One of the country's top rock drummers visited Weston College on Wednesday (May 22), wowing a student audience with his skills.

Ian Matthews, of the band Kasabian, took time out to visit the College's Music department at the University Campus, where he gave a master class demonstrating his technique. He also took part in a live internet broadcast which shed further light on his skills.…

Accountancy training through AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) and further education colleges in London is helping unemployed people aged 16-24 into education, work and self-employment.

Funding for the AAT Access Level One qualification is available for people who are unemployed and being assisted by Job Centre Plus, or the Work Programme.

As part of the qualification, participants are provided with the skills and knowledge to pursue a career in a range of sectors…

Sameena Kosar, aged 29, from Stoke on Trent, took a number of courses at her work’s learning centre which helped her to reassess the career direction she wanted to take. Her learning achievements are being recognised with a West Midlands Regional Individual Learner Award as part of Adult Learners’ Week 18 - 24 May 2013.

After leaving school, Sameena began work at Premier Foods…

Netop, the worldwide leader in classroom management software, is giving parents a legitimate reason to buy their children an iPad with the launch of version 8 of Vision and Vision Pro. A piece of software that helps schools looking to embrace bring-your-own-device (BYOD), it enables teachers to quickly and easily demo from their PC to any student with a web-enabled iPad, Android,…

Young disabled students must be able to choose to go to an Independent Specialist College (ISC), if they believe it will best prepare them for independent living, further studies or employment, Edward Timpson MP, Parliamentary under Secretary of State for Children and Families, told this year’s Natspec Conference.

Natspec’s (The Association of National Specialist Colleges) annual conference: ‘Raising Aspirations – Transforming Lives’ took place at Aston University this week.…

Catering and Hospitality students at Cambridge Regional College have raised a bumper £300 for the Sick Children’s Trust in the charity’s Big Chocolate Tea Party campaign.

The students baked and sold chocolate cakes, cookies and muffins for the week-long campaign to help provide accommodation…