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Category: Education

Oakwood Academy pupils ready to take to the road with a Sunshine Coach

Variety, the Children’s Charity, today presented its bespoke Sunshine Coach to the pupils of Oakwood Academy in Eccles, Salford. The specially designed vehicle, which...

Critically acclaimed author joins Salford Creative Writing team

A former BBC producer and author of a critically acclaimed novel has begun teaching on the University of Salford’s successful Creative Writing programme. David Savill,...

Salford City Academy awarded School Games Silver mark for third successive year

Salford City Academy has received the prestigious School Games Silver Mark for the third successive year, in recognition of its sporting provision across the community....

Salford students to vote for their literary stars

An exciting annual reading event for Salford’s high school pupils is about to go live. Now in its fourteenth year, the Salford Children’s Book Award is an initiative...

Watch: Salford gets its name on space asteroid thanks to Beaver Scouts

Salford will have its name etched in the heavens thanks to a NASA space probe visiting an asteroid that could hold clues to the origin of the solar system. By winning a...

Friedrich Engels back home in Salford

A colossal sculpture depicting Marxism co-founder Friedrich Engels will take centre stage outside a new £55m campus in Salford to inspire the next generation of...

Salford City College HE graduation celebration

Family and friends gathered for a special ceremony to honour the 2016 Salford City College HE graduates at the University of Salford’s MediaCityUK campus. The...

Salford City Academy celebrate Roald Dahl Day

The weird and wonderful world of children’s writer Roald Dahl was top of the menu at Salford City Academy, as students marked his 100th anniversary yesterday. Born...

Salford community writers group launches, “Switch on, Write on, Read On”

Swinton-based community writers group, SWit’CH (Swinton Writers in t’ Critchley House) is set to launch its first anthology of work, “Switch On, Write...

VIDEO/PICS: Heatwave turns to Salford lightning storm

Sweltering temperatures progressed to a serious storm over Salford on Tuesday evening as the skies went black, before crashing thunder, pelting rain and lightning. Mike...