Business students from Buxton & Leek College proved just the ticket when staff at Leek’s Thomson travel agents were looking for fresh ideas to promote their latest young and lively `Scene` holidays. With the holidays being aimed at the 18 to 25 age group, the class of second year students studying for their BTEC Extended…
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Students set the scene for Thomson Holidays
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Teaching assistant’s top marks earn Dean’s award
A Mum of two from Endon has had her hard work in studying for a degree recognised with a Dean’s Award from the University of Derby. Forty-year-old Julie Davies, who works as an Inclusion Support Assistant at Endon High School, is completing a three-year Foundation Degree in Children’s and Young People’s Services through evening classes…
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Advice on options in education and training post GCSEs
WITH more choice than ever before for teenagers looking at their options post 16, Buxton & Leek College is offering expert advice to teenagers in the local areas this January. Whether they are looking at a vocational course, apprenticeship or A Levels it is vital that youngsters taking their GCSEs this Summer get the right…
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University education closer to home thanks to College links
WITH the deadline for university applications now only days away, lucky students who live near Leek and Buxton are reminded that they don’t have to leave home to get a degree from a top university. January 15 is the deadline set by the University and Colleges Admissions Services (UCAS) this year. And, thanks to being…
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Fast track to degree in Early Years education
As leading children’s charity Save the Children campaigns for every nursery in England to have a qualified Early Years teacher by 2010, Buxton & Leek College is offering two different pathways to a Foundation Degree to allow practitioners to learn `on the job`. The qualification, on offer at both Buxton and Leek College campuses, is…
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Pamper your’ELVES’ at Buxton’s Dome
SANTA’S helpers in the Buxton area are being invited to take a break from their Christmas shopping and treat themselves to a blissful evening of pampering courtesy of Buxton & Leek College. Thursday December 1 will see Level 3 Beauty therapists from the College offering mulled wine, mince pies and a menu of pampering treats…