Colleges Week 2026: Skills for All at TSCG
Colleges Week celebrates the life-changing impact of further education and this year’s national theme, Skills for All. At Trafford & Stockport College Group, helping people grow, achieve and succeed is at the heart of everything we do. Throughout the week, we’re shining a spotlight on the skills, ambition and achievements of our learners, while sharing […]
Five of our students reach WorldSkills UK national finals
We’re proud to announce that five of our talented students have secured places in the WorldSkills UK National Finals 2025, taking place this autumn across various venues in South Wales. Three of the finalists are from Cheadle College, with John Paul Johnson, Dua Allah and Adam Massey all competing in the Foundation Skills: Enterprise category. From Trafford College, Finley Woodward will compete in Restaurant Service, while Isabelle Burgess has made […]
Supporting your mental health at college
May 15th – 21st 2023 is Mental Health Awareness Week. The theme of Mental Health Awareness Week is anxiety, a common feeling that can sometimes get out of control. Mental Health Awareness Week, now in its 23rd year, runs from 15-21 May and is hosted by the charity, Mental Health Foundation. This year, the theme […]
TCG Student Engagement Manager Michelle McLaughlin receives MBE
Michelle McLaughlin, the student engagement manager for Trafford College Group, has been awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List. The MBE is an honour awarded to those who have shown outstanding service to their country and their fellow citizens. Michelle was recognised for her role working with communities across Greater Manchester to provide […]
TCG rated ‘Good Provider’ by Ofsted
We are delighted that we can now share the results of our most recent November 2022 Ofsted Inspection Report for The Trafford College Group (TCG). We were visited by a team of Ofsted reporters across the college group, between the 8th and 11th of November last year. We are so very proud to say that our overall […]
AgeUK Stockport visit Marple College for festive activities and drama performance
AgeUK Stockport visitors came over to Marple College this month for Welcome Wednesday for the last event of 2022. Guests enojoyed a drama performance from our A-Level Drama and Theatre Studies students. The group performed ‘Teechers’, which tells the story of new teacher in his perilous first days inside a local comprehensive school. Our Choices […]
The Trafford College Group Annual Poetry Competition Winners
Trafford College Group is happy to finally announce the winners of the Annual Poetry Competition! The competition launched on National Poetry Day with students from across the college group creating their original piece that answers the brief “What does it mean to be inclusive?”. The winners were presented their plaques during the Student Question Time event, hosted […]
TCG Student Question Time hosted at University Academy 92
Trafford College Group had the pleasure of organising the 2022 Student Question Time event at the University Academy 92. This marvellous event gave TCG students the chance to converse with an impressive panel of political and business experts. The audience consisted of several Trafford College Group partners, as well as local dignitaries such as the Mayors […]
Giving back to our community: Winter Fundraisers
Across all TCG campuses just ahead of the Christmas break, we will be collecting donations and raising money for two charities CashForKids and Cornerstones to help people in our community. CashForKids Cash for Kids is a grant-giving charity helping the children that need it most across the UK. Their mission is to improve the lives […]
LGBTQ+ Social Group represent TCG at Manchester Pride 2022
Manchester Pride is one of the UK’s leading LGBTQ+ charities. Their vision is a world where LGBTQ+ people are free to live and love without prejudice. Manchester Pride is part of a global Pride movement celebrating LGBTQ+ equality and challenging discrimination. Our LGBTQ+ Social Group, supported by our pastoral officers, visits Manchester Pride each year […]