Author: FE Week

Hair and media make-up students will be using their specialist skills to transform themselves and terrify members of the public during special Halloween boat trips. The level two and three students from Walsall College in the West Midlands will use their specialist make-up skills to turn into ghosts and vampires, and scare guests at the […]

Five students from Chichester College had the opportunity to showcase their furniture-making skills at a special exhibition in London, with one student even receiving special recognition. The Young Furniture Makers’ Exhibition, organised by charity The Furniture Makers’ Company, gave talented youngsters the chance to show off their creations to liverymen and the public. Student Paul […]

Travellers using the facilities at a Shropshire train station could be forgiven for thinking they’ve taken a wrong turn, after its toilet was transformed to resemble an African savannah, reports Samantha King. Station toilets generally don’t have the best reputation, but thanks to students at Derwen College, the toilet at Gobowen train station has had […]

Whether your dog is an aspiring Kate Moss or Naomi Campbell, you’re in luck – as a college in Cornwall has put out a casting call for canine models. Duchy College Rosewarne is currently on the lookout for dogs of all shapes and sizes, so that students on their increasingly popular dog grooming courses can […]

The future of farming is (slightly more) female, according to figures released from Hartpury College, which shows a record increase in the amount of female students signing up for land-based courses. This September, 18 per cent of the college’s new agriculture intake were female, compared to just nine per cent at the same time last […]

Barnsley College is celebrating after taking home the title of ‘Most Creative Cart’ in a soapbox derby. The event saw teams build and race their own soap box cars in front of 3,500 spectators, in order to raise money for Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice, which organised the event. The college’s entry was Fireman Sam-themed, and […]

Seventeen-year-old Luena Martinez hopes to inspire other musically-inclined students to follow their dreams after an “incredible experience” on ITV talent show, the X Factor. She appeared on the televised round of the TV show after getting through room auditions and boot camp, and sang a cover of Snow Patrol’s ‘Run’. Despite her talent, she was […]

Inundated with television offers and featured in numerous newspaper articles, being the centre of a media storm is all in a day’s work for Bath College’s resident chaplain, Rob Popejoy. Samantha King reports. Rob Popejoy could perhaps be described as unconventional in appearance. His job as a college chaplain may conjure prejudice as to how […]