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It is easy being green for Norton Radstock

You’ve heard of white van man, but now a Somerset College is rolling out green van man to help deliver eco technology courses. The new Green Skills Academy has seen Norton Radstock College team up with City of Bath College with the support of Bath and North East Somerset Council. It will provide training on […]

Gloucestershire dancer steps up to West End

A London-based dancer who is about to hit the West End returned to his Gloucestershire college roots to pass audition tips onto current students. Michael Stewart, from the URDANG Academy, was at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College to speak to level three dance students. The 20-year-old, who has won a role in the musical, Ghost […]

FE colleges’ passage to India

A group of colleges is establishing a permanent team in New Delhi as part of an Association of Colleges (AoC) initiative to help the British FE Sector expand into the Indian market. AoC In India, which launches this week, will act as a best practice hub for colleges looking to offer their expertise to meet […]

Southampton College supports careers in culture

A Hampshire college is proving its cultural credentials with a leading role in boosting creative industries. City College Southampton is one of four newly-formed regional cluster groups in the eastern and south eastern regions set up to deliver improved training, skills, education and advice to students seeking careers in the creative and cultural sector. And […]

Time for governance to be recognised

“Being a college governor is a serious job that requires enormous commitment,” said FE minister Matthew Hancock at an event to thank college governors for their contribution to the sector. The reception, organised by the government and presided over by Mr Hancock, was held at Lancaster House and attended by more than 130 college governors […]

Student hopes career will take off after win

A talented photographer is hoping his career will soar after landing a high-flying commission for an international airline. Cleveland College of Art & Design (CCAD) student Jonathan Cox had his photograph of passengers departing on Jet2’s Newcastle to New York flight chosen as the winning entry for the aviation company’s annual competition. The BTec foundation […]

FE reaches the parts others can’t reach!

Could a revolution in the promotion of FE be brewing? Graham Morley looks at how colleges could learn a lager lesson or two. Anyone who visited the Skills Show 2012 at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre in November could not help but be impressed by the spectacle of thousands of young people ‘having-a-go,’ they also competed […]

Michael Davis, CEO, UK Commission for Employment and Skills

The phrase “experiential learner” is one that Michael Davis drops into conversation just as the interview draws to a close. The reference, coming amid discussion of his management style, had been preceded by a notebook scribble that read: “Loads of learning experiences.” The striking thing about this was not the interviewer’s perceptive (if somewhat simplistic) […]

A framework for Ofsted success

The fear an Ofsted inspection can strike into the hearts of principals is well-known in FE. But could that be changing under the new way of assessing colleges? Stuart Rimmer explains his experience of the revamped inspection framework and the improvements he sees within it. “They are coming” — it was a simple statement from […]