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HULL

- By SOFIE JACKSON

College is celebrating national recognition after being presented with one of the UK’s most prestigious education honours, the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Higher and Further Education.It was awarded for its pioneering work with English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) students.

The award places Hull College among a small group of elite institutions recognised at the highest national level for excellence, innovation, and benefit to society. The college was formally presented with a silver medal and certificate by Their Majesties The King and Queen at an investiture ceremony at St James's Palace on Tuesday.

Part of the UK’s national honours system, the Queen Elizabeth Prizes for Education are awarded every two years by the Sovereign on the advice of the Prime Minister, following a rigorous independent review process. In this round, just 19 institutions were recognised nationally - with only four Further Education colleges receiving the honour.

Supported by Ufi VocTech Trust, the college’s award-winning project, Silent Voices, Vivid Stories, is a transformative model for ESOL learning that supports refugees, asylum seekers, and migrant learners to rebuild their lives through education.

The initiative tackles the global challenge of displacement while addressing the local and national priority of widening access to skills, employment, and further study.