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13th November 2023

Group receives Ofsted ‘Good’ grade and ‘Strong’ skills rating

The Heart of Yorkshire Education Group has been praised by Ofsted for its ‘Strong’ contribution to meeting regional and national skills needs, with the Group receiving a ‘Good’ grade for every aspect and overall. 16 Ofsted inspectors carried out a …

17th October 2023

Wren Kitchens donates equipment to students

Selby College’s Hospitality & Catering students are equipped for the academic year ahead following Wren Kitchens’ generous donation. Each student has been gifted NEFF digital kitchen scales which will help them measure and weigh ingredients when preparing food and drinks …

10th July 2023

Students celebrate success with award ceremonies

The achievements of Selby College students from a range of academic areas were celebrated as part of a number of end-of-year award ceremonies. Curriculum departments including Construction, Health, Hospitality & Catering and Sport hosted their own student award ceremonies, recognising …

3rd April 2023

Students wow audience at Eat Your Heart Out Festival

Selby College’s Hospitality and Catering students cooked up a storm at Selby District Council’s Eat Your Heart Out event – demonstrating how to cook low-budget, tasty meals. The festival, which took place at Selby Abbey on Friday 31st March, provided …

26th March 2021

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’. As part of the challenge, chefs were tasked with creating a dish surrounding the edible …

14th December 2020

Students launch international cuisine takeaway

Hospitality and Catering students take staff ‘around the world’ with international cuisine takeaway service Selby College’s Hospitality and Catering students have been providing staff with a taste of international cuisine with its new ‘World Takeaway’ service. Over the past month …

12th October 2020

Former student returns following time on Master Chef

Ex-student Kurtus Auty returns to Selby College following stint on Master Chef The Professionals After starting a successful career as a chef at restaurants such as Pucci in Mayfair and Mere by Monica Galetti, as well as a stint on …

21st September 2020

Student finalist in South African Young Chef of the Year

Selby College student places second in global South African Young Chef of the Year competition Ben Gillmister, Level 2 Hospitality and Catering student at Selby College, has wowed the judges of the global South African Young Chef of the Year …

13th August 2020

Vocational students shine at College

Results Day: Vocational students shine at Selby College Vocational students shine at Selby College on Results Day, with 13 students achieving Triple Distinction* grades. Selby College is celebrating another fantastic year of results across its 13 vocational subjects, which include …

15th July 2020

College welcomes Chancellor’s Apprenticeship scheme

Selby College welcomes the Chancellor’s new Apprenticeship bonus scheme Selby College has welcomed the Government’s new incentives to help support employers in recruiting apprentices and getting the economy growing again. This comes following Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement last week that …

11th February 2020

College celebrates Apprenticeship Week 2020

Meet the Apprentices - Selby College celebrates Apprenticeship Week 2020 From the 3rd to the 9th February, Further Education colleges and employers across the UK marked National Apprenticeship Week 2020 – an annual celebration that celebrates the impact of apprenticeships …

20th November 2019

Former student on BBC MasterChef: The Professionals

Former Selby College student features on BBC series MasterChef: The Professionals Selby College was delighted to hear that former Catering student Kurtus Auty was appearing in episode 7 of the new series of BBC Two’s MasterChef: The Professionals which aired …

24th October 2019

Students & staff take part in Restart a Heart

Selby College students and staff take part in Restart a Heart Campaign On Wednesday 16th October emergency medical services staff came to Selby College as part of the Resuscitation Council’s sixth annual Restart a Heart Day. Selby College staff and …

15th August 2019

College’s Class of 2019 success

Selby College is celebrating the success of both its A Level and BTEC students today as the Class of 2019 came in to collect their results. It was revealed the students had achieved a fantastic 99.7% A Level pass rate …

5th July 2019

Hospitality & Catering raise money for Breast Cancer Charity

Hospitality & Catering Bake-Off Stars raise over £500 for Breast Cancer Charity Selby College’s Level 2 Hospitality & Catering students and staff organised their annual ‘Great Selby College Bake-Off’ back in May, this time choosing to raise awareness for Secondary1st …

28th May 2019

Sous vide cookery demo for Hospitality & Catering

Sous vide cookery demo for Hospitality & Catering department Our Catering & Hospitality department recently took part in a training session conducted by Josh Adams from SousVideTools.com who are based near Lancaster. The day was organised by Lecturer Liz Brighton …