Katie Waites, a former UOD – Buxton Hair & Beauty student now has her own fully established mobile Hairdressing business, travelling locally within the High Peak to work with a variety of different clients. Katie completed her Level 2 Hairdressing as a school leaver and went on to complete a Level 3 Hairdressing Apprenticeship before…
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Successful business owner looks back on time at UOD – Buxton
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Colleges Week 2024: here’s what to expect!
Colleges Week, which stretches from Monday 26th February to Friday 1st March, is a chance for colleges across the country to recognise the incredible work they do throughout the year. Here’s an overview of how we’ll be celebrating! Our student recruitment team will be once again out and about visiting schools, with the focus on all…
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Donate your books for UOD – Buxton’S 2024 World Book Day sale!
To celebrate World Book Day 2024 UOD – Buxton is holding its 11th annual charity book sale. The Devonshire Library at the Buxton campus, and the Hub at the Leek campus are now seeking book donations ready for the start of the sale, taking place from Monday 4th to Thursday 21st March. Dan Deaville, UOD…
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World champion at UOD – Buxton
Ashton Brightmore, a seventeen-year-old level 2 Carpentry & Joinery student from UOD – Buxton, is currently ranked number one in the world in Super Enduro. The sport is a hybrid motorcycle competition which mixes supercross and enduro racing. Ashton has triumphed in the junior class, which sees…
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Pancake Day comes to UOD – Buxton
Some of UOD – Buxton’s students have been engaging in a Healthy Living Project to aid their development outside of college. Below you can see some of UOD – Buxton’s Step Up to Independence students making pancakes to celebrate Pancake Day. Jayne Jeffries, an Education Support Worker at UOD – Buxton says, “since beginning…
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National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) 2024 at UOD – Buxton
UOD – Buxton is celebrating apprenticeships with a week packed full of activities for NAW2024. At the start of the week, students from local schools were welcomed to the College’s Leek and Buxton campuses for an apprenticeship marketplace and campus tours. Kath Carnes, UOD – Buxton’s Recruitment Coordinator for Apprenticeships says, “They were able to…
