Congratulations to all the winners of the FE First Awards 2026 and thank you to the award sponsors for supporting the College Marketing Network.

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GOLD: MidKent College

SILVER: South Staffordshire College

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Craven College

GOLD: BMet

SILVER: Boston College

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Inspire Education Group

HIGHLY COMMENDED: MidKent College

GOLD: Ayrshire College

SILVER: Craven College

SILVER: Exeter College

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College

GOLD: Oaklands College

SILVER: Milton Keynes College

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Nottingham College

GOLD: Oaklands College

SILVER: South Bank Colleges

SILVER: City of Portsmouth College

HIGHLY COMMENDED: North Hertfordshire College

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Solihull College & University Centre / Stratford-upon-Avon College

GOLD: South & City College Birmingham

SILVER: UCS College Group

SILVER: MidKent College

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Oaklands College

GOLD: NCG

SILVER: Milton Keynes College

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Inspire Education Group

HIGHLY COMMENDED: TEC Partnership

GOLD: Luminate Education Group

SILVER: Macclesfield College

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Heart of Worcestershire College

GOLD: Kidderminster College (NCG)

GOLD: Shipley College

SILVER: Eastern Education Group

HIGHLY COMMENDED: West London College

WINNER: Rachel Nicholls – Exeter College

WINNER: Becky Howard – Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group

WINNER: Bethany Cross – City of Bristol College

WINNER: Steve Hyland – MidKent College

GOLD: University College Isle of Man

SILVER: South Staffordshire College

HIGHLY COMMENDED: MidKent College

GOLD: East Lancashire Learning Group

SILVER: Inspire Education Group

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Luminate Education Group

WINNER: MidKent College


Thank you to the award sponsors: