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Eight students pass the first heat of Worldskills UK competition
Thursday, 04 April, 2019
Congratulations to the 8 students who have made it through the Skillsweld passive heats in the Worldskills UK competition this year!
Over 300 students encouraged to ‘Give Construction a Try’
Thursday, 21 March, 2019
On 20 March, over 300 students from across the Wakefield district participated in over 40 different hands-on construction related activities held at the Wakefield College Castleford campus.
Wakefield College students hunt for the Higgs boson at CERN
Tuesday, 12 March, 2019
Students from Wakefield College have been inspired by a visit to CERN, home of the Large Hadron Collider.
Wakefield College celebrates Apprentice success
Friday, 08 March, 2019
The Waterton Park Hotel formed the backdrop for Wakefield College’s annual Apprenticeships Awards Ceremony this week. Local business leaders and dignitaries were joined by senior college staff to celebrate the success of apprentices and employers at the glittering awards evening.
Wakefield College Coach selected for England duty
Tuesday, 26 February, 2019
Wakefield College Head Football coach, Ben Severn was recently selected to be part of the English Colleges National team coaching squad for a prestigious international tournament in Rome, Italy.
Art students partner with Cannon Hall Farm to celebrate 30th anniversary
Monday, 11 February, 2019
Level 1 Art, Design and Media students have teamed up with Cannon Hall Farm to design a mural to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its opening this March.
Wakefield College praised by Ofsted as it achieves “Good” across all inspection areas
Thursday, 17 January, 2019
Staff, students and Governors at Wakefield College are celebrating following a successful Ofsted Inspection visit before Christmas. The College achieved a rating of ‘Good’ for overall effectiveness and in each of the four separate areas:
Level 3 Health and Social Care students awarded certificate from Healthwatch
Monday, 14 January, 2019
Our level 3 Health and Social Care students produced professional posters about compassion which were displayed at the Compassion in Care Conference hosted by Healthwatch on World Kindness Day 2018.
Celebrating the students of the year
Friday, 14 December, 2018
Wakefield College handed out ‘Student of the Year’ to students nominated for the 2017/18 academic year, in a ceremony held with the Mayor of Wakefield.
Two students gain Apprenticeships from Work Placement experience
Tuesday, 04 December, 2018
Two Level 2 Fabrication and Welding students have successfully gained apprenticeships with MD Engineering Solutions Ltd, based at Whitwood Castleford. MD Engineers provide engineering solutions to the brewing, distilling and process industries and after successful work placements, they have offered Abdulahi Ali and Connor Walton full time apprenticeships, with an immediate start.