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MK College Group awarded major new prison education contract
Read More: MK College Group awarded major new prison education contractThe government has announced new contracts for Prison Education Services, and Milton Keynes College Group has been given the responsibility for twenty-nine state sector prisons. The result of the tender means the College Group will remain one of the largest providers of such education services in the country, with almost a third of the prison…
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Glowing report for MK College’s prison education team
Read More: Glowing report for MK College’s prison education teamTeachers and managers from Milton Keynes College Group have been graded Good by Ofsted for their work with offenders at Fosse Way Prison; one of only 7% of establishments across England to obtain a Good grade. This is an incredible achievement for all at HMP Fosse Way following a challenging period for prisons in recent…
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Prison teaching staff visit Chaffron Way for inspiring Reading Festival
Read More: Prison teaching staff visit Chaffron Way for inspiring Reading FestivalOn Thursday 20th February, Milton Keynes College Group hosted its second annual Reading Festival at the Chaffron Centre, bringing together over 80 attendees, including Prison Services staff and HMPPS colleagues, to discuss the importance of literacy and strategies to foster a love of reading among learners. The participants of the event had an opportunity to…
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Prisons: Book of the Month leads to deeper conversations
Read More: Prisons: Book of the Month leads to deeper conversationsHMP Standford Hill – one of the 30 prisons for which MK College Group runs education services – runs its own Book of the Month Club. The initiative encourages learners to engage with reading and improve their literacy and has included Remembrance Day commemorations and A Christmas Carol themed Christmas market. Tracy Hyder, Education Manager…
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MK College prison educators star in national recruitment campaign
Read More: MK College prison educators star in national recruitment campaignTeachers at HMP Fosse Way and HMP Aylesbury – two of the 30 prisons that MK College Group provides education services for – have worked with His Majesty’s Prisons and Probation Service (HMPPS) and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) on a campaign to support prison teaching recruitment. The campaign, which officially launched on 16th January,…
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Regional colleges work collaboratively to respond to local skills needs
Read More: Regional colleges work collaboratively to respond to local skills needsA group of colleges in the South East Midlands have come together in a successful campaign aimed at further developing their work on meeting local skills needs. More than £5,000,000 was awarded to the group, known as the Colleges of the South-East Midlands (CoSEM), via the Department for Education’s Local Skills Improvement Fund (LSIF) with…
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Learners’ stunning artworks for calendar celebrating Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Read More: Learners’ stunning artworks for calendar celebrating Equality, Diversity and InclusionLearners from across Milton Keynes College Group, including its Milton Keynes campuses as well as its 30 prisons, have contributed to this year’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Calendar – celebrating a wide range of cultural and community events. The EDI Calendar highlights events and celebrations that are often overlooked in traditional shop-bought calendars, celebrating…
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MK College prison learners win big at national art awards
Read More: MK College prison learners win big at national art awardsIt’s been another hugely successful year for Milton Keynes College’s prison learners who have taken part in this year’s Koestler Awards, run by the UK’s best known and oldest prison arts charity. The Koestler Arts awards is an annual national arts competition and Koestler Arts also hold exhibitions and events across the UK to showcase the…
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