Nick Linford | FE Week

Brexit possibility raises skills funding questions

Questions remain over what the impact will be on cash from the European Social Fund (ESF) if the UK votes to leave the European Union (EU). However the government has committed to providing more information before the country goes to the polls on June 23. “As required by the EU Referendum Act 2015, the Government […]

Sal Cooke, education technology expert

Sal Cooke’s experience of using technology in the sector certainly proves that — at least amongst her peers — millennials aren’t the owners of internet. In fact one of Cooke’s worries for the future is that the next generation might not be ready keep things moving forward with technology in the sector. “There’s a whole […]

Ready for Royal Marines

A Northbrook College student has successfully completed one of the most gruelling basic training programmes in the world to enter the Royal Marines. Jamie Smith, who studied level two and three diploma in uniformed services at the college, took on the demanding 32-week programme at the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines (CTCRM) at Lympstone Devon. […]

‘Inspirational’ aviation teacher

City College Norwich’s aviation engineering course leader Stuart Mackay has been recognised with a prestigious award for his “inspirational” teaching. He was presented with the Aviation Skills Teacher of the Year award at a reception at the House of Commons by the Aviation Skills Partnership. The award also has a great deal of personal significance […]

Medallion man is WorldSkills mentor

A former Redcar & Cleveland College plasterer, who scooped a Medallion of Excellence at the 2015 WorldSkills Championships, has returned to mentor the college’s current crop of students. Rob Johnson completed his level three plastering diploma last year and visited the learners as part of the organisation’s College Champions initiative, a peer-to-peer mentoring scheme which […]

Charity walk for guide dogs

Caring Barnsley College students embarked on a sponsored charity walk in aid of The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (Guide Dogs). The learners, who study childcare and education professions courses, made the 2.5 mile journey to the college’s Wigfield Farm site as part of the department’s relationship with Guide Dogs. The charity has delivered […]

Flying over owl and kestrel tower

Skilful New College Stamford learners have teamed up with a local charity to complete a conservation project for endangered bird life. The project sought to build a tower using recycled materials salvaged from a previously demolished barn, to encourage breeding of owls and kestrels. The tower, constructed on farmland in Dyke by the Len Pick […]

Young jazz musician finalist

A former Stratford-upon-Avon College music student has made it through to the final of the BBC’s Young Jazz Musician competition. Elliot Sansom, aged 21, is one of five contestants who will battle it out for the top award. Having already passed an intense audition process, the finalists will be accompanied by the Gwilym Simcock Trio, […]

Movers and Shakers: Edition 165

Professor Becky Francis, an education academic and parliamentary adviser, will lead the Institute of Education (IoE) from July 1. She starts her new job as director of the leading research organisation, which is part of University College London (UCL), after almost four years as professor of education and social justice and director of research at […]