Girls win trip to Olympic Village
TWO Macclesfield High School students are heading off for a tour of London’s 2012 Olympic Village as part of a prize recognising their efforts in a pioneering programme to get girl...
Speech Day is a ‘Hall-round’ success for Pownall Hall
BROADCASTER Stuart Hall was on hand to give out various prizes before entertaining everybody in his own inimitable way, as Speech Day at Wilmslow’s Pownall Hall School took on a ne...
Oliver wins skills test to qualify for UK finals
AN Electrical Engineering student from Macclesfield College won first place in a Skills competition held recently in Bury. Apprentice Electrician Oliver Wilson, 19, beat off compet...
Accountancy apprentices celebrate
MACCLESFIELD College has been celebrating the success of its first cohort of apprentices in accountancy. The successful students were presented with their Association of Accounting...
Broaden your horizons at Macclesfield College
AS the largest training and education provider in East Cheshire, Macclesfield College offer a wide range of courses for full-time and part-time students of all ages, and is likely ...
Show garden beds down in Ash Grove
A GARDEN that featured at the Cheshire Show is now helping the growing knowledge of youngsters at Ash Grove School and Nursery in Macclesfield. Cheshire East Council’s Streetscape ...
Top 12 celebrate success at Terra Nova
TERRA Nova School, near Holmes Chapel, is celebrating the news that 12 of its pupils have been offered awards to their next school, including a highly sought-after scholarship to W...
Hulme Hall working hard for others
STUDENTS at Hulme Hall Grammar School in Cheadle Hulme have been hard at work helping others. Following a long tradition of working for charity, the school has this year raised mor...
Alderley girls take on the Dragons
YOUNG business hopefuls from Alderley Edge School for Girls successfully entered the Dragons Den. The Year 9 pupils at the school followed in the footsteps of the hopeful contestan...
Young readers handle pressure
YOUNG readers were word perfect when Altrincham Preparatory School staged its first ever public speaking competition. The triangular event also featured Alderley Edge School for Gi...
Happy 75th birthday
ASH Grove Primary School and Nursery School in Macclesfield celebrated its 75th birthday with a special school fair bringing fun and games to young and old. Fun activities included...
Pott Shrigley in class of their own
PUPILS, teachers, families and church, came together to enjoy the opening ceremony of Pott Shrigley CofE Primary School’s brand new outdoor classroom. The children sang and recited...
Students chalk up 100% success
CHEADLE & Marple Sixth Form College is celebrating after its first “license to teach” students chalked up a 100% success rate. They all received the PTLLS qualification (Preparing ...
Top engineering scholarships for Cheadle Hulme students
CHEADLE Hulme School GCSE Design Technology students Shaun McSorley and Joe Woolley have been awarded prestigious Arkwright Scholarships. The boys successfully passed the Arkwright...
Wilmslow teacher retires after 22 years
POWNALL Hall teacher, Mrs Irene Willis, who first joined the school in 1988, is to retire at the end of the summer term after almost a quarter of a century at the Wilmslow School. ...
Pupils say it with flowers
CHEADLE Hulme School ‘Young Citizens’ bought cheer to day-care patients at St Ann’s Hospice when they visited with pots of flowers. The flowers had been planted before Christmas by...
Air brushers take off at Macc College
HIGH-Flying schoolchildren enjoyed a guided tour around an aeroplane as a reward for their work in an aerospacethemed art competition run by Macclesfield College. Nine youngsters f...
All Hallows is awarded advanced level status
FOLLOWING an in-depth assessment, All Hallows College in Macclesfield has won national recognition for supporting community development and cohesion. The college is now one of only...
Young investors back Vince Cable
A TEAM of top young investors are backing moves to put the brakes on the banks after showing their financial clout by winning the city and inter-regional finals of the Institute of...
Isabel takes on the mysteries of space and time
KING’S School Sixth Form student Isabel Wilkinson grappled with the mysteries of the space time continuum to win a top award in the Corpus Christi Philosophy essay writing competit...
