A handy video guide to returning to CBC for students can be viewed here.
We are still operating a normal teaching timetable but most learning is taking place remotely subject to Government instructions.
Following the latest Government announcement that schools and colleges will return to face to face delivery as from 8th March, the College is currently working on a return plan to enable those students who are required to undertake exams and formal assessments to be prioritised. Tutors will advise their students when they will be required to attend lessons.
The college's risk assessment for lateral testing onsite can be viewed here.
The college's COVID-19 risk assessment can be viewed here.
The college's Remote Learning Offer can be read here.
The majority of exams for this term will be cancelled. Further clarification can be viewed below, under the update from 6th January 2021.
Update: 8 September 2021
The college's updated COVID-19 risk assessment can be viewed here.
Update: 8 March 2021
A video guide to returning to CBC for students can be viewed here.
Update: 3 March 2021
Central Bedfordshire College's COVID-19 risk assessment has been updated and can be viewed here.
The lateral flow testing risk assessment has been updated and can be viewed here.
Update: 26 February 2021 - 8TH MARCH RETURN TO COLLEGE
Following the latest Government announcement that schools and colleges will return to face to face delivery as from 8th March, the College is currently working on a return plan to enable those students who are required to undertake exams and formal assessments to be prioritised. Tutors will advise their students when they will be required to attend lessons.
Update: 25 February 2021
Read the college's COVID-19 Testing Privacy Statement here.
Update: 19 January 2021
Read the college's risk assessment for lateral testing here. [UPDATE 3RD MARCH: THIS HAS NOW BEEN UPDATED. PLEASE VIEW THE LATEST VERSION HERE.]
Update: 6 January 2021
Despite the lockdown, we are still operating a normal teaching timetable but all learning is happening remotely. Students will be advised of any changes to timetables. Read Central Bedfordshire College's Remote Learning Offer here.
Vocational exams during this half term
The Government announced on the 5th January 2021 that colleges can decide whether exams ought to go ahead or not during the current period of lockdown, until February half term (w/c 15th February 2021). The College has considered in detail whether it is possible to run these exams safely for students, invigilators and teachers and whether any student or a group of students would be disadvantaged by not completing them. The guiding principle for the College is that students must not be disadvantaged, including the considerable additional emotional and mental pressure as well as the safety of students and staff. For this reason, we have decided that the majority of exams for this term will be cancelled. For further clarification of the BTEC exams that are cancelled, please see the table below for the list:
Course Code
Title
1111320-F1MA
BUSINESS BTEC LEVEL 3 EXTENDED DIPLOMA (2YRS - 2020 START) Unit 2: Developing a marketing campaign
ENGINEERING LEVEL 3 BTEC NATIONAL EXTENDED DIPLOMA PEARSON (YR2)
2830420-F1MA
ENGINEERING FOUNDATION BTEC LEVEL 3 DIPLOMA EDEXCEL
1111320-F1MA
BUSINESS BTEC LEVEL 3 EXTENDED DIPLOMA (2YRS - 2020 START) UNIT 3 : PERSONAL AND BUSINESS FINANCE
2831020-F1MA
ENGINEERING LEVEL 3 BTEC NATIONAL EXTENDED DIPLOMA PEARSON (YR2
1110720-F1MA
APPLIED SCIENCE BTEC NATIONAL FOUNDATION LEVEL 3 DIPOMA EDEXCEL (YR1) UNIT 1; BIOLOGY
2830420-F1MA
YR 1 ENGINEERING GROUP A
2100320-F1MA
ANIMAL MANAGEMENT LEVEL 3 BTEC NATIONAL FOUNDATION DIPLOMA PEARSON (YR1) UNIT 3: ANIMAL WELFARE AND ETHICS
2520320-F1MA
BEAUTY THERAPY MASSAGE LEVEL 3 DIPLOMA VTCT PAPER 1
YR 1 ENGINEERING GROUP B
2100320-F1MA
ANIMAL MANAGEMENT LEVEL 3 BTEC NATIONAL FOUNDATION DIPLOMA PEARSON (YR1) UNIT 2: ANIMAL BIOLOGY
However, please note that the College has decided to go ahead with the following exams, as previously planned, with enhanced Covid-19 safety arrangements in place as this is considered to be more advantageous for learners:
Course Code
Title
2821420-F1MA
COMPUTING BTEC LEVEL 3 NATIONAL EXTENDED DIPLOMA PEARSON (YR2)
2821320-F1MA-B
COMPUTING BTEC LEVEL 3 NATIONAL DIPLOMA PEARSON (YR2)
Unit 3: Planning and Management of Computing Projects
2821220-F1MA
COMPUTING BTEC LEVEL 3 NATIONAL EXTENDED CERTIFICATE PEARSON
2820520-F1MA
COMPUTING FOUNDATION BTEC LEVEL 3 DIPLOMA EDEXCEL
All AAT courses
With regard to GCSE summer exams in English and Maths, the Department for Education have confirmed that they are not going ahead.
