STUDENTS who fear they’ve made a wrong choice as September draws to a close are reminded that it’s not too late to make a change – Buxton & Leek College is still enrolling. College advisers are on hand Monday to Friday each week to help teenagers to find the right course – whether it’s A…
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Students advised it’s not too late to make the right choice
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New year of opportunities for motor mechanics
TEENAGERS interested in learning how motor vehicles work are being offered some real hands-on experience at Buxton & Leek College’s £1 million specialist training centre at Harpur Hill, Buxton. After building their own kit car from scratch last year, this year’s students will be taking apart and rebuilding a Land Rover as well as…
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Art’s the way to stress relief
ARTS and crafts classes proved just the tonic for adults with mental health issues in Biddulph. And the group of learners from the town’s West Street Care Home and Rethink who went along to the community learning sessions at Biddulph Fire Station run by Buxton & Leek College really caught the bug for learning. Now…
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Offering a more affordable route to a degree
WITH A level results due out next Thursday (August 18), teenagers with their sights set on Higher Education will be worrying about more than just their grades this year. For the spiralling cost of a university education is leading many to think twice about moving away from home to further their studies. With annual tuition…
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Budding stars get chance to shine in Buxton
WITH jobs in the creative and cultural sector expected to increase by a third by 2020, Buxton & Leek College are offering budding actors and actresses a new practical qualification in Performing Arts. Starting next month in Buxton, a town renowned for its arts, music, opera and theatre productions, the new Level 3 Extended Diploma…
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Eva takes bronze for Great Britain
A BUXTON & Leek College sports student has brought home a bronze medal after representing Great Britain in the European Youth Archery competition this summer. Seventeen-year-old Eva Henderson-Hirst, from Flagg, who is studying Outdoor Sports at the college’s Buxton Campus, flew out to the Romanian capital of Bucharest to take part in the contest…