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Tracy Martin and James Sutherland have both recently attended a Mental Health First Aid course held in Derby by St John Ambulance Service. They both found the course informative and are proud to demonstrate our commitment to supporting our learners with Mental Health needs.
Our Level 2 Fashion and Textiles students have certainly been coming up with the goods over the last few weeks! We are very proud to showcase our sewing studio “Wall of Fame”. It is currently adorned with some stunning bags, amazing shirts and even a Japanese Kimono, which translated means “garment to wear”. The quality of the […]
The latest creation to roll out of the KTL Level 2 Art Design and Creative Studies academy is a mixture of the work of Georges Seurat and DragonFest in Germany. Georges Seurat was a French post-impressionist artist who lived between 1859 and 1891. Seurat was famous for his painting techniques known as pointillism. […]
Rags Designs Ltd are a clothing manufacturing company based in Leicester who have been producing garments for over 10 years. As part of KTL’s delivery within the Interserve Learning and Employment programme (part of the Skills Support for the Workforce project) which is funded by the ESF we are pleased to showcase the latest achievers […]
The latest inspired creation to roll off our learner’s production line is a New York inspired noticeboard, made by Mark undertaking our Level 1 Certificate in Art, Design & Creative Studies. Developed using stencils and combining multiple stencils and air brushing techniques, Mark has truly captured the sense and feeling of the city that never […]
Just look at how comfortable and cosy these beautiful cats look! They’re making the most of the lovely hand made pet beds our learners made just before Christmas. The pet beds were donated to the local RSPCA branch in Derby where they have obviously been put to good use. We hope all these lovely cats […]
It’s that time of year again when our learners make pet beds for the animals in the care of the RSPCA Derby. For the third consecutive year we have given our support the local RSPCA shelter in Derby to try to give their dogs and cats awaiting a new home a comfy bed over the […]
This week our Level 1 Fashion & Textile learners undertook a group challenge as part of their learning of how to make soft toys. With the help of their expert tutor, the learners created a range of funky and vibrantly decorated owls that are all ready to fly the nest to take pride and place […]
For many of us the warm days of summer, sitting on a beach or possibly being in a different country are but a distant memory. Whether we have been on holiday in the UK or abroad the chances are that we has seen and may even have bought a souvenir t-shirt from where we have […]
A day to remember and honour those who sacrificed themselves in conflict. At 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month KTL join the rest of the country in paying our respect to those lost in wars. One of our learners has created their own tribute with a beautiful poppy stencil print sprayed onto […]