Lancashire Telegraph | Education

Teenagers in Blackburn and Darwen to join ‘studio’ colleges

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:30:00 +0000

UP TO 600 teenagers are set to leave mainstream education in Blackburn and Darwen with the creation of two new schools.

Blackburn College University Centre boss resigns after suspension

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:58:59 +0000

A HIGHER education boss has resigned from her post after she was suspended.

Applications to Blackburn College’s University Centre rise to record levels

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:54:08 +0000

A UNIVERSITY centre in East Lancashire is officially bucking the trend as its applications continue to rise.

Baby boom challenge for East Lancashire primary school places

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:16:25 +0000

EDUCATION bosses in East Lancashire are making preparations for an influx in primary school children folllowing a rise in birth rates.

Darwen Vale High School is taking shape

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:49:03 +0000

WITH just seven months before the pupils’ return, Darwen Vale High School is taking shape.

Beardwood School reunion events planned for summer

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:54:27 +0000

A series of major reunion events are being planned for those who attended a school in Blackburn.

Staff at Altham manufacturing company go ‘back to school’

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:00:00 +0000

AN Altham manufacturing company has boosted productivity after sending its staff back to college.

Blackburn primary school headteacher sacked for 'bullying' allegations

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:46:31 +0000

A HEADTEACHER has been sacked after a nine-month investigation into allegations of bullying against staff and pupils.

GCSE performance tables slammed by East Lancashire teaching unions

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:52:07 +0000

THE school league tables system has been slammed by teaching unions in East Lancashire.

Darwen's biggest employers are backing Jake Berry's 100 jobs plan

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:35:17 +0000

DARWEN’S biggest employers are backing the town’s MP in his bid to find jobs for 100 people in 100 days.

119 school staff facing redundancy in Blackburn with Darwen

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

A TOTAL of 119 school staff are facing redundancy despite ‘promises’ that no jobs would be lost under Blackburn and Darwen’s education shake-up.

Burnley fashion student heading to India for inspiration

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:42:56 +0000

A FASHION student is flying to India to work with some of the country’s up-and-coming designers and artists to produce a new collection.

Lecturer compiles book of poems to stamp out ‘despondency' in Blackburn

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:46:59 +0000

A COLLECTION of poems to stamp out ‘despondency’ about Blackburn has been published.

Tockholes primary school teacher set to retire

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:41:15 +0000

THE headteacher of Tockholes’s only primary school is to retire after 12 years at the helm.

Blackburn pupils and teachers check into school airport

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:33:28 +0000

A PRIMARY school was transformed into an airport to launch a new project about China.

Ribble Valley pupil, 15, found with cannabis in school

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:31:42 +0000

A 15-YEAR-old boy who took cannabis into school has been given a three month referral order.

University of Central Lancashire to open university in Bangkok

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:59:31 +0000

BURNLEY fashion students are set to jet off to Thailand for part of their studies as plans for a new international university campus were revealed.

Darwen art gallery listed for national award

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:58:39 +0000

A STUDENT-run art gallery is up for a prestigious national award.

Blackburn College university leavers are top earners

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:18:52 +0000

GRADUATES from an East Lancs university centre are better paid than their peers at top universities including Cambridge and Durham.

Nelson schoolboy’s third attack on teacher

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:08:22 +0000

A SCHOOLBOY who attacked his teacher for a third time has been given a rehabilitation order after being told he was “at high risk” of more violence.