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A Caring College
Wednesday, 25 November, 2020
Wakefield College achieves the Quality Standard in Carer Support accreditation for their work supporting Young Adult Carers
Football players represent Wakefield on National Stage
Thursday, 19 November, 2020
Earlier this month six Wakefield College students attended trials for the England Colleges FA national team for both the male and female teams.
Wakefield College staff support the community throughout the Covid crisis
Friday, 23 October, 2020
We wanted to end Colleges Week by celebrating our college COVID-19 heroes! Our incredible students and staff at Wakefield College have been inspirational in supporting the community throughout the Covid crisis.
And the awards keep coming!
Thursday, 22 October, 2020
Wakefield College have been working hard this year in an enormously challenging environment to ensure our young people still get the opportunities they deserve, and one team have recently been awarded for their dedication in the face of this adversity.
A special award for a special Wakefield building
Wednesday, 21 October, 2020
Wakefield Civic Society awards a special design award to recognise the quality of the work and scope of the project undertaken by Wakefield College on The Beaumont Building.
A Blog for Love Our Colleges Week
Monday, 19 October, 2020
Craig Wigglesworth, Managing Director of a SME manufacturing company STT (Specialist Tooling Technologies Ltd) and David White, Head of Employer Engagement at Wakefield College discuss STT in particular and the region as a whole’s training needs. They talk about how Wakefield College helps to meet those needs helping businesses succeed and what needs to be done in the future to make sure they can continue to innovatively collaborate with businesses in the Leeds City Region and beyond.
Wakefield College Apprentice nominated for Regional Apprentice of the Year
Thursday, 10 September, 2020
As an CMI Award of Excellence winner, James is now automatically nominated for the CMI Regional Apprentice of the Year.
I would walk 600 miles!
Tuesday, 01 September, 2020
This September, Paul Collier, Wakefield College’s EHCP & Funding Co-ordinator in the Inclusion Department and his daughter and former Wakefield College A Level Student Ebony, are challenging themselves to take on the 600 Mile September Challenge to raise awareness and money for York Mind.
CMI Students recognised with Awards of Excellence
Monday, 24 August, 2020
Sarah Wilson and James Evison, CMI Team Leader Level 3 apprentices, were nominated for the CMI Awards of Excellence by Lee Lyons, Assessor and Trainer for Apprenticeships and Commercial Training at Wakefield College.
Wakefield College celebrates A Level results
Thursday, 13 August, 2020
A Level students from Wakefield College’s Sixth Form have demonstrated their hard work and resilience after the class of 2020 achieved another strong set of results. Figures revealed last night showed students achieved an overall pass rate of 97% - the 17th year running the result has exceeded 95%.