JULY 20 marked the birthday of Margaret McMillan - namesake of Bradford College School of Education.

McMillan lobbied for better living conditions and education at the turn of the 20th century. She campaigned for early years health and advocated for creative teaching and outdoor learning.

Bradford College has been offering teacher training for over 50 years and renamed the teacher training department the Margaret McMillan School of Education. The College offers one of the widest ranges of teacher training courses in the UK. Students study at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, training to teach early years, primary, secondary, further and higher education, and adult community education. In May, teacher training at Bradford College was awarded a Good rating by Ofsted. The report awarded all areas of teacher training as Good, including quality, leadership, and management and praised how trainees are well prepared for realities of the classroom. Students learn how to manage behaviours and meet wider needs of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities or who speak English as an additional language. Inspectors commended how staff consider needs of disadvantaged trainees and recruit locally to meet demand for teachers. Sarah Applewhite, Bradford College Vice Principal for Quality, Teaching & Learning, said: “Bradford College staff work tirelessly to transform lives, and this report confirms that we are significantly improving outcomes for our students, schools and education providers, and the local community.”Visit bradfordcollege.ac.uk for more about teaching and education programmes or call into College over summer.

* A Bradford School of Art student has been selected for a celebrated London show. Luke Ayres took part in Origins Creatives at the Truman Brewery from July 21-23. His music submission, Two Steps Back, impressed the University of the Arts London Awarding Body curator among 400 student submissions.

Origins Creatives gives creative industry professionals chance to discover talent and showcases work from students in UAL subject areas of Art and Design, Fashion Business and Retail, Creative Media, Music Performance and Production and Performing Arts.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: The Origin Creatives Exhibition The Origin Creatives Exhibition (Image: John Sturrock)

* Four students enjoyed the opportunity of a lifetime when Mission 44 invited them on a trip to Silverstone race course.

Mission 44, founded by Lewis Hamilton, is a charity supporting organisations, leaders, and ideas to transform lives of young people from underserved communities. It boosts diversity in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) sectors and motorsports. At Silverstone, the College group took part in activities connected to motorsport and car industries skills and learning and met the team participating in a race day.