Author: FE Week Reporter

Stratford-upon-Avon College has hosted its annual prom and crowned this years’ prom King, Queen, Prince and Princess. The Mayor and Mayoress of Stratford-upon Avon were among the guests at the ballroom at Stratford Town Hall. The evening was a celebration of the hard work and achievements of the students during the past year. A student […]

Former City of Bath College student Peter France, the chief executive of Bath-based Rotork Plc, has received the prestigious Association of Colleges (AoC) Gold Award at the House of Commons. Staff and students from City of Bath College were present at the awards ceremony, which is held each year to recognise further education alumni as […]

HTP Training is celebrating achieving a 95 per cent success rate for its apprentices – the best in Southern England. HTP which achieved ‘Outstanding, Grade 1’ status from Ofsted in 2008 is now one of the 12 best training providers in the UK. The announcement was made by Rachael Fidler, HTP’s managing director, during a […]

Rookie cooks served up a treat at the final of MidKent College’s annual Battle of the Chefs competition. Students on level 1 hospitality and catering courses squared off against one another in an attempt to impress the judges at the Medway Campus’ Pavilion Restaurant. Dishes served up at the final included pork and braised scallion […]

A collection of Seventies inspired clothes have gone on display as fashion students from the College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London held the first of two end of year fashion shows. Family and friends applauded students’ work as models glided down the catwalk at the College’s Tottenham Centre to Seventies beats, showcasing a […]

Four learners from the Herefordshire College of Technology studying Blacksmithing have created a beacon that has been positioned on the well-known county landmark, Garway Hill. Thomas Tribe, Ed Glennie, Peter Averson and Ben Crosthwaite accepted the commission from Garway Hill Commoners’ Association to build the beacon and were managed under the watchful eye of HCT […]

Weston College art faculty celebrated its 25th annual summer art show with a huge exhibition. More than 4,000 paintings, sculptures, photographs, textiles, fashion and graphic art were in the Wild Weston show at the College’s university campus. The event is regarded as a showcase for spotting future artistic talent and attracts thousands of visitors, many […]

A carpentry apprentice at Canterbury College has won a prestigious scholarship to improve a stately home recently saved by Prince Charles. Raymond Alvsvag, 23, is one of only 10 people in the UK to be awarded a scholarship on the Building Skill in Craft apprenticeship scheme, which is run by The Prince’s Foundation. After he […]