The duo delivered an engaging day-long session at Openshaw Campus with Creative Arts students, including many budding video game developers. “The Manchester College was fantastic for me and my tutors helped me to get an important quality assurance (QA) placement when I think so many other institutions wouldn’t have done so.
View detailsThe £93 million campus, located opposite the Manchester Arena and Manchester Victoria Station, is the first of a two-phase vision for the site and will become home to the College’s Industry Excellence Academy for Creative and Digital Industries as well as UCEN Manchester’s Arden School of Theatre and Manchester Film School .
View detailsAs part of Be Amazing Manchester Week, construction students boarded the Be Amazing bus and returned to the site in Newton Heath to start work refurbishing the communal outside area. Carpentry and joinery students have built benches and made trellising and bird boxes for the walls.
View detailsMaths GCSE exams will be held on the following dates: Maths Paper 1 – Tuesday 21 May Maths Paper 2 – Thursday 6 June Maths Paper 3 – Tuesday 11 June English GCSE exams will be held on the following dates: English Paper 1 – Tuesday 4 June English Paper 2 – Friday 7 June As a result, there will be no classes at six campuses - Harpurhey, Nicholls, Northenden, Openshaw, Shena Simon, or St John’s - on any of those dates, although the sites will remain open as usual. Students should take note of the changes, and, if sitting a maths or English GCSE, ensure they arrive promptly.
View detailsAnd Lynda’s students were delighted to hear about her success as well. “They’ve been really made up for me,” added Lynda.
View detailsSpeaking about her consecutive successes, Rachael said: “These achievements mean a great deal to me. Alongside my teaching, I’ve worked incredibly hard over the last two years to develop my creative practice and it has been amazing to see this begin to blossom.
View detailsHopefully Ben's revision of the visor will speed this up a bit. “Anna lives near me and offered to do deliveries as I don't drive, so it's become a bit of a TMC team effort with Ben and Anna offering to support me!”
View details“I’m happy with my grade although I was aiming for an 8 or higher. I understand the subject but for me it takes time to understand the phrasing of the question. “I’ve really enjoyed my time at The Manchester College. My tutors have been very helpful and made time to help me.
View details“This is the first competition I’ve taken part in. I just forget everyone around me and concentrate on what I’m doing. I like to do something different and this allows me to be creative.” The prestigious event held at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens, saw students from colleges across the UK compete to be crowned best in their category.
View detailsThe best thing about studying at The Manchester College is that I’ve been able to acquire skills and qualifications that will allow me to move on, secure a better job and create opportunities for the future. I would recommend the College to other prospective students because it has allowed me to progress to the next stage of my life.”
View detailsConstruction and Engineering students at The Manchester College have received generous support from construction company Lovell Homes , who have donated a large supply of timber to the department. The company were working on a project at their St Jerome’s site when they had the idea to donate their spare materials, in order to contribute to the development of future practitioners. Lovell Homes’ driving force is an ongoing commitment to building futures, changing lives and leaving a lasting legacy in every community in which they work.
View detailsYou can find out how to get there from your home address using the Transport for Greater Manchester route planner: Plan a journey | Transport for Greater Manchester (tfgm.com) We also have secure bike storage facilities on site so, with showers on campus, you also have the option to cycle to College. Additionally, if you are aged 16-18 and live in Greater Manchester, you are entitled to free bus travel across the region seven days a week with ‘Our Pass’ (click the link to find out more and apply).
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