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  1. 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…

  2. 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,…

  3. Chair of Governors blog

    If there’s one thing I and my fellow governors at Milton Keynes College Group are used to, it’s blank looks.  Very few people know and understand what we do, and it’s something we need to explain.  The College is an amazing place, where thousands of people come to learn and train, with passionate and expert…

  4. 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…

  5. Walk to Willen

    84 Public Services students from MK College have raised over £1,000 for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, through a 10 mile charity walk in Milton Keynes.  The students were inspired by Russ Chittenden, a former Paratrooper from nearby Aylesbury who is currently walking the coastline of the UK with the aim of raising £50,000 for…

  6. 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…

  7. 2023 highlights

    By Sally Alexander, CEO and Group Principal at Milton Keynes College Group I can’t believe it’s gone so quickly, but I’ve just passed the first anniversary of my appointment as CEO and Group Principal of Milton Keynes College Group, and what a busy year it’s been.  People always ask about your highlights, but it’s impossible…

  8. MK College at CEO Sleep Out

    On 16th November, Milton Keynes College proudly hosted the CEO Sleep Out MK at its Bletchley campus. Over 50 members of the local business community took part, sleeping outside overnight to raise awareness of the challenges faced by those experiencing homelessness and hardship in Milton Keynes, and to raise money for charities doing vital work…

  9. Christmas Tree Festival

    Milton Keynes College is taking part in this year’s Christmas Tree Festival at local shopping centre Midsummer Place.   The festival involves local organisations sponsoring one of 20 Christmas trees for a charity of their choice and in return decorating their trees however they would like. There is a competition where shoppers can vote for their…

  10. CEO Sleep Out

    Business leaders in Milton Keynes are being urged to brave the cold and spend a night sleeping outdoors to help tackle homelessness and hardship in the city.  The CEO Sleepout Milton Keynes is taking place on 16th November at Milton Keynes College’s Bletchley campus. Up to 100 participants will be sleeping outside to raise money…