University of Sunderland student wins gold at Commonwealth Powerlifting Championship

Alongside winning the overall Commonwealth title, Caitlin, who studies Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy at the University, also produced a number of standout performances. Her 113.5kg bench press not only won…

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Extra Geography review – a wickedly funny lesson in sex, class and female friendship

As well as everything else, it refuses the glib happy ending of the traditional coming-of-age movie. Newcomers Marni Duggan and Galaxie Clear give cracking performances as Flic and Minna, two year-10 girls and best…

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Building Skills for the Future: One Year to Go as Houghall Campus Takes Shape

New aerial footage released now show the significant progress on the redevelopment, with construction on track for completion in April 2027 and the first students due to use the new facilities from September 2027. Aerial…

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Local college students launch Nescot Music Radio for on air and behind the scenes experience

Students take on real industry roles, including presenters, DJs, producers, researchers and music curators, developing skills and building professional portfolios as they go. They are involved in every stage of…

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Students get involved with East Sussex Fire & Rescue Training Exercise

Firefighters and emergency service staff visited the College’s Southover building on Mountfield Road to carry out a series of training activities in a realistic college environment. East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service…

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Catherine Lewis Pledges Visible, Open Leadership as New CEO of NPTC Group of Colleges

Having previously served as Vice Principal: Corporate Services from 2012 to 2018, Catherine became Deputy Principal / Deputy Chief Executive Officer in 2018 before becoming Principal / Deputy Chief Executive Officer in…

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Manufacturing leader goes back to the classroom to strengthen skills behind 300-strong workforce

Scott trained as an engineer at the former Deeside College and has worked in manufacturing and engineering for more than 25 years. He has spent the last decade as Plant Manager at Kingspan’s Holywell site, leading more…

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20 fascinating facts about hair: why baldness is super-masculine – and a pubic bush could be a ‘cheating detector’

Her aim was to shed light on why exactly we evolved these particular patches, with pubic hair the most puzzling of all: was it for warmth, protection … or something else? Wearing is still tangling with those questions…

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Policymakers must give teachers a stronger voice on AI policy in schools, new Cambridge report recommends

Crucially, teachers and learners should contribute to the design, procurement, implementation and evaluation of GenAI tools so that policy is grounded in classroom realities. The new report, ‘ Shaping AI Policy and…

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Two-thirds of young carers say having their own laptop helped balance education with care duties

The findings, published this week at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, come from Caring and Connected: Empowering Young Carers in a Digital World , which evaluates the DPA’s Tech4YoungCarers programme. Sponsored…

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