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Governance myths dispelled at Women’s Leadership Network workshops

Colleges in the south-east and the midlands have been hosting workshops aimed at women from FE and business, in a bid to increase female representation on boards. The four workshops – run by the Women’s Leadership Network and funded by the Education and Training Foundation – attracted around 70 delegates to sessions at West London […]

Student wins eight gold medals at Downs Syndrome International Swimming Organisation European Championships

London South East Colleges student Billy Birchmore has won eight gold medals at the Downs Syndrome International Swimming Organisation European Championships in Paris. Following his success, Birchmore (pictured), who is a student on the college’s Introduction to Work programme, will represent Great Britain at the DSISO World Championships in Canada – which could give him […]

Movers and Shakers: Edition 227

Your weekly guide to who’s new and who’s leaving Iain Wolloff, Principal, Newbury College Start date: February 2018 Previous job: Deputy principal, Farnborough College of Technology Interesting fact: Iain, who began his career in child protection, holds a first-class degree in social science, as well as postgraduate degrees in politics, teaching and management. ____________________________________________ Helen Camilleri, Business […]

Highlights from Skills Show 2017

Click Here to download In a year of vast reforms and financial crisis for the sector, there has been one event that has allowed us to take a breather and witness FE at its best: the Skills Show. Almost 80,000 people headed to Birmingham’s NEC for the country’s biggest careers event, which took place between […]

Movers and Shakers: Edition 226

Your weekly guide to who’s new and who’s leaving John McNamara, Interim CEO, the Federation of Awarding Bodies Start date: December 2017 Previous job: Managing director, Innovate Awarding Interesting fact: John was a qualified pilot in the RAFVR at university, three years before he took his driving test. ____________________________________________ Bill Meredith, Acting principal and CEO, Bishop Burton […]

EU teachers descend on Middlesbrough for international STEM project

A science teacher who received an MBE for his services to science communication brought together 20 teachers from across Europe to Middlesbrough as part of an international STEM project, reports Samantha King. Dr Richard Spencer, an A-level biology teacher and head of science at Middlesbrough College, invited 20 teachers from nine different countries to Middlesbrough, […]

Sunderland College become second in the UK to partner with gaming giant

Sunderland College has teamed up with PlayStation as part of a global initiative to develop the next generation of games designers. The college has become the first FE provider in the north-east, and the second in the country after Cambridge Regional College, to join Sony Interactive Entertainment’s global academic programme, PlayStation First, which lets students […]

Bath College celebrate their ‘Adult Student of the Year’

A learner at Bath College has been named ‘Adult Student of the Year’ at the AoC national conference. Rachelle Wabissa, an access-to-higher-education student, received the award because she overcame a range of personal difficulties, including a diagnosis of tuberculosis just four months into her year-long course. Despite being ill, she continued with her studies and […]

Sports students help SEND children experience their favourite sports

Sports students have helped children with physical, sensory and learning disabilities experience their favourite sports at the ProjectAbility festival. Hosted at Truro and Penwith College, the annual festival is the inclusive arm of the Cornwall School Games, a Youth Sport Trust initiative that gives primary and secondary school children across the region the chance to […]