Whilst we continue to monitor further guidance from the Government, it is absolutely essential that all learners continue to attend their remote learning sessions and continue their learning so that they can progress as normal.
Moving forward, as the Government issues further guidance and any other changes, we will communicate them with you via the College’s website at https://www.centralbeds.ac.uk/coronavirus
Update: 4 January 2021
UPDATE FOLLOWING GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT ON 4TH JANUARY: Exams are still going ahead this week as planned. All other learning will take place remotely for the foreseeable future and until further notice.
Update: 3 January 2021
Please see below the new arrangements for the weeks commencing 4th & 11th January 2021, in line with the most recently issued guidance by the Government. These arrangements will remain in place subject to last minute changes as a result of any new guidance. We are keeping up to date with new advice and will change arrangements should it prove to be necessary.
Curriculum:
All national exams will go ahead as normal, see full list at the end of this note.
All on-demand exams are postponed until further notice, see full list at the end of this note.
All your lessons, including English and Maths, will take place remotely as per your normal timetables from 5th – 15th January 2021.
Laptops and other essential equipment:
If you had informed us previously of your need for a laptop and/or dongle, you will be contacted by your Learning Area Manager or Learning Area Lead for your date/time slot to come to the Dunstable site to collect one.
Note to all students:
Please check your emails and MSTeams messages, morning, midday and last thing in the day every day from Monday 4th January until Friday 15th January inclusive. This is a precautionary measure in case the Government changes the guidance at short notice and/or to keep up to date with your teachers’ messages.
If you are formally shielding, you will need to inform your teachers and student services.
Normal Covid-19 reporting for students will need to continue as per usual.
It is planned that only the Dunstable site will be accessible to staff and students. All other sites are not accessible.
I wish you the best for you and your loved ones for 2021 and beyond.
List of exams that are going ahead:
Exam Date
Course Code
Course and exam name
Time of exam
05/01/2021
2821420-F1MA
COMPUTING BTEC LEVEL 3 NATIONAL EXTENDED DIPLOMA PEARSON (YR2) Unit 3: Planning and Management of Computing Projects
09:30
06/01/2021
1111320-F1MA
BUSINESS BTEC LEVEL 3 EXTENDED DIPLOMA (2YRS - 2020 START) Unit 2: Developing a marketing campaign
09:30
06/01/2021
2821420-F1MA
COMPUTING BTEC LEVEL 3 NATIONAL EXTENDED DIPLOMA PEARSON (YR2) Unit 4: Software Design and Development Project
10:30
06/01/2021
2821320-F1MA-B
COMPUTING BTEC LEVEL 3 NATIONAL DIPLOMA PEARSON (YR2) Unit 3: Planning and Management of Computing Projects
13:30
07/01/2021
2821320-F1MA-A
COMPUTING BTEC LEVEL 3 NATIONAL DIPLOMA PEARSON (YR2) Unit 3: Planning and Management of Computing Projects
COMPUTING BTEC LEVEL 3 NATIONAL EXTENDED DIPLOMA PEARSON (YR2) Unit 4: Software Design and Development Project
10:30
08/01/2021
821420-F1MA
COMPUTING BTEC LEVEL 3 NATIONAL EXTENDED DIPLOMA PEARSON (YR2) Unit 4: Software Design and Development Project
09:30
