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Championship basketball team provides work experience for business students

Business students have taken control of the social media accounts of a championship basketball club in a unique work experience placement. The 15 level three students from Gateshead College teamed up with the Newcastle Eagles to develop their employability skills, taking responsibility for ticket sales, managing social media posts and increasing the number of club […]

Winners of college’s charity shop challenge revealed

The winners of a competition to breathe new life into Suffolk charity shops have been revealed. Aliona Cervinskaja and Joe Seaman (pictured) won the week-long challenge, which saw teams of level three business and retail students from West Suffolk College take over six local charity shops, using their business, visual merchandising and social media skills […]

Childcare students learn about trans issues

Students at Barnsley College have learned about the transgender community during a guest talk from two trans women. Ashleigh Lee and Jess Ryan travelled from Halifax to share their experiences of gender reassignment with the college’s childcare and education students, as well as fielding questions from students about their lives, what being transgender means, and […]

Greater Manchester colleges go head to head in regional challenge

Hopwood Hall College swept the board in a competition for further education colleges in Greater Manchester, reports Samantha King. The annual Greater Manchester Skills Competition ran from March 19 to 23 and pitted 10 colleges against each other in disciplines including hair and beauty, hospitality and catering challenges, travel and tourism, carpentry, and sports. In […]

Movers and Shakers: Edition 240

Your weekly guide to who’s new and who’s leaving Kelvin Nash, Principal and CEO, Kendal College Start date: May 2018 Previous job: Vice-principal, Heart of Worcestershire College Interesting fact: Kelvin has worked in the further education sector for 19 years. ____________________________________________ Jane Downes, Chair, FDQ awarding organisation Start date: March 2018 Previous job: Independent veterinary consultant […]

Young chefs serve sandwiches to the elderly in employability scheme

Five aspiring chefs have been serving lunch to elderly residents of a sheltered housing scheme in an initiative to develop their employability. Serving sandwiches and hot soups to 30 residents every Friday afternoon, the Gateshead College learners all have learning difficulties, and are taking part in a work-placement initiative to develop their independence and build […]

Movers and Shakers: Edition 239

Your weekly guide to who’s new and who’s leaving Jon O’Boyle, Operations and quality director, Umbrella Training Start date: January 2018 Previous job: Operations director, Qube Learning Interesting fact: Jon is ambidextrous. ____________________________________________ Lisa Harrington, Managing director – learning division, QA Group Start date: March 2018 Previous job: Chief customer officer, BT Interesting fact: Lisa […]

Construction learners make stage props for charity’s performance of the Wizard of Oz

Construction learners have helped raise £20,000 for Mary Steven’s Hospice by helping stage a charity performance of The Wizard of Oz. Tutors at Dudley College of Technology’s construction apprenticeship training centre (CAT) were approached by the hospice to build props including a prison cell and a scarecrow stand with just a week to go until […]

College hosts day of maths-themed activities for National Pi Day

The maths and English departments at North Shropshire College pulled out all the stops to celebrate National Pi Day last week. Staff and students took part in activities to celebrate the irrational number, calculated as the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, and extending into an infinite number of decimal places. […]