Author: FE Week

The National College for Motorsport (NC4M) has been recognised for its services to the motorsport industry, reports Samantha King. The college, which was established in 2003, was presented the MIA Service to Industry Award at the Motorsport Industry Association’s Business Excellence Awards in January, attended by representatives from across the motor industry, including people from […]

New animal murals now festoon the walls of a hospital’s radiography department to help cheer up children who have to go in for X-rays. Painted by Barnet and Southgate College’s level three art and design students, the two large murals depicting colourful jungle scenes are on display at Barnet Hospital, and formed part of a […]

Two aspiring chefs have been completing work experience under the watchful eye of Fred Sirieix, star of the Channel 4 show First Dates. Gabriel Innaccone and Joe Cheeseman (pictured), both 16, are first-year learners at London South East College’s hospitality, food and enterprise career college, and were sent on work placement at Galvin at Windows, […]

To celebrate International Women’s Day, the Women’s Leadership Network is hosting an annual conference on how employers and employees can identify their talents and achieve their full professional potential. Four workshops will take place on themes including flexible working and board membership, and there will be a session led by Jackie Grubb, the principal of […]

Bath College is helping to pilot an initiative at a local supermarket that gives people with dementia and additional needs the space, support and time to complete their weekly shop in comfort, reports Samantha King. Seven of the college’s health and social care students will help run the ‘Slow Shopping’ project at their local branch […]

In an effort to encourage more students to move on to higher education, Walsall College has been running ‘Cooking on a budget’ workshops to prepare them for university life. Learners have been taught how to become self-sufficient in the kitchen by making easy meals such as pasta dishes and Chilli Con Carne, and attendees were […]

Overseas ambassadors from three colleges have been selected to represent the UK education sector on a recent trip to China. Nottingham College’s head of international projects Shaf Hussain, Central Bedfordshire College’s international manager Richard Harrison, and Cardiff and Vale College’s international development manager Ian Thomas were all selected as guest speakers at the British Council […]