Author: FE Week Reporter

Television and pop star Kerry Katona spoke to students at a Chester college about her experiences battling mental illness. As part of a mental wellbeing week, the former Atomic Kitten singer talked to more than 400 West Cheshire College students about her diagnosis of bi-polar disorder. “As a bi-polar sufferer I want to raise awareness […]

Mental health wards at a Kent hospital have been brightened thanks to artwork created by local college students. Thirty Canterbury College students have been working closely with patients and staff at St Martin’s hospital to create graphics and photos that evoke serene outdoor spaces for its new £10m wards. The graphic design and photography students […]

Somerset students have been running in the footsteps of Olympians thanks to the arrival of £60,000 worth of sports equipment. Weston College’s fitness suite has been kitted out with the same hi-tech machines used at London’s Olympic village. Student Jamie Dulleham, 18, who studied a diploma in sport at the college and is now an […]

Green fingers have brightened up schools and care homes in the North East, thanks to some local students and a donation from a DIY store. Students at Darlington College dug in to help out children and elderly residents improve their outdoor spaces, using equipment provided by Wickes. The 200 amateur gardeners participated in the project […]

Photography students in Staffordshire have had the chance to develop their skills by taking part in a live brief and magazine photoshoot. Burton and South Derbyshire College students Coral Catullo, 19, and Josh Geary, 20, were selected to take part in a feature in BTN Magazine on the new Hilton and Hampton by Hilton hotels […]

An £8.2m rebuild of a Lancashire college’s campus for sailing students has been given the royal seal of approval. Princess Anne unveiled the 10-year redevelopment project at Blackpool and The Fylde College, which included the purchase of a £300,000 ship engine room simulator. The Fleetwood Nautical Campus trains people for the merchant navy and offshore […]

A glittering future is on the cards for a Hartlepool graduate as her designs go on sale. Cushions, bags, cards and prints by Cleveland College of Art and Design graduate Lauren Wilson, are being sold at a gallery in Bridlington, a Middlesbrough market and her college’s own shop. “I was so proud seeing my work […]