College Life
Learn more about life at Wakefield College...
What’s New
Colleges celebrate another year of student success at awards ceremony
16 December, 2022
Heart of Yorkshire Education Group expands Adult provision
14 December, 2022
Castleford College launches Electric and Hybrid Vehicle courses
12 December, 2022
Wakefield College hosts Young Chef of the Year competition
23 November, 2022
Local MP officiates launch of Castleford College
18 November, 2022
Higher Education students celebrate their success at Graduation Ceremony
02 November, 2022
Engineering Apprentice prepares for WorldSkills UK final
01 November, 2022
West Yorkshire Colleges secure £2.6million (DfE) investment for green skills
29 September, 2022
Students Celebrate A Level Results
18 August, 2022
Student Survey Success for the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group
22 July, 2022
Heart of Yorkshire Education Group accredited matrix Standard
19 June, 2022
Deputy Labour leader visits Wakefield College
13 June, 2022
Andrew Barton Visit
23 May, 2022
Little Shop of Horrors
23 May, 2022
Sports lecturer called for international duty...
19 April, 2022
Wakefield College wins education award
13 April, 2022
Selby College and Wakefield College shortlisted in education awards
23 March, 2022
Wakefield College students celebrate graduation success.
07 March, 2022
Selby College and Wakefield College Merge
01 March, 2022
Celebrating 10 years of The Children's University at Wakefield College
23 February, 2022
Meet the Student | Rachael | UCW
15 February, 2022
Apprenticeships at Wakefield College
07 February, 2022
Build the Future in National Apprenticeships Week 2022
07 February, 2022
College volleyball team through to AoC National Finals
02 February, 2022
Meet the Student | Sean | UCW
27 January, 2022
Meet the Student | Sheryl | UCW
20 January, 2022
‘Heart of Yorkshire Education Group’ preparing to launch
19 January, 2022
Meet the Student | Ruqaia | UCW
13 January, 2022
College star plays for England
07 January, 2022
Wakefield College pays tribute to wartime nurse Mary Seacole…
08 December, 2021
Events
Open Event
Visit our Open Event to find out more about our courses, talk to the tutors and take a tour of our fantastic facilities. Your career starts here and we’ll be covering options for school leavers, including T Levels and Apprenticeships, higher education and options for adults.
Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
From 05.00pm to 07.00pm
Tweets
Virtual Open Event Videos
Virtual Open Event
20 October, 2021
Can’t make our Open Event? Not to worry, our wonderful host Rich Williams is on hand to give you a whistle-stop tour of both our campuses with course demos, interviews with our students and staff and an inside look at some of our newest facilities.
Virtual Open Event
19 June, 2021
Join us for our Virtual Open Event! We'll be streaming LIVE here on Saturday, 19th June from 11am with staff & student interviews, Q&As, virtual campus tours, college updates and more.
Virtual Open Event
24 February, 2021
We’ll be taking a more in-depth look of some of our specific course offerings with course demonstrations, performances, Q&As, student interviews, prize competitions and more!
The Virtual HE Roadshow
30 January, 2021
Find out how a degree-level qualification could help boost your career aspirations in 2021.
Course Focused - Virtual Open Event
21 November, 2020
Take a more in-depth look of some of our specific course offerings with course demonstrations, performances, Q&As, student interviews, prize competitions and more!
Virtual Open Event
14 October, 2020
Staff interviews, Q&As, virtual campus tours, college updates and more.
Virtual Open Event
15 July, 2020
If you’ve applied or are considering applying to the College, our staff talk about all the amazing things you can expect from studying here at Wakefield College.
Virtual Open Event
20 June, 2020
Our very first Virtual Open Event live stream with staff interviews, Q&As, college updates, virtual tours and more.
The Feed

Thanks to Professor Chris Lintott, who came to visit us to deliver a fantastic lecture on astronomy, the cosmos and more🌌🛰
Science
25 November, 2022

Young Chef of the Year Competition
We recently hosted Waterton Academy Trust's Young Chef of the Year competition with ISS Facility Services, providing pupils with a platform to discover their passion for cooking🍳
Well done to the winner of the finale, Seb - your dish was truly terrific
Hospitality & Catering
24 November, 2022

Check out this stunning rainbow🌈 as just seen from the top of our Radcliffe building 😍
College Life
24 November, 2022

Childrens' University Celebration
What a great night last week celebrating the achievements of a small number of our Childrens University at Wakefield College members👏
Well done to all those who achieved awards and keep working hard towards future certificates and the summer 2023 graduation 🎉💪