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FE Week mini-mascot (Edition 28)

Follow the adventures of FE Week’s biggest and smallest fan! Mostly this week I have been splashing around in Greenwich” And also you can follow our FE Week mini-mascot on Twitter @daniellinford

FE Week mini-mascot (Edition 30)

Follow the adventures of FE Week’s biggest and smallest fan! Mostly this week I have been cutting grass” And also you can follow our FE Week mini-mascot on Twitter @daniellinford

Ofsted scraps no notice inspections

Ofsted has dropped plans to introduce no notice inspections in the FE sector. The notice period for inspections will instead be reduced to two working days from September 2012. Matthew Coffey, national director for learning and skills at Ofsted said: “After listening to people’s views following our consultation Ofsted is reducing the notice period of inspections […]

FE Week’s pant-tastic caption competition

Do you want to be in with a chance of winning some of Lewisham College’s fantastic pants? (modelled above) Just come up with a hilarious caption for this picture of our two journos, Nick and Holly, modelling the beautiful briefs! Comment below with your caption and we’ll pick a winner soon! Find out why Nick […]

FE Week mini-mascot (Edition 27)

Follow the adventures of FE Week’s biggest and smallest fan! Mostly this week I have been making sandcastles in Scotland” And also you can follow our FE Week mini-mascot on Twitter @daniellinford

Women lead the way at WLN conference

Governing boards were a central topic of the conference, an area described by the Women’s Leadership Network (WLN) as particularly challenging. Using data from the Association of Colleges, the WLN has found that only 17 per cent of chairs on governing boards are female. Currently, the total percentage of women on boards is unknown, as […]

Hollywood star visits Uxbridge College

A film star from the Twilight blockbuster has presented Uxbridge College filmmakers at an ‘Oscars’ awards ceremony. MyAnna Buring, who plays Tanya in the Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, congratulated students on their achievements in writing, directing, acting and production. The Swedish-born actress has also recently appeared in the BBC’s White Heat and has been filming […]

High flying students at Canterbury College

Canterbury College students learned about life at 40,000 feet when they became cabin crew aboard a Boeing 737 for a day. The travel and tourism students were put through their paces on the 300-seater airliner by JARE Airline Training Partnership. They learned how to deal with passengers and cope with emergencies by taking part in […]

Rotherham College bring Shakespeare to life

People taking a stroll in Rotherham recently will have felt transported back in time to Ancient Greece after students from its local college took to the streets to prepare for their rendition of a Shakespeare classic. Students performed their dress rehearsal of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream outside Rotherham College in Greek costume. With the […]