Integration still key as Springfield Primary School marks 10 years of its Enhanced Resource Facility
Pupils at Springfield Primary School’s Enhanced Resource Facility celebrating its 10th year.
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Former semi-pro footballer Femi looks to kick on in 2024 as his premium HL Vodka joins Virtus Brands
A former semi-professional footballer who launched his own premium vodka to shake up the luxury top shelf market is looking to kick on in 2024 after joining UK independent drinks collective Virtus Brands. London-based entrepreneur Femi Cole, who launched his brand, HL Vodka, a 40% ABV vodka available in three flavours, three years ago, has […]
Minister David Johnston MP is questioned by students and staff at St Clare’s School in Derby over future of special needs education
Cricket, questions and concerns about the future of special needs education were shared with David Johnston MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary at the Department for Education, during his visit to St Clare’s School in Mickleover. The minister joined Derby North MP Amanda Solloway for a tour of the school in Rough Heanor Road, where she pulled together […]
Derby County Community Trust hoping that Rams’ promotion can boost community
DERBY County Community Trust – the charitable arm of the Championship club – is hoping that the Rams’ promotion will be a welcome boost to the services it offers across the city and county. The Trust, which has been in operation since the mid-90s and officially became a charity in 2008, runs more than 40 […]
Queen’s Croft High School in Lichfield to thank its community with summer of celebration
A LICHFIELD special school is planning to thank its community for a year of support by hosting a summer fayre to celebrate milestones, including a glowing Ofsted report. Queen’s Croft High School – part of the Primitas Learning Partnership – was recently rated ‘good’ by government inspectors who also praised staff’s ‘clear sense of pride […]
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 […]