City College Plymouth Launches Ambitious Vision for Plymouth’s Future

The Strategic Intent was launched at a special event at the National Marine Aquarium on Friday 4 September, bringing together students, staff, governors, employers, civic leaders and strategic partners. The launch marks…

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The one change that worked: I was terrified of the dentist – until I found a very special one

If you had asked me a decade ago whether sitting in the dentist's chair filled me with dread or made me break out in a cold sweat, I would have laughed and said no – what is there to be afraid of? It was only in 2021…

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Currys and the DPA Deliver Digital Inclusion Programme to Help Families and Support Education in Portsmouth and Gosport

The move brings the initiative into another communities affected by digital exclusion and marks the latest step in Currys’ long-term commitment to helping close the UK’s digital divide. According to the Digital Poverty…

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From Falmouth to Folkestone: Making Skills Count

Between large construction projects, high levels of young people not in education, employment or training, and changes to local government, skills are becoming increasingly important to support workforce competence and…

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New partnership to provide free essentials for students

Learners can now visit Y Siop at the Tycoch Campus and have access to toiletries, brand new clothing, bags and other useful items supplied by the charity’s Cwtch Mawr Multibank project. The goods, supplied through Amazon…

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Colleges Unite to Launch Skills Partnership Supporting the Celtic Freeport

A landmark alliance between the four colleges has officially launched a major new skills initiative designed to equip people across South West Wales with the skills, knowledge and qualifications needed to thrive in a…

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Role model Honey lands her dream career in construction

Diagnosed with autism and dyslexia, Honey, who lives in Abertillery, was told many times that she could not be a bricklayer, but it only made her more determined to succeed. She completed a Level 2 Foundation…

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Can you futureproof your career by choosing an AI-resistant degree?

"What you're trying to do is futureproof a 45-year career in a time of rapid technological change – and that's really quite hard to do. What's likely is that jobs that hinge a lot on human, face-to-face interaction are…

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Don’t rebuild the same programme with a different number on it

Employers can still buy these standards privately, and some will. Most will not. So there are a great many providers this autumn with a management offer, a client base that expects one, and no funded route to sell them.…

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Researchers hope powerful new microscope will reveal ‘root cause’ of incurable bowel disease

According to the British Society of Gastroenterology, more than half a million people in the UK are living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis the two main forms. While such…

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