Derby agency throws its weight behind the Tale of Two Cities child poverty campaign
A Derby creative communications agency is supporting the city’s new drive to alleviate early years child poverty in deprived neighbourhoods by creating and hosting the campaign’s fundraising website. MacMartin agreed to build the site for the Tale of Two Cities initiative on a pro bono basis to help spread the message about its goal to […]
Walkers invited to take on the “Hamble” as the 2026 Cosy Bike and Hike opens for business
The organisers behind one of Derbyshire’s biggest annual fundraising challenges have added a brand-new distance to help encourage more people to sign up. The Cosy Foundation is introducing a 13-mile “Hamble” – a half-amble – to this year’s Cosy Bike and Hike event, an annual cycling and walking charity challenge which will set out from […]
Bishop Lonsdale leads the way on sustainability with new green upgrades
Eco-warriors at a Derby primary school have shown a Member of Parliament how they are making their school more sustainable, thanks to a government-backed green initiative. Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School – part of the Derby Diocesan Academy Trust (DDAT) – is among just 250 schools nationwide to secure funding through the Great British […]
UK vodka firm Jatt Life raises a toast to Canadian partnership as it ramps up its supply to Vancouver
UK luxury vodka brand Jatt Life is set to ramp up the supply to one of its key overseas markets by 400% as it prepares to meet the growing demand for premium spirits in Canada. The West Midlands firm is increasing the number of bottles of its five-times-filtered French grain vodka it exports to Canada from […]
Trust’s first cohort of postgraduate trainee teachers highlight strength of school-based training
From a swimming coach of 20 years to a child psychology graduate, the first cohort of trainee teachers on the Odyssey Collaborative Trust (OCT) and University of Derby school-based PGCE are proving there is no single route into teaching. Now halfway through its first year as a partner for the university’s school-based postgraduate programme, the […]
Leading Derby IT company marks National Apprenticeship Week this February by pledging unwavering support for supporting young people into employment
An expanding Derby IT company has renewed its commitment to supporting young people during National Apprenticeship Week this February by pledging unwavering support for employing apprentices in 2026 and beyond. L.E.A.D. IT Services managing director Lee Jepson said he would always be passionate about giving young people opportunities through apprenticeships having himself started out into […]
Chesterfield Apprentice Shortlisted for Derbyshire Business Award
A Chesterfield teenager has been shortlisted for a major award in a Derbyshire apprentice success story after generating thousands of pounds in sales for his employer. Ryan Gibbions, 19, a sales executive at West Special Fasteners, is a finalist in the Apprentice of the Year category of the East Midlands Chamber Derbyshire Business Awards after […]
Derby business founders hit the right notes with patented multi-award-winning instrument revolutionising music education for thousands of children round the world
Derby business founders are leading a music education revolution around the world with their multi award-winning patented instrument developed from an adapted wheelchair joystick. Established musicians Si Tew and Owain Wilson aim to give every student the joy of music with their groundbreaking CMPSR musical instrument and controller. Si, who runs Digit Music with Owain, […]
You Don’t Need to Be an Education Expert: Why one parent stepped up as a Trustee – and says You Should Too
It’s National School Governors Day on February 12 – but what does governance include and can you really make a difference? When James Wright, a parent at Borrow Wood Primary School, first considered becoming a trustee at the Odyssey Collaborative Trust, he wasn’t sure he was the right fit. After all, he’d spent his career at Severn Trent Water leading […]
Top 100 Employers Gen Z Aspire to Work For Revealed During National Apprenticeship Week
The UK organisations Gen Z most aspire to work for after leaving school have been revealed in a major new survey launched to mark National Apprenticeship Week. Based on insights from more than 50,000 students, the ranking offers a powerful snapshot of the employers shaping Gen Z ambition at the earliest stage of career decision-making, […]