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GMCA awarded £1.1M to support children in Greater Manchester

More than £1.1 million has been awarded to fund a new project in Greater Manchester aimed at supporting children and young people at risk of exploitation or abuse. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) successfully applied for money from the Government’s Trusted Relationship Fund to … [Read more...]

£300 start up grant for careers in childminding

People looking for careers in childminding need look no further than in Stockport where help is available to get started.  If you like working with children and want a career that offers the flexibility to fit work around your family’s needs then looking at careers in childminding could be the … [Read more...]

Cheadle Hulme among top for Stockport GCSE Results

Stockport GCSE results, published yesterday, have left many students celebrating after months and years of hard work.  Provisional results from across the borough indicate that 68% of students achieved a grade 4 or above, and 46.8% achieved a grade 5 or above in English and mathematics combined. A … [Read more...]

Stockport Apprenticeships Store Results Open Evening

Stockport Apprenticeships Store at Stockport Exchange is playing host to an Open Evening for students who have received their GCSE and A Level results. The event will be held on Thursday 30th August from 4.30 pm until 7pm offering advice to students and their parents who want to gain more … [Read more...]

UK unemployment rate falls to 4%

The UK unemployment rate has fallen further this month, to 4%, and, as young people in England and Wales await their A-level results on Thursday 16 August, the proportion of young people who are unemployed and not in full-time education is at a record low of 4.7%. Figures released by the Department … [Read more...]

Coronation Street star new ambassador for Seashell Trust

Coronation Street star Cherylee Houston has been unveiled as disabled children’s education charity Seashell Trust’s new ambassador. And the actress and campaigner, who plays Izzy Armstrong on the famous cobbles, has been using the power of drama to help the increase the possibility of employment … [Read more...]

Seashell Trust college students celebrated graduation in style!

The class of 2018 travelled to their prom at the Hilton Hotel Manchester Airport with style in a variety of luxury vehicles including Bentleys and Rolls Royce. Students graduate the Seashell Trust-run Royal College Manchester aged around 22 years old and all have complex learning disabilities and … [Read more...]

Manchester Airport commemorates the life of pilot Sir John Alcock

Manchester Airport and St Thomas’ Infant School in Heaton Moor have commemorated the life of former pupil and pilot Sir John Alcock A commemorative plaque has been unveiled in memory of the Manchester man who piloted the first ever non-stop transatlantic flight. Captain Sir John Alcock, born in … [Read more...]

Green Gown Awards final for Stockport

Stockport Council’s Continuing Education Service has been named as a finalist in this year’s Green Gown Awards, for its work empowering local residents through its Turnaround project 'Benefitting Society' Working in partnership, the Council and ACORN offer support and a range of volunteering … [Read more...]

Stockport based CDL sponsor Manchester College Hackathon

Stockport based CDL, one of the UK’s leading insurance software houses, sponsored the first ever Manchester College Hackathon – aimed at inspiring more young people to pursue careers in computing and technology. IT students from colleges across the North-West pitted their programming skills against … [Read more...]