Twenty-two students from Edinburgh College’s Catering and Hospitality department have helped to raise £1million to change the lives of young people across Scotland. The students got a taste of glitz and glamour helping to serve up lunch for 420 ‘old bags’ at the five-star Prestonfield House at an annual Prince’s Trust Scotland fundraiser on Friday.…
Students and staff from Edinburgh College’s Cookery and Hospitality department have been inspiring the local community, giving school pupils their first taste of life in the kitchen. Four City and Guilds Level 2 students visited Castlebrae Community High School to help out at its annual Fun Fair Event. The team of students – Justin Jones,…
A Hospitality and Catering student has shown she definitely has the competitive edge after picking up an award at Edinburgh College’s annual Prize Giving Ceremony, just days after participating in two national competitions. Sophie Taylor, who has just completed the City and Guilds Level 2 Hospitality and Catering, has been awarded the Academic Excellence Award…
Students of a pioneering academies programme took over the Scottish Parliament’s members’ restaurant for a night, serving festive meals to paying customers. Four students from the Tourism and Hospitality Academy, part of the South East Scotland Academies Partnership (SESAP), had the opportunity to work in the kitchen and restaurant of the Parliament restaurant. They were…
Two hundred school pupils from across Edinburgh, the Lothians and the Borders are celebrating after completing a pioneering academies programme to boost their education and employment prospects. The students studied at academies in the South East Scotland Academies Partnership (SESAP), which gives them experience of college, university and the workplace while still at school. The…