The 21-year-old took time out of education following secondary school due to mental health issues but returned to the College to take his GCSE English alongside an Access to Law, Politics and Society course with higher education provider UCEN Manchester . He will start a law degree in September, then plans to study a Masters in Law before becoming a barrister.
View detailsOur students greet Greater Manchester Mayor as he announces half-price day bus tickets for 16-18 year old students - Our students greet Greater Manchester Mayor as he announces half-price day bus tickets for 16-18 year old students.
View detailsLaura, 31, returned to education last year after discussing her options with College’s Careers and Welfare team. She will now progress on to an Access to HE course in Social Science with higher education provider UCEN Manchester and plans to study for a degree in Criminology.
View detailsKeith Morgan, chief executive of the British Business Bank, made the announcement to more than 2,000 delegates attending the second Northern Powerhouse Conference in Manchester. He said his bank was launching the £400m Investment Fund to help deliver and finance the Northern Powerhouse. The fund has been established with the Government.
View detailsNot only does it provide free access to loads of different health and wellbeing accounts, but it also gives you unlimited access to nutrition information and workout guides all without breaking the bank to pay for gym memberships!
View detailsWhen we first met him it was kind of crazy because we had been watching his films and looking at his performance pieces. He’s one of those artists where you can tell he really cares about what he does and he cares about his projects. I’ve really enjoyed it.”
View detailsIt aims to help break down the barriers for young people from under-represented backgrounds entering the industry, and is backed by musical theatre impresario Andrew Lloyd-Webber. He said: “I passionately believe a career in the arts should be accessible to all and that young people…are able to easily find information on the training and tools they need to succeed.”
View detailsThree years later he was appointed interim mayor for the city region, before returning to Parliament as Rochdale's MP in 2017. He was knighted in the Queen's 2021 birthday honours for parliamentary services.
View detailsWhen I saw that there was a student category, Little Chip, I just knew I had to nominate Will’s animation. I was so proud when he was shortlisted. He was the only FE student in the category, the rest are at university. This is massive achievement considering Will was not even 18 when he created his animation just under a year ago.
View detailsNicolas grabbed his CV - a clever print job with the image of a £50 on the front – and he stuck it to the door of the helicopter. A few days later he got a call from said billionaire, offering him an interview. After securing the job Michael popped in one day to tell us how he was getting on, arriving in a brand new Toyota GT86!
View detailsDJ Curtis Wherritt - Professional DJ and Tutor at The Manchester College lays it down for student's Curtis began his musical journey as a pianist, completing both classical and jazz grades up to Grade 8. He then studied Creative Music Technology (BMus, Hons) at The University of Huddersfield where he achieved a 2:1. While working as a pianist in a West Yorkshire based function band, he realised a considerable gap in the market for wedding and event DJs who actually mix!
View detailsFilm and TV students at The Manchester College recently enjoyed an invaluable industry talk from Gurmit Samra , founder of the production company Impress Video . Gurmit’s debut feature film, Get Gone , which he wrote, produced and directed, is also available on Amazon Prime. As well as providing his knowledge and expertise on the Film and TV industry, Gurmit offered some key lessons he’s learnt on his career journey so far, plus some practical steps to get started, which he has also kindly shared below.
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