Author: FE Week Reporter

November becomes Movember for many men as they valiantly grow moustaches to raise money for charity. Staff at Middlesbrough College got in on the action — with support from two Middlesbrough Football Club players who helped to raise awareness of men’s health, including prostate and testicular cancers. No subject was too tough to tackle for […]

A sports hall at Chesterfield College has been renamed to honour Olympic gold medallist Jessica Ennis. The heptathlete, who visited the college for the first time this month to open its new “heart space”, library, and guidance centre, said that she felt “very special”. The college’s performing arts students gave a concert before Jessica took part […]

A food writer and chef has helped to set up a seafood academy at a college on the south coast. The Mitch Tonks Seafood Academy has been opened to inspire young chefs and is set to put South Devon College on the map for seafood excellence. “I’ve long been a believer that the south west has […]

Colleges from across the North East were on to a winner when Sunderland College organised a five-a-side football tournament for students with learning difficulties and disabilities. A group of student volunteers organised the contest as part of a Together Activity Group (TAG) scheme. Project coordinator Rachael Smales said the tournament had been a huge success. […]

Cupcakes were at the centre of Colleges Week celebrations at Richmond upon Thames College. Visitors who made it to the catering department during an open evening were encouraged to roll up their sleeves and practise their icing and decorating skills — with the promise of a tasty treat at the end. Pre-decorated cupcakes were sold […]

You either love it or you hate it. Former Coleg Gwent student and artist Nathan Wyburn loves it – and so he should. The 23-year-old is best known for his portrait work produced by spreading Marmite on toast… Nathan recently visited current students at the college’s Blaenau Gwent Learning Zone to teach them about using […]

Students at a Teesside college have made a film to stop companies starting out from making costly mistakes. Ten Prior Pursglove College students wrote, filmed and starred in Business Busters, with help from writer and director Laura Degnan and support from the Redcar and Cleveland Enterprise Team. The film features a city girl who is […]

Chart-toppers of the future will receive a head start at MidKent College with a new soundproofed live room. The facility will give music students the opportunity to practise in private while their music technology counterparts can use the latest high-tech equipment to ensure the quality of performances shines through. Sevenoaks musician and former college lecturer […]

Sheffield College photojournalists helped with the filming of a new drama that highlights the dangers young people can face on the roads. “Crash,” which shows a serious accident and how the three emergency services respond, is due to be screened in South Yorkshire schools early next year. Students on the press photography and photojournalism course […]