Author: FE Week Reporter

A lecturer has been awarded £6,000 for creating a virtual central heating system to help teach plumbing students. Head of construction at the College of North West London Martin Biron received the development award from the charity BPEC at its first ever Life Awards ceremony in Derby. Mr Biron said: “As an educator, over the past […]

A new partnership has brought together two organisations with a combined total of more than 150 years’ experience in delivering adult education. The Workers’ Education Association (WEA) and the Open University (OU) hope to reverse a recent decline in adult learning by working together. Research from the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) published in […]

Olympic runner Adam Gemili has sprinted his way to academic victory. The 19-year-old 100 metres champion picked up two awards at Barking and Dagenham College’s Excellence Awards having received a distinction for his extended diploma in sport. “It’s really great to be recognised for the time I spent at the college,” said the World Junior […]

A community centre now has its own movie theatre thanks to ten West Yorkshire students. The Prince’s Trust Team at Leeds City College installed a high definition projector, sound system, created a mural of movie legends, and put up drapes for the cinema at Kentmere Community Centre in Seacroft. The students hope the theatre will help […]

The lounge of 94-year-old student Arthur Holder is filled with more than 200 handcrafted pieces of silverware. There are vases, jugs, and bowls — and all made by the grandfather-of-two at Chesterfield College, where he has been studying on a silversmith course for nearly four decades. “I love to be able to create,” said former […]

A West Midlands student has been brushing up on his skills for a chance to win £2,000. Walsall College painting and decorating apprentice, Daniel Warner, 19, will be tested on his paint and tool selection, as well as how he applies stencils, at the Young Painter of the Year finals, run by Johnstone’s. “I’ve been putting […]

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 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 […]

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 […]