Kirklees College unveils £1.5million Reptile House at specialist Animal Care centre
On Saturday 22 June, Kirklees College opened the doors to its brand-new Reptile House at the college’s Taylor Hill Animal Centre in Huddersfield. The college has invested £1.5million in this specialist facility, which replaces the current reptile glasshouse and houses a range of modern training equipment, including an Aquatics Centre, Reptile House and workshop space. […]
COLS Awards 2024!
On Wednesday 12 June, Kirklees College hosted its annual student awards ceremony, the College Outstanding Learner Success (COLS) Awards. These awards are funded through the Thomas Armytage Technical School Endowment of 1879 and each winner receives a cash prize in recognition of their outstanding efforts. During the ceremony, held at the college’s Huddersfield Centre, 24 […]
Kirklees College students host major local hustings event
As the General Election looms on Thursday 4 July, students at Kirklees College have been organising events to help promote democracy and the importance of voting amongst young people in Kirklees. On Wednesday 12 June, they hosted their most important event to date, a hustings with local candidates standing in the upcoming election at Cathedral […]
Kirklees College’s Boothroyd’s Salon is back open for business!
On Friday 24 May, Kirklees College formally reopened the door of Boothroyd’s Salon at Pioneer Higher Skills Centre to the public. The salon, which offers hair, beauty and spa treatments, is one of the college’s key training facilities. The salon’s opening to the public, however, was sadly delayed due to the Covid pandemic, and Friday’s […]
“Exciting times in Education”: A blog by Digital Innovation Manager, Kirsty Ingleson
I have been so excited to write this blog, because my job role, the sector and the innovation around digital and AI right now is on fire. Kirklees College is currently in a fantastic position in regards to digital innovation, pedagogy and AI, and I have been lucky enough to play a key part in […]
Celebrating Learning at Work Week at Kirklees College
This week is national Learning at Work Week, celebrating the benefits of adult learning in the workplace. This year’s theme is Learning Power, exploring how lifelong learning can empower us to change and grow throughout our working lives. Kirklees College is committed to providing its own workers with continued professional development opportunities, and it also […]
“The preparation it gave me for university was excellent”: Former Kirklees College Access to HE Students share their experiences
Did you know that you can fast-track your way to university in just one year? An Access to HE Diploma is a Level 3 qualification that prepares students for university and degree-level study if they have been out of education for a while or left school with too few qualifications to be able to go […]
Kirklees College and Kirklees Council announce Kirklees Build Project to bring construction training to Dewsbury and North Kirklees
Kirklees College and Kirklees Council have announced an exciting new partnership to deliver the first construction training facility in North Kirklees. The Kirklees Build project will see development of a new skills and education centre delivering practical construction training within a live site environment, located initially at Kirklees College’s Springfield Sixth Form Centre in Dewsbury. […]
Daisy Corporate Services deliver another successful live brief to Kirklees College students
Level 3 IT students at Kirklees College recently completed an exciting live brief from Daisy Corporate Services. The live brief, which is a mock work task set by an employer, asked students to design a website over a number of weeks before presenting their designs to an employer panel. The panel consisted of Sukhvir Singh […]