Macclesfield College has launched Cheshire Business School to transform access to leadership and management skills across the county. Cheshire Business School will offer short courses in leadership, resilience and management skills by world class speakers. They include bestselling author Dr Andy … [Read more...]
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Cultural venues to receive £128 million to improve access to arts
Cultural venues across the UK, including libraries and museums, are being invited to register their interest in applying for a share of £128 million government funding. Funding will help to ensure that community-focused cultural assets can be safeguarded for the future and help protect local … [Read more...]
New Skills Bill will update post-16 education and training laws
A new bill has been passed to update and transform post-16 education and adult skills training in England. The Skills and Post-16 Education Act aims to promote training in sectors with skills gaps, including health and social care, engineering, digital, green energy and manufacturing. Included … [Read more...]
King’s School awarded highest possible grade in latest inspection
The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) has awarded the King's School the highest possible grade in all areas after a recent inspection. The Prestbury-based independent school, which moved to its new campus from Macclesfield at the start of the 2020/21 academic year, was deemed to be excelling … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport opens new AeroZone education facility
AeroZone, a new state-of-the-art education centre at Manchester Airport, has been unveiled as part of the airport's £1 billion transformation programme. The new facility was opened by Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, alongside Manchester Airport Managing Director Karen Smart. 15 pupils … [Read more...]
Acquisition for Alderley Park training provider
Alderley Park based digital apprenticeships and training provider, Apprentify, has acquired a business in the West Midlands following a £5 million investment from BGF and OakNorth. Apprentify specialise in digital marketing, social media and technology courses, and have announced their … [Read more...]
Flight Academy returns this February half-term to Manchester Airport Runway Visitor Park
Manchester Airport’s Runway Visitor Park (RVP) has announced that its Flight Academy programme for 4-12-year-olds will be returning this February half-term. Bookings are now being taken for sessions between Wednesday 16th February and Friday 25th February, ensuring that children from across the … [Read more...]
Poynton students help shape solutions for net-zero
Two students from Poynton High School have taken part in a national summit to explore ways engineers can help the UK meet net zero carbon goals. A Year 9 and a Year 13 pupil from the school took part in the Tomorrow’s Engineers Week Schools COP Summit, which brought together over 50 young people … [Read more...]
Runway Visitor Park’s Flight Academy returns for October half term
Manchester Airport’s Runway Visitor Park (RVP) has announced that its highly successful Flight Academy programme will return this October half-term after a sold-out summer run. The long-running Flight Academy programme returned over the summer holidays and proved immensely popular with families … [Read more...]
Exhibition designers share sporting projects to mark National Sporting Heritage Day
Wilmslow based exhibition designers, Mather & Co, have recently completed a number of projects within the sporting sector that showcase the history and heritage of sport in the UK. National Sporting Heritage Day (28th September) is an annual celebration to raise awareness about sporting … [Read more...]
Flexible apprenticeships launched with £7 million fund
Businesses that have struggled to create apprenticeships due to the prevalence of short-term contracts are now set to benefit from a fund to launch more flexible training opportunities. A new £7 million fund will establish agencies to set up more flexible apprenticeships in fields dominated by … [Read more...]
Macclesfield College names top chef as Chef-Patron of White’s Academy
Acclaimed chef, Adam Reid, has been announced as the new Chef-Patron at the White's Academy culinary school at Macclesfield College. Adam Reid, currently Head Chef at four-rosette restaurant The French at the Manchester Midland Hotel, has also previously worked at Michelin-starred kitchens … [Read more...]