11/01/2021
2831020-F1MA
2831020-F1MA: ENGINEERING LEVEL 3 BTEC NATIONAL EXTENDED DIPLOMA PEARSON (YR2)
09:30
11/01/2021
2830420-F1MA
ENGINEERING FOUNDATION BTEC LEVEL 3 DIPLOMA EDEXCEL
09:30
11/01/2021
1110719-F2MA
APPLIED SCIENCE LEVEL 3 BTEC EXTENDED DIPLOMA EDEXCEL (YR2) 31629H PART B
13:30
11/01/2021
2831020-F1MA-A
ENGINEERING LEVEL 3 BTEC NATIONAL EXTENDED DIPLOMA PEARSON (YR2)
13:30
12/01/2021
2831020-F1MA
ENGINEERING LEVEL 3 BTEC NATIONAL EXTENDED DIPLOMA PEARSON (YR2
09:30
12/01/2021
1111320-F1MA
BUSINESS BTEC LEVEL 3 EXTENDED DIPLOMA (2YRS - 2020 START) UNIT 3 : PERSONAL AND BUSINESS FINANCE
09:30
12/01/2021
2821320-F1MA
COMPUTING BTEC LEVEL 3 NATIONAL DIPLOMA PEARSON (YR2)
09:30
12/01/2021
1111320-F1MA
BUSINESS BTEC LEVEL 3 EXTENDED DIPLOMA (2YRS - 2020 START) UNIT 3 : PERSONAL AND BUSINESS FINANCE
09:30
12/01/2021
2821420-F1MA
COMPUTING BTEC LEVEL 3 NATIONAL EXTENDED DIPLOMA PEARSON (YR2)
12:00
12/01/2021
2831020-F1MA
ENGINEERING LEVEL 3 BTEC NATIONAL EXTENDED DIPLOMA PEARSON (YR2
13:30
12/01/2021
1110720-F1MA
APPLIED SCIENCE BTEC NATIONAL FOUNDATION LEVEL 3 DIPOMA EDEXCEL (YR1) UNIT 1; BIOLOGY
13:30
12/01/2021
YR 1 ENGINEERING GROUP A
14:30
13/01/2021
2100320-F1MA
ANIMAL MANAGEMENT LEVEL 3 BTEC NATIONAL FOUNDATION DIPLOMA PEARSON (YR1) UNIT 3: ANIMAL WELFARE AND ETHICS
09:30
13/01/2021
2831020-F1MA
ENGINEERING LEVEL 3 BTEC NATIONAL EXTENDED DIPLOMA PEARSON (YR2
09:30
13/01/2021
2520320-F1MA
BEAUTY THERAPY MASSAGE LEVEL 3 DIPLOMA VTCT PAPER 1
09:30
13/01/2021
1110720-F1MA
APPLIED SCIENCE BTEC NATIONAL FOUNDATION LEVEL 3 DIPOMA EDEXCEL (YR1) UNIT 1; CHEMISTRY
09:30
13/01/2021
YR 1 ENGINEERING GROUP B
10:30
13/01/2021
2831020-F1MA
ENGINEERING LEVEL 3 BTEC NATIONAL EXTENDED DIPLOMA PEARSON (YR2
13:30
13/01/2021
1110720-F1MA
APPLIED SCIENCE BTEC NATIONAL FOUNDATION LEVEL 3 DIPOMA EDEXCEL (YR1) UNIT 1; PHYSICS
13:30
13/01/2021
YR 1 ENGINEERING GROUP A
14:30
14/01/2021
2831020-F1MA
ENGINEERING LEVEL 3 BTEC NATIONAL EXTENDED DIPLOMA PEARSON (YR2
09:30
14/01/2021
2520320-F1MA
BEAUTY THERAPY MASSAGE LEVEL 3 DIPLOMA VTCT PAPER 2
09:30
14/01/2021
YR 1 ENGINEERING GROUP A
09:30
14/01/2021
2831020-F1MA
ENGINEERING LEVEL 3 BTEC NATIONAL EXTENDED DIPLOMA PEARSON (YR2
13:30
14/01/2021
YR 1 ENGINEERING GROUP B
13:30
15/01/2021
2831020-F1MA
ENGINEERING LEVEL 3 BTEC NATIONAL EXTENDED DIPLOMA PEARSON (YR2)
09:30
15/01/2021
YR 1 ENGINEERING GROUP A
09:30
15/01/2021
2100320-F1MA
ANIMAL MANAGEMENT LEVEL 3 BTEC NATIONAL FOUNDATION DIPLOMA PEARSON (YR1) UNIT 2: ANIMAL BIOLOGY
09:30
15/01/2021
2831020-F1MA
ENGINEERING LEVEL 3 BTEC NATIONAL EXTENDED DIPLOMA PEARSON (YR2
13:30
15/01/2021
2821220-F1MA
COMPUTING BTEC LEVEL 3 NATIONAL EXTENDED CERTIFICATE PEARSON
13:30
15/01/2021
2820520-F1MA
COMPUTING FOUNDATION BTEC LEVEL 3 DIPLOMA EDEXCEL
13:30
15/01/2021
YR 1 ENGINEERING GROUP B
13:30
List of Exams postponed until further notice
Exam Date
Course Code
Course and exam name
Time of exam
06/01/2021
1614820-E1KA
PLUMBING STUDIES LEVEL 2 DIPLOMA C&G (EVE)
18:00 and 19:00
07/01/2021
VTCT Beauty
INFECTION PREVENTION
14:00
14/01/2021
LEVEL 2 RESITS- BOOKKEEPING TRANSACTIONS (AAT)
14:00
Update: 2 November 2020
In light of the recent lockdown announcement and line with official government guidance, the College will continue to operate as normal. We will continue to review the situation and provide updates as soon as we are able to.
