Jo Houghton currently serves as Vice Principal for Higher Education and Skills at Newbury College, a position held since September 2023. Prior roles at Newbury College include Director of Business and Partnerships from November 2018 to September 2023, and Adult Funding and Contracts Manager from October 2010 to October 2018. Jo Houghton also worked as the Workplace Learning and Quality Manager from February 2008 to October 2010. Prior to Newbury College, experience includes serving as Head of Equine Studies at Berkshire College of Agriculture from 2004 to 2007 and as a graduate from the University of Reading from 2001 to 2004. Jo Houghton holds a Doctor of Education - EdD in Education - Learning Leadership and Policy from the University of Bristol (2010-2018), a Graduate Diploma in Law from Guildford College of Law (2006-2007), and a PGCE in Education (Post 16) from the University of Greenwich (2005-2006).
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Newbury College, Berkshire, UK
Newbury College is committed to high quality learning opportunities for individuals and employers in West Berkshire, and the surrounding areas. We offer around 1,000 full- and part-time courses from our purpose-built campus on Monks Lane, training centre in Calcot, and across other venues in West Berkshire. The full-time courses cover a range of vocational subjects from Entry up to HND, Foundation Degree and Degree Apprenticeship Level. Students from the age of 14 can study on our Pre-GCSE and GCSE programmes. As well as various Maths and English courses, we offer adults the opportunity to study on many leisure or professional programmes. Newbury College works with employers in the local area offering a wide range of apprenticeships. By choosing Newbury College as a training provider, our Business Development Team supports your recruitment campaign and helps you find the perfect candidate to match your vacancy. Along with our experienced assessors, the team works alongside you to ensure the apprenticeship journey is a success for all. Apprenticeships are available for all age groups from 16 and above. Newbury College is also skilled at developing training packages specifically for individual companies and organisations. We offer a full training-needs analysis to establish specific training requirements, and then deliver on-site training at timings to suit the needs of your business. Our facilities are some of the best in the area. Recently this includes the addition of a new engineering solutions lab to support students working in the engineering industry. We also have a training restaurant and two beauty salons that are open to the general public. Our construction centre includes an area for bricklaying and carpentry. And we have a Sports Hall that can be used for enrichment activities or hired out for external events and sports. In a recent short inspection, Ofsted rated Newbury College as 'Good'.