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Bricklaying students commended for determination and perseverance at regional competition
Read More: Bricklaying students commended for determination and perseverance at regional competitionOn Wednesday 23rd April, three intermediate Level 1 Bricklaying students from Milton Keynes College travelled to City College Norwich to participate in the East Anglia regional heat of the Guild of Bricklayers Competition. The Guild is an association that aims to promote and maintain the highest standards of craftsmanship in the field of brickwork and…
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Staff and students get stuck into Planet Earth Games to protect our planet
Read More: Staff and students get stuck into Planet Earth Games to protect our planetMilton Keynes College Group’s debut in the Planet Earth Games sparked a wide range of activities across both campuses and our prison education network. Running from 1st January to Earth Day on 22nd April, Planet Earth Games is a national competition that inspires Further Education colleges to take part in activities which help to protect…
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MK College Group celebrates its Students of the Year 2025
Read More: MK College Group celebrates its Students of the Year 2025Ciara-Leigh Filer-Hobbs has been named as Milton Keynes College Group’s overall Student of the Year at a moving and spectacular awards night at the Silverstone Circuit. She was chosen from an inspirational group of award winners from every college department who were all honoured at the event. The event included performances from the College’s Inclusive…
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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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Milton Keynes College recruiting more A Level teachers to meet huge demand for places
Read More: Milton Keynes College recruiting more A Level teachers to meet huge demand for placesJust one year in to offering A Levels, Milton Keynes College is having to double the number of students it will take in September because of huge demand for courses. Last September, around seventy students signed up, but this autumn that number will rise to 150, and already well over 600 have applied. The curriculum…
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Milton Keynes College students take charge at primary school for annual Community Day
Read More: Milton Keynes College students take charge at primary school for annual Community DayMore than 60 students from Milton Keynes College have been helping out at a local primary school as part of its annual day of community support across the city. The College’s Care Professions students ran a range of sessions at Moorland Primary School for children from nursery to Year 5, with a range of fun…
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MK College students show off their ideas for a ‘Green Future’ in sustainability competition
Read More: MK College students show off their ideas for a ‘Green Future’ in sustainability competitionOn Wednesday 5 March, Milton Keynes College students competed against four other colleges in the Green Challenge as part of the South East Midlands Inter College Competition (SEMICC). The Green Future Challenge was hosted at the South Central Institute of Technology, with Milton Keynes College, Moulton College, Northampton College, Cambridge Regional College and Barnfield College…
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Thailand trip of a lifetime: 36 Catering and Beauty students’ educational journey
Read More: Thailand trip of a lifetime: 36 Catering and Beauty students’ educational journeyIn February 2025, thirty-six students from Milton Keynes College embarked on a trip of a lifetime to learn skills from experts in Thai cookery and massage. Student chefs and beauty therapists were given tuition in Bangkok over fifteen nights, working long days in training and revising for several hours more in the evenings. While the…
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Business students impress at SEMICC’s Business Skills Competition
Read More: Business students impress at SEMICC’s Business Skills CompetitionOn Tuesday 4th March, a team of four Level 3 Business students from Milton Keynes College participated in the South East Midlands Inter College Competition’s (SEMICC) Business Skills Competition, hosted at Aylesbury College. Accompanied by Dan Purdy, the Deputy Head of School for Digital and Business, and Jade Timpany, a Progress Mentor for Digital and…
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MK College celebrates apprenticeship success at Graduation event
Read More: MK College celebrates apprenticeship success at Graduation eventMilton Keynes College Group celebrated its apprentices completing their courses, with a graduation event on Thursday 27th February at the Ridgeway Centre in Milton Keynes. The event saw 40 apprentices covering a wide range of courses including Digital, Business, Finance and Construction collect their course certificates, supported by friends, family and their employers. The event…
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