Student success celebrated at awards evening

The inspirational achievements of exceptional students at Exeter College have been celebrated at the AS and BTEC Certificate Awards 2016.

New York Times Bestselling author Kathryn Aalto was guest speaker at the awards held at the college’s Centre for Creative Industries on Tuesday, 28th June.

More than 80 students, family, friends and staff attended the awards celebrating outstanding student contributions and success across a broad range of programmes.

The college was privileged to welcome guest speaker Kathryn Aalto, the author of New York Times Bestseller 2016 Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh: A Walk Through the Forest that Inspired the Hundred Acre Wood (2015).

Philip Bostock OBE DL, Chair of the Board of Governors at Exeter College, presented the winners with their awards alongside Kathryn Aalto.

The evening also saw a number of presentations and performances by students – showcasing the talents of students and a range of faculties and subjects.

Emma Fielding, Assistant Principal, said: “We were delighted to welcome the author Kathryn Aalto as our guest speaker for the awards and I’d like to extend our warmest thanks to her for giving her time and sharing with us her own journey to success".

“It was inspiring to have the opportunity to celebrate the exceptional achievements of our students at this year’s awards across such a broad range of subjects and programmes.

“The awards were moving, uplifting and a true celebration of the talents and efforts of our young people and I’d like to take this opportunity to congratulate all of our winners once again.”