Author: FE Week Reporter

Sporty sixth form college students are celebrating a top performance at a festival. Leyton Sixth Form College (LSC) finished third in the Host Borough Inter College Sports Festival after a week of fierce sporting competitions. LSC triumphed in two sporting categories: men’s basketball and mixed badminton, and secured second place in women’s trampolining. The Inter […]

In collaboration with renowned French video game designer Eric Chahi, New College Nottingham’s (ncn) head chef Tom Edwards and the College’s Hospitality and Catering staff and students have pushed culinary boundaries, designing and implementing a five-course menu to rival Heston Blumenthal‘s creations. My Dinner with Eric, part of Nottingham’s annual GameCity videogame festival and held […]

Two impressive Mongolian yurts are the centrepiece of an exciting new link up between City College Norwich and Eaton Vale Activity Centre. The Sport (Outdoor Adventure) BTEC Extended Diploma is a practical, work-related course that prepares students for careers in outdoor adventure. The course is unique in being able to offer students the BCU UKCC […]

Dozens of migrants have successfully completed English language tests at a college. Around 50 learners, with family and friends, attended a special ceremony at the Newham College’s East Ham campus to receive English for Speakers of Other Languages certificates. The classes were attended by migrants from Asia, Africa and South America. One course graduate, Subashini […]

A college student has launched his own e-commerce website selling IT components for big brand names. Thomas Jenkins (19) achieved two distinctions and a merit on the BTEC National Diploma for IT Practitioners in June from Burton and South Derbyshire College. However, within weeks of completing his studies, he was successfully operating his own online […]

Labour Party Leader, Ed Miliband and Shadow Business Secretary, Chuka Umunna, visited Warwickshire College’s Rugby centre last week. They met students studying electrical engineering before visiting the Power Industry Academy for a question and answer session with students, apprentices, employers, staff and governors. Questions were asked on a number of topics including tuition fees, the […]

Record breaking youngsters were honoured by an Olympic winner for their achievements at WorldSkills London 2011. All 43 members of Team UK were celebrated at a Welcome Back Reception at One Great George Street, London, which included a visit by the team’s ambassador and Olympic 100 metre relay gold medallist Jason Gardener MBE. At WorldSkills […]

Legal experts of the future experienced the corridors of power on a visit to the Houses of Parliament and the Supreme Court. Weston College’s A-level law students headed to London, firstly to listen to Speaker John Bercow’s traditional opening ceremony to Prime Minister’s Question Time in the House of Commons. They heard the Second Reading […]