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14 May 2026

Tristram Hunt, shadow junior education minister

A rich vein of history runs through Tristram Hunt, rising to the surface and touching everything he talks about. The 38-year-old history graduate’s love for the Industrial Revolution, which spawned times of “great equality” across the UK because of the industrial power yielded by cities other than London, has informed his pro-manufacturing views. He’s penned […]

Adult Learners’ Week 2013 Supplement

Download your free copy of the FE Week 16 page special Adult Learners’ Week 2013 supplement, sponsored by apt awards. Click here to download (17mb) Introduction Adults return to education for a variety of reasons. Some want to change career and some want to progress in the one they’ve got. Some are looking for a way out of […]

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Business advice from BBC Apprentice star

A former winner of BBC hit The Apprentice gave students his own hints and tips on how to get on in the workplace. Lee McQueen, who got the nod from Lord Sugar in 2008, was at Loughborough College’s Employability Week. He spent a day motivating students to stand out from the crowd in the world […]

The future’s black at Sparsholt

Most families might have just one black sheep, but at a college in Hampshire, a ewe has given birth to four of them. The arrival of the black lambs at Sparsholt College is an event so rare it happens once in a generation. Shepherd John Garrett, who has 35 years’ experience in the industry and […]

Students get hands-on with history

A replica Second World War Spitfire dropped in on learners in Salford to help bring their history A-level to life. The iconic aircraft was brought into Pendleton Sixth Form Centre by staff from the Lytham St Annes Spitfire Memorial Fund, who restored the plane, who spoke to learners about its history. Student Katie Bagshaw said: […]

College opens wide for Ministerial visit

It was smiles all round as Skills Minister Matthew Hancock visited a West Midland college. He toured the £77m Central Campus at Sandwell College, in West Bromwich, and met dental nursing apprentices. He visited on Friday, May 3, and heard from representatives from Bhandal Dental Practice which is developing a new, employer-led apprenticeship with the […]

Drumming up support for Kent hospice

A foundation learning student from Kent has raised £200 by organising, hosting and performing in a charity concert. Drummer Philip Nelson, 18, who has a mild form of cerebral palsy, staged the bash in aid of the Heart of Kent Hospice in Aylesford. He said: “We had several really good acts and everyone seemed to […]

Another brick in the wall

The foundations of WorldSkills success have been laid Down Under for a 20-year-old Cheshire student. Former Warrington Collegiate apprentice bricklayer Ashley Terron, who now studies construction and property management at the University of Salford, took gold at the Global Skills Challenge in Australia. The competition is seen as a warm-up for July’s WorldSkills in Leipzig […]