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 […]
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 […]
Results Day 2022
Congratulations to all of our students who received their A-Level and vocational results on Thursday. From all of us across TCG, we are so proud of you! We’re so excited to see where you go next. At Marple College, 97% of students passed their A-Levels. With 78% of A-Level students achieving grades A*-C and 53% […]
“My college experience has been the best I could have asked for!” Q&A with Outstanding Achievement Award winner Beth
Marple student Beth Harper recently received the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Student of the Year Awards last month. The ceremony was hosted at AJ Bell stadium to celebrate all of our student achievements, hard work and dedication. We caught up with Beth to find out more about her college experience and what she will […]
Science student Eden receives offer from Oxford University
As a student Eden Mellor-Davies had to resit her first year of A-levels due to health problems, she was naturally worried about the consequences of having to take time away from her studies. After returning to college, Eden has since received an offer from Oxford University to study Medicine, and three interviews for other medical […]
Student of the Year Awards 2022
Last week we hosted our first Trafford College Group Student of the Year awards since the start of the pandemic. It was fantastic to see so many students and staff enjoying what was a wonderful event at the AJ Bell Stadium to celebrate the achievements, hard work, and dedication of our students from across the […]