17 Health & Social Care students took part in an intergenerational project organised in partnership with Derbyshire County Council and Whitestones Care Home in Chapel-en-le-Frith. The students have visited Whitestones for three consecutive weeks as part of their Health & Social Care course, to help them gain more knowledge of dementia and develop their skills…
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Students praised for ‘meaningful and intergenerational’ visit at Whitestones care home
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Art Students Celebrate Success with their Exhibition
Our Foundation Degree Art & Design students showcased their creative talents in an exhibition held in Leek, as they celebrated the success they have achieved on the course. The Astound Contemporary Art Exhibition, held at the Nicholson Gallery in Leek, provided a perfect location for students’ range of media including fine art, printmaking, textiles, graphics,…
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Our students complete first specialised childcare course
Celebrations were underway at the Leek Campus, as eight students became the first to complete a specialised work-based childcare and education qualification. The Level 4 Early Years Advanced Practitioner course, launched in September 2016, which specialises in qualifying students as physical and nutritional needs co-ordinators (PANCO). It enables students to influence physical and nutritional policy…
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Student chefs turn up the heat in regional Commis competition.
Following our win at last year’s event, we hosted the prestigious annual Commis Chef competition. The event, organised by North West Branch Association Culinaire Francaise, saw over 17 entrants from 8 further education colleges compete in the 7 industry standard kitchens and fine dining restaurant at the College’s Buxton campus. Two competitions took place over…
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Give your health a boost with a college leisure course
WHEN retired soldier Peter Smith read that learning a new language could help stave off dementia, he didn’t hesitate to sign up for a class in Italian conversation. Peter, aged 69, had already gained a grasp of German after serving in the British Army for 30 years and being based in Germany. And, after reading…
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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…
