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Join 'Respect' campaign

4:45pm Friday 5th February 2010

Members of a campaigning group that aims to improve public perceptions of young people are seeking fresh recruits from across the UK.

Sale Grammar pupil wins bags runner up spot in Manchester award scheme

Surabhi with Corrie star Ben Thompson.

11:22am Tuesday 15th December 2009

Science and ICT award for grammar school pupil.

iTeddy inventor’s degree of success

iTeddy inventor’s degree of success

1:50pm Saturday 28th November 2009

IMRAN Hakin, inventor of the iTeddy, enjoyed the pomp and ceremony yesterday of the University of Bolton’s winter graduation ceremony.

Free Urdu and Arabic classes for teachers

10:10am Friday 30th October 2009

Enrolment is open for COLT’s free training course for teachers of Arabic or Urdu, has begun in Manchester.

Wasim gets top marks at college

Wasim gets top marks at college

11:35am Friday 4th September 2009

A star pupil has reason to celebrate after he managed to 'ace' his A Levels and get the highest marks at Blackburn College.

CHIGWELL: Another year of success for Sikh school students

GGSK students say they're very happy with their results

12:44pm Thursday 27th August 2009

Students from the Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa (GGSK) College are celebrating today (Thursday August 27) after another good round of GCSE results.

Seven-year-olds get computer GCSE!

Wizkids aged 7, get computer GCSE!

1:43pm Thursday 27th August 2009

Two seven year-olds who took a GCSE in computing at less than half the age of most students are celebrating after earning a C grade.

Unnat bags 16A*s!

Unnat gets 16A*s!

12:27pm Thursday 27th August 2009

A student from Stourbridge is celebrating after getting 16 A*s at GCSE.

Students to graduate with '£23,500 debts'

1:44pm Monday 17th August 2009

Students heading to university this autumn will graduate with debts of up to £23,500, research published has suggested.

Inspiring mum rises to the challenge

Inspiring mum rises to the challenge

3:21pm Wednesday 12th August 2009

A determined mum of three has shown it is never too late to learn and is hoping to be an inspiration to others in the community.

University honours AR Rahman

University honours AR Rahman

5:00pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

A visit from an Indian superstar brought Middlesex University and its students to a standstill.

There IS black in the Union Jack

There IS black in the Union Jack

4:36pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

Being a British Muslim in today’s society has been the inspiration behind a University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) student’s showpiece work.

Burnley's first university to boost town by £10.8m a year

DOUBLE BOOST: Burnley university director Martin Brown

9:30am Saturday 30th May 2009

BURNLEY’S new university will boost the town’s economy by around £10.8million a year, it has been revealed.

Art student's new lease of life

MESSAGE: Dumped Culture, painted while Naushad Waheed was in jail

9:43am Thursday 12th March 2009

Naushad Waheed is not your typical student.

Voting ends for Bolton's young politicians

Bolton Muslim Girls School pupils, from left, Hajrah Ahmed, Shaaista Ganthur and Snna Khatoon

4:30pm Wednesday 11th March 2009

PUPILS at Bolton Muslim Girls School have been casting their votes in this year’s Youth MP elections.

School's faith in education

Head teacher Clare Skelding chats to pupils Salma Patel, 17, and Madeeha Zaheer, 17

8:55am Friday 6th March 2009

The independent think tank Civitas reported in an article in a national publication that some private Muslim schools “are preparing children to live separate lives in Muslim enclaves”.

Manchester is top for students

11:18am Friday 13th February 2009

Manchester is one of the best cities in the country to be a student, research has revealed.

University to open Dubai office

Bradford University Chancellor Imran Khan

9:37am Friday 13th February 2009

A University is to open its first regional office abroad in a bid to attract more Middle Eastern students.

Volunteer is one of a kind

Volunteer is one of a kind

12:45pm Wednesday 11th February 2009

If there was a prize for the world’s best volunteer then Faisal Valli might well have it sewn-up.

Pro-gaza protests enter third day

1:15pm Friday 6th February 2009

Thousands of students have staged more than 20 occupations at UK universities and colleges in an “extraordinary” wave of solidarity action for the people of Gaza, anti-war activists said today.

First ever online Hindu course

4:31pm Wednesday 4th February 2009

The Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies has launched an online version of its Understanding Hindu Identity course.

Sawban wins £500 for school

Sawben wins £500 for school

4:22pm Wednesday 4th February 2009

A ten-year-old has won a donation of £500 after winning a recycling competition.

Gifted pupil divides and rules!

CREATIVE ACCOUNTING: Khubaib Akhtar demonstrates his new way of doing maths

8:10am Tuesday 20th January 2009

SCHOOLBOY Khubaib Akhtar equals mathematical genius according to his teachers.

New head goes back to the future

New head goes back to the future

7:10am Tuesday 20th January 2009

WHEN Hayward School opened in 1955 it was hailed as introducing a revolutionary way of learning.

Brierfield teacher's US mission to help local students

SCHOLARSHIP: Hamara Arif will use her experience in America to develop her work with Bangladeshi heritage pupils

7:10pm Friday 16th January 2009

A TEACHER is set to tour the United States to gain insight to benefit secondary school pupils across Burnley.

Zoeyah set for global role

Zoeyah Shaheen

1:01pm Friday 16th January 2009

Zoeyah Shaheen has been selected as one of the six students from the North-West to attend a global conference.

Manchester youngsters launch new store

Manchester youngsters launch new store

4:27pm Thursday 15th January 2009

Local youngsters from ten different schools helped launch the latest Tesco store.

Girls’ school is a class apart

Girls’ school is a class apart

10:37am Wednesday 14th January 2009

Pupils and staff at a Muslim school have been commended in an inspection report.

Pioneering scheme allows East Lancs students to help local community

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11:14am Monday 22nd December 2008

EAST Lancashire’s entrepreneurs of the future have been working to help their local communities thanks to a ground-breaking scheme.

Top marks for Whitefield

WELL DONE: Pupils and staff at Whitefield Infant School celebrate the outstanding Ofsted report

3:55pm Friday 5th December 2008

A Pendle school is celebrating after receiving its ‘best ever’ Ofsted report.




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