In a week when millions turned out to vote in the local elections, and Scotland welcomed snow in May, 10 colleges came together to form the Research College Group, while shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth visited Bradford College.
Selby College celebrated the achievements of staff member Richard Carvey, East Coast College principal Stuart Rimmer looked ahead to the Tes FE awards, and Bournemouth and Poole College encouraged students to take part in a spot of bird watching.
Scroll through and enjoy our highlights from FE Twitter this week.
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Edinburgh College’s British Sign Language (BSL) lecturer Alan Sanders takes us through the alphabet in his next video as part of #DeafAwarenessWeek2021 #DAW21 pic.twitter.com/RJQsYIHXoE
- Edinburgh College (@edinburghcoll) May 6, 2021
Our most recent Staff Recognition Award winner is Richard Carvey?
Richard works in the College’s Learning Resource Centre and has gone above and beyond to help students and staff during challenging times, as well as supported the College’s Covid-19 testing team and process? pic.twitter.com/Ez5X2FIgyr
- Selby College (@SelbyCollege) May 4, 2021
CEO & Principal of @EastCoast_Coll Stuart Rimmer is nominated for the @tesfenews #TesFEawards FE leader of the year. A highly experienced leader with an active role in his local community and a passion for wellbeing and mental health in education.
Good Luck, Stuart! pic.twitter.com/N5whNotBkS
- VTCT (@VTCT_uk) May 5, 2021
10 FE organisations working together to add to the good work developing the capacity for and use of research in the sector. You can join the community and collaborate or create. @RCGResearch https://t.co/jeddVQplHg
- Sam Jones (@FE_Lecturer) May 6, 2021
Our Countryside Management students were ecstatic to work outside alongside the National Trust in contributing positively to conservation and planet preservation in planting new trees ? pic.twitter.com/7FBPvrFXpq
- Burnley College (@BurnleyCollege) May 5, 2021
Live scenes from my bathroom at 5.17am!
Good morning #teacher5oclockclub friends! #sheepcam #lambcam pic.twitter.com/LzODFpGStV
- Jo Fletcher-Saxon (@JFletcherSaxon) May 6, 2021
Final criteria on NVQ Level 3 “Vegetarian dishes” today, so here’s a nice, simple wild mushroom stroganoff, braised rice and served in a puff pastry box. ?? pic.twitter.com/puJDMCpaNq
- Shane Guildford #FE #MIEExpert (@shanelegend23) May 5, 2021
Brilliant to see one of our Centre of Excellence colleges @WirralMet running a pressure test for their students in auto technology to help them boost their skills and reach world-class standards ? pic.twitter.com/xzs4i2vSoU
- WorldSkills UK (@worldskillsuk) May 5, 2021
Did you know a pair of peregrine falcons nest in the clock tower at Bournemouth & Poole College? ? The most recent egg was hatched was on the 2nd May, weighing 1.5 ounces ?
Watch the birds live: https://t.co/fvnLYcKYhS pic.twitter.com/sIHDRh5jH6
- Bournemouth & Poole College (@BPCollege) May 6, 2021
It was a pleasure to welcome @JonAshworth to Bradford College last week, as he met some of our students and staff and discovered more about our work to train the healthcare sector workforce of the future: https://t.co/ojds9QtqYU #loveourcolleges pic.twitter.com/8qNHQZPghc
- Bradford College (@BradfordCollege) May 5, 2021
