Kirklees College showcases student achievement at annual student success ceremony
Kirklees College recently held its annual College Outstanding Learner Success (COLS) Awards ceremony at the Huddersfield Centre, recognising exceptional achievements by students across the college. The event, now in its thirteenth year, took place on Thursday, 15 June, and celebrated the outstanding accomplishments of students who have excelled academically, contributed to college life, and demonstrated […]
Kirklees College students film a music video with Film Buddy
Creative industries students collaborated with Film Buddy to create another, inspirational music video as part of their work experience programme. Music and Media students were led by industry professionals on the film day, under the umbrella of Film Buddy. The owner of Howdy’s in Pudsey kindly opened his venue throughout the day to let the […]
Kirklees College Students Collaborate with Quorn Professionals
On Monday 22 May, three of our Hospitality and Catering students took part in a cookery workshop from the team from Quorn Professionals. The students were guided by Quorn’s professional chef Mark Wetherill and were challenged to make a range of dishes using the brand’s range of meat-free products. In the summer term, some of […]
Kirklees College student selected as Youth Voice Representative on Dewsbury Town Board
Anum Rehman, a Uniformed Protective Services student and President of the Kirklees College Student Union, has been selected as the first official Youth Voice Representative for Dewsbury. In her role, Anum will be advising the Dewsbury Town Deal Board on their regeneration plans for the town. In 2021, Dewsbury successfully bid for a share of […]
Kirklees College hosts inspiring artist talks at Pioneer Higher Skills Centre
On Thursday 20 April and Thursday 27 April, Kirklees College hosted two artist talks at Pioneer Higher Skills Centre. The six artists in attendance are currently working with the Dewsbury Creative Town programme, produced by Beam Arts. All six artists have either already contributed a piece of public art to Dewsbury, or are currently working […]
Kirklees College Celebrates ‘Good’ Ofsted Rating
Kirklees College is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a ‘Good’ rating following their inspection in early March. This was the college’s first full inspection since 2012 and this result only strengthens the college’s position as one of the largest and best providers of Further Education in the West Yorkshire region. The college […]
Students celebrate work experience success at exhibition at Pioneer Higher Skills Centre
On 20 April, the Work Experience Team held an Art Exhibition for our Level 3 Art and Design and Media students to present their final pieces from four different Employer-Led Live Briefs for Soroptimist International and Dewsbury Arcade. The briefs covered a variety of themes, including ‘A Sense of Home’, ‘Artwork With a Voice’, ‘Dewsbury […]
Guide Dogs for the Blind benefit from Kirklees College’s pawsome fundraiser
The Kirklees College Health and Social Care and Childcare department has raised £1905 in aid of Guide Dogs for the Blind as part of its annual Extravaganza event. The event was part of the college’s wider fundraising efforts for the Good for Me, Good for FE campaign which promotes fundraising and volunteering initiatives in the […]
Kirklees College student secures place on shortlist for prestigious Nestlé cooking competition
Alistair Stanyer, a Level 3 Professional Cookery student, has been shortlisted for the 2023 Nestlé Professional’s Toque d’Or competition. The Toque d’Or is a prestigious cooking and front-of-house competition that has been run by Nestlé since 1989 and has 105 previous winners. This year’s theme was all about sustainability and students from colleges across the […]