A former Buxton & Leek College catering student has been recognised for his customer service skills at a national awards ceremony. 20 year old Mitchell Collier, from Leek, who studied Hospitality at the College’s Buxton Campus, was shortlisted as a finalist in the Customer Service Star of the Year award run by Boutique Hotelier. The…
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Ex catering student named hotel champion
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Beauty Students Provide the Feel Good Factor for HSE Wellbeing Week
Level 3 Beauty students from Buxton & Leek college provided mini pamper treatments on Thursday 20 October for Health & Safety Laboratory employees as part of their Health & Wellbeing Week at Harpur Hill Buxton. The event organised by Karen Wilkinson was very well attended and staff enjoyed a choice of a back massage,…
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Barbering night aims to boost Movember
AWARD-winning barber Kieron Price will visit Buxton & Leek College this November – for a fundraising night for the Movember charity. Kieron, who is past winner of a British Master Barber Award, will be showcasing his skills with demonstrations at the Leek Campus on Monday November 7. The salon doors will be open from 6pm…
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Saturday workshops offer counselling skills
THIS EVENT HAS NOW PASSED. PROFESSIONAL counsellors are being offered a chance to further their development through a series of one-day workshops on offer from Buxton & Leek College in 2017. Starting in January, the Saturday sessions will be delivered at the College’s Buxton Campus and will include Working with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Creative…
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Dome meeting focuses on learning in the great outdoors
OUTDOOR education in the Peak District was the focus of a conference hosted by Buxton & Leek College this autumn. Allan Shaw, Buxton & Leek College’s Outdoor Sport Tutor, organised the event where members of The Institute of Outdoor Learning (IOL) and Association of Head Teachers for Outdoor Learning came together under the iconic Devonshire…
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Students out to conquer Everest for charity mission
INTREPID outdoor sports students from Buxton & Leek College will be attempting to climb the height of Everest for charity this week. But the group won’t have to travel far to scale the equivalent of the earth’s highest mountain – only over to Harpur Hill where they aim to notch up 8,850 metres of the…
