Access to Higher Education students kicked off the academic year with a fun challenge that put both their practical and their creative skills to the test.



The teambuilding exercise saw learners work in teams to design, build and then promote a functional balloon chair.

As student teams pitted their wits against one another in the competitive challenge, Stockton Riverside College’s Programme Area Leader for Access to HE said: “The “Balloonite” was aimed at supporting students to work as a team, to engage with others and meet new people.

“Access to HE is not all about academic achievement but also about developing personal and professional skills as team work and communication are essential employability requirements in any workforce.”

With the teams producing some wacky and wonderful results, she said: “The students participated excellently and with a great deal of creativity.”



Did you know Stockton Riverside College offers a range of Access to Higher Education (HE) courses? These include Access to Counselling, Access to HE Education Studies, Access to HE Health, Access to HE Science, Access to HE Social Sciences & Humanities and Access to HE Sport Studies

Our Access courses are a great way to prepare for Higher Education and also offer a fantastic stepping stone to those wanting to return to education and study for a degree or foundation degree but haven’t got the right qualifications.

For full details visit: https://www.stockton.ac.uk/courses/access-to-higher-education/