Buxton & Leek College hosted its annual Hair & Beauty Show on Sunday 19 May in front of a packed audience at Buxton’s Devonshire Dome. Hair, make-up and nail art designs that the students displayed included futuristic, eco, extra-terrestrial and nature inspired looks, among many more creations. Over 100 creative Hair & Beauty Course students…
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Hair & Beauty Show was Out of this World
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VOTE NOW FOR BLC FEST AWARDS
On Monday 17 June, Buxton & Leek college will be hosting the First BLC Fest at the Devonshire Dome, Buxton. The Festival for current students will be taking place between 12.00 – 4.00pm and will host a wide variety of talent acts and also announce the results for the students and staff awards. …
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Student Stories: Georgina Rowley – Art & Design
Georgina Rowley is currently in her second year of an Art & Design course at Leek School of Art, Buxton & Leek College, specialising in fashion. After college, she will be moving on to study a BA (Hons) Degree in Fashion and Technology at Manchester Metropolitan University. Georgina is currently working on her final major project,…
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Catering Students Offer a Helping Hand
This month, students from our Catering and Hospitality courses worked with sixth form students from Kings CE School in Kidsgrove, using one of Buxton campus’ seven, industry standard kitchens to prepare meals for the Dome’s public restaurant. The Students from Kings CE school visited the restaurant with College alumni Matthew Sargent, who is now working at Kings School. During the…
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Students Gain Motivation with Employability Conference
On Thursday 4 April, Buxton & Leek College held its first ever Student Employability Conference, in partnership with DANCOP. The aim of the day was to create an exciting and aspirational student event for the college’s 16-19 year-old students, taking part in the Industry Placement Pilot. The conference which was the official launch of the Industry Placement Scheme, provided employability advice and workshops,…
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Health & Social Care students build skills in Psychology
The number of psychologists in the UK rose to 39,000 in 2018 and the industry has seen a spike in the number of students choosing to study the subject at University, with over 75,000 applicants every year. Not all of these students started with a Psychology at A-Level in Sixth Form. Students studying Health…
