Author: FE Week

One of the country’s leading female engineers has unveiled a portrait of herself at Bradford College in the hopes it will inspire girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and maths. Dr Phebe Mann is the first and only woman in the UK to hold six professional engineering qualifications, and was made an honorary […]

A plumbing lecturer from Suffolk New College has travelled to one of Europe’s poorest countries to help install toilets at a primary school. Forty-six-year-old Richard Steward was among a team of volunteers who travelled to Moldova to carry out major refurbishment on a local school, which teaches 200 pupils. Situated in the village of Ivancea, […]

Green-fingered students from Bridgwater and Taunton College have assisted in planting 33,000 tulip bulbs at the historic Forde Abbey in Dorset. A group of level three horticulture students planted the bulbs, which will form the spring display at the Abbey’s formal gardens. As well as planting, students also received a tour of the rest of […]

Two students from Doncaster college have taken first and second place at the 20th annual Paperhanging Apprentice of the Year competition. Painting and decorating apprentices Mitchell Scott and Thomas Mills took home the top awards in the competition, which was open to all registered apprentices in the UK. Applicants were assessed on their wallpaper-hanging skills, […]

The Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) has appeared in a BBC documentary presented by a former student who attended the college 30 years ago. Samantha King reports. When alumni return to college, it’s unusual for them to bring a BBC documentary crew with them, but that was exactly what happened when Ian Hamilton […]

Four cows at Chichester College have been presented with awards by agriculture students for over 10 years of service. Three dairy shorthorn cows, named Brinsbury Margot, Digitalis and Symphony, have each spent 10 years at the college, while Rantonhall Baroness has completed 12 years of service, producing a grand total of 68,092 litres of milk […]

Students at Trent College received an inspiring talk on resilience from mountaineer Nigel Vardy, who lost his fingers, toes and part of his nose to frostbite. In 1999, Vardy suffered severe frostbite in temperatures of minus 60 degrees Celsius on Mount McKinley in Alaska, but has since gone on to climb some of the world’s […]

The UK’s first college of advanced technology has installed a virtual reality suite to enhance student learning. Prospects College of Advanced Technology in Essex hopes the equipment will benefit its construction, utilities and infrastructure students, enabling them to test their skills without fear of failure or risk of injury. The suite recreates a wide variety […]