Author: FE Week Reporter

Nick Clegg held a question and answer session with hundreds of students at King George V College. The deputy prime minister spent 45 minutes fielding questions at the Southport college. He was quizzed on university tuition fees and the Syrian civil war by King George students and learners from nearby Southport College. An informal vote […]

French catering students learned how to cook British dishes during a visit to City College Brighton and Hove. The learners from Amiens, in France, travelled to Brighton through the Interreg New Technologies for Apprenticeship (NTA) scheme that aims to develop the life skills of French and British students. They were taught how to cook British […]

Sudden adult death syndrome struck down personal training student Adam Middleton three years ago. The 23-year-old had suffered from an undetected heart defect and his devastated mother, Donna Mayall, was so determined to prevent the same thing from happening to other young people that she raised more than £12,000 to fund screening tests at Warwickshire […]

Gold medallists from the 2013 WorldSkills UK final gathered at the House of Commons to celebrate their achievement. The final, which took place at the Skills Show last November, saw more than 700 of the UK’s most talented apprentices, employees and college learners battle it out in 70 categories including forensic science, mobile robotics, welding, […]

A City College Norwich student has become the first female to make it through to the final of the UK Copper Board National Apprentice Plumber of the Year competition. Hayley Phenix, aged 19, earned her place in the final of the plumbing skills competition after winning the midlands regional heat held at Burton & South […]

Myerscough College staff and motorsport students hit top gear by rebuilding, servicing and racing in cars for a rally. The students rebuilt a Nissan Micra and Ford Escort mark two from a basic frame, installing the engines, gears, clutch, and electronics, which took part in the 2014 Legend Fires North West Stages Rally along the […]

A photography student from Weston College has had her work exhibited in New York after winning a prestigious competition. Polish-born Anna Piotrowska, aged 31, is studying a foundation degree in photography in practice and was selected for the New York-based Young Photographers’ Alliance (YPA) mentoring scheme, which puts together talented college students with leading photographers. […]