Sunday, 01 August 2010

Dont panic!

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THURSDAY August 19 is the day thousands of students and their parents have been waiting for and it’s fast approaching. It is, of course, A-level results day and for many young people it marks the end of a long wait to see if they’ve got a place at their chosen universities.

Students get a taste of life at Oxford

ceOxford 1 WEST Cumbrian sixth formers took the university trip of a lifetime this month when they went to The Queen’s College, Oxford.

Phoenix lends a guiding hand to area's jobseekers

cesAllison COMMUNITY company Phoenix Enterprise Centre has been providing services to the West Cumbrian community for 25 years.

The hands-on approach

cereactengshow02 BUDDING West Cumbrian engineers have been given a priceless insight into the industry thanks to REACT Engineering.

Higher & Further Education

In the national spotlight

cenathan TWO Lakes College apprentices attended an oscar-style ceremony this month as part of the North West Apprenticeship awards.

Retraining

Dad and daughter enjoy same course

CEDAVIDALEX FATHER-and-daughter team David and Alex Thompson both recently completed courses at the Centre for Leadership Performance at Lillyhall’s Energus facility.

In the workplace

Regional honour for apprentice

ceBede O Connor A WEST Cumbrian engineer has been acclaimed by the Institute of Civil Engineers after writing a paper on the theme of learned society – in engineering.

Post-14 education

The scientific approach

cesellsciencenew01 SELLAFIELD’S science week kicked off in style this month in a bid to raise awareness and enjoyment of the subject with pupils and students.

Columnists

Facing the unkindest cuts of all

YOUNG people are amongst the first to suffer under the coalition Government’s cuts and axing of projects.

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