Author: FE Week Reporter

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 […]

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 […]

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: […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]