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3 June 2026

MidKent College student takes massive leap of faith for international charity

A daredevil student’s love of animals led to her taking a 12,000ft leap of faith. Sixteen-year-old Alex Pullin, from Gillingham, took part in a charity skydive to help fund her visit to the International Primate Rescue charity in Pretoria, South Africa. The sanctuary has rescued primates from all over the world and currently cares for […]

Professional race teams visit Dearne Valley College to launch motorsports programme

Dearne Valley College (DVC) is launching a new motorsports programme. The launch event, which took place on Thursday, welcomed a number of professional race teams and associations showcasing their vehicles such as; ‘Team Honeywell’ UK Uniroyal Fun Cup Winners, Max Lees Locost Championship Driver, the Motor Sport Association, Sheffield and Hallamshire Motor Club and Dukeries […]

Pheasants meet their namesake at Sparsholt College Animal Management Centre

Sparsholt College Animal Management Centre has played host to a rather unusual re-union. Amongst the college’s Pheasantry, the Himalayan Monal or Impeyan Monal Pheasants met Andrew Impey, the great, great, great, great grandson of Lady Mary Impey, who, in the 18th Century, the species was originally named after. The big get together was the first […]

Praise for Havering College designers

Up-and-coming artists from Havering College of Further and Higher Education received the ultimate accolade from one of the top interior designers in the world. Martyn Lawrence-Bullard, a multiple award winning designer with A-list celebrity clients, has praised the talents of four students on the BA Fine Arts degree course. Los Angeles-based Bullard visited the college […]

Blackburn College hosts major collision

Students at a Blackburn College were given the opportunity to put the theory into practice during a mock-up of a major traffic collision. FMG Support, the UK’s leading vehicle recovery resource, and the Highways Agency, hosted a Major Incident Day to provide the emergency services with a live practice of their emergency plans. More than […]

On the move again to promote adult literacy?

How do we listen to people who have quiet voices? As public funding of adult skills gets tighter and tighter there is a strong argument for making sure it gets spent both on the highest priorities and with positive impact. Rather than dictating what those priorities should be, the current policy is to make the […]

Duke of York marches up to Newcastle-under-Lyme College for right royal visit

Newcastle-under-Lyme College (NULC) was given the Royal seal of approval when His Royal Highness the Duke of York paid a visit. The Duke visited to help promote the work of colleges in providing apprenticeships, work-based learning and business skills development. After meeting local dignitaries, His Royal Highness was given a tour of the college by […]

FE Week visits Poole for the launch of the Reed NCFE employability lab

L -R:  Lawrence Vincent, Bournemouth and Poole College , James Reed, from Reed and David Grailey, NCFE  The unemployment crisis is a top priority for the coalition government. With more than a million young people out of work, the focus is now increasingly shifting to the education sector, including FE, to help students successfully transition […]