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The scientific approach
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.
Last updated 30 July 2010
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So much to see, so much to do!
SUMMER is well and truly underway – and for most young people the six weeks off school will be a chance to let their hair down and have some fun.
Last updated 28 July 2010
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Hard work and dedication helps a dream come true
AN ‘A’ grade is like gold dust to any student but to pass an entire course with flying colours seems like something out of a dream.WORKINGTON Sixth Form Centre’s high flying childcare group not only set the bar with their grades they have also broken the mould on the gender scene.
Last updated 28 July 2010
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Creating creative children
A GATE, rugby post, pond, fence and post-box were at the heart of a recent project aimed at boosting the literacy skills of children at a West Cumbrian school.
Last updated 28 July 2010
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Young artists put on a dazzling show
TOMORROW’S budding artists celebrated the end of term with an exhibition that saw Southfield Technology College’s school hall turned into a dazzling art gallery.
Last updated 28 July 2010
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Drawing on hidden talents of students
A GROUP of budding young artists from West Cumbria have had their talents recognised through a county-wide arts scheme.
Last updated 12 July 2010
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WEST LAKES ACADEMY, EGREMONT
IT’S ALL change at West Lakes Academy. A new director of sixth form, Andy Williamson, has been appointed and new courses are on offer. As well as a full range of A-level subjects such as English, History, Maths and Further Maths, Psychology and the sciences, etc, a number of vocational courses are also on offer; BTEC health and social care, BTEC ICT and BTEC performing arts to mention but three.
Last updated 23 June 2010
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AMCOR FLEXIBLES
EMPLOYING in excess of 400 people, Amcor Flexibles Cumbria continues to support the locality since it began its life as ‘Smith Brothers’ in 1880. Amcor Flexibles Cumbria, based in Salterbeck, is a business unit of Amcor Flexibles Europe & America.
Last updated 23 June 2010
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JHP TRAINING
GET your career off to a flying start with an Apprenticeship with JHP Training!
Last updated 23 June 2010
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ST Bees School offers a varied and exciting sixth form curriculum and has an excellent record of success at A-level and entry to Higher Education including Oxbridge. The school has a sixth form of around 100 pupils and is seen by parents and students as the ideal place to spend the transition years between the very structured GCSE courses and the freedoms of University.
Last updated 23 June 2010
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RATHBONE... AND PARTNERS
FROM August 2010, young people will be encouraged to access a variety of initiatives across the county which will enable them to progress into further education, training or employment.
Last updated 23 June 2010
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MOST students have now decided on the path they wish to follow after their GCSEs and we are happy that many students from our own school and from other schools have found that the combination of courses on offer and the level of support provided here have made us the right choice for them.
Last updated 23 June 2010
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Workington Sixth Form Centre
WORKINGTON Sixth Form Centre is based on a purpose-built site. We are the Sixth Form for Southfield Technology College and Stainburn School and Science College and one of a very few collaborative Sixth Forms in the country.
Last updated 23 June 2010
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STANDING UP FOR YOUNG PEOPLE’S RIGHTS
TEENAGERS are often accused of hanging around outside supermarkets and causing trouble but a lot of the time it is because they are either banned or glared at in parks. A NORMAL week would see me in the classroom at Nelson Thomlinson School in Wigton but this week I have taken time out from school to do work experience at the Times and Star newspaper, Workington.THESE last few months have been crazy, 2010 seems to have only just begun, but in that time I’ve seen a story I’ve written turned into a proper book – it’s gone from words on a computer to paper and ink.
Last updated 26 May 2010
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SWITCH ON TO ROBOTS
RHYTHMIC robots took to the dancefloor this month as part of a science and engineering event that saw Sellafield taken over by the mechanical movers.
Last updated 26 May 2010
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BIG APPLE, BIG EXPERIENCE
A TRIP crammed with culture, art, music and tragedy from one of the most famous cities in the world has inspired students from Southfield School with their GCSE and A-level projects.
Last updated 26 May 2010
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CHAPTER ONE IN THE TEAM’S PUBLISHING SUCCESS
NETHERHALL student Fiona Money has achieved what some teenagers dream about and what many adults strive to achieve.
Last updated 26 May 2010
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Culture at the art of the community
CULTURE is alive and kicking in West Cumbria and the area is fortunate enough to have a selection of different places in which arts performances, workshops, classes and other participation activities take place.
Last updated 26 May 2010
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TWIN TOWN EXCHANGE WAS A TERRIFIC OPPORTUNITY
I AM Fabian, an exchange student from Workington’s twin town Selm, Germany. At the moment I am doing work experience here at the Times & Star to get an insight into the work of a journalist.
Last updated 29 April 2010
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Engineers of future
ENGINEERS of the future were given a financial boost recently to help them kick-start their careers. The REACT Foundation promised over £5,000 to West Cumbrian teenagers who pledge to study an engineering, maths or science-related subject at sixth form and university.
Last updated 29 April 2010
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