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  • A new me?  

    The weight in my chest is the first thing I feel as my tinny alarm jolts me awake. I keep meaning to change it, the alarm, but I doubt it’ll do much about this feeling, this never-ending tiredness that sits in my bones. It’s not that I don’t sleep, it’s that being awake leads to…


  • BLC students reach WorldSkills UK finals

    Three AAT Accounting apprentices from Buxton & Leek College have done their college and sector proud by reaching the finals of WorldSkills UK.  Globally recognised, WorldSkills UK sees apprentices across the country participate in regional and national competitions at their local colleges, training provider centres, workplaces, or online. Championing technical education as one of the…


  • Apprentices reach WorldSkills UK Finals

    It’s the final day at WorldSkills UK! Accounting apprentices; Aaron Woodward, Bradburys Cheese (a big hit as one of the World Skills competition staff is a huge cheese fan), Eoin Jones, Grassmats Ltd – grassmats.co.uk and Daniel Hallworth, Prisma Colour have been competing all week at Oldham College They’ve been taking part in quizzes with…


  • BLC apprentices earn more than just a wage with national awards nominations. 

    As you start your career earning money is great, but it’s even better when you are nominated for excellence in your work as BLC’s apprentices have found reaching the finals of regional competitions.  Three apprenticeship students from Buxton & Leek College have reached the finals of the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Apprenticeship Awards 2024, which this…