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College students celebrate graduation success
22nd November, 2011
A congregation of more than 650 people crammed into Wakefield Cathedral last Saturday to see students from Wakefield College receive higher Level qualifications at the annual Graduation Ceremony...

HR experts address business delegates
31st October, 2011
More than 50 delegates from businesses across the Wakefield District were recently welcomed to the Thornes Park Campus for a seminar organised by staff at Wakefield College...

NHS staff celebrate achievements
18th October, 2011
NHS Staff from across the West Yorkshire region came together last week at Wakefield College to celebrate their success...

City Centre Campus work set to begin
3rd October, 2011
There was an air of excitement around Wakefield College last week as contracts were signed to mark the beginning of work on the redevelopment of its City Centre Campus...

X-Factor dream still alive for Sarah
28th September, 2011
A Wakefield College musical theatre student’s dream of a pop career remains alive after she eventually made it through to the next round of the X-Factor...

Wakefield College celebrates A Level success
18th August, 2011
There was an air of jubilation amongst staff and students at Wakefield College after the class of 2011 achieved another set of excellent A Level results...

Double joy for College at West Yorkshire awards ceremony
17th June, 2011
Higher Education students from Wakefield College have won two awards at the annual West Yorkshire Lifelong Learning Network (WYLLN) awards...

We are the champions…
12th May, 2011
Wakefield College’s Rugby League team can now rightly claim to be the best team in the country after triumphing in last night’s College’s Rugby final...

College students to run Wakefield’s first ever luxury travel show
11th May, 2011
Travel and Tourism students at Wakefield College are hoping to attract local people from the District to visit a luxury travel show they have helped organise...

Gaskell’s Restaurant named restaurant of the year by the Wakefield Civic Society
28th March, 2011
Gaskell’s Restaurant, Wakefield College’s training restaurant, has been nominated the best restaurant in Wakefield by the Civic Society...

Wakefield College rugby team crowned best in Yorkshire
24th March, 2011
Wakefield College’s Rugby League students won the plaudits last night after a hard fought 40-28 win over Hull College in the Yorkshire Colleges Cup Final...

Wakefield College Appoints New Principal
8th December, 2010
Following a comprehensive selection process involving Governors, staff, students and external stakeholders, Wakefield College has appointed Samantha Wright to the post of Principal...

A level results 2010 - High Achievers
19th August, 2010
A level students from Wakefield College’s Sixth Form Academy have once again come up trumps after the class of 2010 achieved a stunning set of results. Figures revealed last night showed that the overall pass rate exceeded 95% for the 6th year in succession...

Ofsted inspectors give College the thumbs-up
1st July, 2010
Wakefield College has received a ringing endorsement of the work it does following a recent visit by Ofsted inspectors. Staff and students were celebrating after getting a seal of approval from Inspectors who heaped praise on the College for its “outstanding approach to working with partners, safeguarding, and equality and diversity”...

College students revamp Wildcats’ website
21st June, 2010
A team of web developers from a popular web design course at Wakefield College put their skills to the test after redesigning the Wakefield Wildcats’ website..

Election fever hits Wakefield College
7th May, 2010
Wakefield College was abuzz with election fever recently after regional and national political heavyweights visited the College...

New Logistics Centre to provide training boost
27th April, 2010
The official opening of a new training facility is set to provide a major economic boost to the region. The Logistics Training Centre, run by Wakefield College’s commercial training arm, Services to Business...

New York! New York!
20th April, 2010
Globetrotting students from Wakefield College have recently returned from a residential trip to New York where they had the chance to experience and flavour the delights of the Big Apple...

College lecturer hoping for chart success
20th April, 2010
Simon Grainger, also known as Graingerboy, is one of 200 acts vying for votes in a unique Facebook campaign to fill the UK charts with unsigned singers and groups...

Wakefield College named best public sector employer in Yorkshire and Humber
15th March, 2010
There was an air of jubilation amongst staff at Wakefield College when it was named one of the ‘Best Places to Work in the Public Sector’ at a glittering awards ceremony in London...