College in the news
Here you can find what the papers are saying about Doncaster
College and University Centre, Doncaster.
August 2009
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20 Aug 2009
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College star hits the big time in live finals
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Doncaster Free Press |
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Music technology degree student Guy
Richardson has made it through to the regional finals of a
competition to find the best up and coming
singer-songwriters.
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20 Aug 2009
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College opens clearing hotline
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Doncaster Free Press |
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University Centre Doncaster's clearing
hotline swung into action on Thursday, August 20 as thousands of
students opened their A Level results across the country.
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July 2009
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15 July 2009
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Students pick up science prize
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Doncaster Star |
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Doncaster College students have picked up
a science award after creating, marketing and selling their own lip
balm creations.
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11 July 2009
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Hairdresser Louise turns on style
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Doncaster Star |
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A young stylist from Doncaster is
making a name for herself after winning a national competition to
find the best up and coming hairdressers in England.
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11 July 2009
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Jobs joy for course trio
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Doncaster Star |
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Three Doncaster College students have
managed to get construction industry jobs - despite tough economic
times for builders.
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6 July 2009
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Student works way up to lecturer |
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Doncaster Star |
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Nine years ago, Tracey Baker enrolled on
the Intermediate Office Skills course at Doncaster College – and
now she's just become leader of the same course.
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June 2009
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25 Jun 2009
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Original features |
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Times Higher Education |
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Standing prominently above the Dearne
Valley, the University Centre Doncaster's 126-acre campus includes
land that was granted to local estate owner Roger de Bully by
William the Conqueror.
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2 Jun 2009
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Art attack for student Rebekah |
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Doncaster Star |
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Art students in their final year at
Doncaster College have said farewell with an exhibition of their
artwork at The Hub.
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May 2009
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28 May 2009
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Growing
admiration |
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Epworth Bells |
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A floristry student had a blooming
marvellous day after scooping a hat-trick of awards at a national
competition.
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27 May 2009
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Fashion students turn on the style |
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Doncaster Star |
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Doncaster's latest wave of budding Stella
McCartneys and Vivienne Westwoods took a step towards their dreams
- with their biggest fashion show yet
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8 May 2009
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Apprentice star helps students |
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Doncaster Star |
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Kristina Grimes, runner-up of the third
series of The Apprentice, visited Doncaster College to give her
expert opinion on a scheme to encourage enterprising
students.
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April 2009
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2 Apr 2009
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Natalie to help kids in care |
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Doncaster Star |
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Doncaster College is bringing in a
dedicated worker to help more children in council care into post 16
education.
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March 2009
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25 Mar 2009
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Student celebrates
engineering success |
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FE News |
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Chloe Steel, a BTEC National Certificate
in Mechanical Engineering student, has been crowned Doncaster
College CADCAM champion 2009.
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14 Mar 2009
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Recession help spreads to communities |
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Doncaster Star |
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A cross-partnership effort to help local
residents and businesses through the recession is being expanded
into local communities.
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February 2009
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25 Feb 2009
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Doncaster apprentice storms the tower of London |
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24Dash |
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Bentley based plumbing apprentice, Alan
Potterton, 26, was chosen from 10,000 competitors to win second
place at JTL’s National Awards Ceremony which celebrates the
achievements of apprentices from across England and Wales.
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24 Feb 2009
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Graduates at primary school |
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The Guardian |
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The Children's University is not a
completely new idea, but it is enjoying a real resurgence
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13 Feb 2009
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Students flying the flag for footie |
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Doncaster Free Press |
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A team of Doncaster football fans
are following in David Beckham's famous footsteps by jetting off to
America.
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January 2009
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06 Jan 2009
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Credit crunch help |
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Doncaster Free Press |
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Help with surviving the economic crisis
is being offered to residents in a series of free drop-in
sessions.
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December 2008
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15 Dec 2008
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New courses at University |
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Doncaster Star |
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Five new undergraduate programmes have
been added to the list of courses offered by University Centre
Doncaster.
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13 Dec 2008
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Kidz bring a touch of magic to Hub |
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Doncaster Star |
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Drama Kidz brought a touch of magic to
The Hub at Doncaster College with the performance of 'The Magic
Theatre'.
