Education

Thirty-year-old Kirsty Bestwick, from Leek has passed her Level 2 in Functional Maths course at Leek and Buxton College through the government’s Multiply programme and is now one step closer to her dream job.   When Kirsty contacted the Multiply team at Staffordshire County Council in 2022, she severely lacked confidence where maths was concerned. […]

Derby Grammar School is Derbyshire’s leading independent day school for girls and boys aged 4 to 18. Three principles lie at our core: excellent teaching, incredible opportunities, and a supportive, friendly atmosphere. These are the things that make us special. And they are the reasons our pupils come into school each day with a smile,

Haberdashers’ Adams is thrilled to announce that six of their Year 13 students are holding offers for degree apprenticeships at a number of prestigious companies. Mr Hickey, Headmaster, said: “The pupils have all done incredibly well to secure such amazing opportunities at leading organisations.” Degree apprenticeships offer a unique opportunity for students to earn a

Haberdashers’ Adams has been awarded Foundation level of the British Council’s prestigious International School Award in recognition of its work to bring the world into the classroom. The International School Award celebrates the achievements of schools that do exceptional work in international education. Fostering an international dimension in the curriculum is at the heart of

JCA, renowned for its exceptional educational trips for primary and secondary pupils, is offering a first of its kind School of Coding to Condover Hall Activity Centre, combining school activity based residential trips with hands on digitally focused workshops.    JCA has established a pioneering collaboration with the multi-award-winning School of Coding, to ensure children

Charity is calling for Volunteers Across the Midlands to help in mission   17th April, 2024: Leading national children’s literacy charity, Bookmark Reading, is delighted to be launching its ‘Your Story Corner’ programme in Wolverhampton this month. Primary schools in the city will be able to apply for the £2000 per-school donation of high-quality, diverse

Over 3,000 students from NSCG Newcastle College and NSCG Stafford College, part of the Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG), attended an annual ‘Next Steps’ Fayre at Newcastle College’s Knutton Lane campus on Tuesday 19th March 2024. NSCG hosted the event to help students explore the next steps towards their future career. Newcastle and Stafford

Staffordshire has been selected to join a national pilot to encourage people to pursue a career in early years and childcare.   It means that people who start a job in childcare or return to the profession will be eligible for a payment of up to £1,000.    This financial incentive pilot was launched by the

A total of £56 million will be spent on building new schools, and maintaining and improving existing ones in Staffordshire over the coming year. In plans to be discussed by Staffordshire County Council’s cabinet, scores of primary and secondary schools will benefit from money to carry out refurbishments. Money will also be spent on helping