By Jamesq on Thursday, March 11, 2010Filed Under: Education, Finance & Business
Isle of Man News, 11 March 2010 – Students and school leavers get access to help, advice and the chance to win £500 for a smart new look, on the Lloyds TSB Your Island Journey website.
Young people entering the job market are in with a chance of looking their best this year, thanks to Lloyds [...]
By Jamesq on Wednesday, March 10, 2010Filed Under: Education
Isle of Man News, 10 March 2010 – The end of an era was marked today as the Department of Health and Social Security handed over the keys of the old Noble’s Hospital in Westmoreland Road, Douglas to the Department of Education.
The handover follows approval from Tynwald in February of this year for the initial [...]
By Jamesq on Monday, March 8, 2010Filed Under: Education, Health & Beauty
Isle of Man News, 8 March 2010 – Ian Hughes, Mortuary Manager at Noble’s Hospital is the first in the world to be successful in obtaining a Masters of Science MSc degree in Death, Bereavement and Human Tissue Studies. The MSc was a new distance learning course based at Staffordshire University with Ian being in [...]
By Jamesq on Thursday, March 4, 2010Filed Under: Education
Isle of Man News, 4 March 2010 – At the end of the autumn term, The Buchan School bade farewell to Deputy Head John Foster who first joined the school in 1991. John and his wife Jill were appointed to run Junior Boarding at The Buchan when it was amalgamated with King Williams College (KWC), [...]
By Jamesq on Wednesday, January 6, 2010Filed Under: Education
Isle of Man News, 6 January 2010 – Two outstanding singers from King William’s College have excelled in the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music exams.
Year 10 pupil Graihagh Cordwell (15) passed Grade 8 Singing with Distinction, the highest grade possible with an outstanding mark of 141/150. Year 8 pupil Caleb Bester (13) [...]
By Jamesq on Monday, December 21, 2009Filed Under: Community, Education
Isle of Man News, 21 December 2009 – On the first Saturday of the month, senior citizens in the south of the Island were invited to enjoy festive cheer at the annual Christmas party hosted by the staff of King William’s College and the Buchan School.
Members of staff from both King William’s College and the [...]
By Jamesq on Thursday, December 10, 2009Filed Under: Education, Finance & Business
Isle of Man News, 10 December 2009 – Ballacloan Primary School in Douglas is set to undergo a transformation, with a little help from local banks.
More than 25 staff from RBS International and Isle of Man Bank descended on the School, gardening forks in hand, to make a start on improving its grounds as part [...]
By Jamesq on Monday, December 7, 2009Filed Under: Education
Isle of Man News, 7 December 2009 – The Friends of King William’s College have used the funds raised during 2009 to buy a minibus for the school.
It will be used for transporting sports teams to fixtures both on and off island, and will also act as additional transport for pupils participating in school trips.
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By Jamesq on Monday, December 7, 2009Filed Under: Education, Telecommunications
Isle of Man News, 7 December 2009 – The search has begun for the Sure Apprentice to succeed this year’s Apprentice, Aaron Kelly.
Aaron (17) was appointed as the Sure Apprentice 2009 following a series of difficult tasks against fellow pupils from Ballakermeen High School, the final task ending with one person being ‘fired’ and the [...]
By Jamesq on Thursday, December 3, 2009Filed Under: Education
Isle of Man News, 3 December 2009 – A year-long celebration of Arbory School’s 175th anniversary drew to a close with a glittering fundraising ball at the Mount Murray Hotel and Country Club, and the launch of a book commemorating the landmark.
The event on Saturday, November 21 raised a fantastic £2,600 towards the Friends of [...]