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,…
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Milton Keynes College Group’s month-long focus on sustainability
Learners and staff across Milton Keynes College Group have spent the month of November focusing on sustainability, with a range of activities to encourage everyone within the College Group to learn more about the current climate crisis, and to think about their role in reducing carbon emissions. The activities across the month of November included:…
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…
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…
New Chaffron Centre for business collaboration
Milton Keynes College Group launches new hi-tech business centre to help address skills shortages A new resource for businesses in the city which are struggling with skills shortages has been launched at Milton Keynes College Group. The Chaffron Centre at the Chaffron Way campus is a new facility designed to help companies and educators work more…
MK College Impact Report
First Impact Report shows that 18,206 people studied with Milton Keynes College Group in 2020/21 This week, Milton Keynes College Group launches its first Impact Report to share the progress of its vision to ‘Build Fairer Futures and recognise the valuable work of its community partners. The Group launched its vision last July and set…
A farewell and green shoots as College Principal retires
Milton Keynes College Group said farewell to Principal and CEO, Dr Julie Mills OBE on Friday, bringing an end to a thirty-two year career as a teacher and leader. As part of the day Dr Mills planted a tree as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy project to Plant a tree for the Jubilee. In…
MK College wins £3.5 million bid to pilot new hi-tech business and education link up
Milton Keynes College has won a £3.5 million bid for government funding to set up a new skills centre to improve links with business. The money will pay for the centre to be built at the Chaffron Way campus where companies and educators will collaborate in digital skills and artificial intelligence. If the trial is…
