Author: FE Week Reporter

High achieving FE staff were recognised at national teaching awards. The hospitality and catering department at Yorkshire-based Selby College, led by catering manager Adrian Dawes, were given the team of the year award by celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott at the Pearson Awards ceremony at London’s Guildhall on Sunday (October 26). Mr Dawes said: “It has […]

Learners from Worcestershire-based Pershore College decorated their Student Union bar with coffins, blood stained walls and creepy cobwebs for a Halloween party. Dozens of learners who attended dressed as murderous clowns, zombies, devils and psycho killer Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th films. Matt Hood, aged 25, treasurer of Pershore College Student Union, said […]

Paintings by level three art students depicting women’s role in keeping Britain’s farms going during the First World War will go on public display. Bracknell and Wokingham College level three art learners Georgia Nosal, aged 17, and Alex Welch, 19, created the artworks for the tenth annual Binfield, Warfield and Winkfield Arts Week. Their paintings […]

A former soldier who served in Afghanistan and Iraq has been recognised for research he did at Bournemouth & Poole College that could save troops’ lives, writes Paul Offord. Robert Lewis knows all about the shortcomings of the body armour worn by soldiers. The 27-year-old, who joined the Army aged 16 after leaving school without […]

City of Bath College students are campaigning to improve safety along the River Avon following the death of a local teenager. More than 50 level three IT students are working with community leaders to come up with innovative ways, including a possible new app that would track movements of groups of friends and send out […]

World-famous artist David Hockney said he was “thrilled” after a new teaching block at his former college was named after him. The six-storey £50m building at Bradford College contains more than 90 classrooms, a TV studio, commercial-sized teaching kitchens and hair and beauty training salons. Staff and students, who were invited to vote on what […]

Learners unveiled a plaque at Westminster Abbey honouring 18th Century Birmingham industrialist Matthew Boulton. A group of 11 Birmingham Metropolitan College students studying a range of science, technology, engineering and maths courses and senior staff including principal Andrew Cleaves travelled to London to attend a memorial service for Mr Boulton. Level three pharmacy student Jacob […]

A Cronton Sixth Form College student won an international talent contest with her rendition of a song from a Disney film. Level three dance student Nakita Argomandkhah, aged 17, won in the senior solo singing category of the International Festival of Dance and Performing Arts event with her version of Colour of the Wind from […]