised by Roy from Swindon and Wiltshire Down's Syndrome Association. Roy visited the college to talk about the inspiring Workfit Programme and supporting people into employment. The students...
Fairfield Farm College students take part in focus group at Wiltshire Museum
A group of Fairfield Farm College students took part in a focus group with Wiltshire Museum. Amy, the Community Curator explained about different artefacts, her job role and gave an insight into what it was like working at a museum. The students were then given the...
Fairfield Farm College students enjoy an exciting sports day
Students got stuck in an enjoyed an action-packed Sports Day. Participants were able to try a huge range of activities, some of which they hadn’t tried before. Activities included; Taekwondo, Indo-boarding, Trampettes, Hoola Hoops, Street Dance, Circus Skills,...
Fairfield Farm College to launch a Fishing Club in September
We are delighted to announce that Fairfield will be launching their very first fishing club this September. The aim of the project is to support up to 10 young people to learn a new skill, appreciate nature, learn about the ecology of our local area, and to feel the...
Changes to Youth Club from September 2022 at Fairfield Farm College
Changes to Youth Club from September 2022 - Advanced Warning As part of our commitment to continually reviewing services, we have been looking at the Youth Club. It has grown over the last 6/7 years and is now a great success. It is important for us to review how and...
WORK PLACEMENTS AVAILABLE AT FAIRFIELD ANIMAL CENTRE
We’re pleased to announce that we have availability for Work Placements at Fairfield Animal Centre, offering a range of experiences in our Café, Kitchen and Animal Park. There are only limited spaces available, so act quickly if you wish to secure a space. For...