Author: FE Week Reporter

Catering students from Walford and North Shropshire College are dishing up three-course evening meals to outside diners. The campus restaurant Scholars, which is staffed by more than 20 level one, two and three hospitality and catering students as commis, sous and head chefs, has opened to the general public on Monday evenings. The learners helped […]

Actor and presenter Reggie Yates returned to City and Islington College to meet the current crop of A-level media students. The 31-year-old, who studied A-level media, art and graphic design at the college from 1999 to 2001, reflected on his 20-year career in showbusiness during a talk to learners. The star, who was born and […]

Staff and students from Somerset’s Bridgwater College rebuilt a replica of a cannon taken from Russia’s Crimean Peninsula 160 years ago following one of the British Army’s infamous military disasters, writes Paul Offord. Rebuilding one of their town’s most famous landmark was a labour of love for a dedicated team from Bridgwater College’s engineering and construction […]

Level two personal training student Jordan Albert secured his first podium finish in the Formula 4 motor racing class for junior drivers. In only his second season of racing of any sort, and his first in Formula 4, the 17-year-old Moulton College learner took third place at Donnington Park race track, in Derby, two weeks […]

Flesh-eating zombies made-up by art and design students from Birmingham Metropolitan College took part in a charity walk through the city. The students transformed the appearances of 300 people that went on Zombie Walk Birmingham 2014, raising £3,500 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Level three art and design student Viktoria Stanislavova said: “I felt so proud […]

Young boxers from South Gloucestershire and Stroud College ducked, jabbed and weaved their way to medals at an international boxing event in Ireland. Jacob Croot and Toby Hacker, both aged 17, won gold and silver medals, respectively, in the Celtic Box Cup at Dungavan County, Waterford. Both athletes, who are currently in the second year […]

Prince Edward officially opened a new £5.9m sixth form campus at Sandwell College. He met students and was given a guided tour of the building which contains classrooms for arts, science and social science subjects, a café and photography and fashion show exhibition space. It has been used by staff and students since the start […]

A student who struck gold at the Wheelchair Basketball European Championships was crowned disabled sports achiever of the year for the Wigan and Leigh area. Wigan and Leigh College level three sport learner Gregg Warburton accepted the accolade at the Believe Sports Awards 2014 ceremony organised by the town council. It recognised the part he […]