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What Comes Next? Progression Opportunities for Students
Read More: What Comes Next? Progression Opportunities for StudentsAs we approach the end of the academic year, many students are finalising plans for next year – whether that is moving up a level on their current college programme, exploring an apprenticeship, moving on to a university-level course, or following a different career pathway altogether. In this blog, we speak with Louise James, Milton…
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Looking Back, Moving Forward: Reflections on a Successful Year
Read More: Looking Back, Moving Forward: Reflections on a Successful YearBy Ruby Parmar, Chair of Governors I am enormously proud to be the Chair of Governors at Milton Keynes College Group. As we come to the end of another academic year, I would like to thank you, our parents and carers, for playing your part in our students’ success. We recognise that the support that…
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Milton Keynes College named national leader for GCSE success
Read More: Milton Keynes College named national leader for GCSE successMilton Keynes College has been ranked second in England for GCSE English grade progress and 17th for maths grade progress, out of the country’s 155 Further Education colleges. The College also ranks joint fifth for English progress among disadvantaged students, a result that reflects the College’s particular commitment to those who face the greatest barriers. On top of that, Milton Keynes College…
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MK College Student of the Year overcoming every obstacle to succeed
Read More: MK College Student of the Year overcoming every obstacle to succeedMost people faced with the difficulties of Oshia Samuel-Mitchel would struggle to make it out of bed in the morning, let alone be setting their sights on a Master’s Degree in Nursing. But thanks to her unwavering passion for excellence in everything she does, both academically and personally, Oshia has sailed through her Access to Higher Education…
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MK College and Open University offer new groundbreaking degree courses
Read More: MK College and Open University offer new groundbreaking degree coursesFor the first time, Milton Keynes College Group is now offering full degree courses, thanks to a groundbreaking new partnership with the city’s The Open University (OU). Following a rigorous validation process, the College Group will now teach a range of degrees, giving students the confidence that the quality of the education being provided is at full OU standard. Milton Keynes…
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Local college students share their ideas for a ‘Green Future’ in sustainability competition
Read More: Local college students share their ideas for a ‘Green Future’ in sustainability competitionStudents from four colleges across the South East Midlands recently competed in front of sustainability experts to see whose idea for a sustainable future would come out on top. The Green Futures Challenge was hosted by Milton Keynes College at its Chaffron Way campus. Milton Keynes College took part along with Moulton College, Northampton College and West Herts College as part of the South East Midlands Inter…
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Milton Keynes crowned National College Football Cup Winners
Read More: Milton Keynes crowned National College Football Cup WinnersThe Milton Keynes College Group Football Academy team have won the National Colleges Football Association Cup Final, beating South Devon College 3-2 at EFL 2 Accrington Stanley’s Wham Stadium. In a fiercely contested game, Milton Keynes took an early lead through Tom Macdonald, only for South Devon to hit back within five minutes to level the scores. Milton Keynes regained the lead half way through the first half, with a goal from Dylan Sutton. South Devon mounted significant pressure…
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Governor blog: “No place tries harder to make you the best version of yourself”
Read More: Governor blog: “No place tries harder to make you the best version of yourself”By Ian Revell, Governor at Milton Keynes College Group and CEO of Milton Keynes Community Foundation Milton Keynes’ most famous son, the wartime codebreaker and computer pioneer, Alan Turing, was told in his school reports that he was “wasting his time,” in education and that his work was “dirty and vague.” School doesn’t work for…
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Milton Keynes College Group announced as Digital and Technologies Technical Excellence College
Read More: Milton Keynes College Group announced as Digital and Technologies Technical Excellence CollegeMilton Keynes College Group has been awarded Digital and Technologies Technical Excellence College (TEC) status under the government’s new Wave 2 programme — a direct mandate to place Further Education at the heart of the country’s digital future. The College Group will work with FESA (Further Education and Skills Alliance, a group of FE colleges across the Oxford- Cambridge…
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Staff and students help the environment at annual Community Day
Read More: Staff and students help the environment at annual Community DayExciting green projects were front and centre of MK College Group’s fourth annual College in the Community Day on Wednesday 25th March, supporting the College Group’s focus on sustainability and environmental impact. In all, more than 1,200 staff and students volunteered to do their bit in a host of tasks around the environment, helping important charities or…
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