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Culinary skills learners win gold in regional heats of Young Seafood Chef of the Year 2018

Two aspiring chefs have taken home a gold medal in a regional heat of the UK’s Young Seafood Chef of the Year competition. The culinary skills learners from Warrington & Vale Royal College, Mikolaj Mozul and Daniel Jones, beat out competitors from other colleges and universities. During the challenge, they all had to serve their […]

Film director Danny Boyle discusses his career with students

Film director Danny Boyle has paid a visit to East Norfolk Sixth-Form College to discuss his illustrious career. Over 600 staff members and students gathered to hear from the man whose movie credits include Trainspotting, 127 Hours and Steve Jobs talk about his film industry career and the projects he’s currently working on, including his […]

Male suicide prevention support group set up at college

Leeds College of Building has become the first UK college to partner with the male suicide prevention support group, Andy’s Man Club. As a result of the new partnership, the college will run weekly, drop-in support sessions open to male students, staff and the wider public over the age of 18. Andy’s Man Club was […]

President of Panama visits FE college to find out more about technical education

Last week, the president of Panama paid a visit to Westminster Kingsway College to learn more about technical education, accompanied by ministers and business leaders, reports Samantha King. The college, which is a member of the Capital City College Group, is part of a consortium working with the Panamanian government and the UK’s Department for […]

Movers and Shakers: Edition 246

Your weekly guide to who’s new and who’s leaving Martin Hottass, Managing director, City & Guilds Institutes of Advanced Technology network Start date: October 2018 Previous job: UK skills partner, Siemens Interesting fact: Martin speaks four different languages. ____________________________________________ Rebecca Stratton, Deputy principal, Itchen Sixth Form College Start date: May 2018 Previous job: Assistant principal, Woking College […]

Chancellor of the exchequer faces a grilling from sixth-formers

The chancellor of the exchequer faced a grilling from sixth-formers during a visit to Strode’s College. Philip Hammond, who is the MP for Runnymede and Weybridge, had over 80 students pressing him for answers about cuts to college funding, lowering the voting age to 16, Brexit and the government’s foreign policy. The chancellor also shared […]

Nine puppies rescued by lecturer and raised by her students

Nine puppies taken in by a Reaseheath College tutor are being trained up by learners. The 11-week-old pups are all crosses between a Staffordshire bull terrier and an American bulldog, and were born shortly after their heavily pregnant mother was rescued by the Animal Lifeline charity. The college’s canine programme leader, Emma Caskie, fostered the […]

Four 5ft hare statues painted by Gloucestershire College students for annual Cotswold Hare Trail

Four 5ft hare statues have been painted by Gloucestershire College students for the annual Cotswold Hare Trail. The trail places around 100 of the statues around towns and cities in the Cotwolds, all hand-painted by local artists and members of the community, and each sponsored by local businesses. For the first time this year, the […]

College challenges local young people to make a water heating system as part of STEM campaign

In its campaign to get more people into STEM careers, Northampton College ran a competition challenging local young people to create a solar-powered water heating system from scratch, reports Samantha King. The week-long Big Rig challenge, held at the college’s Booth Lane campus, pitched eight teams made up of apprentices and school pupils against each […]