Nick Linford | FE Week

Movers and Shakers: Edition 172

Trevor Phillips OBE has joined adult education provider Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) as its chair of trustees. The former chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, and current president of the John Lewis Partnership Council, takes over from John Taylor, who has chaired the board since 2013. Mr Phillips said: “I passionately believe in […]

NCFE 26/04/2016

Coast to coast challenge

Sport students from Salford City College pushed themselves to the limit in a ‘coast-to-coast’ challenge to raise money for Sport Relief. The event, which formed part of the second year BTec sport unit, challenged students to cycle across the narrowest part of England, from Workington in Cumbria, to the coast near Newcastle. In total the […]

Rare restored car goes under the hammer

A rare car that was restored by East Durham College students has been sold for a whopping £17,500. The car, a BMW 850csi, was donated to the college’s technical academy’s motor vehicle department last summer. The extremely rare vehicle was the first to ever be fitted with a V12 engine and manual six speed gearbox — […]

Caroline Allen, CEO, Orchard Hill College Academy Trust

Despite being principal of Orchard Hill College for 21 years, Dr Caroline Allen does not have an office of her own — she is out and about too often. “It would be such a waste of a room,” she says. “I’m never in one place. My colleagues always joke that they need to put a […]

First prize for funky bunch

A pair of enterprising students from Bedford College were triumphant in the 157 Group ‘Going Further’ Digital Skills competition last week. Ben Dixon, aged 18 and Kylan McCaffrey, 20, who called themselves Benny Ben and the Funky Bunch, competed against five other finalists at Google headquarters. The competition challenged students to test their digital and design […]

Movers and Shakers: Edition 171

George Trow has announced his retirement as principal of Doncaster College after more than six years at the helm. He will leave at the end of the summer term. Mr Trow moved to Doncaster College in May 2010 during a time of trouble. The college had been rated ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted in 2008 and was […]

Theatrical make-up winner

An artistic Rugby College learner has picked up more than £1,500 worth of prizes after winning a student theatrical make-up competition. Lydia Noble, who studies a level three extended diploma in production arts, travelled to the professional make-up academy in Birmingham for the national Student Artist competition. The 20-year-old, who beat 10 others in the […]

Featured: Piece of wedding cake for Quirky Quafts

Young entrepreneurs who suffer from a range of learning disabilities used their new enterprising skills to make the wedding centrepiece for the bride and groom of their tutor’s daughter, writes Billy Camden. A bride and groom were given a sweet treat for their wedding day from young entrepreneurs who suffer from a range of learning disabilities […]