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Northbrook youngsters light up sessions

A West Sussex duo were in the spotlight as they designed the lighting for a promotional video for a group of session musicians. Northbrook College theatre production students Charlie Howsego and Alex Allen worked on a live remix of Beyoncé’s Crazy in Love and the Beastie Boys’ Intergalactic. Session guitarist Oli Corrigan, who has worked with […]

Samuel’s out-of-this-world photography of Great Nubula

A rising star shone in an international astronomy photographer of year competition, clinching third place for his photo of the Great Nubula. MidKent College student Samuel Copley, aged 16, from Hoo, Kent, was highly commended in his age group and won £125. He produced an image of the cloud of gas and dust to the […]

Man, son of Gurkha, gets best young chef award

A catering student from the mountains of Nepal has scaled new heights by proving he is the best young chef in North East England. Darlington College NVQ level three catering and hospitality student Man Thapa scooped first prize in an inter-college competition involving trainees from all over the north east. The 20-year-old, who is originally […]

Added value from trainee teachers

It was back to the classroom for a group of budding teachers, who are already helping FE students improve at maths and English. Twelve people have started teacher-training courses at Canterbury College Teaching Academy. They all hope to become GCSE maths and English teachers in the FE sector. As part of the course, they are […]

New FE faces for Labour

The new Labour FE faces are Liam Byrne, who takes Gordon Marsden’s place, and Rushanara Ali, who takes Tristram Hunt’s role. FE Week would like to welcome them to the wonderful world of FE and congratulate Mr Hunt on his promotion to Shadow Education Secretary. Mr Byrne has experienced a range of government and shadow […]

Horror show at Farm of Terror event

Halloween arrived early for media make-up students in Lancashire who have been helping a farmer plan his annual spooky attraction. Eighteen Hopwood Hall VRQ level three students will create all of the gory special effects make-up for Terry Bork’s Farm of Terror event. Student Lauron Stirrup, aged 28, said: “We are super excited and can’t […]

Crumbling orangery gets huge facelift from stone students

This is the impressive handiwork of stone conservation students who restored a crumbling Victorian ruin to its former glory as an orangery, writes Rebecca Cooney. These pictures show how the the Grade II*-listed building in the Tyntesfield Esate, North Somerset, built in 1897 to house exotic plants, was saved by City of Bath College NVQ […]

It’s farewell to Marsden as Hunt rises to the top in Labour reshuffle

Former Shadow Skills Minister Gordon Marsden (Pictured at FE Week HQ for a roundtable on FE loans) has paid tribute to his old FE sector stomping ground, describing it as his “passion”. Mr Marsden, who has joined the shadow team for transport following last week’s ministerial reshuffle, said his new position would be “an interesting […]

Ex-Dragon Theo gets Skills Show countdown under way

The final countdown to The Skills Show 2013 was officially marked at one of London’s most iconic landmarks — St Mary’s Axe, more widely known as The Gherkin. last Tuesday (8 October). Skills Minister Matthew Hancock and former Dragons’ Den investor Theo Paphitis launched the show countdown with a call to ‘inspire a new generation […]