In partnership with Buxton Football Club, Buxton & Leek College offers two Sport programmes as part of the Buxton Football Club Academy. Current students Coby Jones and Connor Brady told us about their experience of studying with BFC and the College. What do you enjoy most about studying at Buxton Football Club and BLC? “It’s…
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AN INTERVIEW WITH BUXTON FOOTBALL CLUB ACADEMY STUDENTS
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Dramatic mock car crash in Buxton highlights consequences of dangerous driving
Buxton & Leek College students staged a mock car crash along with firefighters, police and first aiders – highlighting dangerous driving. A joint project with local emergency services and BLC staff and students, saw Devonshire Road closed and cordoned off to the public, with a very realistic fatal car crash and ensuing emergency response. The…
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Buxton & Leek College launches Harpurs bistro for 2024
For 2024, Buxton & Leek College is opening an all-new “industry skills” bistro at its Buxton campus in the Devonshire Dome. Reconnecting culinary students to the College’s past as High Peak Catering College, Harpurs Bistro, much like its predecessor, will become a training ground for the head chefs of tomorrow. Food will be freshly cooked…
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Leek School Springs Forward with BLC Apprentices
Louise Smith, Federation Business Manager, at Springfield School had struggled to recruit the right skill-set for a number of roles, so she turned to Buxton & Leek College to see if their Apprenticeships team could help. Eight apprentices later (all of whom still work within the Manor Hall Academy Trust), and Louise can’t imagine school…
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College joins in with gift appeal to help families feeling the pinch
Buxton & Leek College is joining forces with a group of Leek businesses who are once again clubbing together to buy gifts for children and teenagers in families where finances are stretched at this time of year. Dave Swarbrook and Mark Brammar from the Foxlowe Arts Centre based business networking group, Fox Networking, are coordinating…
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#numberconfidenceweek with Multiply
Check out this blog post by Buxton & Leek College’s Multiply lead and expert Lyndsey Mollison! “Maths is everywhere… and Multiply is for everyone” I’ve been thinking a lot about how maths is really about confidence. It’s Number Confidence Week and the BLC Multiply Team have been engaging with learners, promoting maths and problem solving,…