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Contract suspended after ‘missing data’

A troubled provider’s £4.5m contract with the Skills Funding Agency has been suspended after “errors and missing data” were uncovered in its learner paperwork. Mymar Training Limited, which has indicated plans to close having failed to “secure sufficient funds for the future,” gave the agency incomplete and incorrect funding claims. The agency said the problem […]

Union blasts FE loans

The NUS has branded FE loans a “dangerous policy” and raised a number of questions over the new system ahead of its introduction in August. Its vice president and spokesperson on FE, Toni Pearce, said the new funding system could hit learner numbers. Ahead of an anti-loans day next month in which the NUS is […]

Kerrang radio on hand to launch music facilities

Midland students rocked out with Kerrang Radio to launch their college’s new music facilities. Dudley College teamed up with the national radio station for a live event hosted by presenter Matt Stocks, to promote the state-of-the-art resources at new training centre Evolve. The day included local bands performing in the college’s new theatre and a […]

Featured Campus Round-up: Students get chance to curate Michael Jackson wardrobe

A savvy student landed a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” managing the king of pop’s costumes when he impressed with his Michael Jackson knowledge. Shane McCusker, a media student at Barking & Dagenham College, got to be in charge of handling costumes during the London stop of the Michael Jackson exhibition world tour before jetting off to LA […]

Warwickshire student designs memorial

A woodland memorial seat designed by a Warwickshire student is to take pride of place in the grounds of a country park. Jan Waterston, 25 and a furniture craft student at Warwickshire College, had his design chosen after a challenge was set to get crafters out of the workshop and into the woods to design […]

Bright sparks achieve sporting success

Sporting success came as no shock for two electrical installation students from Surrey. Dedicated 17-year-olds Jack Franklin (see front page) and Eddie Temple, both from Guildford College, have excelled in their fields. Jack, from Guildford, has returned from the European Karate Championships, in Austria, with a bronze medal having competed for England in the 16 […]

Fighting talk for young entrepreneurs

A world leader in interactive entertainment and fiction inspired budding tycoons at a Midland college. Ian Livingstone, co-founder of Games Workshop and co-author of the multi-million-selling Fighting Fantasy gamebook series, shared his tips for success with members of West Nottinghamshire College’s Vision Entrepreneur programme. The programme was set up to coach would-be business people from […]

Holocaust survivor says ‘do not hate’

A Holocaust survivor visited students in Kent to share childhood memories of being a Jew living under Nazi rule. Zigi Shipper, 83, who grew up in Lodz, Poland, spoke at MidKent College’s Medway Campus, in Gillingham, as part of events to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. Mr Shipper, from Hertfordshire, was just a boy when the […]

Students get a taste of Spanish life and work

Fifteen catering students from Cheshire are learning all about Spanish culinary delights as they get insider knowledge of the hotel trade. Hospitality and catering students from Warrington Collegiate are in Granada for a three-week work placement to work front of house, on food preparation and patisseries and confectionery, among other duties. David Chapman, chef lecturer […]