Broomfield Hall Animal Unit and Farm

We're wishing all students receiving their results this Thursday, including our own, the very best of luck! 🙌🏽

If you're an offer holder with us, follow the instructions on your enrolment appointment. 📆

Not made an application with us yet? We're here to help with open enrolment sessions beginning from Wednesday 26 August. 📆

Find out everything you need to know here 👇
https://www.derby-college.ac.uk/open-enrolment-2026/

🎉 REMINDER: THIS THURSDAY: Level 2 Technical Animal Care Results Day! 🎉

All Level 2 Students are welcome to come in and collect their results in person and celebrate with your friends, family and teachers! 🥳🙌🏽

📆 Thursday, 20th August
⏰ 9:30 - 11:00 am
📍AC Classrooms

Can’t make it? No worries! You’ll get an email link to access them on the day ✨

It’s been great to see some of our Landbased lecturers getting a shout out on the Derby College socials 📢👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
We have a great team of teachers in Landbased and are glad to see that you think so too 🙌🏽🙌🏽

We can’t get enough of the lovely messages to teachers 💙

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🎉 Congratulations to all our Level 3 Animal Management students receiving their results today! All your hard work over the last two years has paid off and we are incredibly proud of you 🙌🏽 👏🏽

Whether progressing to university, apprenticeships or employment, our students are leaving Derby College Group with the skills, confidence and knowledge to succeed.

👏🏽Join us in congratulating the Class of 2025-26 in the comments! 🥳

# DCG

🔊 Level 3 Animal Management Results 🔊
You will be able to collect your results in person at Broomfield Hall - head to the AC Classrooms.
We look forward to seeing you and wish you all the best 🙌🏽

Tomorrow is more than just a set of grades 💙

It's the culmination of years of hard work, resilience, determination and growth.

Every lesson attended, every assignment completed and every challenge overcome has led to this moment.

Whatever your results, take time to recognise how far you've come and be proud of the journey that brought you here.

If you've achieved the results you were hoping for, congratulations! We can't wait to celebrate your success.

If things haven't gone quite to plan, please remember that support from us is always available and there are many different routes to achieving your goals.

🎓 A-Level and T-Level students can collect results at The Joseph Wright Centre between 8am - 11am.

Please remember to bring a valid form of ID. Your DCG student ID badge is acceptable.

If you're unable to collect your results in person, a nominated person may collect them on your behalf with a signed letter of permission.

💻 Results will also be available online from 11.00am via the Exam Results Portal.

For students awaiting BTEC Level 3 or City & Guilds Level 3 Technical Qualification results, these will be available online only on the Exam Results Portal from 8.00am.

Good luck to everyone collecting their results tomorrow. We're incredibly proud of you all. 💙

Find out everything you need to know on our Exam Results page 👇
https://www.derby-college.ac.uk/student-support/examination-information/exam-results/

🎉 Level 3 Animal Management Results Day Alert! 🎉

Year 2 students! Just a reminder that your results are dropping on this Thursday, 13th August.
Join us at Broomfield Hall to celebrate! 🎈
We hope to see you in the AC classrooms between 9:30 & 11:30 am where Sam Ashby and Karen Lomax will be there to meet you!
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Can’t make it? No worries! You’ll get an email link to access them online.

Can’t make it? No worries! You’ll get an email link to access them.

Pleased to share a former Animal management student’s success story 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

From goody bags to managing 70 species: Tom's Animal Care success story 🐾

Farm park manager and former Derby College Group Animal Care student Tom Costello has always been an animal person.

He said: “Steve Irwin, Jurassic Park, reptiles, I was into them all when I was growing up. I was that young lad with the extensive dinosaur collection, which I’ve still got!

“When I was 15, I went to a Derby College event at Chesterfield Stadium, mainly for the goody bags.

“That’s when I discovered Animal Care courses at Broomfield Hall and knew what I wanted to do next.”

Tom went on to study the Intermediate Level 2 Technical Certificate in Animal Care and the Advanced Technical Diploma in Animal Management – Level 3 at Broomfield Hall.

Today, aged 30, he is Animal Care Manager at White Post Farm in Newark.

Looking back on his college experience, Tom said:

“I liked all of my time at Broomfield but especially loved the practical sessions. They were very hands on.

“My favourite animal was the iguana that college had at the time. Not many colleges running animal courses have reptiles.

“Doing those courses opens up so many doors to the animal industry and gives you greater insight into it.”

Tom's route into the industry required determination and hard work.

“It’s a tough industry to get into, though. After college, I worked part-time in a reptile shop but also in fast food outlets, until I was offered a job, initially yard work, at White Post.

“Our work isn’t all about cuddling animals; it can be demanding and stressful, such as when an animal you’re caring for passes away.

“We have early starts, but I wake up every morning knowing I’m in a job I love. I get to work with 70 different species alongside a great team of people.”

White Post Farm and Derby College Group continue to maintain strong links, with Tom regularly speaking to Animal Care students and encouraging the next generation to explore careers in the sector.

From reptiles and dinosaurs to leading a team caring for dozens of species, Tom’s story shows where a passion for animals and the right education can take you 🦙🐐🐰💚

Our Greece trip ended on a high note! 🎉

We left Kefalonia on Friday after an incredibly rewarding and educational adventure filled with fun. The last two nights were a blast with karaoke, where students and teachers took the stage for a singalong and danced the night away! 🎤💃
Well done to all the students for embracing the adventures and making unforgettable memories. 🌟

Our last full day in Kefalonia was a dream come true! 🌊✨
We explored the charming seaside town of Fiskardo, stopped by the stunning Drogorati Caves filled with stalactites and stalagmites, and took a magical boat tour through the Melissani Cave with its breathtaking reflections. 🚤💦
The day ended with a visit to the iconic Myrtos Beach viewpoint—simply unforgettable! 🏖️🌅
A huge thank you to Amber from Flooglebinder for arranging this incredible adventure at such short notice after the weather changed our plans.

🌊🐢 What an incredible few days in Kefalonia!
Our students have been hard at work, teaming up to create sustainable business ideas for turtle conservation. In a thrilling ‘Dragon’s Den’ style pitch, they presented their innovative concepts, and the winning idea was to host crochet workshops using plastic bags to make turtles, promoting education and recycling. 🧶♻️ 🐢

We also dived into an exciting session on environmental DNA, sampling water at the lighthouse for testing. Plus, our students mastered drone flying! 🚁🔬

Proud of our young conservationists for their fresh perspectives and dedication to sustainability! 🌍💚