Precept’s Emma Tice shortlisted for top leadership award
A LEADING Employment Law expert has been shortlisted for a top business award. Emma Tice is Head of HR & Employment Law at Derby-based Precept, which has its headquarters on the Meteor Centre. She has been shortlisted in the HR Leader category of the Business Desk Leadership Awards alongside employees from Fortitude Nicsa Global, Bentley […]
St Clare’s School puts mental health at the heart of everything it does
A Derbyshire school for young people with learning difficulties is leading the way when it comes to the mental well-being of its pupils and staff. St Clare’s School, in Mickleover, is a special school for pupils between the ages of 11 and 16. Rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted inspectors – and part of the Esteem Multi […]
Derby business hosts local school pupils after West Park School pupils win sustainability competition
PUPILS at a Derby school were given a sneak-peek inside a leading tech company after winning a competition. Year 8 students at West Park School were given a taste of the world of work at Barron McCann – on Mansfield Road – after successfully designing posters promoting sustainability in the workplace. The competition was organised […]
Gifting company Colleague Box sees huge rise in businesses celebrating employee milestones
A CORPORATE gifting company has seen a rise in businesses celebrating employee milestones after data revealed that the first three months of a year is when most people look for a new job. Award-winning Colleague Box, which has its headquarters in Derby, says that one of its most popular boxes is for new starters. However, […]
Vibrant Accountancy owner Bev Wakefield shortlisted for two awards
THE owner of one of the fastest growing small businesses in Derby has been shortlisted for two leadership awards. Bev Wakefield set up Vibrant Accountancy, in Lodge Lane, in 2019 and the company now employs 10 people – it is set to appoint its latest team member this month. Vibrant has a growing client base […]
Clay Cross packaging company donates to YMCA Derbyshire Sleep Easy campaign
A LEADING UK packaging company with a factory in Clay Cross has donated cardboard to a local charity’s annual event that aims to highlight homelessness and poverty in Derbyshire. DS Smith Clay Cross has provided YMCA Derbyshire and Padley @YMCA with cardboard boxes for its Sleep Easy campaign. Held at Derbyshire County Cricket Club’s Incora […]
Charity marking National Heart Month helps Manchester science company employees learn CPR
A charity marking National Heart Month has been helping employees at a Manchester science company learn vital CPR skills. Staff at Blackley-based Lubrizol were given the opportunity to brush up on life-saving first aid sessions delivered by St John Ambulance – the company’s UK-wide adopted charity. February has been National Heart Month and charities including […]
Purpose Media goes back to school as it lands website work for two leading academy trusts
Derbyshire full-service marketing agency Purpose Media has made a major move into the education sector after winning contracts to create 30 new websites and give digital support to two leading Midlands academy trusts. The South Normanton-based firm has been appointed by the Embark Federation and the L.E.A.D. Academy Trust, which run 44 primary and secondary […]
Derby pupils learn what it takes to complete PhD with Brilliant Club
High-achieving teenagers from a city school swapped the classroom for university lectures as they learned what it takes to get a PhD. Pupils from Murray Park Community School, in Mickleover, have taken part in the Scholars Programme – The Brilliant Club where pupils completed a PhD-style programme with PhD tutor Obinna Okoro from the University […]
Science company employees take charity to heart with bake sale
Science company employees from Huddersfield got stuck into a ‘hearty’ bake sale in aid of a charity helping mark National Heart Month this February. Employees from all departments at science company Lubrizol’s Huddersfield – from engineering to site logistics – baked cute heart-shaped goodies for sale in aid of St John Ambulance. This was the […]