Schools & Colleges

Nantwich students earn success at Royal Cheshire County Show

Nantwich students earn success at Royal Cheshire County Show

Nantwich students enjoyed success at the Royal Cheshire County Show.

Reaseheath College agriculture students competed in cattle and pig showing classes, winning a series of awards.

June 27, 2016
Inbetweeners star Simon Bird to honour Crewe and Nantwich students

Inbetweeners star Simon Bird to honour Crewe and Nantwich students

Inbetweeners star Simon Bird will be in town when he honours Crewe and Nantwich college students at an awards event.

Bird will be guest of honour at South Cheshire College Student Awards night to celebrate student success.

June 26, 2016
Former Malbank pupil launches photo app with Apple

Former Malbank pupil launches photo app with Apple

A photo-sharing app designed by a former Malbank School pupil, has been launched by tech giant Apple.

Serag Amlesh, who also studied ICT at South Cheshire College, has seen his new app hit the world’s biggest app stores.

June 25, 2016
Art students from Brine Leas show off their talents

Art students from Brine Leas show off their talents

Talented Nantwich art and design students have been showing off their creative side at Brine Leas School.

The Art and DT Exhibition was an evening hosted by the Creative Arts and Technology departments to celebrate students’ talents.

June 21, 2016
Self-defence scheme for youngsters launched in South Cheshire

Self-defence scheme for youngsters launched in South Cheshire

A national-self defence initiative for children has been launched across South Cheshire, reaching over 200 children.

The MANTIS (Manage Any Nasty Trouble in Society) programme prepares children to defend themselves in difficult situations to keep them safe from violence.

June 12, 2016
College students win competition at Nantwich Film Festival

College students win competition at Nantwich Film Festival

College students are celebrating after winning a short film competition in the run-up to the Nantwich Film Festival.

The South Cheshire College trio created and filmed a short masterpiece called ‘The Journey Of A Heart’.

June 9, 2016
Floristry students from Nantwich star at Chelsea Flower Show

Floristry students from Nantwich star at Chelsea Flower Show

Nantwich floristry students proved they are among the nation’s best by taking two awards at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Reaseheath College’s diploma in floristry students were runner-up for the second consecutive year in the show’s College of the Year class.

June 5, 2016
Nantwich falconer flies high after winning regional award

Nantwich falconer flies high after winning regional award

A falconer from Nantwich who is flying through his college course after returning to learning, has been recognised with a prestigious regional award.

Joe Cooper will be presented with a £500 Open College Network (OCN) West Midlands Learner Award for Outstanding Achievement in June.

June 1, 2016
Nantwich head hits out at ‘punitive’ fines for parents amid High Court ruling

Nantwich head hits out at ‘punitive’ fines for parents amid High Court ruling

A Nantwich headteacher has hit out at the use of “punitive” fines for parents who take their children out of school for holidays.

Mary Hennessy Jones, head at Pear Tree Primary in Stapeley, spoke after a High Court ruling backed Isle of Wight parent Jon Platt for refusing to pay a £120 fine after he took his daughter out last year.

May 23, 2016
Young artists and scribes honoured at Nantwich Museum

Young artists and scribes honoured at Nantwich Museum

Young Nantwich artists and scribes were honoured at the town’s museum as winners of an art and handwriting competition.

A record 860 entries from nine local primary schools were received by organisers, Rotary Club of Nantwich.

May 21, 2016
Rotary helps Nantwich youngsters enjoy free Chester Zoo visit

Rotary helps Nantwich youngsters enjoy free Chester Zoo visit

Nantwich school pupils enjoyed a free day out at Chester Zoo – thanks to local Rotarians.

Youngsters at Nantwich Primary Academy, formerly Wyche Primary, took advantage of the Rotary Club of Nantwich’s sponsorship of the zoo’s ‘Living with Tigers’ programme.

May 17, 2016
More than 10,000 flock to Reaseheath Family Festival

More than 10,000 flock to Reaseheath Family Festival

More than 10,000 people poured into Nantwich to enjoy the carnival atmosphere of Reaseheath College’s Family Festival.

The action-packed festival, which offered hundreds of activities and displays, attracted visitors from several counties and caused a storm of appreciation on social media.

May 16, 2016
Nantwich students litter pick in ‘Clean for Queen’ campaign

Nantwich students litter pick in ‘Clean for Queen’ campaign

Students at Reaseheath College in Nantwich picked litter from one of town’s major gateways as part of the ‘Clean for the Queen’ campaign.

Wearing hi-vis vests and armed with litter pickers and bin liners, the students cleared refuse from the A51 roundabout and major roads near the college campus in Nantwich.

May 10, 2016