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SFA launches Community Learning Innovation Fund

A new community learning fund has been launched today by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA). The Community Learning Innovation Fund (CLIF), which will be managed by the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE), will provide grants worth up to £65,000 to learning providers and other organisations. The funding, worth £4 million in total, will […]

We must protect FE for international students

There has been much debate and comment here and elsewhere about the damaging introduction of fees for FE students aged over 24. Our opposition to this is clear and the ‘Keep FE Free’ campaign will be NUS’ priority in the coming months but it’s important that we don’t lose sight of one of another careless […]

City of Wolverhampton College is in bloom

Students from City of Wolverhampton College have entered show gardens into the Birmingham Borders competition. The competition will give horticultural students Brian Trubshaw, Phil Simmonds and Gemma Askew the chance to design, plan and build an exhibit in a show environment without the large financial and resource commitment. Gemma Askew, aged 29, has based her […]

New principal for City College Brighton and Hove

A new principal will be joining City College Brighton and Hove when Phil Frier retires at the end of August. Lynn Thackway is currently vice principal of the Barnfield Federation in Luton and is “delighted” by the appointment. “The college has seen rapid improvements under the current principal and I intend to continue the work […]

Green fingered student at Pershore College

A student from Pershore College has been crowned the “Young Horticulturalist of the Year” by the Institute of Horticulture in Edinburgh. Douglas Mackay, 21, from South Devon, was awarded a £2,000 bursary by the Shropshire Horticultural Society, which will allow him to travel abroad in pursuit of a horticultural career. “It was a great experience,” […]

South Cheshire College beauty therapy day

Students from South Cheshire College gave carers and service users a day to remember at the Neuromuscular Centre in Winsford. Level 2 Complementary Therapy students and the level 2 Beauty Therapy group spent a day at the Centre delivering relaxing treatments such as massages, manicures and facials. Sandra Smith, a complementary therapeutic practice for health […]

Strode College’s make-up masterpieces

Beauty therapy students at Strode College have been showing off their creative flair and technical make-up skills by creating movie character looks. The students worked in pairs, one as model and one as make-up artist, to put together a total look including make-up, hair, nails and clothes for an annual competition at the college. Marcie […]

Canterbury College curate curious collection

Artists from Canterbury College have transformed an empty shop in the Marlowe Arcade into an exciting new art gallery. The Curious Curator exhibition space, formerly The Discovery Store, will feature paintings, sculptures and installations by BTEC Subsidiary Diploma in Art and Design students. The special four-day show was open to the public from 10am to […]

Myerscough College smash campaign target

Myerscough College has created 151 new apprenticeships placements, smashing their original ‘100 in 100’ days campaign target. Ann Turner, principal of Myerscough College, said: “Achieving 151 apprenticeships in only 100 days is incredible news. “It means 151 people have secured a new job and will be trained to achieve a qualification that will hopefully secure […]