Tejal is on cloud nine after picking up an impressive nine grade 9s
TEENAGER Tejal Paliya arrived in the UK just two years ago but is now one step further to fulfilling her dream of securing a place at Cambridge University after picking up a brilliant nine grade nines. Sixteen-year-old Tejal started at The Bemrose School in 2018 after her father’s job saw the family relocate to the […]
Students celebrate GCSE successes at The Bemrose School
There was much to celebrate at The Bemrose School this morning as pupils collected a set of results which were even better than they were expecting. Unlike many schools across the city, the Uttoxeter New Road school was open from 8am to allow students to collect their results in person and access support for their […]
Best-ever GCSE results for pupils at Murray Park Community School
PUPILS at Murray Park Community School have achieved what is believed to be the best set of GCSE results in the school’s history. Despite the many changes to the way GCSE results have been awarded over the years, the Mickleover school believes the 2020 outcomes are the best overall results they have ever recorded. 81% […]
Pupils exceed teachers’ expectations at The Bemrose School
Results at The Bemrose School have followed the upward trend of recent years with gains in almost every subject, showing the rising trajectory of the school. Prior to the Covid-19 outbreak, staff at the Uttoxeter New Road school were expecting this year’s GCSE results to increase across the board, in line with improvements over the […]
Derbyshire man Paul Robinson encounters migrants, jellyfish and supertankers as Lubrizol employee he fulfils 10-year dream of swimming English Channel – in aid of Rainbows Hospice
A Derbyshire man is safely back on dry land after fulfilling his ambition of swimming the English Channel – after braving jellyfish stings, experiencing close encounters with supertankers and even passing a migrant boat along the way. Paul Robinson, 36, who lives in Risley, took 13 hours to complete the crossing after setting off from […]
Derby cancer charity Annabel’s Angels celebrates joining the 300 club in the face of a “significant” coronavirus challenge
A Derby charity is celebrating after it awarded its 300th grant to help a local family living with cancer pay for everyday costs – amid one of the biggest funding challenges it has ever faced. Trustees at Annabel’s Angels say they are “incredibly proud” to have hit the landmark this month, taking the total money […]
Pupils at The Bemrose School secure well-deserved places at chosen universities following very different results day in England
A BUDDING engineer, a wannabe finance manager and a teenager who can speak five languages have all secured their places at their chosen universities following a very different Post-16 results day for students in Derby. Those collecting their A-Level and BTEC results from The Bemrose School Sixth Form, in Uttoxeter New Road, had to adhere […]
Derventio Housing Trust IT apprentice Jed Fowler is a hero in the making as he’s nominated for a top housing award
An IT apprentice who helped make sure staff at a Derby-based housing trust had the technology they needed to work from home during the coronavirus lockdown has been nominated for a prestigious national award. Jed Fowler, the assistant IT manager at Derventio Housing Trust in Boyer Street, has reached the shortlist of the Apprentice of […]
Derby head teachers answer questions about A level and GCSE results ‘farce’ after Coronavirus pandemic
Tensions mount every year as students in England and Wales eagerly await the results of their A level and GCSE exams. The situation is still tense but for those students, it’s very different this year as the coronavirus pandemic ensured that no exams were actually sat in schools across the country and right here in […]
Sales of antiviral face mask exceed expectations as fabric passes technical tests
An historic textile manufacturer that has developed a face mask with an antiviral coating says sales have rocketed by 450% in the last month and staff can ‘only just keep up with demand’. Baltex, a technical textile manufacturer which has been in business since 1831, has been inundated with orders for the mask which is […]