Author: FE Week Reporter

University fees, pension cuts for doctors and Olympic refreshment prices were among the hot topics that politicians and a TV celebrity were grilled on at Havering College. The College hosted a live webcast debate after winning the BBC’s Schools Questions and Answers competition. On the panel were David Willetts, the universities and science minister, Liberal […]

Lewisham College student Connor Holgate is the 1,000th apprentice to be signed up by The Skills People this year. The bartender at Shepherd Neame’s Ye Olde Whyte Lyon in Kent has started a Level 2 hospitality apprenticeship with the College. Connor said: “My ambition is to run my own pub. Being an apprentice will teach […]

As part of the ‘Live Below the Line’ worldwide initiative, Christian Aid has partnered with Leicester College to set a tough challenge to its learners – cooking a silver-service standard meal on just £1 worth of ingredients. Anne Wood, programme area manager for hospitality and food, who put the Level 1 Catering learners to the […]

Newham College students let their imaginations run free during a massive beauty performance. Students’ creations captured sports such as tobogganing and cycling, landmarks like the London Eye, and Hollywood’s golden age. Tessa Sanderson, an Olympic gold medal winner, took time off from promoting sport from the College to watch the event. During the evening, she […]

London’s most talented construction trainees flocked to Barking & Dagenham College to compete in the London regional heat of Britain’s biggest skills competition, Skillbuild 2012. The trainee’s from 15 Colleges took part in tasks such as bricklaying, carpentry, cabinet making, joinery and plastering under the watchful eye of a number of judges as well as […]

Dignitaries from the Uniformed Public Services (UPS) presented students with awards at Hopwood Hall College’s annual Sports Olympiad. Major Charlie Parr from the Army, borough commander Kevin Talbot from the fire service and inspector Gary Hall representing the police gave the students their trophies. The competition is in its fifth year and is supported by […]

Guests found themselves caught up in a New York gambling racket as students from MidKent College rolled the dice on a special performance of Guys and Dolls. Councillor Josie Iles, the deputy mayor of Medway, and her husband Steve were among those who attended the performing arts end-of-term show, which was preceded by a red […]