Author: FE Week Reporter

Midlands students had the chance to live life in the fast lane when they qualified at the first round of the MCE British Superbike Championship. Motorcyclists, twins and Black Country UTC students Matthew and Kurt Wigley represented the UTC and were accompanied by four fellow engineering students, who gained valuable hands-on experience as the pitcrew. […]

A college catering assistant honoured in the new year is now looking forward to a garden party at Buckingham Palace. She’s just hoping the sun will shine, writes Rebecca Cooney A college catering assistant from Romford has received a British Empire Medal and has been invited to tea with the Queen. Sandra Coats, 57, has […]

Bracknell & Wokingham College students spent two weeks in Kenya helping to renovate two primary schools. The 19 learners, who study a range of A-level and vocational subjects including construction, health and social care, travel and tourism, childcare and uniformed public services, built a security fence and painted classrooms at one school, and rebuilt classroom […]

A Warrington Collegiate performing arts student impressed judges at a contemporary arts evening with a piece inspired by Australian dancer Lloyd Newson. Zac Hancock, 17, from Orford, directed and performed Who? in the  main reception area — including the lift — of the town’s Pyramid centre. Rachael Nelson, tutor and course leader for dance at […]

A Holocaust survivor’s tale of how his family escaped Nazi Germany was at the heart of the build-up to Diversity Week at Canterbury College. John Izbicki, 82, told about 50 students of his family’s survival through Kristallnacht (the night of broken glass) when Jewish premises throughout Germany, including his parents’ haberdashery shop, were attacked. His […]

Yorkshire painting and decorating students brushed up their skills to give a hotel ballroom a makeover. The level one, two and three learners from Doncaster College had four weeks to transform the Danum Hotel’s “old lady” to meet the deadline for prebooked wedding receptions. Lecturer Neil Preskey said students got site experience and practised specialist […]

Souks, snow and the Sahara were all part of a six-day Moroccan adventure for geography students from Hampshire. The 23 A-level students from Barton Peveril Sixth Form College went camel trekking, slept in a nomad’s tent, ate a traditional feast under the stars, and visited the snow-capped Atlas mountains and  movie-location town of Ouarzazate. Student […]

Young designers in Cheshire raised eyebrows and money for charity when their work was shown at their college’s annual catwalk show. Volunteer models wore creations by A-level textile and BTec art and design students at Priestley College, with all entry fees donated to the Teenage Cancer Trust and the college’s education fund. Tutor Emma Lingard […]

Weston College music goes live next month when concerts, instrument lessons and music-mixing software tutorials are available for streaming between 4 and 4.30pm on Wednesdays. Music curriculum manager Paul Raymond said: “Anyone can watch these free via www.musiccollege.tv, and, through Facebook and Twitter, they can make the whole experience interactive, ask questions, make comments and […]