Author: FE Week Reporter

Students from Hopwood Hall College were official photographers as Rochdale’s new Mayor Carol Wardle accepted her chains of office. The college has close links with Rochdale Council and Ms Wardle herself asked if students could take photos of the Mayor-making ceremony at Rochdale Town Hall. Course tutor Darren Comer selected three first year students studying […]

Young people from ethnic minority backgrounds graduated from a media training course which honours the memory of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence. The 11 learners, who are aged 19 to 24 years old, spent six weeks studying for a BTec level two certificate in creative media production at Westminster Kingsway College and another six weeks working […]

Level three fashion student Luke Hards will see a dress he designed displayed in the womenswear department of a John Lewis store. Fashion students from across Barnet and Southgate College were challenged by the retail chain to draw designs for dresses that combined vintage and 21st Century influences, through a competition to celebrate John Lewis’ […]

The first female student from MidKent College to pass a level two bricklaying course hopes she is laying foundations for more women to enter the trade. Caitlin Newton, aged 17, completed the course two weeks ago and was given the college’s bricklaying student of the year award in January. Caitlin, whose 58-year-old father Steve Newton […]

Record-breaking mountaineer Bonita Norris scaled a 8.5-meter high climbing wall to cut a ribbon that officially opened Sparsholt College’s new sports centre. Ms Norris, aged 26, was guest of honour at the opening ceremony for the £2.7m sports centre, which contains a climbing wall, sports hall, gym and sprung-floor dance studio. Ms Norris rose to […]

Level two electrical engineering student Bethany Tavener was awarded for dedicating almost 150 hours to voluntary work. City of Bath College principal Matt Atkinson handed out awards to 711 students who carried out voluntary work over the last year. Among them were 18 students who spent 75 or more hours supporting good causes, with 18-year-old […]