A glowing ‘good’ Ofsted report for The Bemrose School where its ‘broad and ambitious curriculum’ is praised by the inspectors
A DERBY city school has been praised for its ‘strong relationships’ with students, a ‘broad and ambitious curriculum’ and providing ‘opportunities to develop pupils’ cultural capital’ after a government inspection. The Bemrose School, in Uttoxeter Road, was certified as ‘good’ by Ofsted, who also noted that ‘staff are proud to work at the school’ and […]
Award-winning Precept teams up with the University of Derby to help HR leaders of future
A LEADING HR & Employment Law company has teamed up with the University of Derby to deliver practical examples of situations they could be faced with in the workplace. Precept – an award-winning business based in Derby – helped Masters students studying HR and business management at the university’s Kedleston Road site to get to […]
Nottinghamshire special school Bracken Hill joins the Esteem Multi-Academy Trust
A NOTTINGHAMSHIRE special school has joined a leading multi-academy trust in a move that will ‘strengthen skills and knowledge’ and ‘nurture existing relationships’. Bracken Hill School, in Chartwell Road, Kirkby, will become the latest school run by Esteem Multi-Academy Trust. Esteem MAT was formed in 2018 and now consists of 13 academies across the East […]
Students at Lubrizol go the distance to help support their peers’ mental health
A group of 18 students at Derbyshire science company Lubrizol are going the extra mile this April to raise money for an important charity supporting mental health. The students have embarked on a lengthy challenge involving completing the distance between Lubrizol in Hazelwood, near Duffield, and the company’s base in Barcelona – a distance of […]
Science company Lubrizol helps safeguard state-of-the-art new Derby sports facilities with defibrillator funding
A science company has helped safeguard the health of a Derby community by helping to fund a new defibrillator at Normanton Park – where brand new state-of-the-art sports facilities were officially opened this Spring. The park on Warwick Avenue has recently benefited from brand new accessible sports facilities in the form of a ‘Cruyff’ football […]
Cyclists urged to join SkegVegas100 charity bike ride – with free food and return bus trip!
Cyclists have been urged to sign up to a unique opportunity to pedal from the heart of England in Derby all the way to Skegness in aid of two much-loved children’s charities – with the option of a cool hydrogen bus ride back! Nearly 80 cyclists have so far signed up for this year’s SkegVegas100, […]
Arise, phoenix! Outgoing High Sheriff chooses winning name for TDP’s new raised bed
A Derbyshire sustainable business making outdoor furniture from recycled plastic has had a helping hand in choosing an inspiring winning name for its latest product. The former High Sheriff of Derbyshire, Theresa Peltier, visited outdoor furniture company TDP Ltd in Wirksworth to help pick the winning entry for its competition to name the latest product […]
Commercial property agents find their own new premises
A LEADING commercial property agent has relocated to a brand-new office just a free kick away from the site of one of the firm’s most memorable deals. Salloway Property Consultants, which specialises in the sale, letting and management of commercial and industrial property together with providing strategic advice on development land, has purchased premises in […]
Charity bike ride aiming for 1000 smiles from 100 miles steps up a gear with new partnership and top cyclist
A new partnership is getting the wheels rolling on a 100-mile bike ride to support two charities giving low tech breaks to hundreds of Derbyshire children who might not otherwise get a holiday at all. Cosy Foundation, the charitable arm of Kings Award winning sustainable outdoor children’s furniture business Cosy Direct, has taken on the […]
A yellow brick road leads to Emerald City at a Derby school
Theatrical pupils are preparing to enjoy the smell of the greasepaint and the roar of the crowd when they follow the yellow brick road to the stage. Pupils at Derby Cathedral School, in Great Northern Road, are putting on a performance of the Wizard of Oz as the 1939 classic movie marks its 85th anniversary […]