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South Essex College staff qualify as mental health first aiders

TWELVE members of staff at South Essex College have qualified as mental health first aiders.

Nominations extended for Thurrock Education Awards

NOMINATIONS for this year’s Thurrock Education Awards will now be accepted until midnight on Sunday 13 October.

Six opportunities for Thurrock adults to develop art skills

GET creative at Thurrock Adult Community College this Autumn with new art masterclasses in Grays now booking, daytime and evening. No experience is required for six separate sessions where you can to learn new techniques in your area of interest or, develop your existing skills, with qualified, specialist tutors.

Adult learners from across Thurrock recognised at Thurrock Adult Community College Education Awards.

TAKING place at the local Thameside Theatre, Grays on Saturday 21 September, the awards ceremony was filled with praise and commendation for adult learners across vocational and community learning courses.

Thurrock’s Next Top Boss launched

A LAUNCH event held yesterday, Wednesday 2 October, announced the local business and school partnerships for the 2019/20 Thurrock’s Next Top Boss programme.

Lansdowne Primary Academy receive free robotics workshop at Amazon Tilbury

PUPILS from Lansdowne Primary Academy were among the first in the UK to receive a free robotics workshop at Amazon's fulfilment centre in Tilbury, seeing how computer science works in the real world.

Beauty masterclasses at Thurrock Adult Community College

THURROCK Adult Community College has three low-cost beauty masterclasses for adults at the college this Autumn.

Woodside Academy awarded its own Green Flag

WOODSIDE Academy has been working as an “Eco School” for some time and, following assessment this summer, has just been awarded the prestigious Green Flag, the highest Eco School award.

South Essex College students unsure about course choice encouraged to swap

Students unsure about course choice encouraged to swap SOUTH Essex College is holding a series of events to help those who are having second thoughts...

TACC: Make a difference to someone’s life

IT IS not too late to enrol on qualification courses at Thurrock Adult Community College to get qualified and achieve employment in the care industry, making a difference to someone's life.

News students at Hassenbrook Academy get special visit from education boss

NEW students at Ortu Hassenbrook Academy in Stanford Le Hope, got a special welcome to secondary school after Councillor James Halden popped by to say hello and see how they were settling in last week (4 September).

Thurrock school shave chance of winning £1,000 in Kellogg’s Breakfast Club Awards

AS schools across the UK go back, it’s time for them to enter Kellogg’s Breakfast Club Awards. By entering they could be in with a chance of winning £1,000.

Free English skills courses for adults

WHETHER your goal is to find a job, improve your career or support your children/grandchildren with their school work, improving your English skills can help. Learn at a pace and level that is right for you at Thurrock Adult Community College (TACC) in Grays.

Thurrock’s Labour candidate welcomes plans for new senior school in Grays

THURROCK'S Labour parliamentary candidate John Kent has welcomed news that the borough is finally set to get at least part of one of its planned new secondary schools but has expressed concerns about Thurrock Council's 'disjointed and chaotic' approach to delivering new school places.

Schools rated “Outstanding” no longer exempt from inspection

SCHOOLS rated outstanding will no longer be exempt from inspections by Ofsted, under new plans announced by the Department for Education (DfE).

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