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Public tuck into sausage masterclasses

The public was let loose on the sausage machines at a North Eastern college. Hundreds of sausages were made by people taking part in masterclasses at Middlesbrough College to mark British Sausage Week, where they learned how to mix the different meats with herbs before operating the filling machines. The pork and leek, Cumberland and […]

Media savvy students make careers DVD

Media students in Berkshire have created a film to help young people decide what their next step should be after finishing their GCSEs. The What is Work Ready DVD has been sent out to local schools to be watched by thousands of students. Bracknell and Wokingham College students scripted the film, interviewed local employers and […]

Colleges Week kicks off with a bang in Crewe

Revamping a church, producing a radio show and nail art demonstrations were among the activities to celebrate Colleges Week. South Cheshire College students kicked off the week with a Get into the Christmas Spirit coffee morning, which raised £60 for Help for Heroes, and then hit the Market Centre with dance performances. Decorating students painted […]

RAF carpenter claims apprentice of the year title

A student training in carpentry at a Royal Air Force (RAF) museum in Shropshire has been crowned Apprentice of the Year. Laura Pringle, 20, who studies at City of Wolverhampton College, was presented with the award for the intermediate category at the Skills Show in Birmingham. “I am overwhelmed with excitement and seeing the pride on […]

Celebrities take on Future Car Challenge

Celebrities at the wheel of cars never seen before on England’s roads, called in at a Sussex college as part of a challenge to drive 63 miles using the least energy possible. Olympic swimmer Ross Davenport sped into Central Sussex College’s Crawley campus in a Toyota Prius Plug in, Top Gear’s former Stig Ben Collins […]

Stanley, 94, goes silver surfing

Ninety-year-old Stanley Lee has been getting to grips with getting online thanks to a free IT course for mature students at a Hampshire college. The IT for over 50s classes, run at Barton Peveril College, focus on the basics of using a computer and accessing the internet. Stanley is one of the oldest learners at […]

Nowt right with rote

English and maths may well be key to learning, but let’s not forget the practical skills of time management, teamwork and communications, according to Graham Hasting-Evans of the National Open College Network (NOCN) Hardly a day goes by without the government, business groups or some MP having their say on the state of our education […]

Establishing a guild for the FE sector

Agreeing to chair a group setting up yet another representative body for FE is probably a career-limiting move unless there is a very good reason for another one. So I am pleased to say I think there is indeed a great need for a new body to take a leadership role in FE and I […]

One size does not fit all

A watchful eye on quality becomes more important as FE colleges increasingly deliver higher education, says Dr Stephen Jackson The tectonic plates of UK higher education are shifting with students basing their study choices on changing criteria. Providers newer to the game have been eager to compete with the university sector by offering significant benefits […]