APPRENTICESHIPS are at the forefront of Government education reform and many changes have been implemented to create standards for Apprenticeships that are employer-led. This means that opportunities for high level and professional Apprenticeship positions are opening up to the future workforce who are either looking for an alternative route onto a University degree or to…
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Student chef brings gold medal back to Buxton
A YOUNG student chef from Buxton & Leek College is aiming high after beating the best in the North West to earn a gold medal. Nineteen-year-old Jordan Hemsil, from Ashbourne, came back from St Helen’s College in Merseyside this month bearing The Eric Walker Cup, a Gold Medal and the title North West Commis Chef…
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Learning for leisure at Buxton & Leek College
WHETHER you want to get creative or heal yourself with herbs, there are fresh opportunities for everyone at Buxton & Leek College this spring. Evening and daytime sessions in the Leek, Blythe Bridge, Biddulph and Buxton areas offer adults a chance to try something new through Staffordshire County Council funded Learning for Leisure courses…
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Mayor joins students for Fairtrade food
STUDENTS at Buxton & Leek College stood up for farmers when they sat down for breakfast with High Peak Mayor Stewart Young. Teenagers were encouraged to think about what they were putting on their plates and whether those producing it were getting a fair deal during Fairtrade Fortnight which began on February 29. And, in…
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Hair students aiming to colour their way to London
Charlotte Trivett from the College’s Buxton Campus and Natalie McGlinchey and Freya Andrew from Leek Campus will travel down to Walsall College on April 19 to compete in the regional heat of Wella’s Xposure competition. The talented trio won their places in the contest after planning a commercial cut and colour using Wella products, creating…
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Kit car project puts students to the test
MOTOR vehicle students at Buxton & Leek College are putting their learning to the test in rebuilding their own kit car. A group of six learners on the Level 2 Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Repair course are putting in extra hours at the College’s training centre, on the Harpur Hill Business Park at Buxton, to…
