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Milton Keynes College hosts local White Ribbon network event
Read More: Milton Keynes College hosts local White Ribbon network eventMilton Keynes College hosted a White Ribbon event earlier this month for local organisations that stand in support of White Ribbon and its cause of working towards ending violence against women and girls. Some of the organisations who attended the event on Friday 13th of June included Milton Keynes City Council, Q:alliance, Buckinghamshire Fire and…
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Painting & Decorating students brighten up MK University Hospital grounds
Read More: Painting & Decorating students brighten up MK University Hospital grounds20 Level 1 Painting & Decorating students from Milton Keynes College recently took part in a bench refurbishment project at MK University Hospital. The students were inspired to take on the refurbishment project after finding out about the opportunity during the College in the Community Day on 2nd April. Given the substantial workload of the…
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College Group celebrates employer partners with ‘Thank You’ event
Read More: College Group celebrates employer partners with ‘Thank You’ eventMilton Keynes College Group celebrated its employer partners at its Employer Thank You Event last month. The event on 20th May gave the College Group an opportunity to express a heartfelt thanks to many of its partners, including stakeholders at local, regional and national levels. The event reinforced the mutual importance of our partners and…
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College students’ poems published after winning national competition
Read More: College students’ poems published after winning national competition14 Milton Keynes College GCSE English learners have had their poems published in an anthology after winning in a national poetry competition. In May, 26 GCSE students from Milton Keynes College were selected as winners of the national Young Writers poetry competition, awarded with ‘Talent for Writing’ certificates. Young Writers runs national writing competitions for…
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MK College students learn real-world skills in major incident exercise with emergency services
Read More: MK College students learn real-world skills in major incident exercise with emergency servicesLearners from Milton Keynes College joined in with a major incident training exercise held at the College’s Bletchley campus. They had the invaluable opportunity to shadow and learn from the emergency services and even be part of the action in a mock car accident rescue. Thames Valley Police, Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service and Acute…
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Milton Keynes College students inspired to dream of future in motorsports
Read More: Milton Keynes College students inspired to dream of future in motorsportsMechanic and graphic design students from Milton Keynes College had the trip of a lifetime around Aston Martin’s Aramco Formula® One Team’s AMR Technology Campus at Silverstone. The visit was made possible by a collaboration between the College, the racing team, and global leader in automotive and industrial solutions, Valvoline™ Global Operations. The connection with…
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Access to HE students celebrate community in a collaboration with Home Instead
Read More: Access to HE students celebrate community in a collaboration with Home InsteadMilton Keynes College has teamed up with Home Instead, a home healthcare services company who work with Age UK, to offer our Access to Higher Education (HE) learners insight into the domestic care industry. This collaboration has already produced two events, which have allowed our students to connect with care professionals and clients to learn…
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Painting & Decorating students gain experience at regional competition
Read More: Painting & Decorating students gain experience at regional competitionOn Thursday 8th May, four students from Milton Keynes College participated in a regional qualifier of SkillBuild’s Painting & Decorating (P&D) competition for the second consecutive year. Delivered by Go Construct and CITB, SkillBuild is the largest multi-trade competition in the UK for construction trainees and apprentices. Its P&D category was participated this year by…
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Bricklaying students commended for determination and perseverance at regional competition
Read More: Bricklaying students commended for determination and perseverance at regional competitionOn Wednesday 23rd April, three intermediate Level 1 Bricklaying students from Milton Keynes College travelled to City College Norwich to participate in the East Anglia regional heat of the Guild of Bricklayers Competition. The Guild is an association that aims to promote and maintain the highest standards of craftsmanship in the field of brickwork and…
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Staff and students get stuck into Planet Earth Games to protect our planet
Read More: Staff and students get stuck into Planet Earth Games to protect our planetMilton Keynes College Group’s debut in the Planet Earth Games sparked a wide range of activities across both campuses and our prison education network. Running from 1st January to Earth Day on 22nd April, Planet Earth Games is a national competition that inspires Further Education colleges to take part in activities which help to protect…
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