Reaseheath College trained engineer is construction plant ‘star’
A talented engineer trained by Reaseheath College in Nantwich has carried off two top awards in a competition aimed at finding the nation’s best construction plant apprentices.
Schools & Colleges
39 cases and 2,960 pupils impacted by Covid in Cheshire East schools
There have been 39 positive Covid cases in schools across Cheshire East, latest figures show.
And it has resulted in as many as 2,960 pupils and 123 staff having to self-isolate, says Cheshire East Council.
Brine Leas Sixth Form to close again with new Covid case
Brine Leas Sixth Form in Nantwich has been closed for the second time in a week after another positive Covid case.
The school said they have been informed of a positive Covid-19 case in one of its Year 13 students.
School application process opens for 2021 in Cheshire East
Cheshire East Council has opened school applications for primary and secondary places in September 2021.
Parents are being urged to complete their applications before the deadlines of October 31 for secondary and January 15 for primary.
Brine Leas Sixth Form closes due to positive COVID case
Brine Leas Sixth Form in Nantwich has closed today due to a positive case of COVID-19.
It’s believed one of the Year 12 or 13 students has tested positive.
Willaston Primary School closes year groups after positive Covid test
Willaston Primary School has sent two year groups home after one of its pupils tested positive for Covid-19.
It’s believed years 3 and 4 have been sent home and those pupils will have to self isolate for two weeks, to return on October 14.
Cheshire College to offer T Level qualifications from 2021
Cheshire College – South & West is the only college in Cheshire to offer the new T Level qualifications.
T Levels aim to fast track learners’ careers in a range of vocational areas and will be offered from September 2021.
Cheshire East councillor tells parents to switch off engines outside schools
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Parents collecting their children from school should switch their engines off to help improve air quality, says a Cheshire East Councillor.
Cllr Mick Warren, CEC cabinet member for communities, said “idling engines” is adding pollution and impacting on health.
Five-year-old’s Snowdon climb in aid of village school in Nantwich
A big-hearted Nantwich boy is climbing up Snowdon with his dad to help raise hundreds of pounds for his village school.
Five-year-old Jack McIntyre wanted to help raise money for the Friends of Acton School PTA.
Brine Leas headteacher calls for Network Rail apology over image of pupils
A Nantwich school headteacher has demanded an apology from Network Rail for using an image of its pupils taken more than two years ago to highlight rail safety.
The image, which we have chosen not to publish but has been shared widely, shows two former Brine Leas pupils in school uniform posing on a section of rail tracks between Nantwich station and London Road level crossing.
Parents’ victory as school routes restored for post 16 Audlem pupils
Parents have scored a major victory in a battle to restore bus services for sixth form students in Audlem travelling to schools in Nantwich.
Our story earlier this week and parental pressure on Cheshire East Council has prompted swift action after we revealed up to 30 post-16 students were left stranded with no way to get to school.
Hundreds of laptops given to vulnerable Cheshire East children in lockdown
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Vulnerable children in Cheshire East were given hundreds of laptops from the Government during the coronavirus lockdown, new figures reveal.
The Department for Education provided 200,000 devices to local authorities and school trusts between May and July to help children access remote learning while schools were closed.
Audlem sixth form pupils “stranded” as Cheshire East pulls transport
Angry parents say sixth form students in Audlem have been left “stranded” and unable to get to school in Nantwich after public transport was pulled by Cheshire East Council.
It’s feared up to 30 students could be affected by Cheshire East’s decision not to provide school transport for Brine Leas year 12 and 13 students.
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