Before attending Fircroft I didn’t’ have much confidence in my ability’s to learn new skills and be in an educational environment I never found school easy.... Read more
Fircroft College was shortlisted by CIPD for “Best Change Initiative” . Read more here. Read more
Fircroft offers a fantastic Mentoring course aimed at volunteers who may be working in support roles, or people in employment. Take a look at our latest log post to find out 5 ways that mentoring affects the lives of both the mentor and the mentee. Read more
To support this year’s International Women’s day, we hosted an event to highlight the different ways in which learning can transform the lives of women. Read more
Want to study at university but not sure where to start? Even if you have been out of education for a while, Fircroft College is the perfect place to start. Read more
Fircroft was a hotbed of left-wing, working-class, revolutionary fervour and its student community had representatives of almost every radical grouping in existence at the time. But there was one unrepentant Tory - Bert the Gardener. Read more
Nneka came to Fircroft as a mature student, lacking confidence and worrying about her course. Now, she's completed an Access course, she's at University and chasing her dreams. What an inspiration! Read more
Fircroft College is stunning and rich in heritage. In story 3 of our #110Stories we discover the history of our origins, and the involvement from the Cadbury family, as told by Roger Cadbury himself. Read more
As part of our 110 Stories for our 110th birthday, we want to share with you the incredible legacy of our alumni Bob Cole. Following his time at Fircroft, Bob went on to attend university in Manchester and became active in progressive politics, before settling down in Blaenau and campaigning for justice and peace as well as becoming a town councillor. Here, we share his story. Read more
Often people say to me “Don’t you stop working in the winter?” and are surprised when I answer that the winter is as busy a season as any other. The main issue with winter is tailoring the jobs to the weather. Read more
Fircroft was commissioned by the Education and Training Foundation to curate their 2018 Research Supplement. Read more
Ahead of his scheduled Talk at Fircroft College on Thursday 18th January, we had a chat with performance artist and YouTube vlogger The Artist Taxi Driver, aka Mark McGowan. Read more