The Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, officially opened Bradford College’s new skills development space for the creative leaders of tomorrow.
Two Leeds College of Building (LCB) apprentices were crowned winners at this year’s SkillBuild national final, securing first and second places in the Roof Slating & Tiling category. Dalton Roofing apprentices Samuel Jinks and Levente Szasz won gold and silver medal places respectively at the event held at Arena MK, Milton Keynes.
Developed as part of the Boston Town Deal, the Mayflower has been made possible with £9.9million in government funding, alongside £725,000 in capital co-funding and £5,546,000 in revenue costs committed by the College over five years. This 1,940 sqm building is a landmark for the town, designed to tackle skills gaps and support Boston’s economic revitalisation.
Stephenson College based Motorsport students, alongside lecturer and accomplished driver, Alex Fletcher have brought a new trophy to the workshop cabinets, having won the prestigious BTRDA Rallycross Overall Championship for the second year running.
Coleg Sir Gâr and Coleg Ceredigion have won a UK Gold Award in the SDF Developing Excellent Practice for its AI staff development programme, Enhancement not Replacement.
Leeds College of Building (LCB) has been recognised as one of the best UK employers after winning the ‘Health & Wellbeing’ category at The Personnel Awards 2025. The 27th national awards recognised the vital work of HR and Learning & Development teams and celebrated the very best achievements of the profession.
Nottingham College has announced plans for a new state-of-the-art Centre for Sustainable Construction Technology at its Ruddington campus, set to open its doors to students in September 2026, directly addressing critical skills gaps in the region.
South Essex Colleges Group (SECG) is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a prestigious Higher Education Capital Funding Grant. This significant investment will enable Thurrock College, part of the Group, to expand its higher-level offer with new Higher Technical Qualifications in Modern Methods of Construction and Construction Management, alongside specialist courses in retrofit and emerging green technologies.
An overwhelming 90% of staff who voted in the England wide further education college ballot said they would back strike action. Ballots were held locally, and UCU beat the restrictive 50% turnout threshold at 32 colleges. UCU members at a further 17 colleges have voted to settle their disputes after winning pay awards worth up to 8.7%.
Nottingham College has once again been ranked the top Further Education college in the country, in the latest national Best Companies list for 2025. The award-winning further education college ranked within the top 15 in the education and training category overall, and 20th in the East Midlands across all industries, among health and social care, retail, construction and more.
Loughborough College has officially opened its new Digital Skills Hub which is set to boost digital skills and adult learning in the region.
National Education Union members who teach in sixth form colleges have voted to accept a 4% pay offer from the Sixth Form College Association (SFCA), while simultaneously rejecting a lack of movement from the SFCA in relation to workload demands within the 2025/26 pay claim. Over 4,300 members across 72 colleges were consulted on both questions. Members voted by 93.9 per cent to accept the pay offer on a turnout of 62.9 per cent, whilst rejecting by 86.6 per cent the response by the SFCA to the workload demands on a turnout of 61.4 per cent.
Government introduces Regional Improvement Teams to help underperforming colleges to turn things around. Around 70,000 college students will benefit from new Regional Improvement Teams in new standards push, which will help to break the link between background and success through the government’s Plan for Change
Oldham College have opened our exciting new immersive learning space, known as the Imaginarium, which is transforming the way in which students learn and experience their subjects. The new facility surrounds learners with moving images, sounds and interactive visuals across every wall and the floor, creating a 360° digital world. The Imaginarium forms part of the College’s continued drive to make lessons more engaging, realistic and inspiring.
A team of Higher Education Sports Therapy students from Loughborough College put their skills into action recently for an unusual charity challenge. They trained and supported BBC Radio Leicester and BBC Radio Nottingham presenters Ady Dayman, Summaya Mughal, and Zoe McGrady taking on a challenging 25-mile, three-legged walk for national charity, Children in Need.
