EMPLOYERS from all over Staffordshire and Derbyshire converged on the Leek Campus of Buxton & Leek College this week to view a new £3 million training facility for engineers. Leekbrook-based Esterchem, Belle Engineering of Sheen, Momentum Recruitment and Training of Uttoxeter and Churnet Valley Precision Engineering Ltd from Upperhulme were among the companies who sent…
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Employers impressed by new Engineering training base
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Leading artist to run summer school in Leek
ONE of Central England’s foremost artists will be inspiring painters at a workshop run by the Leek School of Art this summer. Lewis Noble, whose landscape paintings are in public and private collections across the UK, Europe, North America, Australia and Asia, will be helping amateur artists capture the beauty of the Staffordshire Moorlands on…
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After exams – advice on the next step
As exam season draws to a close, teenagers and their parents are being offered some timely advice on that important next step from Buxton & Leek College. Both campuses have evenings set aside for information and guidance this month for those looking to enter the jobs market or further their studies. And, with education and…
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AA Rosette puts Buxton at the top table for teaching restaurants
Passion and enthusiasm are two of the ingredients which have helped the University of Derby’s Fine Dining Restaurant in Buxton win the highest accolade of its kind – and get students jobs with the likes of Gordon Ramsay. “It was clear to see why this had been named as one of the top five universities…
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Young People offered training in stately style
A key part of the Traineeship is the work placement and all aspects of Chatsworth business are offering opportunities – including learning Bakery skills to supply the Chatsworth cafes and shops, as a Visitor Guide welcoming visitors to the House and sharing its story; developing gardening skills by looking after the impressive grounds and gardens,…
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Hair and beauty students wowed their audience
LOOKS both weird and wonderful were paraded on the catwalk at Buxton’s Devonshire Dome this month when more than 150 students from Buxton & Leek College put on a show of talent at the annual Hair and Beauty Show. Trainees of all ages competed against their peers on all courses ranging from high school students…
