Author: FE Week Reporter

A new centre has been opened in the heart of Birmingham by fashion expert and Clothes Show host Caryn Franklin and UB40 saxophonist Brian Travers. South Birmingham College’s new Fusion Centre was formally opened at a ceremony, also attended by businesses, schools, universities and college friends. Guests were entertained by cabaret, dance and comedy performances […]

Students at Solihull College have made a difference to the lives of other young people after raising £5,200.36 for Teenage Cancer Trust. The students are working towards the BTEC Extended Diploma in Business or Peter Jones Enterprise Academy (PJEA) Diploma in Enterprise and Entrepreneurship. The Trust is the annual charity of LaSer UK, a Solihull-based […]

Students on the construction pre-apprenticeship programme at New College Nottingham (ncn) have been putting their maintenance skills to good use. They have taken to St Peter & St Paul’s Church, in Hucknall, where they have been relaying paving slabs, plastering and painting as part of their course. ncn’s pre-apprenticeship programme helps 16 to 19-year-olds find […]

Hundreds of apprentices and employers gathered for City of Bristol College’s Apprenticeship Awards evening. Now in its fourth year, it recognises the achievements of the college’s students, who completed their framework by the end of July and their employers. Students and their employers received a range of awards on the evening, including Apprentice of the […]

Weston College has launched a House Makeover Diploma focused on women following a successful taster day. A dozen women got to grips with the intricacies of pasting, wallpapering and how to fill in damaged areas so repairs become virtually invisible at the college’s Construction and Engineering Centre of Excellence (CECE). The new Level 1 course […]

Leeds City College welcomed a parliamentary visitor as the skills minister called into its flagship campus. John Hayes MP, minister of state for further education, skills and lifelong learning, paid a special visit to the college’s new Keighley Campus on Tuesday and took a tour of some of the on-site facilities, meeting staff and students. […]

The Deputy Prime Minister helped put the icing on the cake when visiting the Colchester Institute to set out plans for the new Youth Contract. Nick Clegg visited the institute last month where he set out the government’s commitment to getting all young people earning or learning. While on the visit, he met with students, […]

Kind hearted students helped to raise money and awareness with a string of events for an important cause. Hereward College took part in Anti-Bullying Week, with their Peer Support Team (PST), a group of students who help and support new students at the college, raising concerns about negative use of language in the college and […]