As the country marked a year since the first Covid lockdown began, colleges across the UK remembered all those who have been lost to the pandemic. 

Meanwhile, apprenticeships and skills minister Gillian Keegan went to visit South Devon College to see the skills boot camps in action, and the #JoyFE community celebrated its first birthday.  

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My dad worked in #construction for more than 40 years and will be super proud to see me using a spirit level! Great to see #skillsbootcamps in action #PlanForJobs #BuildBackBetter https://t.co/6O1OvKLVA9

- Gillian Keegan (@GillianKeegan) March 23, 2021

Since a year has passed since the world went into lockdown, Burnley College have been using this week to reflect over the past year. Our Memory Tree taking pride of place in our courtyard is filled with messages of hope, stories, thank-yous & reflections from staff & students ❤️ pic.twitter.com/LP1atr2YcS

- Burnley College (@BurnleyCollege) March 24, 2021

The Winner of the Small Institution Sustainability Institution of the Year Award, sponsored by @TheEAUC, is @dandgcollege https://t.co/M00PWo8DOo pic.twitter.com/THTideinOl

- Green Gown Awards (@greengowns) March 24, 2021

Northern Ireland’s colleges are the vehicles to regionally balance the economy, support businesses to adapt and provide better skills opportunities.

Read our new report for our recommendations to build the #CollegeoftheFuture. https://t.co/yWuubtm7Bl pic.twitter.com/kkt0AKpZli

- Commission on the College of the Future (@CollegeComm) March 25, 2021

We don’t just do top-up degrees we do top-up buildings. The modern methods of construction centre growing bigger and taller each week pic.twitter.com/MXYazHbGpK

- Ian Pryce CBE (@ipryce) March 24, 2021

This is Toby who started on a level 1 course and today as part of his level 4 HNC is teaching propagation to level 2 students. @brinsbury #horticulture #propagation #plants pic.twitter.com/EeLWNwctM0

- Sue Reed (@SueReed_Hort) March 23, 2021

As part of #NationalDayofReflection, we asked our staff and students to tie a yellow ribbon to the on site Tree of Hope, or add a message of hope by writing on a yellow tree tag and hanging it on the tree, remembering those who we have lost. pic.twitter.com/7eiOQTrQCo

- Farnham College (@FarnhamCollege) March 24, 2021

Join us tonight to celebrate 12 months of #JoyFE!! @LouMycroft and I are going live at 7pm to tell the journey so far and look back on all of the awesome things that have happened ? #somuchhashappenedhttps://t.co/l1xgQNxiDZ pic.twitter.com/rgLb5eaIvE

- Stefanie Wilkinson #FE #HE #Landbased (@Stef_Wilkinson) March 23, 2021

12 months since lockdown one, we want to say a big THANK YOU to all of the college staff and students who have stepped up, supported, adapted, inspired, and helped. This year has really shown the best of our sector. #LoveOurColleges https://t.co/D04r3qybAs pic.twitter.com/aixl4LV4aA

- Association of Colleges (AoC) (@AoC_info) March 23, 2021