All Central Bedfordshire College campuses open under covid-secure plans
Our students are at the heart of our community and during these strange and uncertain times, here at Central Bedfordshire College we are doing everything we can to support and help students achieve their dreams in a safe environment.
We are now open and ready for the new academic year. We have taken all the necessary precautions to ensure your safety as a student, staff or visitor. This includes safe social distancing whilst on-site, sanitisation stations throughout the campus and limiting the number of visitors on campus to those necessary.
Watch our Digital Welcome Pack to find out more.
September 2020 onwards
Our campuses are open and in operation in accordance with government guidelines. As part of our planning to ensure your learning is undisrupted and you recieve the high-quality and safe education we are known to provide, we have:
Developed a covid-secure enrolment process to ensure your safety at all times
Considered flexible timetabling – including models which maximise blended learning (should this become a requirement)
Produced alternative plans so we are quickly able to respond to government guidance which we expect to change at various times throughout the year
Ensured students have access to IT at home
Invested further in our virtual learning systems and materials
We are conscious that college is very much a time to make new friends, that our events, freshers' fairs, trips, employer events, enrichment, tutorials and guest speakers are very much part of what makes your time at college an enjoyable and rounded experience.nWe are working hard to ensure you have access to these.
The college has prepared a full risk assessment, action plan, and implemented associated measures to ensure we comply with government guidelines both as an employer and as an education setting.
Whilst we have taken significant steps to adapt how we work, we will be reminding everyone who enters our site of the role we all have in ensuring safety on site. In this regard, everyone on-site will be asked to:
Comply with our social distancing requirements
Wear a mask when not in classrooms
Wash/sanitise their hands regularly
Cough/sneeze into a tissue or their elbow, appropriately disposing of tissues after use
Yes, all of our teams are now back on campus and fully accessible (whilst observing social distancing, face-to-face appointments may be limited).
If you need to contact our Student Services Team, go to the recepiton desk at any campus or call: 01582 477 776.
You can access our careers team at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. They're based in the LRC at our Dunstable campus, but also based one day a week at our other campuses. Email them to find out more and to arrange a meeting.
If you have symptoms of Coronavirus you must self-isolate for 10 days as per Government guidelines. You must also arrange to have a test to confirm whether you have the virus or not. This can be done via the NHS website.
If your symptoms do not improve after 10 days, you must contact the NHS non-emergency team by calling 111.
The latest guidance for colleges is that face coverings are mandatory in public areas (all areas excluding teaching spaces), in geographies/areas with high rates of infection. We are not operating in an area of high infection rate such as Leicester. Therefore, guidance remains that face coverings are encouraged but not mandatory. If you choose to wear a face mask/covering, it is important to use face coverings properly and wash your hands before putting them on and after taking them off. Face masks should only cover the mouth and nose.
Information for Central Bedfordshire College applicants
Yes, we are still accepting online applications for our courses. With the GCSE grading situation having left many uncertain about what their next steps will be, we will guarantee a place on a course for all applicants. And though this might sometimes mean ending up on a different level or even course to the one you’ve applied to, we will absolutely help you begin your journey towards your dream career
Our Admissions Team will process your application and you will receive email confirmation of your place.
You may be contacted via telephone by a course tutor to discuss your application. Once the college is open you will be invited for a tour and meet the tutor of your chosen course.
You can have a tour of the building by contacting This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. who can book you in for a time and date that is suited to you. Please bear in mind that with social distancing mandatory, group tours may be impacted and limited, or unavailable.
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