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  1. MK College hosts Hustings

    Milton Keynes College Group recently held a Hustings event at the South Central Institute of Technology in Bletchley, where students put their questions to all four main parties standing in the general election expected later this year:  The questions were chosen from a selection put forward by the College’s Democratic Society and covered topics including…

  2. College in the Community Day 2024

    Milton Keynes College Group shared happiness across Milton Keynes during its second annual College in the Community Day on Wednesday 20th March. More than 900 colleagues and learners took part in more than 40 community projects across the city, with the aim of supporting charities and community groups who do fantastic work for their local…

  3. Glowing Ofsted report for Milton Keynes College 

    Milton Keynes College has been rated once again as Good by the government inspectors, Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills), with some areas graded as Outstanding.  Closing the skills gap The report, published today, makes special mention of the College’s expertise in meeting the skills gap faced by industry and business,…

  4. MK College footballer plays for England

    Seventeen year old Milton Keynes College student, Juud Farrant, has just returned home after being picked for the English Colleges FA team, the football wing of Association of Colleges (AOC) Sport, to play in an international tournament in Italy.  Right winger Juud scored one goal against Greece, slaloming through the opposition defence and dinking the…

  5. Apprenticeship graduation ceremony

    Milton Keynes College Group has been celebrating its apprenticeship successes as part of National Apprenticeship Week, and the stories of those graduating show how apprenticeships can change lives.  The College Group’s Apprenticeship Graduation ceremony was held at Unity Place in central Milton Keynes on Thursday 8th February. One of the award winners, carpenter Dan Burton,…

  6. Marketing team wins national awards

    The marketing team at Milton Keynes College Group has been named Best of the Best and Team of the Year at the 2024 Further Education (FE) First Awards, run by the College Marketing Network.  The local team won a total of six awards, including Marketing Director, Lee Parker, being declared Marketing Superstar of the Year. …

  7. Charity support in 2023

    Colleagues and learners at MK College Group are celebrating after raising a record £3,481 for their partner charity, St Mark’s Meals MK, in 2023. This is a record amount since the College Group first partnered with St Mark’s Meals in 2021 and is a significant increase from 2022’s fundraising total of £1,400.  The amount was…

  8. New Chair of Governors

    Milton Keynes College Group is pleased to announce that Ruby Parmar is our new Chair of Governors, taking office from 1st January 2024.   Ruby has been a Governor at the College Group for five years and is an experienced business advisor, having worked in professional services for most of her career including as a…

  9. Student appointed Civic Cadet

    A student from Milton Keynes College has been appointed to the prestigious role of Civic Cadet from Northampton Sea Cadets.  Leading Cadet Robert Knight, who is studying a T Level in Engineering at the College, has been a member of the Northampton Sea Cadets since 2017 and received the role because of his commitment and…

  10. Community Christmas lunches

    Milton Keynes College Group has celebrated the festive season with Christmas lunches at its Brasserie restaurant for different members of its community.  Firstly, on 4th December, the College Group hosted 20 older people from the Milton Keynes community, in collaboration with Age UK Milton Keynes, to attend a Christmas lunch served by staff and students…