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Students climb the skills ladder

Waranyn Santhong

5:40pm Friday 4th July 2008

THESE York painter and decorators are on the ladder to success – after winning a place in the final of a national competition.

College history brought to book

Former principal Mike Galloway with, from left, authors Kaye Green, Marjorie Harrison and Avril Cheetham and the York College book

12:03pm Friday 4th July 2008

THE history of York College is at the heart of a new book.

York College students graduate

Graduating students from York College at York Theatre Royal

1:30pm Friday 4th July 2008

THESE higher education students from York College were among about 130 who graduated at a ceremony at York’s Theatre Royal.

School book pledge appeal

1:31pm Thursday 3rd July 2008

BUSINESSES and organisations in York are being invited to take part in a community book pledge scheme.

Students help out

11:33am Wednesday 2nd July 2008

PUPILS at Badger Hill Primary School, in York, have been getting help with their lessons from university students.

Introducing French for the under-fives

11:33am Wednesday 2nd July 2008

IF you are heading to France this summer, why not prepare les enfants for the trip with a session of holiday French.

Tuned up for string day

11:32am Wednesday 2nd July 2008

A HUNDRED young violin, viola and cello players from York primary schools attended the 11th String Fun Day.

A licence to cook

11:21am Wednesday 2nd July 2008

BUDDING Jamie Olivers from York primary schools had the chance to try out their cookery skills at “big school”.

York College studies pay off

9:13am Wednesday 2nd July 2008

HIGHER education students from York College were taking part in their graduation ceremony at York Theatre Royal today.

Inspired by inventiveness

8:08am Wednesday 2nd July 2008

MORE than 600 budding engineers from over 30 schools in North Yorkshire will be hoping to get their hands on £300 prize money today.

Pupils set to shine in celebration of talent

8:09am Monday 30th June 2008

THOUSANDS of children from across York and North Yorkshire have signed up to the first national schools festival celebrating the talent of young people.

£10,000 new car up for grabs at school’s summer fair

11:06am Saturday 28th June 2008

THIS is no ordinary school summer fair.

Cool for catwalks

Models strut their stuff at the York College fashion show

10:29am Thursday 26th June 2008

HIGH fashion came to the National Railway Museum in York as student designers put on a show.

Pupils from St Peter’s School dig in at York Hospital

10:23am Thursday 26th June 2008

YOUNG volunteers at a York private school are building a garden for patients at the city's hospital.

Takeaway takes on school meals

Fryways takeaway

8:59am Thursday 26th June 2008

A ROW has broken out over a takeaway meal deal targeted at hundreds of York teenagers on their lunch break.

Growing gains

11:43am Wednesday 25th June 2008

With the latest Government figures showing one in ten children in England is obese by the time they start primary school, Haydn Lewis heard how one York primary is taking a fresh approach to the problem.

Eventful time for students

11:41am Wednesday 25th June 2008

A GROUP of business management degree students from York St John University have helped to raise £400 for two charities.

College hailed by inspectors

11:40am Wednesday 25th June 2008

SCHOOL inspectors have published a positive report on Ampleforth College, the North Yorkshire Roman Catholic private school.

Sexual health clinics set up at secondary schools

11:38am Wednesday 25th June 2008

THREE-quarters of York state secondary schools has a sexual health clinic.

Smartie move for York pupils

11:36am Wednesday 25th June 2008

CHOCOLATE crazy youngsters at a York school are trying to find out the secret of the Mona Lisa's smile with the help of 50,000 Smarties.


UK News

Osborne plan to slash fuel duty

George Osborne promised to link tax levels to oil prices

Updated 8:20pm Sunday 6th July 2008

Fuel duty would be slashed to help hard-pressed families deal with soaring prices, under radical Tory plans.


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