Education

College provides vital lifeline to help jobless find way back to work

Suzanne Williams from Burton College at Uttoxeter Old Mill, which is being revived by the college as a centre to help people to get back to work. Picture by Shaun Smith

Monday, February 08, 2010

A VACANT town centre building is set to be transformed to help struggling jobseekers back into work.

Uttoxeter Old Mill is being brought back into use by Burton College to offer a lifeline to the unemployed and those at risk of redundancy.

The historic Church...

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A fine tale in any language

Monday, November 30, 2009

CHILDREN in Checkley have used magic beans to help learn foreign languages. Hutchinson Memorial School held a Jack and the Beanstalk day yesterday...

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Pupil launches project to improve life for her African friends

Esther Chirimangombe wants to raise funds to help educate her friends in Zimbabwe. PIcture by Mark Scott

Monday, November 30, 2009

A STUDENT has set up a campaign to help her friends in Zimbabwe receive the kind of "privileged" education she enjoys in Uttoxeter. Esther Chirimangom...

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Prep school's Christmas fair

Monday, November 30, 2009

A PREPARATORY school is set to hold a Christmas fair tomorrow. Smallwood Manor, near Uttoxeter, will hold the event, organised by the Friends of...

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Mother calls on MP to block home-school interview plan

Monday, November 30, 2009

A MOTHER who home-schooled her bullied son is defending the rights of parents to teach their own children. German-born Astrid Brand's eldest child,...

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Police dogs are sent into school for drugs search

Thomas Alleyne's High School head-teacher Suzanne O'Farrell.

Monday, November 23, 2009

POLICE sniffer dogs have explored classrooms as Thomas Alleyne's High School takes a hard line against drugs. No evidence of drugs was uncovered when...

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Awards mark pupils' efforts to always go the extra mile

The students line up to celebrate their success having gained Governors' Awards at Thomas Alleyne's High School.

Monday, October 19, 2009

HIGH-ACHIEVING students have been rewarded for their commitment to work both in and out of their school. The Governors' Award recognises the...

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School has to start early to avoid town centre trouble

Margaret Walsh of florists Emilie Duclos.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

UTTOXETER'S largest school has introduced earlier start times for students to prevent disturbances in the town centre. Staff at Thomas Alleyne's High...

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