Student's hopes set on degree
STUDENT Abigael Koko decided to expand her career path after being inspired by her job as a home support worker with Furness Carers, which she began in 2009.
Training on a turbine
FURNESS College and the National Windfarm Training Centre section of CWind have formed a turbo-charged partnership that will turn students’ dreams of making a career out of the low-carbon sector into a reality. SUSAN GOODSON finds out more
Apprentice route was right choice
LIFE as an apprentice with Barrow’s Rathbone training organisation is keeping 18-year-old Amber Sproat very busy, but also extremely happy and on target to become a fully qualified child care assistant, as SUSAN GOODSON found out
Teddies turn up for picnic
MORE than 50 bears could be found in the grounds of Newton’s Mowden Hall School when the foundation stage children held their annual teddy bears’ picnic.
Green hearts
CHILDREN have combined local history with green spaces in an education project which celebrates their community.
Innovation is the way ahead for Walney
It is exciting times at Walney School as a aeries of major projects begin to hatch. NATALIE CHAPPLES reports
Angels to architecture
ANYONE who thought art was about splashing paint should think again. Barrow Sixth Form College's Art and Design Department is a hub of exciting minds bursting with creative ideas. NATALIE CHAPPLES reports
"I could not have wished for better"
HE has helped shape a college beyond recognition over the last 27 years, now Graham Hodgson has hung up his famous hard hat and day glow jacket. Furness College’s assistant principal retired in June, but before he went he shared his memories with NATALIE CHAPPLES
Students and tutors learn an ancient art
TRAINEE beauticians had a chance to show their creative side when henna tattoo expert Kanan Shah came to the Channelside college to demonstrate this ancient art, which has been practiced for thousands of years.
Meet the top team
ENGINEERING students at Furness College have shown they are not just handy inside the workshop after completing their first on-site work assignment.
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