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235 Article(s) Found

Youngsters needed for giant chocolate challenge

Pupils in nursery and primary schools are wanted by organisers of Ramsbottom Chocolate Festival to make a three-foot Easter egg....

Date Online: 10/02/2012

Scholarship opportunity for Bury College student

Bury College student Alex Ahmed has been offered a sponsored place by Ernst & Young, on a BSc (Hons) in...

Date Online: 05/02/2012

Professional Masterclass for Bury College students

Level 3 Performing Arts Dance and Musical Theatre students from Bury College benefitted from a professional masterclass and careers talk...

Date Online: 04/02/2012

Bury College Performing Arts students appear at the Lowry

Bury College Performing Arts group Accentu8 represented Bury at the Lowry Theatre on Saturday 21st January 2012. Bury College Dance...

Date Online: 29/01/2012

Bury school wins classroom makeover worth £5,000 with YPO and Berol

Summerseat Methodist Primary School in Bury has been announced as the winner of a classroom makeover package worth over £5,000,...

Date Online: 26/01/2012

Prestwich school closed

Sedgley Park Primary in Prestwich is closed today due to a heating and pipework failure. The school are not...

Date Online: 19/01/2012

Primary school is simply outstanding

Pupils and staff at Hazlehurst Primary School are celebrating after education watchdogs gave them an outstanding rating. The Ramsbottom school...

Date Online: 14/01/2012

School closed during electrical works

Emmanuel Holcombe Primary School will be closed on Friday 13 January due to nearby work by Electricity North West. The works...

Date Online: 10/01/2012

Bury College Sport students support community work

Bury College Level 1 Sports students have taken part in volunteer work at local nature reserve, Chesham Woods, as part...

Date Online: 05/01/2012

Success for Bury College Performing Arts Students

Many Performing Arts students from Bury College have progressed on to successful careers in industry. Former students Holly Rostron and...

Date Online: 24/12/2011

Bury schools shine again in national tests

Bury’s primary schools have capped another excellent year with improved results in the Key Stage 2 tests. The official performance...

Date Online: 17/12/2011

Caring, safe and happy at St Andrew's

A primary school in Radcliffe has been praised by education watchdogs for being a caring, safe and happy place to...

Date Online: 13/12/2011

Pupils bring festive cheer to library

Pupils from St Mary’s Primary School in Radcliffe brought a touch of Christmas to Radcliffe library with festive carols and...

Date Online: 12/12/2011

Primary pupils bring speeding drivers to book

Year 6 pupils joined forces with the police and Bury Council to enforce speed limits and drive home a tough...

Date Online: 06/12/2011

The best dressed trees in Bury!

Children from the Eco group at Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School spent a morning “tree dressing” at Burrs...

Date Online: 06/12/2011

Ivan Lewis meets Bury College students

Bury College first year Level 3 Public Services students enjoyed a question and answer session with Ivan Lewis, MP for...

Date Online: 03/12/2011

Business Challenge students’ enterprise scheme begins!

Bury College Business Challenge students have launched their business, The A Team, as part of this year’s Young Enterprise scheme...

Date Online: 02/12/2011

Bullied Blue blossoms as apprentice

19 year old Blue Ridley from Bury has secured an apprenticeship in Customer Service, in a move that has raised...

Date Online: 30/11/2011

Career success for former Performing Arts student

Bury College Performing Arts students have been achieving prestigious positions in higher education for many years, following their courses at...

Date Online: 25/11/2011

All the fun of the (Christmas) Fair at Butterstile Primary School

Children from Butterstile Primary School in Prestwich will be getting into the Christmas spirit on Friday with their second annual...

Date Online: 24/11/2011

"Get remembering" during National School Meals Week

Youngsters will get a taste of wartime rationing as they remember the fallen during National School Meals Week (7-11 Nov)....

Date Online: 11/11/2011

Primary school invites community to an Open Day

Peel Brow Primary School in Ramsbottom is holding an Open Day on Tuesday 22 November. Danny Mellor, head teacher at...

Date Online: 08/11/2011

Theatre in Education

Students on the BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts at Bury College have successfully performed their ‘Bsafe, Bcool’ project, to...

Date Online: 31/10/2011

Bury College students work with local jeweller Peter Jackson

Bury College Foundation Diploma in Art and Design students have been given the unique opportunity to work with local jeweller...

Date Online: 30/10/2011

Best ever GCSE results in Bury

Bury’s young students have posted the borough’s best ever set of GCSE results, according to new government tables. Their performance...

Date Online: 28/10/2011

Quebec exchange for Bury College Language students

Bury College students Catherine Burke (17) and Chloe Vergine (17) have recently returned from an exciting five week exchange to...

Date Online: 23/10/2011

Yellow Day at Bury College

Students at Bury College raised over £1,690 for Bury Hospice by taking part in activities for Yellow Day. Students were...

Date Online: 22/10/2011

Bury College student unveils mural at the Rock

Congratulations to Bury College Interactive Media student, Kelly Ma (17), who unveiled her large scale mural as part of the...

Date Online: 15/10/2011

Learners receive the boost they need to get back into work

10 adult learners have taken their first steps to gaining employment thanks to Bury College’s fantastic new Work Skills initiative....

Date Online: 15/10/2011

Asbestos checks reveal compliance picture at non-LA schools

Checks on how schools outside of local authority control are managing asbestos have revealed that most have adequate arrangements in...

Date Online: 14/10/2011