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Sam Wright with the National Student Survey results

Education Group scores highly in National Student Survey 2023

Results of the latest National Student Survey 2023 (NSS), commissioned by the Office for Students (OfS), have revealed that the University Centre at the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group has placed significantly higher than national average for student experience.

CorporateUniversity Centre
29 August 2023

Selby College A Level students celebrate outstanding results

A Level students from Selby College are celebrating after the class of 2023 delivered another strong set of results.

A Level Results Day
24 August 2023
T Level student Layla Gibson celebrates with College staff

Wakefield College celebrates outstanding results

A Level students from Wakefield College are celebrating after the class of 2023 delivered another strong set of results.

A Level Results DayCorporate
17 August 2023
Students at taster day

Students get a taste of college life

Students across North and West Yorkshire experienced the vast opportunities Further Education can offer, following a number of successful taster events held by the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group.

14 July 2023
Project SEARCH Student

DFN Project SEARCH students celebrate their success

The one-year transition to work programme came to a close for the 2022/23 cohort as interns from the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group, the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, and the ICS, celebrated their completed internship at a number of graduation ceremonies.

Foundation Learning
11 July 2023
Engineering student

Group launches Skills Bootcamp in Carbon Capture and Storage

In response to the rising demand for green skills, the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group has launched a first-of-its-kind Skills Bootcamp in the Principles of Carbon Capture and Storage.

Engineering
29 June 2023
Presentation of certificates to students

Apprentices take on SkillsWeld 2023 National Qualifiers

Fabrication and Welding apprentices at Castleford College showed off their vast welding skills, as they took part in the SkillsWeld 2023 qualifiers.

Engineering Apprenticeships
27 June 2023
Business students fundraising

Business students fundraise for dog rescue shelters

Selby College Business students have raised more than £650 for local and national dog charities through a number of community fundraising events.

Business & Management
20 June 2023
Brooke Lamas smiling

Student to represent Great Britain in Special Olympics World Games

Level 1 Childcare and Early Years student, Brooke Lammas, is gearing up to represent Great Britain in Field Hockey at the Special Olympics World Games 2023, in Berlin.

Childcare, Early Years & Childhood Studies
14 June 2023
Travel and tourism students receiving a presentation

Travel & Tourism department boosts students’ prospects with industry links

The Travel and Tourism department at Wakefield College is enhancing students’ learning with its industry partnerships – enabling them to learn from some of the leading organisations in the sector.

Travel & Tourism
1 June 2023
DFN Project SEARCH student William and his father Stephen Jones

DFN Project SEARCH students featured on BBC’s The One Show

Students on the DFN Project SEARCH programme – a partnership between the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group and the Mid Yorkshire NHS Hospitals Trust - recently appeared on BBC’s The One Show, highlighting the impact of supported internships for young adults with learning difficulties.

Foundation Learning
19 May 2023
Tyler Dupree, Applied Sports Performance student

Student called up for England Rugby League duty

A sport student at the University Centre at the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group has been selected by England to play in the International Rugby League 2023.

Sport
27 April 2023