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Central Sussex College cleans up at awards

Outstanding students from Central Sussex College were recognised by FE Sussex, at a prestigious ceremony to celebrate the 2012 Spring Awards at the Hilton Brighton Metropole. The college celebrated a record-breaking four winners and three runners-up – more than any other college in Sussex. With a winner or runner-up in seven out of twelve categories, […]

CHENEL student wins chance to work at the Olympic Salon

Charlene Stoute, a hairdressing student at the College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London, has won a once in a lifetime opportunity, beating off stiff competition to work at the Olympic salon during the 2012 Games. A competition, launched by Podium – the Further and Higher Education Unit for the 2012 Games – and […]

Doncaster College student is leagues ahead

A life skills student at Doncaster College has returned from the European Down Syndrome Open Swimming Championships with a stack of medals. Ben Sweeney is quite used to winning competitions around the world and has more than 800 hundred medals in his bedroom, so he has a dilemma of where to put his tally of […]

Warwickshire College floristry tutors create blooming marvellous display for festival

A beautiful floral display has been created at Coventry Cathedral by tutors and students from Warwickshire College. As part of the cathedral’s Flower Festival, floristry tutor Jane Benefield and ten students from the college’s Moreton Morrell centre decorated four of the altar candlesticks – which are nine feet tall – with their display designed around […]

Will City College Southampton pair cut the mustard?

A duo of skillful stylists are set to showcase their skills on the national stage. Claire Heenan and Charlotte Moss, both students at City College Southampton, have made it through to the finals of the National Student Barber Competition 2012. The pair, aged 18 and 30, will attend the national awards ceremony in London on […]

Writtle College event gives food for thought

Writtle College are preparing to play host to an innovative event to help children gain knowledge about the journey of their food from field to fork and raise awareness of the countryside around them. The Essex Schools Food and Farming Day will be staged on May 24, with 3,000 primary schoolchildren and 500 teachers and […]

The end for Britain’s ‘conveyor belt’ of skills

The Government’s announcement to lengthen the duration of apprenticeships will help to ensure better quality workers which is vital for the economy’s growth. The recent announcement by the Skills Minister John Hayes that apprenticeship schemes are to be lengthened is welcome news for the British economy. It signals the end to what could be seen […]

Why Adult Learners’ Week matters now more than ever

The national awards ceremony for Adult Learners’ Week kicks off a week of similar events across the country this week, alongside thousands of opportunities for people to have a go at learning, often for the first time since they left full-time education. There will be tears and laughter, applause and inspiration at the ceremonies and […]

Achieving excellence in teaching and learning

Recommendations in the latest report from the Commons education select committee offer an opportunity for a parallel, if not unified, approach to raising standards of teaching and learning throughout our schools and colleges. It is an opportunity that must not be wasted. The select committee’s report, ‘Great teachers: attracting, training and retaining the best’, calls […]