The Enhanced Level 2 Support project aims to support Greater Manchester residents aged 19+ who have already engaged and enrolled on a Level 2 Maths course to achieve their qualification.
This proposal is to support Bury College to become a mentally healthy place for all. Achieved through delivering training to the whole college, so that it provides a basis for cultural change, and where the wellbeing of all is given sufficiently high priority. Will involve working in partnership with specialist training provider Beyond Psychology.
This project will support 50 young people with learning difficulties / disabilities and who live in disadvantaged areas of Bury with access to a series of community-based sport and leisure activities that will provide new opportunities for them to experience.
This project is to support the Construction sector through development and piloting of a short course in collaboration with employers that is designed to address upskilling in key areas and support innovation in the sector.
This funding has been awarded to support Bury College in organising and delivering small group tuition for students aged 16 to 19 in English, Mathematics and other subjects that have been disrupted, arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes vocational and/or academic learning.
This funding has been awarded to support Bury College in securing genuine and meaningful industry placements for college students. This includes activities such as:
The Taking Teaching Further programme is a national initiative to attract experienced industry professionals, with technical knowledge and skills, to work in Further Education.
Round 4 and 5 funding is to support trainee teaching across the following:
This round of Parasport funding is to support Bury College in increasing the number of young people aged 14-25 with a learning disability or difficulty, to play sport. Building on the previous year's funding, this project seeks to link students with a range of activities available in the community, including angling, zumba/dance, swimming and adaptive football. There is a target of 65 participants to be supported over the year.
The aim of the fund is to support providers to build and create additional capacity to grow high quality provision and raise the prestige of approved Higher Technical Qualifications amongst learners and employers.
Bury College proposal focuses on the Health and Science Occupational Area, including development of three new Higher Technical Qualifications to be delivered from September 2023:
This programme is focused on developing high quality mentoring training to support teachers from early careers onwards to develop and progress within the sector in order to improve the retention of new teachers entering the Further Education and Training sector.
The project supports members of college delivery team with professional development training.
College Collaboration Fund (Round 2) - The Greater Manchester Colleges Group - Digital and Blended Learning (2021-2022)
This project extends the Round 1 project, led by The Manchester College (LTE Group), to support digital/blended learning across Greater Manchester colleges.
Activities include:
Resources created across the partnership are collated on the GMC HQ website: https://gmc-hq.co.uk/
College Collaboration Fund (Round 2) - Runshaw College Lead - Digital and Blended Learning (2021-2022)
This collaborative project involving Runshaw, Tameside and Bury Colleges, aims to support students joining college in 2021/22 and who may have gaps in their knowledge and skills.
The project has been approved against the theme 'Improving Quality of Education', specifically including:
AoC FE GM Mental Health Project - Strand 1 - Test and Learn, Transition (2021)
The project supports Bury College in delivering a short programme of support to assist the transition process as follows:
Bury College was part of national programme that:
Funding was used to support a dedicated workforce overseeing delivery of a wide range of sport and fitness opportunities throughout the college to help engage inactive students become more physically active, together with associated marketing, equipment and resources.
This project enabled Bury College to work with local businesses to:
This project supported Bury College to increase overall training kitchen capacity through creation of a new facility at The Enterprise Centre.
This project enabled Bury College to purchase an accessible minibus for the Foundation Studies team to allow them to introduce additional activities to SEND students.
This community project aimed to improve the life chances of long-term unemployed adults aged 25 and above who had low skills and lived in disadvantaged areas of Bury, through delivery of a programme of information, advice and guidance, training and progression support, a focus around improving confidence, and increasing skills and employability.
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Our art students have brought a splash of colour and creativity to Bury Hospice with a striking new mural celebrating the spirit of the local community. Painted by students from the Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, the mural features vibrant hydrangeas and iconic Manchester Bees, symbolising unity, resilience, and the six towns of Bury. Find out more here.
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Bury College had the honour of welcoming several distinguished guests from the Government and Department for Education on 20th March 2025. Read more to find out what happened on the day.
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We recently lifted the lid on working in social care with an event for our Health and Social Care students. Students heard from employers in the industry about the different opportunities available and the skills that people in the industry are looking for.
On Thursday, 20th March 2025, Bury College played host to the Hair and Beauty category of the GM Skills Competition. Read more about it here.
Find out about Bury College's recent campus development, and how the college is striving to be more environmentally friendly.
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Find out how Temi has grabbed her T Level placement opportunity with the NHS with both hands. Plus how her placement has opened her eyes to all the Allied Health Professionals roles available in the healthcare sector.