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    March 11 – a day to do something different!

    LEARNERS of all ages have a chance to make a change and do something different for a day with an exciting range of Saturday workshops running at Buxton & Leek College. From Creative Writing to Sewing Skills, there’s something on offer for everyone on Saturday March 11 and, with costs from as little as £15,…


  • Ex-student paddles his way to published author

    A STUDENT turned staff member at Buxton & Leek College has become a published author after carving a career from his passion for canoeing. Twenty-eight-year-old Adam Robson, from Handforth in Cheshire, began his paddling career as a scout and his love of the great outdoors led him to the BTEC course in Adventure Sport and…


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    Students set the scene for Thomson Holidays

    Business students from Buxton & Leek College proved just the ticket when staff at Leek’s Thomson travel agents were looking for fresh ideas to promote their latest young and lively `Scene` holidays. With the holidays being aimed at the 18 to 25 age group, the class of second year students studying for their BTEC Extended…


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    Teaching assistant’s top marks earn Dean’s award

    A Mum of two from Endon has had her hard work in studying for a degree recognised with a Dean’s Award from the University of Derby. Forty-year-old Julie Davies, who works as an Inclusion Support Assistant at Endon High School, is completing a three-year Foundation Degree in Children’s and Young People’s Services through evening classes…


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    Advice on options in education and training post GCSEs

    WITH more choice than ever before for teenagers looking at their options post 16, Buxton & Leek College is offering expert advice to teenagers in the local areas this January. Whether they are looking at a vocational course, apprenticeship or A Levels it is vital that youngsters taking their GCSEs this Summer get the right…


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    University education closer to home thanks to College links

    WITH the deadline for university applications now only days away, lucky students who live near Leek and Buxton are reminded that they don’t have to leave home to get a degree from a top university. January 15 is the deadline set by the University and Colleges Admissions Services (UCAS) this year. And, thanks to being…