Banbury and Bicester college is a further education college in Oxfordshire, England. It has two campuses – one in Banbury and one in Bicester. Introduction Previously called Oxford & Cherwell Valley College (OCVC) Banbury and Bicester college changed name when the Oxford & Cherwell Valley College Group reorganised and become the Activate Learning group in 2013. Banbury and Bicester College provides vocational training programmes, primarily for the post-16 sector, across different subjects. Programmes include vocational training for school leavers and professionals/adults, apprenticeships, higher education, international study, learning for leisure, and courses to help the unemployed get back into work. History 1.1 North Oxfordshire Technical College and School of Art North Oxfordshire Technical College and School of Art, in Banbury, has roots from the late 19th century with its current Broughton Road location from a move in the 1950s and was a general further education college that served Banbury and Bicester. 1.2 Oxford and Cherwell College On 31 July 2003, Oxford College of Further Education merged with North Oxfordshire College in Banbury to become Oxford and Cherwell College. 1.3 Oxford & Cherwell Valley College - New campus A new campus was opened in Bicester in 2005. This is when the college became Oxford & Cherwell Valley College (OCVC). In 2010 OCVC, along with the Learning Skills Network (LSN), took responsibility for running Reading College. OCVC then became the Oxford & Cherwell Valley College Group. 1.4 Banbury and Bicester College In 2013, the OCVC Group reorganised and restructured. It became Activate Learning, and the two OCVC colleges (Oxford and Banbury) changed their names. OCVC (Banbury) became Banbury and Bicester College, whilst OCVC (Oxford) become City of Oxford College. Subjects and courses 2.1 Full-time study Subjects available for full-time study at Banbury and Bicester College include art and design, business and enterprise, caring and health, catering and hospitality, construction, electrical, foundation studies, hair and beauty, ICT, media, motorsport, motor vehicle, performing arts, sport, travel and tourism, and uniformed public services. Motorsport is taught at the Bicester campus. 2.2 Higher education Higher education (HE) is delivered across the Activate Learning group. Different HE programmes are delivered at the different colleges. The group delivers higher education (university-level) programmes in art and design, business, care, computing, engineering, furniture, motorsports, policing and sports coaching. These programmes include HNDs, foundation degrees and honours degrees. The group also delivers the PGCE teaching and training qualification. The foundation degree (Level