| As a key sponsor of last week’s Association of Colleges Conference, Edexcel hosted a series of events for College Principals and special guests. | |
| At the Edexcel dinner, entitled ‘dim sum, daiquiris and disasters’, the after dinner speech was given by retail tycoon Gerald Ratner. Mr Ratner spoke to the guests about the challenge of rebuilding his business empire after his infamous speech to the Institute of Directors in 1991. |  |
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| Michael is a powerfully effective trainer and world class keynote presenter. The seminars, based on his books – How to be brilliant and Five star service on a one star budget, had the audience out of their seats through his mix of industry savvy and sharp-witted humour. |
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 | To promote Edexcel’s suite of popular BTEC qualifications, a group of ex-BTEC performing arts students dressed up in an array of costumes to reflect the wide-ranging sectors of BTEC and to entertain the delegates in the exhibition hall. |
Glenn Hannah studied a BTEC First Diploma in Performing Arts followed by a BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts at Walsall College. He said: “The Conference day was a really interesting job. Lots of delegates came up to find out what was going on! BTEC is great because it gives you the foundation for your career. I went on to study Drama at the University of Wolverhampton and am now working in promotions.”
Edexcel will be next exhibiting at BETT, the world's leading educational information & communications technologies (ICT) event. Edexcel will occupy stand E70 from 10 – 13 January 2007, and will be promoting its revolutionary (GCSE equivalent) paperless ICT qualification, DiDA; its joint offering with the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust, Vocational Advantage; and a brand new proposition to help senior management teams in schools raise student attainment, Results Plus.
Further details about Results Plus will be released in January 2007.
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