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Joe Jones shares his story of how he turned his life around with the help of a HKF bursary
Here at the Helena Kennedy Foundation, there is nothing better than being contacted by our previous award winners and hearing that a bursary has truly changed their life. We recently received a letter from the winner of one of our awards in 2002. Joe Jones won the Award for Achievement in Education that year, and […]
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Helena Kennedy Foundation bursary applicants await announcement of winners following A-Level results confusion
Applicants to the Helena Kennedy Foundation’s Higher Education Awards bursary scheme are awaiting the imminent outcomes of their applications. The winners of the bursaries, which include 13 university badged bursaries plus 8 other badged bursaries, will be announced this week (week beginning 24th August). The HE Awards bursaries are for current or former students at […]
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Helena Kennedy Foundation Founder and Vice President receives honorary doctorate
Dr Ann limb CBE DL received an honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University on 22 November 2019. Baroness Kennedy, the university’s Chancellor joined Ann to celebrate Ann’s honorary degree. Ann is an educationalist, a charity and business leader, Quaker and lifelong feminist with a strong commitment to improving access to education for all. When Ann […]
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Helena Kennedy Foundation now in the Midlands
The Helena Kennedy Foundation is delighted to announce that we now have an office base in Birmingham. Thanks to a great welcome and generous office space from South and City College Birmingham, the Charity can firmly operate directly in the Midlands. The Foundation provides financial bursaries as well as invaluable support for up-to 100 students […]
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OBE awarded to Dr Julie Mills Chair of Helena Kennedy Foundation
MK College CEO & Group Principal, Dr Julie Mills, who is Chair of the Helena Kennedy Foundation – the FE sector’s influential independent charity – has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. On behalf of the Trustees, President of the Foundation, Baroness Kennedy QC said ‘Julie Mills is one of the most committed […]
