MTMS gold-plates its IT defences as it steps up to Cyber Essentials Plus status
UK rail maintenance company MTMS has strengthened its defences to safeguard its staff and customers against the rising tide of online crime by gaining the coveted Cyber Essentials Plus certificate. The firm, which is based in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, but operates across the country, has become the latest UK company to have been awarded Government-backed accreditation, […]
Netherthorpe School – one of the oldest schools in Chesterfield – working hard to improve its Ofsted rating after recent inspection
The head teacher at one of the oldest schools in Chesterfield has vowed to focus on the positives and continue to make changes after it was told it requires improvement following a government inspection. This is the first inspection that Netherthorpe School, part of the Cavendish Learning Trust, has had under the new Ofsted framework […]
Bemrose School pupils among first in Derby to get up close and personal with 11ft anti-violence bee sculpture
Pupils at a Derby school will be among the first in the city to get up close and personal with a giant sculpture of a bee made from various weapons seized off the streets of Manchester. The anti-violence bee statue, created by the British Iron Work Centre – the same people behind the breathtaking Knife […]
Derby Grammar School celebrates Tomorrow’s Engineers Week
This week is Tomorrow’s Engineers Week, which puts the spotlight on the engineers of the future and how more people can be attracted into the field. We met Emily Welch, a 17-year-old Derby student with her sights firmly fixed on mechanical engineering. At 17 Emily, like many her age, is trying to get her driving […]
Local businesses sought for festive events organised by Sunshine Support that will help make Christmas less stressful for Derby families
INDEPENDENT businesses in Derby are being encouraged to help spread some festive cheer at a series of unique Christmas events being held in the city. Organised by Sunshine Support, an award-winning organisation that supports parents and professionals of children with special educational needs and disabilities, there will be six events in the run up to […]
Simon Burch’s words on Global Media and Information Literacy Week
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