Salford City College employees have continued striking in protest of wages outside the Future Skills building on Langworthy Road. After […]
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New mental health service set to “change lives” of struggling students
Students struggling with mental health issues have been handed a boost thanks to a new initiative at Salford University. The […]
Salford University encourages students to travel more sustainably
Salford University have teamed up with ‘Faxi’, an online platform and mobile app which helps people to arrange shared journeys, […]
Free computer classes are changing Salford children’s lives
A free computer programme in Salford, run by Sovereign House, teaches children key life skills and prepares them for ‘the […]
Salford City College staff strike following cuts to 16-19 education
Salford City College staff have been on strike this week to protest against further funding cuts to 16-19 education. The […]
University conducts news research on posture problems from the use of electronic devices
New research being conducted at the University of Salford on how young people who spend time sitting at computers can […]
New figures show more than two-thirds of pupils in Salford state secondaries are attending underperforming schools
Almost seven in 10 children in secondary state education in Salford are attending an underperforming school, new figures reveal. The latest school performance tables show that only three state-funded secondary schools in Salford have achieved progress scores above average, while nine showed scores “well below” England levels.
‘Ready, Steady, Learn!’ – Salford cooking group aims to teach English through the power of food
A Salford primary school has teamed up with a cookery club to help teach English through a shared love of […]
Parents in Irlam are asking for a school bus to end “nightmare” commute for children
Parents from Irlam and Cadishead are calling for a direct school bus service to bring their children to school “safely and on time”. A petition set up three days ago for a school bus to be routed from Irlam and Cadishead to Culcheth High School had already received 137 signatures at the time of writing.
“Storytelling allows them to hold on to childhood for longer.”- Salford responds to National Share-a-Story Month
This May brings National Share-a-Story Month back to life, celebrating the power of storytelling to help fulfill the Federation of Children’s Book Groups’ (FCBG) core aim of bringing children and stories together, and here’s Salford’s thoughts on it.
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