THIS EVENT HAS NOW PASSED. PROFESSIONAL counsellors are being offered a chance to further their development through a series of one-day workshops on offer from Buxton & Leek College in 2017. Starting in January, the Saturday sessions will be delivered at the College’s Buxton Campus and will include Working with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Creative…
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Saturday workshops offer counselling skills
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Dome meeting focuses on learning in the great outdoors
OUTDOOR education in the Peak District was the focus of a conference hosted by Buxton & Leek College this autumn. Allan Shaw, Buxton & Leek College’s Outdoor Sport Tutor, organised the event where members of The Institute of Outdoor Learning (IOL) and Association of Head Teachers for Outdoor Learning came together under the iconic Devonshire…
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Students out to conquer Everest for charity mission
INTREPID outdoor sports students from Buxton & Leek College will be attempting to climb the height of Everest for charity this week. But the group won’t have to travel far to scale the equivalent of the earth’s highest mountain – only over to Harpur Hill where they aim to notch up 8,850 metres of the…
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College offers `try before you apply` tasters
TEENAGERS interested in furthering their education at college have an unmissable offer to try before they apply at Buxton & Leek College this month. Campuses in both towns are offering free taster sessions for students in Years 10 and 11 over half term week from October 24 to 28. Whether you want to do performing…
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Massages and manicures aid Macmillan
HAIR and Beauty students at Buxton & Leek College raised over £340 for Macmillan Cancer Support by taking part in this September’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. Inspired by Salon Operations Manager Amanda Garrington, whose own husband, Joe has experienced the charity’s support after being diagnosed with prostate cancer, students at both campuses baked and provided…
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Put your leisure to good use at Buxton & Leek College
WITH children back at school and nights drawing in, a host of new learning opportunities on offer at Buxton & Leek College invites adults of all ages to put their leisure time to good use this autumn. A whole programme of evening classes is on offer at the College’s Devonshire Dome Buxton Campus and you…