Milton Keynes College’s Horticulture Centre is celebrating ten years of teaching work skills around the care of plants, trees and animals for inclusive learners. Over that decade, dozens of young people have been taught the key techniques needed to give them the knowledge to land jobs in the sector, and to gain City & Guilds…
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South Central Institute of Technology’s new headquarters open for business
Our South Central Institute of Technology (SCIoT) in Bletchley has opened its doors for the first time, showing off the beautiful, inclusive architecture and design of the building, which houses the latest in hi-tech digital equipment. We invited anc audience to come and get first-hand experience of the state-of-the-art AI, VR and AR technologies available…
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MK College Group hosts first Greater Than Network Conference
On Friday 16th June, Milton Keynes College Group hosted the first Greater Than Network Conference, launching a programme designed to improve standards in English and Maths. The Greater Than Network is led by the College Group and brings together teachers of English and Maths from FE colleges from the south and east of England, across…
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MK College students contribute to short film calling for action against racism
MK College students have contributed to a “We Are the Change”, a short film exploring the racism and microaggressions experienced by young people in Britain. The film was created by the Student Commission on Racial Justice and discusses the types of racism and microaggressions experienced by young people from minoritised ethnic groups, and how more…
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SCIoT student named 2023 Student of the Year
MK College Group has named a learner who has made incredible progress during their five years at MK College and the South Central Institute of Technology its overall Student of the Year at its annual awards ceremony. Jacob Vale started his journey at MK College in 2017 on the College’s New Horizons course in the…
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Community Impact report shows huge increase in demand for ESOL courses
MK College Group has seen a staggering 200% increase in demand for English courses from refugees and asylum seekers from countries including Ukraine and Afghanistan. This figure comes from the College Group’s second Community Impact Report, which brings together all of the work that we do to make a positive impact on learners, colleagues and…
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College tutor wins Exceptional Educator Award
At the College Group, we go beyond simply delivering the basic skills our learners need for a successful career in their chosen industry. We partner with organisations such as the Lions Barber Collective, who support us with training our Barbering students on having conversations with clients about their mental health and signposting them to additional…
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MK College hosts interfaith Community Iftar
MK College Group partnered with Milton Keynes Islamic Arts and Culture (MKIAC) to host ‘Colours of Ramadan’ at our Chaffron Way campus. This interfaith Iftar (the breaking of the fast during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan) brought together a diverse range of people from across Milton Keynes to celebrate and develop greater understanding amongst…
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Paul Gartside
After studying at MK College, Paul Gartside’s career in IT has taken him all over the world and has now come full circle back to MK College, where he is Security and Data Analytics Coach and Curriculum Innovator at the South Central Institute Of Technology.
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Victoria Rouch
IoT graduate Victoria Rouch says her HNC course gave her the confidence and skills boost she needed to kickstart an exciting new career in IT. She is now working as an Infrastructure Technician at Connells Group.
