Childhood Studies students visit London
BA (Hons) Childhood Studies student recently visited the Royal Courts of Justice and Criminal Crown Courts as part of a trip to London to inform their most recent module: Children, Young People, Families and Crime. The module’s predecessor was called Sociology of Crime, which covered the same themes as the current one. Lecturer Dr. Controllah […]
Trafford College named ‘College of the Year’ at the Career Ready Awards 2022
Trafford College wins ‘School or College of the Year’ award at the Career Ready Awards 2022.
Q&A: Changing your career with free Distance Learning courses
Here at Trafford College Group, we offer online courses through our Distance Learning programme, offering Level 1 and 2 qualifications in Business Administration, Mental Health, Customer Service, Team Leading and Equality & Diversity, and Health & Social Care. Our professional online courses have been developed alongside industry professionals to improve your career prospects and enhance […]
Simon Rimmer and James Heart work with catering students for fine dining event
Celebrity chef and TV presenter Simon Rimmer visited Trafford College last week. The employers worked with our learners to produce food for a fine dining event as part of Greens. Our students had the chance to experience and get involved in the preparation of high-class food, working alongside Michelin-trained chefs James Heart and Anthony Shirley. […]
British Sign Language students visit Manchester Deaf Centre
Adult learners from the British Sign Language programme recently visited the Manchester Deaf Centre. Whilst there, students spoke to centre staff, demonstrated their British Sign Language skills and learned about potential progression opportunities. Student Rose Lambert spoke for the entire group when she praised the hospitality of the people from the Manchester Deaf Centre. “The […]
Programme Leader Saqib Brook features on front cover of FE Week publication
Last week, our very own Saqib Brook’s article on how staff can prevent ESOL learners from staying an extra year if they get targeted vocabulary interventions early, features on the front page of FE Week. Saqib’s article for The Staff Room column highlights how important vocabulary is for our core teaching at Trafford College Group, […]
Manchester Airport Academy Job Fair
Last week we attended The Manchester Airport Job Fair advertising over 2500 jobs from 30 employers. They were joined by employers like: Jet2, Stobart Aviation, Manchester Airport Group, Swissport, Barburrito, Dnata, SSP UK & many more. Over 850 people turned up, with hundreds of interviews scheduled and over 100 job offers being made on the day. The […]
GMCG Skills Competitions 2022
Teams of students from across Greater Manchester have been battling it out in a skills competition that highlights the ‘best of the best’ in a number of different areas. Spanning from the 24th to 31st March the teams and individuals involved have the opportunity to showcase their knowledge and talents in 10 skill sector competitions […]
MACFEST: Celebrating Muslim Arts and Culture Festival
Across all campuses, we hosted MACFEST events on Thursday 24th March with our Student MACFEST Planning Committee organising and helping to run student activities based around Muslim culture and arts. We had 776 different students partaking in activities such as Henna design, music, food, and artwork. At Cheadle College there was a real atmosphere of […]
What’s it like to be on a Supported Internship?
The Supported Internship is a structured study programme based primarily at a host employer which, in this case, is Trafford General Hospital. The programme is delivered in partnership with Pure Innovations, Trafford General Hospital and Trafford Council. The course enables and supports young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to have the opportunity […]