Cheshire College opens new hospital training ward in Crewe
A new state-of-the-art training hospital ward has opened at Cheshire College’s Crewe campus.
It has been designed and built for learners to gain experience in a real life medical setting.
Schools & Colleges
Calveley Primary Academy wins pupil development award
Calveley Primary Academy near Nantwich has won the prestigious Excellence in Pupil Development Award.
The award highlights the dedication of children, parents, staff, and the broader community as a driving factor behind school’s successes.
Nantwich pupils boosted by Community Book Pledge donation
Pupils at Highfields Primary in Nantwich have benefited from a Community Book Pledge donation from local car dealer Swansway.
The pledge aims to help children reach fundraising targets and bolster reading resources in their school.
Dog who rescued Nantwich student from fire wins national award
An assistance dog whose quick action saved a Reaseheath College student from a potentially devastating house fire has won a national award.
German shepherd Mia, a specially trained medical alert dog, rescued Melody Chen after she lost consciousness due to a medical episode at home.
Former Reaseheath students honoured at inaugural awards
Six talented former Reaseheath College students were rewarded at the inaugural Land-based & Environment Learner Awards, hosted by the Nantwich college.
The ceremony was attended by Minster of State for Food, Farming and Fisheries, Mark Spencer MP, celebrity farmer Adam Henson and more than 200 guests from England and Northern Ireland.
Nantwich primary school earns highest “Platinum” OPAL award
St Anne’s Primary in Nantwich has turned play time in to one of the highest honours a school can earn!
Staff and pupils at the Wellington Road school have been awarded the OPAL Award, Platinum.
Year delay to building new Nantwich school could cost council more
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East’s plans to delay building a new Nantwich school for a year because of spiralling costs could actually end up costing the council more, councillors said.
Planning permission was granted in June for the new 210-pupil Kingsbourne Academy on the Kingsley Fields development.
New Nantwich primary school opening delayed by a year
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A new primary school which was due to open in Nantwich in 2024 has been delayed for a year because of legal, planning and cost-related issues.
Planning permission was granted in June for the new 210-pupil Kingsbourne Academy on the Kingsley Fields development.
CEC would need 20% Council Tax rise to cover SEND deficit
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council would have to increase council tax by 20% just to cover the deficit in its special needs budget, the council leader has said.
Cllr Sam Corcoran (Lab) has called on all councillors to look into the SEND provision (special educational needs and disabilities) so they can debate the issue at the next meeting of full council and come up with suggestions as to how the system can be improved.
Calveley Primary teaching assistant wins national award
Calveley Primary Academy Erin Knapman has been named Apprentice Teaching Assistant of the Year.
National Teaching Assistants’ Day celebrates the crucial and valued role they play up and down the country, with the best nominated by their schools for the TA of the Year award.
Sporty Acton CE Primary Academy in Nantwich goes platinum
Pupils at a primary school in Nantwich are at the top of their game when it comes to sports.
Acton Primary Academy’s hard work in delivering sport has been recognised with the Platinum School Games Mark Award.
Calveley Primary Academy near Nantwich earns Eco award
Calveley Primary Academy near Nantwich has been recognised for cutting-edge work to preserve the school’s natural environment.
The school, which includes a nursery, is among the first in the UK to begin installing ground source (borehole) heating with a £1.8m grant as part of a Government pilot scheme.
Willaston children to lose free school transport in further CEC cuts
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Children in Willaston are among 75 who could lose their free school transport because Cheshire East Council says there are available walking routes.
The move could save the cash-strapped authority an estimated £79,500 a year, as it looks to plug a massive £20 million funding gap.
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