Author: FE Week

A band from Blackpool Sixth Form has won a national student music competition. The group, called SIXX, is made up of six BTEC level three music students, and took the top spot in Pearson’s BTEC Awards ‘Showstoppers’ Challenge’ with their original rock ballad. Applicants were required to submit a video performance of an original song, […]

A group of international students at Derby College have written a book about their memories of home for a local book festival. The group of 28, who all study the college’s Lexis intensive language programme, officially launched their book, entitled ‘Stories from Home, Journeys of Hope’, at the third annual Derby Book Festival. Three of […]

A college offering animal care courses has teamed up with a national pet charity to open a cattery for homeless cats. Construction of the new facility at Moreton Morrell College was paid for by pet charity Blue Cross and it will house the stray felines until a new home can be found for them. The […]

A new programme launched by Trafford College and Salford City FC will allow the UK’s top young footballers to pursue a professional career in the game while gaining qualifications along the way, reports Samantha King Twenty-one aspiring footballers have been selected to take part in Academy 92, an initiative founded by Salford City FC, which […]

A pair of Buddhist monks paid a visit to the College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London to teach students about their religion. Venerable Konwewe Ariyarathana and Venerable Ragama Sugathananda spoke for an hour to an audience of 70 staff and students about the Theravada Buddhist tradition, which is marked by its strict adherence […]

Apprentice boat-builders and engineers from Southampton City College have helped to restore a replica 14th century medieval cargo ship. The level three apprentices, who are currently studying for City & Guilds qualifications, refurbished the waterfront feature under the supervision of Darren Patten, a learning manager and expert boat builder. The boat, located in Southampton’s Western […]

Three IT students travelled to China with their lecturer to represent the UK in an international coding competition. Samantha King reports. The trio from Central Bedfordshire College were one of 103 teams in the 2017 China International Vocational Skills Competition, with 100 of the teams hailing from various locations across China, and the other two […]

A team of media students have created a series of short films for a local hospital to promote the roles of therapy staff. The nine students from Craven College in North Yorkshire shot the films to help their local Airedale Hospital attract new employees to roles such as occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech and language […]