Category: Education
Parents: One week to apply for £1 million Salford school uniform fund
Wood Street Mission have opened their £1 million fund to help Salford families with the spiralling cost of school uniforms. The children’s charity launched the...
On Yer Bike!
Salford City Academy’s Mikolaj Robak samples the wacky and wonderful world of Manchester’s Alternative Bike Co Bicycle enthusiast Mikolaj Robak has had the perfect...
Iraqi migrant who spoke no English named outstanding science student of the year
A teenage Salford City College student from Iraq has won a presitigious science award despite arriving in the country speaking little English and caring for her...
50 years ago in Salford: Double heartbreak at St Lawrence’s as vandals rampage through school
Demolition is underway at St Lawrence’s RC School on Weaste Lane in Salford but this story from 7 July 1965 tells of a double blow the school would suffer that...
BBC to give every Year 7 child a mini micro:bit computer
In October the BBC will hand out up to 1 million pocket-sized computers to every 11 or 12 year old child in year 7 across the UK, for free. The micro:bit is a tiny 4cm...
Salford’s Grade II-listed Peel Building set for major upgrade
Salford University’s oldest and most historically-interesting building is set for a major upgrade. The Peel Building on the Crescent was Grade-II listed in 1974....
Salford apprentice becomes first in UK to achieve new construction qualifications
A former nursery nurse who swapped the playroom for the building site has become the first person in the UK to achieve a ground breaking new construction qualification...
Wood Street Mission launch £1m school uniform fund to help parents in Salford
Children’s charity Wood Street Mission will hand out up to £1 million-worth of equipment and clothing to help families cope with the cost of school uniforms. In a...
Top TV and radio stars praise award-winning work of Salford media students
Top TV and radio stars praise award-winning work of Salford media students High profile figures from the BBC, ITV and the world of entertainment praised the calibre of...
Salford City College celebrates student success at prestigious awards ceremony
Last week students, guests, governors and staff from Salford City College celebrated the end of another fantastic year at the annual Salford City College Awards. The...
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