Author: FE Week Reporter

Trainee jewellers in London polished up their history knowledge on one of the city’s hidden gems for a documentary project. Jewellery students from Kensington and Chelsea College teamed up with filmmakers Digital: Works to produce a film about Hatton Garden, London’s jewellery quarter and the heart of the UK diamond trade. As part of the […]

Young chefs in Cheshire demonstrated their skills were on fire when they competed at the Welsh Culinary Championships. Of the 30 catering students from Macclesfield College competing at the event in Llandrillo, North Wales, 28 came away with medals or certificates, including five silver awards, nine bronzes and 12 certificates of merit. “We’re immensely proud […]

Ofsted boss Sir Michael Wilshaw dropped in on a Yorkshire college and praised it as an “example to others”. The four-hour visit, on Friday, February 22, to Hull College involved meeting staff and students and came four years after it got outstanding across the board following inspection. Sir Michael said: “The college has certainly impressed […]

Lincolnshire students got the chance to strut their stuff when their college brought a little bit of London Fashion Week to town. Hairdressing students at North Lindsey College, in Scunthorpe, were tasked with designing hair, make-up and costumes to illustrate a chosen theme  for a contest judged by lecturer Hazel Wheatley and local experts Sarah […]

Students in Hampshire said ‘hola’ to GCSE learners from a nearby school with a joint trip to Spain. Alton College youngsters were joined by pupils from Amery Hill School as they visited Cadiz to experience local culture and develop their language skills. AS-level student Fin Loh, 16, said: “This experience brought our Spanish lessons to […]

A young North Somerset ceramic artist will be helping schoolchildren’s ideas take root. Hazel Jackson, 25, a Weston College third year degree student, will work with lecturer Simon Taylor to create a ceramic ‘tree of life’ for the spiritual garden. It will take pride of place at Worlebury St Paul’s CofE Primary School. The ‘tree’, […]

Staff and students from Doncaster have kicked off a training regime to tackle a charity five-a-side football match against former pro stars. The Doncaster College learners and lecturers are taking part in the Team of Steel tournament organised by Weston Park Hospital Cancer Charity as part of their Do Your Bit Campaign. The competition will […]

A Brighton business student is making his voice heard by launching his own t-shirt brand with help from a local businessman. Tom Lawson, 18, teamed up with City College photography student Tyler Vaughan and part-time games designing student Adam Garwood, both also 18, to form Sick of Silence Clothing after getting some advice from the […]

A duo of Devon apprentices have earned their stripes by restoring a decommissioned police car to its former glory. South Devon College automotive apprentices Jack Cleaver, 24, and Jordan Brewster, 20, from Teignmouth, took 18 months to strip down, re-spray, apply period stripes and replace engine parts of the 13-year-old 1.6 diesel Ford Escort. The […]