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Sixth Form education property hotspots

The Telegraph ran a story this week on the back of new research by the website PrimeLocation, who found parents are prepared to pay a £77,000 premium to live near the best schools and colleges. The Telegraph published a guide to 20 prime education property hotspots across the country, naming what they regarded as the […]

City College boxer wins Junior ABA title

One of City College Brighton and Hove’s sporting apprentices, Archie Hutchins, has recently been crowned ABAE Junior Champion. Archie has been an Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence (AASE) student at the college since the scheme began last year. Archie’s hard work paid off when he beat John Newell of Shannon ABC by 27 points to […]

Red tape cutting too good to be true?

The Bureaucracy Busters, rated PG, coming soon to employers and training providers near you? This is the latest in the Coalition’s on-going saga of deregulation and slashing red tape (see front page). For too long vexatious bureaucracy has held back innovation; Whitehall pen-pushers have strangled professional freedoms and a culture of targets has drowned out […]

Trafford College student gets a yes, yes, yes and yes from the X-Factor judges

No this isn’t a line from ‘Harry met Sally’, it was the unanimous decision from the X-Factor judging panel to put a Trafford College student through to the show’s boot camp phase. Viewers of last Saturday’s audition show saw 19-year-old Mischa Bryan wow the panel with an amazing rendition of Aretha Franklin’s R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Her remarkable […]

Isle of Wight College grows their own

Joanna Park (30) and mother of four, started on Level 2 Business Administration course to help her husband with his business, and then progressed on to Level 3. Her tutor told her she was very able and could progress to the Higher National Diploma in Business so she decided to ‘go for it’. Joanna said […]

Sparsholt College lines up their alpacas for the start of term

Animal Management students at Sparsholt College are in for a treat when they arrive this week. During the summer break their alpacas have been busy having babies and once Emily, Zara and Mina (mums are called Audrey, Crumpet and Crystal!) are head-collar trained the students will be able to work with them.

Government review into IfL effectiveness

The government is to hold an independent review into workforce professionalisation, including the effectiveness of the Institute for Learning (IfL). John Hayes MP, minister for education, skills and lifelong learning, said the broad review would look at arrangements to achieve a professionalised workforce in further education, while also looking at the role of the IfL. […]

Web of opportunity at South Cheshire

Students who want to unravel a web of IT opportunities can sign up for an exciting new course at South Cheshire College. The Access to IT programme is the only course of its kind in the North West and can lead to a place at university or a prosperous career in the IT industry. The […]

Nottingham College construct a course for teenagers

A new pre-apprenticeship programme has been launched at New College Nottingham (ncn) to help 16 to 19-year-olds find employment in the construction industry. The course aims to equip young people with the skills needed to become an apprentice. Using its contacts with local employers, ncn will work with students to help them find a suitable […]