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Alys draws strength and motivation from inspiring teacher
A former student from one of the College’s Art and Design Level 2 Diploma courses has written to her maths tutor recently to thank him for the amazing support and kindness he showed to her during a very difficult period of her life.
College launches first Youth Hub to support young jobseekers
Young jobseekers from across south east London are being granted improved employment support and opportunities thanks to a brand new service launched today by London South East Colleges and Jobcentre Plus.
Supporting the next generation of construction experts
The South East London Mayor’s Construction Academy (MCA) has launched its first prospectus - highlighting the many construction courses and learning pathways available for people to enter and progress in this expanding industry.
This is a paper to get things done - so let us now get on with it
Dr Sam Parrett OBE, CEO of London & South East Education Group writes: My overwhelming impression when reading through this eagerly anticipated White Paper is a sense of real validation for the further education (FE) sector.
NHS Covid vaccine rollout: First cohort of College candidates complete their training in record time
2021 has gotten off to a tremendous start with a unique partnership between London South East Colleges and the Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. The College was recently chosen to help recruit and train a workforce capable of delivering the biggest and most ambitious immunisation programme of our time.
London South East Colleges gives its full backing to 'Project Hope'
The Royal Borough of Greenwich has recently launched its ‘Project Hope’ initiative which aims to support local NHS staff working at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. The Council hopes to provide extra staff and services to local hospitals and to relieve pressure on their already overstretched staff in whatever way possible. The project will also explore ways to relieve stress and ensure sure our incredible NHS staff know just how much they are appreciated.
Art and design students brighten children's playgrounds with spectacular murals
London may be in lockdown again but a highly creative and enthusiastic group of London South East Colleges students are bringing colour and wonder to their local community, by designing eye-catching mural designs for two children’s playground sites in Plumstead.
College threw me a lifeline and led me to an exciting career in security and emergency planning
Career progression can be a fairly simple thread for many to comprehend with clearly mapped out stepping stones and pathways in sight, or it can be slightly more complex with your starting point not entirely aligned to where you might land.
Tough times ahead - but FE will continue to rise to the challenge
We are starting this lockdown in a different position to the one we unexpectedly found ourselves in March. It’s certainly not been the start to 2021 that we had hoped for with rising infection rates and hospital admissions leading to the closure of schools and colleges for a second time.