Students at Milton Keynes College held a Christmas fundraiser on 7th December, with a donation from the proceeds taking the total raised for the College’s chosen charity to £1,369 for 2022. The College’s inclusive learners and ESOL students held their annual ‘Jolly and Jingle’ event with a donation going to St Mark’s Meals, a local…
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Milton Keynes College students to appear on BBC’s Countryfile
Students from Milton Keynes College will be appearing on national TV this week, on Sunday’s episode of Countryfile on BBC One. A group of the College’s Inclusive Learning students took part in the filming of a piece about the Inclusive Farm in Steppingley, where they have their weekly work experience placements for their Animal Care…
Kicking off focus on sustainability with Race to Zero Pledge and staff training
As part of a month-long focus on sustainability, Milton Keynes College Group held a Develop Together Conference on 31st October, designed to bring colleagues together to discuss how they can contribute to the Group’s wider sustainability goals. The key event of the day was the College Group signing the Race to Zero pledge, a global…
MK College Group leads on Equality and Diversity in Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes College Group has retained our Leaders in Diversity status from the National Centre for Diversity, remaining the only organisation in the city with this award. The Leaders in Diversity award recognises organisations going above and beyond in their commitment to the FREDIE values of fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion and engagement. The accreditation…
Milton Keynes College launches 2023/24 prospectus
With the current academic year now well under way, we’re already looking ahead to 2023/24 and have launched our new online prospectus. You can choose between the School Leaver Guide, Adult Course Directory, Undergraduate Guide and South-Central Institute of Technology Guide. These guides will provide you with some great insight about the different paths you…
Milton Keynes College Group’s new CEO: “we’re growing to meet the needs of the City”
More students, new provision and more teaching and learning taking place in the community are all on the horizon at Milton Keynes College Group. Sally Alexander has been confirmed in position as the permanent CEO after many years running the prison education services for which the College Group has such a strong, national reputation, and most…
GCSE results add to another successful year for Milton Keynes College Group
On GCSE results day, Milton Keynes College Group has bucked the trend of national achievement rates delivering success for hundreds of students in MK. The College’s GCSE results have kept pace with last year despite a predicted national fall of 5-10%, with an achievement rate of over 82%. This is particularly impressive, given that many…
Aspiring nurse wins MK College Student of the Year
Student with ambitions to become a paediatric nurse, Lucy Sharples, has been crowned Student of the Year for 2022. She was named the winner at the annual Students of the Year event held at Hotel La Tour in Milton Keynes last night (Thursday 9th June) and presented with her award by Tom Wraight, Regional Director,…
Silverstone hospitality partnership
Milton Keynes College launches partnership with Silverstone to give hospitality students fuel for success MK College and Silverstone have announced a partnership which will see 30 catering students, aged 16 upwards, working alongside the racing circuit’s events team from September 2022 as part of their training. The partnership will become part of the College’s new…
MK College’s Football Academy takes the final
MK College’s Football Academy won the final of the Spartan South Midlands League Division 2 Cup Last week, MK College’s Football Academy won the final of the Spartan South Midlands League Division 2 Cup in their first year of competing in elite men’s football. The team won against Totternhoe FC at Tring Athletic FC in…
