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Company's 'bootcamp' offers people chance to secure aviation jobs
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (155+ words) A Norwich company is offering people an opportunity to pursue a career in the aviation industry. Saxon Air, based at Norwich Airport, is running a core aviation skills bootcamp programme, fully funded by Norfolk and Suffolk county councils, to help…...
Stage school plans special performances to mark 10-year milestone
16+ hour ago (331+ words) A stage school is marking 10 years of nurturing young talent. Triple Threat Stage School, based in Norfolk, was founded in January 2016 by Emily and Ben Woodward, who relocated from London the previous year. The couple moved with their son Archie…...
Norwich City among firms to pledge £5m to support hundreds of local apprenticeships
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (321+ words) More than "5m has been pledged by businesses in Norfolk to support hundreds of local apprenticeships. Norwich City Football Club, Norse Group and Synergy Multi-Academy Trust are among the companies transferring their unspent apprenticeship levies to fund courses and training for…...
Budget funding for ‘essential’ colleges and universities hailed by lecturer
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (654+ words) A lecturer has welcomed funding for the "essential" college sector in the Scottish Budget, while questioning the amount of money given to the University of Dundee. James Mahon praised the support for further and higher education in Finance Secretary Shona…...
College staff striking over better pay and working conditions
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (640+ words) The staff at a college are planning three days of strike action. City College Norwich staff are striking after college bosses refused to make a fair offer over pay and working conditions. The University and College Union (UCU) confirmed on…...
More Norfolk schools forced to shut ahead of Storm Goretti
1+ week, 2+ day ago (170+ words) More schools are shut ahead of another weather warning and Storm Goretti. Two schools in Norfolk have been forced to shut today (Thursday, January 8) due to the weather conditions this week. Over the weekend and earlier this week, the county…...
New children's book aims to help pupils understand feelings
1+ week, 2+ day ago (144+ words) A children's book designed to help pupils recognise and talk about feelings is being pitched to publishers. Blob, created by Norfolk author and illustrator Morgan Miller, aims to support emotional understanding in young readers, especially those with special educational needs…...
School closures in Norfolk as ice warning is in place
1+ week, 3+ day ago (144+ words) There are seven schools that have been closed or partially shut across Norfolk as yellow ice warnings remain in place. As of 7am, even schools in the county had been affected. There is a full list below, and you can get…...
Blofield school awarded permission for extension plans
1+ week, 3+ day ago (181+ words) A school near the city has been awarded permission to go ahead with plans for an extension to one of its classrooms. Hemblington School in Blofield, which is managed by Broad Horizons Education Trust, put forward the plans less than…...
All the schools closed in Norfolk due to snow and ice
1+ week, 3+ day ago (163+ words) More than 30 schools have been closed or partly shut across Norfolk due to snow and ice as temperatures in the county have dropped as low as -12.5C overnight. As of 9am, 34 schools in the county had been affected. There is a full…...