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Cytech training provider Activate Cycle Academy (ACA) has opened a new cycle maintenance training workshop in Bracknell, Berkshire. Based at Activate Learning’s Bracknell and Wokingham College campus, the new workshop is the latest addition to the expanding number of Cytech training workshops across the country. Matt Grant, sales and marketing manager at ACA, said: “Bracknell is now our fourth workshop in England, the second we have opened during the COVID-19 period. I am delighted to say t...

A first-class honours graduate, who was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome while at university, has landed a role at the Ashmolean Museum.

Orin Perry cooked a delicious seafood risotto incorporating mussels and prawns alongside Parmesan and Gouda cheese. The final took place virtually on Wednesday, April 21, and the winning dish was judged by Italian pasta tutor and author, Carmela Hayes. Carmela then passed her feedback onto the rest of the team at Riso Gallo, who sponsor the annual competition. All of the contestants were given a time restriction of one hour to cook their dish in the final. Orin Perrys winning risott...

Students taught how to spot signs of domestic abuse with celebrity hairstylist Nicky Clarke CELEBRITY hairstylist Nicky Clarke visited an Oxford college this week where students have been taught to spot the signs of domestic abuse when they chat with clients. He said hairdressers are in the ‘unique position’ where they are ‘intimate’ with their clients – often for hours at a time which can be an opportunity for them to open up about things going on in their lives. In the situati...

PICTURE POSED BY MODEL A shadow of a man with a clenched fist as a woman cowers in the corner INTERNATIONALLY-famous hair stylist and brand-owner Nicky Clarke is supporting the Cut It Out campaign, promoting domestic abuse awareness across the hair and beauty industry. Nicky Clarke became involved when he heard of a new training program developed by the Thames Valley Violence Reduction Unit for students of hair-dressing, barbering and beauty therapies. It helps them spot the signs of dome...

Date Time Sixteen colleges to benefit from next phase of fund to transform facilities Sixteen colleges across England are set to be the next to benefit from the government’s £1.5 billion FE Capital Transformation Fund, Apprenticeships and Skills Minister Gillian Keegan announced today (8 April). The fund was first launched in September 2020 by the Prime Minister to rebuild and transform college estates and create modern, fit-for-purpose spaces that meet the needs of students and the communi...

Photo of Rochelle Fernandes’ entry model A GROUP of hairdressing students from Reading College have shown they are a cut above the rest by making it into the final of Concept Hair Magazine’s Learner of the Year 2021 competition. The annual competition gives the next generation of hairdressers and barbers the chance to be recognised for their hard work and skills. To enter the first round, each of the young hairdressers submitted a photo of their finished hairstyle for the Festival Hai...

Rebellion founder Jason Kingsley chats to students online Thrilled media students were left excited and inspired after enjoying a virtual chat with the head of gaming giant Rebellion. City of Oxford College’s media and gaming and IT students were joined online by Jason Kingsley OBE who co-founded the award-winning company with his brother Chris, also OBE, in 1992. The studio, which has its headquarters in Oxford plus three other offices nationwide, is one of largest multimedia studios i...

Rebellion founder Jason Kingsley chats to students online Thrilled media students were left excited and inspired after enjoying a virtual chat with the head of gaming giant Rebellion. City of Oxford College’s media and gaming and IT students were joined online by Jason Kingsley OBE who co-founded the award-winning company with his brother Chris, also OBE, in 1992. The studio, which has its headquarters in Oxford plus three other offices nationwide, is one of largest multimedia studios i...