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The Red Box Project

The 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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The Manchester College to co-host Art Assembly 2022

The Manchester College is joining forces with its industry partners in its Centre of Excellence for Visual Arts to bring a new art festival to Manchester in 2022 and is looking to commission budding, local, contemporary artists to work within educational settings to co-create content for the event.

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Students from The Manchester College set to compete in WorldSkills UK National Finals

Thanks to their exceptional performances during each stage, they will join 18 other finalists from colleges in Greater Manchester at the National Finals, which will take place at venues across the region from Tuesday 19 to Friday 22 November 2024. Upon receiving the news, Stuart Steen the Vice Principal for 16-18 Curriculum at the College said: “I’m absolutely thrilled for Mei Ching Ho, Sau Mui Chu and Daniela Ramos Luis. 

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Sports Student Plans Career with International Experience

After impressing his coaches over the last year, including in the European Championships, Wil received the news of a call-up to the Men’s Under 20 World Championship squad which is set to take place in Jeju, Korea in August His experiences at the European Championships are something that he enjoyed, despite the team not winning the tournament.

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The Amazing Power of Mentoring

Mentoring rules  Always meet in a public place – cafes or coffee shops are a good idea Agree in advance on how often to meet, how long the mentoring session will be for, and what you would like to gain from it (e.g. introduction to a network, help formulating some goals) Working with a mentor is a chance to define and discuss your goals, aspire to new ones and take positive action to make them happen. Your mentor is part of your “support crew”, a professional person you can talk with and share your hopes and wishes with, outside of your family, circle of friends, tutors or study colleagues. 

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Alex dances her way to the top

We’ve performed  Captive  in London and have more dates in August. For more information on our tour dates, it is best to visit the Motionhouse website .   What made you choose The Manchester College as your place of study? Originally, I had planned to study A-Levels.

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Support available over half term

However, all the usual channels of support will remain available to students, including free school meals. Further details are outlined below and in a news article on the Student Hub . The College would like to thank students for all your hard work and co-operation during this challenging period.

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Top 7 Growing Industries and How Our Courses Prepare You for Them

Cybersecurity Over the past year, the UK’s cybersecurity sector has demonstrated strong resilience and growth, with a 13% rise in revenue and the creation of 2,700 new jobs .  Cybersecurity offers an exciting career path, especially if you're interested in areas like data protection, threat analysis, or ethical hacking.

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Guest Blog - Landing Your First Job: A Checklist For Success

Leverage all the connections you can and let people know you are available and looking for work.  Always remain open to new opportunities and introductions. At the very least, networking will improve your confidence and communication style. And in the best case scenario, you might just stumble across a contact who opens all the right doors.

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Staff Profile: Karen Wright - Careers and Welfare Manager

They helped with business planning and accounts. After a number of successful years, I decided to try something new. I attended an open event at the college I first trained at after talking to the advice and guidance team I decided to enrol on a teacher training course. 

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Student finalist in The British Education Awards 2020

Her humble disposition, coupled with her academic achievements, makes announcing the news of her recognition a pleasure for her tutors at the College. Her drive, determination and positive outlook has seen her overcome adversity, enabling her to complete her course and become a voice for others.”

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Hair and Beauty students are a cut above

Michael Ward, Level 2 Hairdressing “I thought I knew a lot already about hairdressing but at The Manchester College, I’ve learned how to cut properly and to blow dry to a professional level, it’s just been amazing really. I’ve enjoyed learning something new every day and just getting more knowledge. Ultimately, I’d love to work in the film industry but I’m glad I have my hairdressing skills to fall back on.”

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