Last month our Public Services students enjoyed a Festive paintballing trip as a teambuilding activity and to help students with thinking on their feet in a battlefield situation. One of the biggest sectors in the UK, Public Service offers fantastic prospects and opportunities for a career. With a focus on learning the essential skills to…

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Katie Toft, 25 from Chinley, started a Level 3 Childcare course at UOD – Buxton when she was 16, with aspirations to train to become a teacher. As someone with Cerebral Palsy, she knew that it was going to be tough, with physical factors such as being unsteady on her feet. Katie said: “One College…

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Are you nearing the end of school but can’t make up your mind which course to study at College? UOD – Buxton has the answer with a range of taster sessions available for students to try before they apply! Campuses based at both Buxton and Leek are offering free taster sessions for students in Years…

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UOD – Buxton’s Leek School of Art is holding the the Impressions Degree Show from January 26 to February 1st. The event is the conclusion to the BA (Honours) Degree, Creative Art & Design Practice ‘Top Up’ year run at Leek School of Art, validated by the University of Derby. This collection is a culmination…

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UOD – Buxton is hosting an Advice Evening in January and is welcoming everyone, from school leavers to those adults wanting to change their career or access education for the first time. The next Advice Evenings take place at Leek Campus on 16 January and 17 Januaryat the Buxton campus (both 5-7pm). Tutors from a wide range of subjects will be on…

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The University of Derby and UOD – Buxton students joined together for the annual Graduation Ceremony at Buxton’s Devonshire Dome Campus recently. Those at the daytime event, on Saturday 10 November, included Higher Education graduantes from UOD – Buxton, from a number of different courses including BA Hons Education Studies, and Foundation Degrees in Children…

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