Students provided support with everything from preparing the exquisite menu (devised by Team Leader Howard Wallace), to service and entertainment, ensuring all the staff had a night to remember after another demanding festive season.
View detailsBrought to life by 22 actors from The Manchester College, Pemberton College and Stretford High School, alongside five musicians and a production team, The Lowry hosted a scratch performance on May 2, before the full polished and complete version was performed twice on July 4. When tickets for the July 4 performances sold out in under ten days, The Lowry offered another performance on July 3, which was also a very near full house.
View detailsLisa O’Loughlin, Principal of The Manchester College, said: “This year’s A-Level students have performed incredibly well, especially with the challenge of the new grading system for their exams. “The staff of The Manchester College are immensely proud of the efforts of our students and we are here to support both those who did and didn’t get the grades they were hoping for.
View detailsDanae Brown, who’s also on the Level 3 Extended Diploma Nail Technologies course, added: Competitions are great for challenging yourself and finding new techniques to bring your ideas to life. It’s helped me to develop my skills and ideas, and is great way of having fun! Tutor Helen Jones said: “The students have put a lot of effort into the WorldSkills competition and they’re reaping the rewards.
View detailsKeep Calm and Cook - While you’re at home with a little more time on your hands, why not try pick up a new skill? Or pass the time doing something fun and tasty! In partnership with The Chefs’ Forum, Simon Wood, MasterChef Winner and owner of Wood Manchester, has served up a delicious recipe that us northern folk just can’t resist: Simon’s Steak & Onions (In a Yorkshire Pudding Wrap) Part 1: Ingredients 1kg beef stewing steak 2 tablespoons of oil 2 large onions 8 cloves garlic, whole, peeled 2 bay leaves 1 sprig yhyme 150ml red wine 1 beef stock pot / cubes / Bouillon Sea salt and black pepper Method Place an oven proof casserole on the heat and add in your oil, bring up to temperature and then add in your steak, colouring evenly, dust with your corn flour and cook out until brown all over.
View detailsIt was amazing to win and meet students from across Greater Manchester to get inspiration for new types of looks from them.” Hafsah Ahmed, also a 2nd year Level 3 Media Make-up student, competed and placed third in Warpaint’s Boho Bridal Category, an event that brings together creativity and technical excellence in the world of make-up artistry.
View detailsThe students have also completed a number of tasks, such as marketing exhibitions to young audiences, visual merchandising and coming up with new product concepts for the gallery shop. For their final task, eight of the students ran workshops for the general public in response to the gallery’s ‘Traces of Displacement’ exhibition, using unusual techniques to create art.
View detailsThe TEC in Greater Manchester is one of 19 projects announced today by the Government , which will collectively provide 65,000 learners across the country with access to the high-level technical skills needed to access well-paid, high-skilled jobs. Backed by £175 million of government funding, the 19 new TECs will deliver high-quality training in the sectors driving Britain's growth, giving learners a clear route from education into work.
View detailsCategory finalists joined tutors, Assistant Principals and Head of Departments, who were ceremony hosts on the Microsoft Teams platform and shared the reasons why each student had been nominated before announcing the name of deserving winner. The full list of Student Awards Winners 2020 are as follows: Academic Studies Student of the Year – A Levels Madelaine Hodgkinson Academic Studies Student of the Year - BTEC Science Iman Ahmed Access to Higher Education Student of the Year Carson Wolfe Automotive Student of the Year Declan Woodward Construction Student of the Year Dylan Fisher Engineering Student of the Year Jenny Middleton Logistics Student of the Year Arif Rathor Business Student of the Year Nimra Azeem Computing & Digital Student of the Year Chloe Paine Creative & Digital Media Student of the Year Shafia Fiaz Design & Visual Arts Student of the Year Hannah Guerriero Performing Arts Student of the Year Emily Royle (pictured bottom left) Music Student of the Year Ruth Maravilha Da Cruz Borralho ESOL Student of the Year Salahdine El Hazmiri Youth Engagement Student of the Year Abbie-Jo Hayes Service & Retail Industries Student of the Year Unita-Alicia George Sport & Public Services Student of the Year Lauren Wild Health & Social Care Student of the Year Aiwanehi Odin Childhood Studies Student of the Year Eloika Lutumba Supported Learning Student of the Year Nicholas McKie UCEN Manchester Student of the Year Laura Mason To mark their amazing achievements, each winner received a certificate, a congratulatory letter from Lisa O’Loughlin, Principal at The Manchester College, and vouchers worth £100 while the runners-up were awarded vouchers worth £50.
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 detailsAna also had a great performance, creating intricate pulled sugar models and a mouth-watering selection of treats for the afternoon tea challenge. Howard Wallace, Departmental Team Leader for Hospitality, Travel and Tourism, commented: “Before her WorldSkills UK training, Shirin had never worked with pulled sugar or made a chocolate showpiece and as such we could not be prouder of her bronze medal success.
View detailsThe Red Box Project - The Manchester College and UCEN Manchester are launching a new project this month aimed at tackling period poverty. The Red Box Project strives to ensure that no young person misses out on their education because they have their period.
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