Should homework be set for the Christmas holiday?
Education is about far more than intellectual development. The British school system plays an invaluable role in progressing children both emotionally and socially, with the…
Month: December 2017
Future farming education secured
A 40-year-lease has been signed for the Shuttleworth College by The Bedford College Group – securing the future of farming education for the next generation.…
Charlene’s access to HE is an inspiration
University undergraduate Charlene Townsend has shown that anything is possible with determination and lots of help from your friendly local FE College. Charlene says: “I…
University researchers complete study into visitor movement and egress from historic sites
Researchers from Robert Gordon University (RGU) have been examining visitor movement in historic buildings, in particular the effect of person order and mobility on egress…
STEM: time to ditch the acronym and focus on inspiring the next generation
When I speak to students about their career plans and drop into conversation the acronym, STEM, I’m sometimes met with a blank stare. At school,…
Putting the Careers Strategy into practice
Every ‘long-awaited’ strategy from the Government comes with much expectation from the sector it affects. This is most certainly the case with the Careers Strategy,…
Nine regional workshops to promote the £10m Flexible Learning Fund
In the first weeks of 2018, the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) will be hosting nine free regional workshops funded by the Department for Education…
Students support two local charities
Throughout November & December, Shipley College Travel & Tourism students organised collections to support two local charities, Bradford Nightstop and the Yorkshire Children’s Trust. Staff…
Students thanked for part in poppy appeal success
Ronnie Kershaw and Alison Harding, Royal British Legion, Ashton-under-Lyne, have thanked public services students for their help in collecting over £10,000 for this year’s poppy…
Eastbourne Academy Students Join College for a Day
A group of Year 8 students from Eastbourne Academy got a chance to try out college for the day when they visited Sussex Coast College…