Author: FE Week

A single produced by Blackpool Sixth Form college to raise money for children living in poverty has climbed into the iTunes and Amazon charts and, with a host of celebrities backing it, has a shot at hitting Christmas number one. Samantha King reports. Since Blackpool Sixth Form college released their single ‘A Christmas Miracle’ on […]

Two students have undertaken an unusual photography project, becoming the Archbishop of Canterbury’s personal paparazzi during his recent trip to Bath. Samantha King reports.  Two level three photography students at Bath College, Sebastian Roberts and Louise Wakeham, have jumped at the chance to add a high-profile name to their photography portfolios, volunteering to document a […]

A college’s resident bat is facing homelessness following site clearance work on the building in which it lives. Affectionately named Kevin, the bat currently lives in the roof of Bridgwater and Taunton College’s Montgomery House, which is being cleared to make way for the new National College for Nuclear. Workers on the site have been careful […]

A computer hardware student has designed an app that helps people who struggle to socialize access help and advice, as well as communicate. Olivia Reynolds, an IT student at Darlington college, came up with Socialmoda to help those who suffer with anxiety and shyness access virtual help, advice and support. The app also has voice […]

Five students enrolled on the 12-week Prince’s Trust programme have given a community centre playground a new lease of life. The group from the College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London spent one week working at Play Space, a voluntary-run under-fives community centre playgroup that has served families in North London since 1992. The […]

Two students from Newcastle Sixth Form College joined over 250 other young people to take part in a televised debate in the Houses of Parliament. A-level students Liam Cartwright and Kate Palmer were representing the UK Youth Parliament at the biannual event, which gives young people aged 11 to 18 a chance to get their […]

A college’s new construction centre has been named in memory of a teacher who recently lost his battle with cancer. The Kevin Diett Construction Centre at Sussex Downs College in Eastbourne has been named after the former course leader in brickwork, Kevin Diett, who passed away from the disease earlier this year. The centre was […]

The annual East of England Smithfield Festival attracts competitive farmers from across the country, with the College Challenge category perhaps the most competitive of all. The 2016 winners have now been crowned. Samantha King reports. For months, students from agricultural colleges across the UK have been gearing up for the East of England Smithfield Festival’s […]