• Glastonbury students receive A Level results tomorrow: Thursday 18th August

  By glastopeep at 20:00 on 17/08/11

  

  A level results day will be upon us tomorrow (Thursday 18th August) and students from Strode College and Millfield School are now, like those all around the country, eagerly waiting for (or in some cases dreading) their exam results.   The letters are in the post and tomorrow morning envelopes will be ripped open resulting in tears of either laughter or sadness as students discover if they have worked hard enough to achieve the...

• Two student albums are made free to download

  By Glastonbury People at 11:00 on 05/05/11

  

  Two new albums hit the internet via Strode College's own music label SC Records. Compilation album Both albums are free to download from As part of the music technology BTEC course, students recorded and produced music for commercial use, designed CD covers and created videos and posters. Some students composed and produced an EP of their own work while others recorded and produced an artist or band. All featured artists...

• Biodiversity in spotlight

  By Glastonbury People at 11:00 on 14/04/11

  

  In the spirit of Bug Month, organised by EDF Energy, schoolchildren have been unearthing fascinating facts and doing their bit for bugs. Throughout March pupils from Crispin School in Street, Meare Village Primary School near Glastonbury and the Cathedral School in Wells have been encouraged to learn more about biodiversity. The children got involved in a variety of activities including research on insect habitats, writing...

• Hairdressers showcase their spectacular skills

  By Glastonbury People at 11:00 on 07/04/11

  

  Punks, princesses and rockers took centre stage at Strode College's annual hairdressing competition. The event – the sixth competition the college has held – took place in the Wessex Hotel in Street and saw 110 students from training centres in Street, Bridgwater and Yeovil competing for the coveted prize. Hairdressers had seven themed categories to show their skills in – modern day, Disney princess, Bollywood...

• Engineering firm to take on county apprentices

  By Glastonbury People at 11:00 on 17/03/11

  

  Atkins, the UK's largest engineering and design consultancy, will be recruiting new apprentices from Somerset to join their experienced highways services team this summer. A recent government commissioned review of vocational education recommended that employers should be encouraged to take on young people by offering apprenticeships, and that young people who leave school without a good level of maths and English should...

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