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Manchester Temp of the Month – June 2012

22nd June 2012

Simon Weston, our dedicated primary consultant, presented Ian Lawton, a Primary Teacher, with the award for temp of the month, along with a box of Roses chocolates. Ian was extremely happy with this fantastic achievement and was completely surprised. Simon Weston thanked him for all his hard work he has done at the school on […]

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Apprentice Finalist Helps Manchester Students Sales Skills

19th June 2012

On Tuesday May 22 budding entrepreneurs at Broad Oak primary school in Manchester were given a chance to pitch their ideas to a select team of teachers and members of the television show Trade Your Ways. The initiative hopes to educate pupils on skills such as selling techniques and understanding profit margins. The challenge is […]

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Liverpool Office – Employee Of The Month May 2012

James Deegan is the winner of our Employee of the month for May 2012 We received very detailed feedback from the Cover Manager at Hilbre High School who was astounded at the amount of work James has participated in during his placement in the Art Department. He has given his time freely after school, helping […]

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Tom Maynard – Deepest Condolences

The New Directions group of companies is very saddened to hear of the untimely death of Welsh-born cricketer Tom Maynard. Speaking about the young sports star, Jeff Tune, Chairman of the group commented: ‘We are devastated to hear the news about Tom Maynard. As a company, this season we had pledged sponsorship towards him and […]

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Students From Wirral School Win Battle Of The Bands

13th June 2012

Four students formed entirely of St Mary’s Catholic College Sixth Formers, won the 2012 Battle Of The Bands. They have won the competition as best band from more than 100 entries and now have the chance to play in Liverpool Sound City where professor Green is also playing. The boys are highly recognised for writing […]

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Wirral Primary School Wins Bronze Award For ECO Status

Congratulations to Hillside Primary School in Prenton on the Wirral who have recently obtained a Bronze Award for Eco School Status. This is a fantastic way for both pupils and staff to work together on issues such as reducing litter and waste and also running the school in an environmentally conscious way. The Eco-Schools Programme […]

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Race for Life in memory of Lorraine Moore

12th June 2012

Blessed John Henry Newman RC College is a new College and is made up of the remaining two Catholic Secondary schools in Oldham, St Augustine of Canterbury Werneth and Our Lady’s Royton. The schools joined together in September 2011, at present are working from both sites but will be moving into their new building in September 2012. Lorraine […]

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Charity Bike Ride

8th June 2012

Adrian Cresswell, the Internal Exclusion Centre Manager from Newman College in Royton, Oldham, is undertaking a charity bike ride on behalf of The Poppy Appeal, Royal British Legion. Adrian, along with his son-in-law Mike, will be hoping to raise over £1,000 for the cause as The Royal British Legion is a UK charity that provides financial, […]

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Bridgend Primary School Races into Pole Position

29th May 2012

A Bridgend primary school has won the regional heats of the F1 Schools Challenge. Corneli Primary School will now represent Wales in the finals of the competition in Birmingham next month. The formula 1 schools challenge invites primary and secondary schools from across Great Britain to compete in multi-disciplinary challenges. The challenge aims to inspire […]