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…
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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…
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…
Graduation 2023
More than 60 students from Milton Keynes College and the South Central Institute of Technology have received certificates for their qualifications at MK College Group’s 2023 Graduation ceremony. The event was held on Wednesday 29th November at the Stables Theatre in Milton Keynes. The graduates received their certificates for achieving their HNCs, HNDs and professional…
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…
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…
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…
MK College at MK Can
Staff and students from Milton Keynes College Group came together to support the MK Can event on 16th October at Campbell Park, in support of Milton Keynes Food Bank. Around 100 businesses, 20 schools, 30 churches and faith groups, 50 community organisations and 25 charities from Milton Keynes were all involved with a target of…
International Robotics Competition
Milton Keynes hosted the popular European Smart City Robotics Competition for a second time this September and the Milton Keynes College were proud to be represented by our team from the South Central IOT. The September 2023 ERL competition was the fourth edition of the event and attracted hundreds of participants from across Europe and…
Milton Keynes Pride Festival
On Saturday 9th September, 13 colleagues, learners and their families volunteered at Milton Keynes Pride Festival at Campbell Park to support and celebrate the city’s LGBTQ+ communities. The College Group’s volunteers ran a crafts stall where festival goers could paint rocks and help create a ‘graffiti floor’. The stand also had information about studying and…
