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Professional Cookery

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June 2026

Adult Education Open Event

Join us at Reading College, for a chat about how we can help you achieve your education and career goals.

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2

July 2026

Student Welcome Day

Student Welcome Days at Activate Learning

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News and updates

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Pride Month and support for LGBTQIA+ students at Activate Learning

Important ExamNet upgrade announcement – you can now access your exam timetables online

Activate Learning celebrates Mental Health Awareness Week 2026

Reading College students join the herd in Thames Hospice’s Trunks Across the Thames to represent Dinton Pastures Country Park

Take part in a pilot research study at Reading College and University Centre

Colleges’ National Green Week | 20–26 April 2026

Arctic circle challenge inspires lessons in resilience and sustainability 

Reading College SEND students run Reading’s Toy Library at its new home

Reading College and University Centre hosts 2026 Guild of Bricklayers section competition

Supporting student attendance this Spring

Cases of Meningitis (Meningococcal disease) reported in Reading area

Reading College hosts a Tapas evening to raise money for Reading’s homeless

Building brighter futures: Mental health in the trades

Colleges Week 2026: Cultivating community

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ADULT LEARNING

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HIGHER EDUCATION

Joseph

Business and Enterprise

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Alex

Games Development

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APPRENTICESHIPS

Sarah

Construction

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