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Pictured from left to right are County Councillor Aidy Riggott, cabinet member for Economic Development and Growth, County Councillor Jayne Rear, cabinet member for Education and Skills, Joseph Bridges, who is currently doing a Level 4 Application Support Apprenticeship with software and consultancy solutions firm Redthorn, Oliver Barrow, who is currently doing a Level 3 engineering apprenticeship with isentra, and County Councillor Ash Sutcliffe, lead member for Cultural Services and Skills.-2

County Council to provide £300,000 to incentivise further apprenticeships

Lancashire County Council has unveiled plans to put £300,000 into funding 100 more apprenticeship incentives for employers.

Pictured from left to right with Garstang Community Academy pupils earlier this year are County Cllr Jayne Rear, director Lancashire Skills and Employment Hub Dr Michele Lawty-Jones, Tina Miller, enterprise coordinator Lancashire Careers Hub, and County Cllr Ash Sutcliffe.

Groundbreaking Lancashire scheme praised for boosting young people's skills and nurturing vital talent for future

Innovative work to boost employment skills in Lancashire has been hailed for developing ‘key employability skills’ and confidence in young people locally.

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Plans to build two new schools in Preston take key step forward

Ambitious plans to create two new schools in Preston have taken a crucial step forward today.

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Plans for two new schools in Preston to be discussed by cabinet

Ambitious plans to develop additional school places to meet demand in Preston through the creation of two new schools will go before cabinet this month.

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Have your say on proposals to raise age range at Burnley primary school

A consultation is now running on plans to permanently raise the age range at a school in Burnley, after numbers of children applying to its nursery fell.

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Plans to expand Goosnargh primary school to move forward following cabinet approval

Plans to progress an expansion programme at a Preston Primary School to mitigate the mounting pressures on places forecast over the next two years have been approved today.

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Next steps for new plan that aims to make Lancashire the best place in the UK for children and young people

A new blueprint of the Lancashire vision to make the county the best place in the UK for children and young people to flourish from early years into adulthood is set to be discussed this week.

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Cabinet to consider plans to create three new SEN units

The creation of three new Special Educational Needs (SEN) units are set to be considered by cabinet this week, part of an ongoing strategy to bolster this type of provision across the county.

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School admissions 2025: Apply for a school place in Lancashire from Sunday

Online applications for Lancashire school places will go live from Sunday 1 September.

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GCSE results day: Pupils wished 'every success' as they begin their next chapter

Pupils across Lancashire have been wished "every success" in the future, after receiving their GCSE results today.

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A-level results day 2024: Congratulations in order for Lancashire students

Early analysis of A-level, T Level and other level 3 results in Lancashire point to another year of strong performance from the county's students.

 

Students use virtual reality to experience a clinical interactive demo at the 2024 TeenTech Lancashire Festival.

Hundreds of Lancashire pupils flock to inspirational careers festival

Almost 2000 Lancashire pupils got a chance to meet a slew of top science, tech and engineering employers.