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Ghouls and boys welcome at Halloween half-term events

THIS week saw half-term get into full swing and West Cumbrian attractions filled with children as families bid to beat the holiday boredom

Last updated 27 October 2010
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Exchange with Ghana school ‘benefit to all’

ceghana COCKERMOUTH School welcomed guests from Ghana this month as two teachers from Ghanaian schools linked with Cockermouth visited.

Last updated 27 October 2010
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Making soundwaves with gongs, chimes and drums

cecongs02 WEST Cumbria is about to acquire one of the finest sets of traditional Indonesian percussion instruments in Britain.

Last updated 27 October 2010
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Challenge that lets you be yourself

I THINK I can speak for any pupil at Stainburn School who has participated in Rock Challenge over the years when I say that the competition is one of the most memorable experiences throughout secondary school.

Last updated 12 October 2010
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Cash boost for young Cumbrian scientists and engineers

cemallet03 West Cumbrian engineering charity the REACT Foundation has had a busy month handing out over £5,000 to local students while creating waves of a scientific kind to the area’s school pupils.

Last updated 1 October 2010
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Building bridges to cope with the floods

joshmurray THE floods we had in Workington in November last year affected everybody from the community, to schools and businesses.

Last updated 26 August 2010
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Inside the skills power house that is Phoenix

phoenixent2 PHOENIX Enterprise Centre based in Cleator Moor, offers a free and independent Advice and Guidance service through which support on everything from CVs to training opportunities and funding can be accessed with the goal to help those people on benefits find employment..

Last updated 25 August 2010
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Workington Sixth Form Centre

cewukkstudents WORKINGTON Sixth Form Centre is based on a purpose-built site and is the sixth form for Southfield Technology College and Stainburn School and Science College – and one of very few collaborative sixth forms in the country.

Last updated 25 August 2010
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The play’s the thing...

CEWCAP02 PLAYS should be seen and not just read: that’s the thinking behind a series of education workshops for GCSE and A-level students that the education team at Theatre by the Lake in Keswick will organise in October.

Last updated 25 August 2010
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Learning lessons from our American cousins

cebethany ing RETURNING to Cumbria from Miami, after five years of living there, was not an easy endeavour.

Last updated 25 August 2010
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sbees6th ST BEES School offers a varied and exciting Sixth Form curriculum and has an excellent record of success at A level and entry to Higher Education including Oxbridge, particularly for those with aspirations to study mathematics, science and engineering. The School has a Sixth Form of around 100 pupils and is seen by parents and students as the ideal place to spend the transition years between the very structured GCSE courses and the freedoms of University.

Last updated 25 August 2010
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West Cumbria Catholic Sixth Form Centre

ceOxford 1 THE West Cumbria Catholic Sixth Form Centre, based at St Benedict’s School, Whitehaven, has an excellent reputation for its broad range of A-level and Level 2 courses and for the pastoral care for all learners.

Last updated 25 August 2010
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prom7 MOST students have now decided on the path they wish to follow after their GCSEs and at Whitehaven School Post-16 Centre we are happy that many students from our own school and from other schools have found that the combination of courses on offer and the level of support provided here have made us the right choice for them.

Last updated 25 August 2010
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WEST LAKES ACADEMY SIXTH FORM

cewlaheart WELCOME to our Sixth Form, where we have an exciting year ahead of us! With new courses and the new building underway, we are working hard to make sure we can support you in whatever you wish to achieve.

Last updated 25 August 2010
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The scientific approach

cesellsciencenew01 SELLAFIELD’S science week kicked off in style this month in a bid to raise awareness and enjoyment of the subject with pupils and students.

Last updated 30 July 2010
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So much to see, so much to do!

CERATTY2907 SUMMER is well and truly underway – and for most young people the six weeks off school will be a chance to let their hair down and have some fun.

Last updated 28 July 2010
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Hard work and dedication helps a dream come true

CECHILDCARE01 AN ‘A’ grade is like gold dust to any student but to pass an entire course with flying colours seems like something out of a dream.WORKINGTON Sixth Form Centre’s high flying childcare group not only set the bar with their grades they have also broken the mould on the gender scene.