Author: FE Week Reporter

Two Kensington and Chelsea College music students are vying for a final spot on ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent following their selection as an audition entry. The talented duo – Louise Manning and Narmine Obad (pictured) – beat hundreds of entries to be selected for the early audition stages of the hit series. Both students submitted […]

Dancing stars at Walsall College put on a special performance at two of the nation’s biggest venues. Students last month performed a short piece inspired by The Nutcracker and choreographed with support from Dance Xchange and New Adventures, to 100 specially invited guests at the Royal Opera House in London. It took place at an […]

A student at Cornwall College has been crowned the winner in a national cookery competition. Grace Mathews (21), from Gulval, near Penzance, will now have her dish produced by a leading UK supermarket in time for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee later this year. Grace, who is studying the Professional Cookery Diploma (Kitchen and Larder) VRQ3 […]

Anyone who has been to Old Hall at University Centre Doncaster recently will have noticed the walls have been transformed by a splash of colour. The Hall, which includes four large corridors and several entrance foyers, has been transformed by painting and decorating students from Doncaster College. The students involved had to take measurements as […]

Former Premier League football referee Uriah Rennie visited Chesterfield College to launch its brand new Referee Academy programme. More than 25 students have signed up to the programme so far, which complements the college’s already-established football academies that place young people back into the game, all while they gain their qualifications. Sports lecturer Neil Cluxton […]

A powerful message was delivered at Alton College during Driving Awareness Week. The week started with a driving simulator where students tested their driving abilities. Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service also visited the college to demonstrate how they approach and deal with collisions. Hundreds of students witnessed volunteer Yegor Ryazanov act as the victim as […]

City College Norwich has unveiled plans for a £5.7m state-of-the-art building for all of its students in the creative arts from September 2013. The planned building will be sited at the college’s main Ipswich Road campus, on the site of the former West Lodge accommodation block. The new creative arts building will support the college’s […]

Bicton College’s innovative new Environmental and Renewable Technologies Hub (EaRTH) has been officially launched. The event, which saw nearly 200 people attend, was designed to showcase the new centre, to demonstrate the cutting-edge technologies and to give thanks to all those in the community who have been part of its construction. There were short talks […]