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Classic album remix is out of this world

Level three music students performed their remix of concept album War of the Worlds live at Warrington Collegiate. Antony Vickers, aged 26, and Nick Bromley, 22, reworked the original songs recorded by Jeff Wayne in 1978 with house, dub step and drum and bass styles. They performed their version of the album, which retained actor […]

Huntress painting in frame for V&A exhibition

Westminster Kingsway College student Lisa Webb had her painting displayed in an exhibition of works of art inspired by London’s Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum. There were more than 440 entries for a competition launched in October which challenged new artists to create works inspired by the world-famous museum of art and design. Lisa, aged […]

What Employers Want

Download your free copy of the FE Week 16-page supplement What Employers Want ~ in partnership with Reed NCFE. Click here to download (5mb) What Employers Want Just what do employers want of prospective workers? What skills do businesses want them to have picked up and honed? And further, where are we in terms of the […]

Edition 107: Jackie Doodson, Andrew Tyley and April Carrol

A former lecturer in business and management is to become the new principal of Walford and North Shropshire College (WNSC). Jackie Doodson, currently principal of two years at Llandrillo College, in North Wales, takes over later this week. She replaces Andrew Tyley, who has stepped down after seven years in the position to start his […]

Lesson observations — to grade or not to grade?

With a University and College Union study of graded lesson observations having reached negative conclusion about the effect they have on staff, and Ofsted revealing an FE and skills pilot in which they do not feature, David Russell looks at whether there is alternative quality measure. Feelings can run high on the topic of graded […]

Opposing sides of the Lambeth College strike have their say

Educators are unlikely militants. Most FE teachers I have met would do anything rather than let down their learners. So what has brought us to the position where Lambeth College teachers are into their third week of indefinite strike action? Our members are committed professionals, but they are not pushovers. The college has imposed an […]

Second college in fortnight bouncing back from grading disappointment

A second major English college in less than a fortnight has recorded an improved Ofsted grade after previously slumping to inadequate (grade four). City of Bristol College was deemed to require improvement (a grade three rating), having been issued with a grade four rating in April last year — three years after it was rated […]

Technology recommendations about ‘political will, mindset and vision’

Funding and learner involvement figured in Feltag recommendations earlier this year. Bob Harrison outlines his view of the government response issued this month. So Skills Minister Matthew Hancock has finally published his response to the 30-plus recommendations in the Feltag report launched in 2014 at the Education Innovation Conference in Manchester. The reason for the […]

Counselling pensioner Robert a winning learner

A 79-year-old who counsels people with mental health issues and a 22-year-old who has started a charity to promote science to girls were among the winners at Adult Learners’ Week Awards. A total of 16 awards were given out to individuals, projects and employers at the event in London on Monday (June 16), organised by […]