Black History Month

October is Black History Month for the UK, so this week we are taking a look at the importance of this month. Black History Month is perhaps at its most prevalent since the 1960s. With a real breakdown in relations between African American communities and Police in the US and an increase in hate crimes …

Black History Month – guest post

Kim Steele, History teacher at Doon Academy, has kindly written a guest blog to help the College mark Black History Month. Kim has been working with the College’s Equality and Inclusion Team on ways to support the mainstreaming of equality in her school. She advocates the rights of all, and champions’ equality, diversity and inclusion. …

Meet the Kilwinning graduation prizewinners

Tomorrow is a big day for so many students of Ayrshire College: it’s the Kilwinning graduation! In the lead-up to this event we have been unveiling one graduation prizewinner per day on our website. There are 11 recipients in total – nine ‘Student of the Year’ winners, and one winner each of the ‘Making a …

ADAmant that we will attract more women into STEM!

It's Ada Lovelace Day and Ayrshire College is ADAmant that we will attract more girls and women into science, engineering, technology and maths (STEM). This is a key priority for us and we are working with schools, employers and national organisations to raise awareness of opportunities for women in STEM sectors, encourage take-up of STEM courses …

Booze, pills and mental health

Last year, for the first time, we dedicated an entire month to raising awareness about mental health and wellbeing. This became known as #mymentalhealthmatters month and fell between the key dates of 10 September (World Suicide Prevention Day) and 10 October (World Mental Health Day). The purpose was to engage staff and students in conversations …