Graphic Design student, Nashe Mataya, has been named Milton Keynes College Group’s Student of the Year for 2024. Nashe won the overall award having won in the Creative & Digital Arts category. The College Group’s Students of the Year Awards recognises learners who have achieved in their studies, with twenty categories covering the College Group’s…
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Students perform with local theatre company
A group of students from Milton Keynes College recently worked with a local theatre company to perform a play about unsung football heroes. The learners, who are currently studying Level 2 and Level 3 Performing Arts at the College, worked with the Pepper’s Ghost Theatre Company on “Not A Game for Girls”, which was performed…
Colleague achieves marathon milestone
MK College’s Assistant Head of Facilities, Dave Hudson, completed the Boston Marathon on 15th April 2024. After doing so, Dave is now a Six Star finisher, a fantastic milestone named after the medal that’s awarded to runners who complete all six World Marathon Majors. More than 800 marathons are organised every year, but only six…
Student success at sustainability competition
Students from MK College’s Skills Academy joined learners from colleges across the South East Midlands for an environmental competition, the first of its kind in the region. The Green Future Challenge took place at Moulton College on Wednesday 24th April and also included students from Northampton College and Tresham College. The aim of the event…
Community Impact Report 2024
Milton Keynes College Group has published its latest Community Impact Report, showcasing its commitment to and progress against four key aims for supporting local communities. Highlights from the report include: Rebecca Myrie, Head of Community Engagement at Milton Keynes College Group, commented: “This is the third year that we’ve published our Community Impact Report. We…
Working together to help students develop skills for their future
Employability skills play a vital role in shaping the future success of our students. In this Q&A, Joanna Brown, Head of Careers at MK College, shares her expertise on how the college and parents can collaborate to empower students to develop these skills and achieve success in the workforce. Q: What does the College do…
Wellbeing and Resilience team
Q: What does the Wellbeing and Resilience team do? A: Our team’s purpose is to support and look after the wellbeing and mental health of our students. Q: What qualifications and specialisms do you have to support students? A: All team members have mental health first aid and safeguarding qualifications and are all Designated Safeguarding…
Staff Profile: Clare Hood
Group Director Quality, Teaching and Learning Q: How does the College deliver high-quality teaching and learning? A: There are two parts to ensuring we deliver quality teaching and learning. Firstly, there’s compliance. We ensure everything we do conforms to awarding body requirements.It’s also about making sure they are the right qualifications to take students where…
Tech Park Bletchley launches
A new centre to drive digital skills has opened in Bletchley at the South Central Institute of Technology (SCIoT), part of Milton Keynes College Group. Tech Park Bletchley offers courses from the most basic digital programmes up to more sophisticated certificates in areas like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Virtual Reality (VR). The Tech Park has…
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Latin classes for A Level students
A Further Education college may not be the place where you’d expect Latin to be on the curriculum, but at Milton Keynes College that’s precisely where it will be from September. The College recently decided to offer A Levels to its students, which have been cleverly designed into specific “pathways” most likely to lead to…