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03 Dec 2008
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Student gets ahead in the fashion stakes |
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Doncaster Star |
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Fashion graduate Kimberley Wheeliker
might have officially left college ... but a new business venture
making wedding dresses has ensured she stays on site.
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November 2008
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28 Nov 2008
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Prospectus wins award |
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Doncaster Star |
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University Centre Doncaster's
undergraduate prospectus has been 'highly commended' at a national
awards ceremony.
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27 Nov 2008
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Meat and greet |
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Doncaster Free Press |
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Rhiannon Willson and Charlene Singh hope
they have rustled up a pie fit for a princess in a Doncaster
College competition.
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25 Nov 2008
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Cash honour for sports-mad Dean |
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Doncaster Star |
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Sports student Dean Morgan made a trip to
Westminster to receive a prestigious £1,000 bursary from the Helena
Kennedy Foundation in the House of Lords.
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21 Nov 2008
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Students show their enter-pies |
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Doncaster Star |
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Students are inventing pie fillings,
valeting cars, giving makeovers and papering walls – all in the
name of enterprise.
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18 Nov 2008
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Kate earns top marks |
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Doncaster Star |
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Balby student Kate Lowther returned to
college to update her skills for the modern workplace – and left
with the top marks in the country.
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18 Nov 2008
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Healthier school meals on the way |
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Doncaster Free Press |
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Healthier school lunches are on the menu
for Doncaster pupils after the council won a £200,000 grant to
train school cooks.
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15 Nov 2008
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Balloon art and airport courses on offer |
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Doncaster Star |
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Balloon art and airport operations are
among more than 50 part-time courses that will be running from
Doncaster College sites, starting just weeks after the New
Year.
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13 Nov 2008
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Students earn free driving lessons |
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Doncaster Star |
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Hard-working Doncaster students have
received laptops or free driving lessons after completing a new
course.
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October 2008
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17 Oct 2008
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Fashion
recycled |
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Doncaster Star |
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Fashion students from Doncaster College
are taking part in a fashion show, using recycled garments.
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15 Oct 2008
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University centre degree courses boom |
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Doncaster Star |
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Teachers from Doncaster's Polish twin
town visited Doncaster College to cement the partnership and
resurrect links going back to 2000.
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13 Oct 2008
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Rugby stars at charity dinner |
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Doncaster Star |
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Rugby League legends Garry Schofield and
Andy Gregory will be at The Hub's Waterfront Restaurant later this
month as Doncaster College hosts another SportsAid fundraising
dinner.
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September 2008
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24 Sep 2008
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College caters for Polish |
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Doncaster Star |
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Two courses at Doncaster College have
been translated into Polish to help migrant workers build on their
skills.
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08 Sep 2008
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College helps out cash-strapped students |
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Doncaster Free Press |
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Doncaster College is using its own money
to give financial support to students following problems with the
delivery of government allowances.
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08 Sep 2008
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Pies have it for students |
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Doncaster Star |
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A pie company has set a challenge for
dozens of hospitality and catering students to try to come up with
a new flavour.
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August 2008
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13 August 2008
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Fees drop for courses |
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Doncaster Star |
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Tuition fees for three part-time degree
programmes at University Centre Doncaster have been reduced by
almost half.
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07 August 2008
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Students put on the Ritz |
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Doncaster Free Press |
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Two Doncaster College students have
proved they can cut it against the best after receiving job offers
from the Ritz Hotel.
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July 2008
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26 July 2008
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Sculptress leads lessons in stone carving |
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Doncaster Star |
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World-renowned Brazilian sculptress
Renata Barcelos will be leading a beginner's course in stone
carving at Doncaster College this summer.
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26 July 2008
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Kay helps at free festival |
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Doncaster Star |
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A former A Level student from
Doncaster College is helping to organise the UK's largest free
music festival this summer.
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23 July 2008
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College wins £1m contract |
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Doncaster Star |
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Doncaster College has won the £1 million
tender to continue supplying learning to South Yorkshire's
offenders over the next three years.
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17 July 2008
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Skills to get you back to work |
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Doncaster Free Press |
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A group of women are feeling
positive about the future after taking a computer course to ease
them back into the world of work.
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17 July 2008
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Bid for university status gets closer
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Doncaster Free Press |
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The borough’s bid to be home to a
university has taken a step forward after Doncaster College’s
higher education provision impressed inspectors.
