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£7m sixth form centre for Hyndburn
2:20pm Monday 1st December 2008
A £7 MILLION sixth form centre for Hyndburn - bringing back full A-level provision for the borough - is expected to get the go-ahead within months.
Comments (0)Donation leads the way for Oswaldtwistle pupils
11:14am Monday 1st December 2008
DISABLED youngsters have been helped to access an eco-garden thanks to a donation from a local businessman.
Burnley school 'on target' to move out of special measures
6:30am Friday 28th November 2008
A HEADTEACHER believes her school is on the way to redemption after inspectors visited for the third time this year.
Alder Grange Community and Technology School pupils ‘done well’
2:30pm Friday 28th November 2008
THE headmaster of Alder Grange Community and Technology School paid tribute to the top pupils last night.
MP’s advice to Pendle pupils
2:33pm Friday 28th November 2008
STUDENTS at Nelson and Colne College were given some expert advice on politics when Gordon Prentice visited.
Course is music to Tockholes teenager's ears
11:35am Friday 28th November 2008
A TEENAGE pianist from Tockholes has been treated to a week at a music school by Darwen Rotary Club.
Young in Burnley get Turf Moor taster to life in business
6:30pm Thursday 27th November 2008
YOUNGSTERS in Burnley were given a taster of what it’s like to run a business in today’s financial climate.
Nelson school receives 'best ever' Ofsted report
4:10pm Wednesday 26th November 2008
A PENDLE school is celebrating after receiving its ‘best ever’ Ofsted report.
Only six Blackburn with Darwen students sign up for diplomas
11:50am Wednesday 26th November 2008
JUST six students in Blackburn with Darwen have signed up to the government’s flagship diploma scheme.
Three Blackburn pupils suspended for 'Gallas-style' haircuts
9:21am Wednesday 26th November 2008
THREE boys have been suspended from Witton Park High School, Blackburn, for their ‘mohican’-style hair cuts.
Lancashire students back Amnesty International celebrations
12:01pm Wednesday 26th November 2008
HUMAN rights charity Amnesty International said 99 per cent of senior schools in Lancashire are set to join in ‘Our Rights Birthday’ celebrations this year.
Blackburn College student on pornography charges
4:37pm Tuesday 25th November 2008
A Blackburn College student has appeared in court after pornographic images were found on a pen drive which he lost.
Next phase in Blackburn College masterplan gets go-ahead
4:54pm Tuesday 25th November 2008
AN EAST Lancashire college will undergo a massive multi-million pound extension after plans were backed by councillors.
Oyez! Town crier helps Great Harwood school's 40th party
4:56pm Tuesday 25th November 2008
A TOWN crier helped a school celebrate its 40th anniversary celebrations.
Brierfield kiddies' mosaic brightens street
5:20pm Monday 24th November 2008
CHILDREN from a Pendle school have joined forces with residents to leave their mark on a back street and enhance community cohesion.
Burnley students to get lessons with the 'toffs'
8:10pm Sunday 23rd November 2008
TEENAGERS are set to swap the mean streets of Burnley for the corridors of power as part of an unique exchange programme.
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School students 'causing parking problems'
1:20pm Sunday 23rd November 2008
COUNCILLORS have urged schools bosses to get a grip on their parking problems - amid claims that disabled parking spaces are being taken up by student drivers.
Accrington in the running to be university town
2:14pm Thursday 20th November 2008
ACCRINGTON is bidding to become a university town.
Councillors give new Waterfoot school the go-ahead
1:10pm Thursday 20th November 2008
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a new primary school in Waterfoot have found favour with Rossendale councillors - but not without some serious misgivings.
Pussycat Dolls inspire Blackburn pupils’ safety song
3:07pm Thursday 20th November 2008
A PRIMARY school has found the purr-fect way to boost internet safety — by recording a cover of a Pussycat Dolls song.
Burnley pupils learn to be safety savvy
2:20pm Thursday 20th November 2008
AROUND 500 Burnley schoolchildren are this week being taught how to avoid becoming an accident victim with the help of technology seen on a popular TV quiz show.
Darwen Academy girls mean business
1:00pm Thursday 20th November 2008
DARWEN’S new academy is trying to turn its girl pupils into entrepreneurs.
Bacup school provides ‘quality care’
5:24pm Thursday 20th November 2008
THE headteacher of a Rossendale school is ‘over the moon’ after a recent inspection.
Liberata loses educational maintenance contract
1:50pm Wednesday 19th November 2008
UNDER-fire government contractor Liberata - which sacked 200 people in Nelson last month and left hard-up Blackburn College students needing food vouchers to survive - has lost its deal to provide educational maintenance allowances.
Blackburn primary school in top 30 in country
1:29pm Wednesday 19th November 2008
PUPILS and staff at a Blackburn school are celebrating after being ranked as East Lancashire’s best primary.
Student dealt drugs yards from Burnley College gates
7:10am Wednesday 19th November 2008
A STUDENT who sold crack cocaine just yards from college gates has been jailed.
Blackburn girl's panto cat is a winner
8:10pm Wednesday 19th November 2008
Gabrielle Faulkner, of St Peter’s RC Primary School, Blackburn, designed a cat costume for this year’s Thwaites Empire pantomime, Dick Whittington.
East Lancashire students take lead in autism campaign
5:20pm Wednesday 19th November 2008
TWO students from East Lancashire are set to change the perception of autism in a new campaign.
Pendle students’ festive project
4:20pm Wednesday 19th November 2008
STUDENTS from a Pendle college are playing their part in the world’s largest Christmas project.
Marsden Heights Community College celebrates ‘best ever’ results
3:55pm Tuesday 18th November 2008
STUDENTS were rewarded for a school’s ‘best ever year’ at an awards evening in Colne.
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