Author: FE Week Reporter

A London health and social care student has persuaded her classmates to go the extra mile to support burns victims by setting up a charity. Vicky Knight, 17, from Dagenham, was the victim of a horrific arson attack on her family’s pub when she was just eight years old. It left her with 33 per […]

There was a surprise on the menu for Birmingham cookery students when a Michelin starred chef announced he would be taking on not one, but three apprentices. South and City College ran an introduction to cookery course in partnership with chef Glynn Purnell, to help him find a future culinary star to be an apprentice […]

Travel and tourism students in Warwickshire worked on something a little closer to home than usual as they held a series of tea parties for charity. The learners at Stratford-upon-Avon College laid on tea, cakes, scones and sandwiches to staff, students and members of the public to raise money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. […]

Two Midland colleges have decided it’s better to share after they appointed a joint principal to tackle funding challenges. Marion Plant OBE took over from interim principal Jim Aleander at South Leicester College from Monday February 4, but will remain in her role as principal of North Warwickshire and Hinckley College. Bobby Upple, chair of […]

Trainee bodyguards in London were able to keep a close eye on an MP when she dropped in to find out more about their classes. The learners studying close protection at Free2Learn in Hackney were visited by local Labour MP and shadow minister Diane Abbott. Free2Learn offers training in security, retail and hospitality free to […]

Young performers in Bristol had the chance to audition for a new show exploring a different side of the city’s history. The first year HND and level three musical theatre students from South Gloucestershire and Stroud College participated in a workshop audition to be paid members of the chorus in a new play, The Dugout […]

A young hairdresser from Cornwall took judges through the looking glass at the Cornish Skills Challenge 2013 competition and catwalk show, adding a twist to the ‘Best of British’ theme. The competition was hosted by Truro and Penwith College and gave 154 competitors from colleges, salons and other training providers the chance to demonstrate their […]

It was lift off in Norwich when youngsters rose to the challenge of a paper aeroplane competition at an FE college. Schoolchildren jetted in to City College Norwich to compete for prizes for the design and accuracy of their planes, which had to be made from A4 paper and thrown at a target from six […]

An Olympic medallist offered some golden inspiration at a North Somerset college’s annual student awards ceremony. Amy Williams MBE, who won gold in skeleton bob racing at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, joined Weston College students to celebrate their success. She said: “Nothing is impossible. You can dream about something or you can go out […]