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South Cheshire College’s brand new Sports Academy to produce future sporting stars

Football stars of the future can hone their skills at South Cheshire College’s first-ever new Sports Academy. The new Sports, Leadership and Coaching Academy targets students from all college courses and will give them the chance to take part in regular training sessions and matches from September. Other sports which the Academy will deliver include […]

Lucky South Birmingham College student performs live with world class musicians

A South Birmingham College student performed live on stage with a supergroup of pop legends at a packed-out gig. Alex Gibbs (20), from Sutton, sang Video Killed the Radio Star alongside Trevor Horn – the man who made the song a classic back in 1979 with The Buggles, and his new band. Trevor’s new band, […]

Hayes cuts ribbon at Hopwood Hall college

The minister for FE John Hayes visited Hopwood Hall College’s new Middleton campus to officially open its state-of-the art new Technology Centre. Hopwood Hall College got the green light for a new £7 million Technology Centre at their Middleton campus in 2010, funded partly by the YPLA and partly by bank loan. Mr Hayes cut […]

Weston College backs young sports stars

Weston College has launched its first annual Sports Bursary Awards worth £2,500. Five students have each been given £500 to support sport at a regional, national or international level. Sports co-ordinator Sabrina Page said: “We are delighted to launch this bursary to go towards costs of training or competing in each student’s sport. “Applicants are […]

Lion Awards 2012 prove a roaring success

Some of the best students and tutors in further education (FE) were recognised by City & Guilds at the Lion Awards 2012 ceremony in London last week. The glamorous red-carpet event, which included a formal dinner at the Camden Roundhouse, was the culmination of the annual City & Guilds Medals for Excellence programme. The awards […]

South Nottingham College scheme awarded ultimate education accolade by The Queen

Staff and students from South Nottingham College’s Balls to Poverty programme were presented the ultimate education accolade by The Queen. The college was one of 21 prize-winning universities and further education colleges in the ‘Diamond Jubilee’ (ninth) biennial round of the Queen’s Anniversary Prizes. It recognises and celebrates the outstanding work within higher and further […]

Tough love at the Lsect Spring College Data Conference

Nick Linford, Managing Director, Lsect Karl Bentley, Lead Auditor, RSM Tenon Mike Davis, Principal Officer, Ofsted Subcontracting arrangements are worrying Ofsted “big time”, according to Mike Davis HMI, the regulator’s principal officer of further education (FE) colleges. Speaking at the Lsect Spring College Data Conference, in London, Mr Davis said Ofsted was concerned with the […]

Lion Awards 2012 prove a roaring success

L-R: Chris Jones, CEO at C&G, Nicholas Rose, winner of the FE Learner and the Outstanding Achiever of the Year Award, Alex Jones, TV presenter Picture by Nick Linford Some of the best students and tutors in further education (FE) were recognised by City & Guilds at the Lion Awards 2012 ceremony in London yesterday. […]

More than 2,000 secret changes to FE Choices

An investigation into changes on FE Choices has found more than 2,000 data records were adjusted without public knowledge. The Data Service, which is part of the Skills Funding Agency, today revealed that 2,639 changes were made to “unique values” in the Learner Satisfaction indicator of the performance comparison site, which went live on January […]