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Care home residents with their flowers

Students Bring Positivity to a Local Care Home

Students on the Alternative Curriculum programme recently provided elderly residents at a care home with some much-needed cheer!

Alternative Curriculum
7 May 2021
Get SET students

Get SET students raise money for Student Crisis Charity

The Wakefield College Get SET programme usually offers substantial work placements to students for on-the-job learning.

Foundation Learning
5 May 2021
Francis Lee and Kate Winslet

How former Wakefield College student Francis Lee became an award-winning film director

Fresh off releasing his latest feature film Ammonite, writer-director and former Wakefield College student Francis Lee sat down with us to chat about the film, his time at the College and advice on getting into the Film industry.

Film, Media & TelevisionPerforming Arts
27 April 2021
Catering student in the kitchen

Former student Kurtus Auty wins national chef competition

Kurtus Auty, a former Hospitality and Catering student at Selby College, has been announced as the joint winner of the Koppert Cress ‘Sechuan Button Challenge’.

Hospitality & Catering
26 March 2021
War Horse memorial

Media Students get to Experience Wakefield

Wakefield Council’s Tourism team recently held a virtual work placement week for Wakefield College’s Level 3 Year 1 Media students.

Film, Media & Television
22 February 2021
Amy Kitchin's winning photograph

One Photo, One Vision

Last August saw the release of our lifestyle magazine, Buzz. The first edition featured an article called ‘Celebrating Wakefield’s Culture’, which explained how the Wakefield Artwalk went virtual in 2020 due to the pandemic and included an exciting photography competition.

Art, Design & Photography
21 January 2021