University of Huddersfield trainee teachers visit Kirklees College

This week we welcomed a cohort of trainee teachers to Kirklees College for a four-day work placement. The trainees are currently undertaking their PGCE in Secondary Education at the University of Huddersfield, and joined us to experience the further education environment and wider education sector. The trainees have been shadowing staff in Engineering, Sport, Computing, […]

Celebrating our 2022 KUE Awards Winners

We recently updated our staff peer recognition awards to align with our college values of Kindness, Unity and Excellence. The result was the KUE Awards, and last week we were delighted to award our first four winners. There were three individual prize winners: Security Officer, Godwin Joseph; Facilities Operations Manager, Tracey Elliot, and Lecturer in […]

Kirklees College fundraiser to honour tutor Sarah Heathcote

The Kirklees College community came together to help the Sport and Public & Uniformed Service departments honour the passing of their friend and colleague Sarah Heathcote. Sadly, Sarah recently lost her battle to cancer. Sarah was an inspirational tutor who was dedicated to her job and loved by students and staff. Through a cake stall, […]