Banbury and Bicester College is the leading provider of post-16, career-focused education in North Oxfordshire, providing an alternative route to university and employment. The college, which is rated good with outstanding areas by Ofsted, is part of Activate Learning, a pioneering education group committed to transforming lives through learning. Banbury and Bicester College provides industry-standard learning facilities from campuses in Banbury and Bicester. The Banbury campus has undergone a £12m investment to create unrivalled workshop, studio and work spaces for creative arts, media production and motor vehicle training. The Bicester campus is a national centre of excellence for motorsport engineering and provides related pathways in mechanical engineering and motor vehicle. Banbury and Bicester College provides career-focused education for school leavers and adults. It works in partnership with local secondary schools to provide vocational pathways for pupils aged 14 to 16 and offers full and part-time professional pathways for adults, together with a diverse range of evening and weekend leisure courses. As part of the Activate Learning group, the college provides higher education programmes backed by leading universities including Oxford Brookes. Higher education specialisms include creative arts, early years and motorsport engineering. Banbury and Bicester College works in partnership with employers to create learning programmes that meet the needs of industry and to develop learners with the skills and attributes required for successsful careers.