Author: FE Week Reporter

Trainee stonemasons from City of Bath College helped unveil the stunning statue of swimmer Mark Foster in Bath city centre. The students created the plinth that the piece of art – a twice life-size sculpture of the champion swimmer’s torso – sits on. Students at the College’s Construction Skills Centre spent weeks working on the […]

Students studying fashion and textiles at South Birmingham College were set the challenge of turning £30 of material from the famous Birmingham Rag Markets into an outfit that could be sold in Harvey Nichols. Fifteen of the 80 students that took part in the competition have been shortlisted to showcase their designs on the catwalk […]

Three complementary therapy students from Coleg Gwent’s Pontypool campus were in need of some well-earned rest and relaxation of their own after taking part in a great outdoors challenge for Marie Curie Cancer Care. The Whole Hog Race saw Emily Smith, Jodie Dupplaw and Sian Williams cross country running, negotiating obstacles, wading through a river […]

Bricklayers, plumbers, joiners and electricians from the housing association, Futures Homescape, celebrated completing a diploma in maintenance operations as part of a training partnership with Derby College. The team provides a repairs and maintenance service to tenants living at Futures Homescape properties in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Among the students were Richard Rawlings and Paul Hodgkinson, […]

Hospitality and catering students at Chichester College have broken the world record for the world’s biggest smoothie. Preparations for the challenge began with the arrival of bananas, strawberries, yoghurt and fruit juice donated from local suppliers, which the students chopped, blended and poured into a huge vat. Kenwood supplied the College with 20 food blenders […]

A former Kensington and Chelsea College music student has been snapped up by Adidas to produce a soundtrack for an international advertising campaign. Kayvon Razavi was among a handful of music producers exclusively invited to pitch for the contract. The talented 22-year-old was given a strict brief by the sportswear giant, tasking him with producing […]

Flashmob dancers electrified MidKent College’s Medway Campus by showcasing their talents to staff and students. From modern day hits to 19th century classics, the talented students carried out an expertly choreographed performance before leaving just as suddenly as they had arrived – albeit this time to a standing ovation. Students performed the dance routine unexpectedly […]