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Campaign for accessible colleges launched

The National Union of Students (NUS) has teamed up with the The Changing Places campaign to make college campuses more accessible. The NUS has launched its Access Challenge campaign, which is aimed at improving the access to university and college campuses. As part of this campaign, NUS will be campaigning for Changing Places toilets […]

App-ortunity for Priestley College students

Talented designers were given a unique opportunity to taste industry life after teaming up with a creative agency. The teenage Graphic Design students at Priestley College have been tackling a subject close to most of their hearts after being set the challenge of developing a number of assets for use in an “app” that will […]

Prime Minister bowled over by kindness of charitable Myerscough College student

College student Callum Flynn met Prime Minister David Cameron after being named Britain’s Kindest Kid. The Myerscough College student topped a public vote in the national TV competition run by the Charities Aid Foundation and 5 News. Callum (16), from Leigh, in Lancashire, received the news of his win during a surprise presentation at Myerscough […]

City of Bath College students in business

Three IT students from City of Bath College have designed a website for a new high profile city-based business organisation. The talented trio designed and built the website from scratch after being approached by the newly formed Bath and North East Somerset Entrepreneurs’ Club. Ben Sanger-Davies, Tristan Welch and Toby Barrett are studying a Foundation […]

Lord-Lieutenant Dame Mary Fagan opens new library at Barton Peveril College

The Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire, Dame Mary Fagan, spent an afternoon in the company of sixth form students when she officially opened a library. The Glyn Library at Barton Peveril College, in Eastleigh, accommodates 255 students and has twice as many PCs as the former building. Since it opened at the start of the academic year, […]

Students at Chesterfield College learn to buckle up with graphic road safety display

Students were shown the harsh realities of the roads in a hard hitting safety campaign. Chesterfield College bore witness to the dramatic events as part of the Dying2Drive campaign, co-ordinated by the Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service. The college’s own Uniformed Public Services students also played a part in the event, marshalling the ‘collision’ so […]

Weston College lecturer is a cut above the rest

A college lecturer who turns his hand as a top skateboarder has opened his own barbers. Ben Smart launched Smart Barbers in Lower Queen Road, Clevedon, and lectures barbering to students part-time at Weston College in the evening. The barbers also features a professional skateboard stockist. The 33-year-old of The Barrows in Locking Castle, Weston, […]

South Thames College hosts speed modelling competition for young video game developers

Gaming enthusiasts were put through their paces in a virtual competition. South Thames College hosted a Speed Modelling Competition as part of the WorldSkills UK series. It was developed by a panel of London colleges and experts in the field, with students competing to create a 3D computer generated model in one of the college’s […]

Continuing Professional Development that works

You may think that continuing professional development (CPD) is the bane of many teachers’ lives, and you may even have overheard it being described as one of the most boring things on earth. My recent involvement in a range of focus groups across the country tells a different story. Staying up to date is essential […]