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  • BUXTON & LEEK COLLEGE CAREERS SERVICE ACCREDITED TO THE MATRIX STANDARD

    The careers service on offer at Buxton & Leek College has been accredited to the matrix Standard, demonstrating the high quality of the careers and employment guidance it provides to its students in both higher and further education. The matrix Standard is the international quality standard for organisations that deliver information, advice and/or guidance (IAG),…


  • BLC LEARNING FOR LIVING & WORK STUDENTS THRIVE AT HOME-STUDYING

    We’re extremely proud of our Learning For Living and Work students who have adapted brilliantly to home-study since the recent Covid-19 outbreak forced their usual classrooms to close. The Learning for Living and Work programme helps students with a variety of learning difficulties to work towards their future goals and employability through a mixture of…


  • Ofqual publish guidance on GCSE and A Level grades

    The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) have today published guidance for Schools, College, Parents and Students on the approach to be taken in determining GCSE and A Level grades following the decision by the Secretary of State to cancel all examinations for these qualifications. The guidance can be found on the Ofqual website…


  • BLC OUTDOOR SPORTS ALUMNI CONTINUES ON CAREER ADVENTURE AFTER COLLEGE

    From a young age, Jack Ramsden,19,  knew his future didn’t involve sitting behind a desk. So after learning that Buxton & Leek College’s unique location and hands-on learning approach would give him the experience and opportunities he needed for a career outdoors- he completed a Level 3 Diploma in Outdoor Sports. Since gaining his qualification…