As temperatures soared across the UK this week, and some celebrated the start of the Easter holidays, activity over on FE twitter didn’t slow down.
We launched our competition (with some incredible responses). Staff and students at walked an incredible 1,016 miles, celebrated Hola Mohalla and showed its appreciation for key workers with a discount at its salon.
Scroll through and enjoy.
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The banter! The comedy moments. The people. The opportunities. The creative buzz. The energy.
My life was changed by returning as an adult learner - Access to HE. From that moment on I wanted to be part of the system that had changed my life and pay it forward.
- Jo Fletcher-Saxon FE and HE #AdultConversations (@JFletcherSaxon)
FE isn’t just teaching. It’s a hive of activity and joy. A place to nurture, to support growth and to see ALL learners and staff flourish around you. It’s the development of character and a place of many wonderful opportunities for everyone. FE is magic.
- Emily G #FE (@emilygeraghty)
A small thank you to our amazing key workers for the whole of April ?
- Hugh Baird College (@hughbaird)
Congrats to all the students & staff who took part in the RuTC Steps Challenge! Our aim was to walk from the College to Land’s End until Easter using a step app, but in total participants covered a staggering 1016 miles, further than to Barcelona!
- Richmond College (@RuT_College)
Happy Hola Mohalla!
Hola Mohalla is a 3 day Sikh festival where people watch and partake in mock battles and parades.
This is normally followed by poetry readings and music.
- Leeds City College (@leedscitycoll)
Dear media friends: you’re missing a story. It’s called “Further Education”. It involves more than 2 million people and the economic future of the UK, as well as ‘levelling up’ and the state of politics in general. A thread about an essay. 1/
- James Kirkup (@jameskirkup)
Today we say farewell to our longest serving member of staff, Mel has been with for 44 years, helping countless students in their scientific endeavours! We wish her a long & happy retirement - thank you for everything!
- John Laramy CBE (@JohnLaramy)
Each dessert item for tomorrow’s lunch. Salted caramel milkshake, tonka bean foam, petit gateaus, Tia Maria bon bons, lemon meringue pies, strawberry trifle and dragons Easter egg ????? - A great day with my NVQ level 3’s. They’ve gone home truly inspired.
- Shane Guildford #FE #MIEExpert (@shanelegend23)
Barton Peveril students have the opportunity this month to apply for Virtual Work Experience with Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ()!
Find out more about the Virtual Work Experience and how to apply here:
- Barton Peveril College (@bartonpeveril)
