School helping to shape the future of BSL GSCE
BSL tutor Katherine teaching Hilal and Macie at Allestree Woodlands School
Derbyshire science company Lubrizol donates funds to help people with learning difficulties enjoy a festive bash
Derbyshire science company Lubrizol has helped put the sparkle into Christmas for people with learning difficulties by paying for a slap-up festive do. Through its charities and communities committee, Lubrizol gave a generous donation so that staff at Belper Mencap – who support people living with learning difficulties – could enjoy a Christmas party complete […]
World’s Toughest Row awaits Derby granddad Vic as he reveals his transatlantic dream
A former company director of a ground engineering firm is using his retirement to achieve a lifelong ambition – to take part in the World’s Toughest Row and cross the Atlantic solo. Sixty-nine-year-old Vic Handley, former deputy group managing director of Nottinghamshire ground engineering firm Van Elle, has set his sights on becoming the second-oldest […]
Annie flies the flag for an American Christmas taste tradition as she creates an egg-free eggnog
Families are being invited to step into the kitchen and rustle up a delicious vegan version of America’s favourite Christmas drink – eggnog. American-born Annie Spaziano, who runs the popular Annie’s Burger Shack burger restaurants in Derby and Nottingham, has concocted a plant-based version of the festive tipple she hopes might help the drink take […]
Christmas comes early with a party for young adults who grew up in care across Derby and Burton
Young adults who have grown up in care enjoyed a festive meal and danced the afternoon away at two special Christmas parties in Derby and Burton. More than 150 teenagers and young people from East Staffordshire, South Derbyshire and Derby who have been through the care system tucked into a turkey dinner with all the […]
Murray Park welcomes trainee teachers to give them a taste of being interviewed
A Derby school has been helping prepare the future generation of teachers by putting them through their paces in the interview room. Murray Park Community School, in Mickleover, welcomed 14 students from the Developing Teachers Schools Academies (DTSA) for mock interviews so they could learn more about the process with members of the school’s leadership […]
Corporate gifting is big business and can help retain talent, says award-winning entrepreneur Natalie Bamford
CORPORATE gifting is big business – and its popularity shows no signs of slowing down in 2024, says the owner of award-winning company Colleague Box. Natalie Bamford and husband Adam set up the business during the pandemic and, since then, Colleague Box has created bespoke gift boxes for a wide range of local and national […]
Smiles all round as Derbyshire school celebrates ‘outstanding’ visit from Ofsted inspectors
An “exceptional” school has achieved the highest praise possible after a visit from Ofsted inspectors who declared it to be “outstanding” in every category. William Gilbert Endowed Church of England Primary, in Vicarage Lane, Duffield, achieved an overall “outstanding” rating after a visit last month from the education watchdog. The school and nursery is part […]
Professor Steve Peters talks chimp management as children learn about emotions at a Derby school
Youngsters at schools from across Derbyshire have been learning more about their inner chimp as a professor specialising in the human brain put on a very special show. Professor Steve Peters, author of the UK’s bestselling self-help book The Chimp Paradox, paid a visit to Hardwick Primary School, in Dover Street, to put on a […]
The Inn-spectors have been in town at a Derbyshire school for the story of Christmas
The Inn-spectors put Bethlehem through rigorous testing to make sure it was up to scratch as pupils told the Christmas story from a unique viewpoint. Children at William Gilbert Endowed Church of England Primary School and Nursery, in Vicarage Lane, Duffield, told their own inspiring version of the Nativity in a play entitled ‘The Inn-spectors’. […]