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07 July 2008
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Students go a STEP further
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Doncaster Star |
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More than 70 students have received
certificates after successfully completing Doncaster College's STEP
Project.
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05 July 2008
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Deb's China charity link
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Doncaster Star |
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College lecturer Deb Stephens is swapping
Doncaster for a small Chinese village to help teach English this
summer.
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June 2008
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30 Jun 2008
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Students in for windfall
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Doncaster Star |
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University Centre Doncaster has increased
the value of its bursary schemes by a third - meaning students
could get up to £800 cash back per year.
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26 Jun 2008
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It's academic for students
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Doncaster Star |
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Doncaster College sports students got a
kick out of playing at the town's £32m Keepmoat Stadium.
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20 Jun 2008
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Full house for media pupils
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Doncaster Star |
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Media students at Doncaster College are
celebrating after they managed a 100 per cent pass rate on their
course.
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17 Jun 2008
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Dressed for success
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Doncaster Star |
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Budding fashion designer Lauren Howden
may still be a fashion student at Doncaster College - but she's
already making cash out her creations.
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07 Jun 2008
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Students find growth area
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Doncaster Star |
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Floristry students have been showing off
their arrangements at a Doncaster wedding fayre
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05 Jun 2008
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Stage struck students
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Doncaster Free Press |
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Doncaster students are breaking free and
reaching for the stars as they take centre stage in the cult
classic High School Musical.
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04 Jun 2008
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Haze of glory for garden firm office
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Doncaster Star |
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Doncaster Business School experts have
teamed up with borough firm Garden Haze to help deliver the UK's
first purpose-built garden office to the national market.
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May 2008
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29 May 2008
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Students' winning designs
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Doncaster Free Press |
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Three students have been selected to have
their artwork displayed by Doncaster's top businesses in a college
challenge.
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22 May 2008
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It's not rocket science - oh, just a minute
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Doncaster Free Press |
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Doncaster, we have lift off! It seems
that school certainly will be rocket science for pupils next month
when Russian space experts touch down in the town to pass on their
wisdom to aspiring astronauts with stars in their eyes.
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10 May 2008
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Flower display designers win silver
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Doncaster Star |
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Green-fingered floristry students from
Doncaster College picked up a silver award at the prestigious
Harrogate Flower Show.
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3 May 2008
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Hub of new opportunities
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Doncaster Star |
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Security staff at Doncaster College are
improving their skills by taking extra courses at The Hub.
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April 2008
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26 Apr 2008
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Transport awards bid
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Doncaster Star |
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Improvements to Doncaster railway station
have helped South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive be
shortlisted for two national transport awards.
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14 Apr 2008
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Javelin thrower aims for Olympics
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Doncaster Star |
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Doncaster tourism student Esther Stanger
is hoping to take a trip to the 2012 London games - with her
javelin.
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12 Apr 2008
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Healthcare workshop
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Doncaster Star |
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Doncaster College has teamed up with the
NHS to host a workshop for health managers and education
specialists to share best practice.
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10 Apr 2008
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Dancers in careers fair
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Doncaster Star |
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Dancers from Doncaster College will be
taking the stage at Sheffield Hallam University's Go Higher - Stay
Local progression opportunities fair.
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9 Apr 2008
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Students lap up chance to enrol
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Doncaster Star |
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About 80 youngsters have enrolled on a
new course which could see them given a free laptop or driving
lessons at the end of it.
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March 2008
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21 Mar 2008
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Healthy eating drive at The Hub
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Doncaster Star |
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Things were getting fruity at Doncaster
College this week when a healthy eating drive took place at its
waterfront site.
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20 Mar 2008
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Students get gifts for new course
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Doncaster Free Press |
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Students could get a free laptop or
driving lessons just for enrolling on a new course at Doncaster
College.
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19 Mar 2008
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Cabbies learn the knowledge
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Doncaster Star |
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They've got the knowledge! The first
set of Doncaster taxi drivers to complete a course to improve their
skills receive their certificates at a ceremony later this
month.
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17 Mar 2008
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Free laptops for new students
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Doncaster Star |
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Doncaster College bosses are putting up
free laptops as an incentive to enrol on their latest course.
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06 Mar 2008
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Open lectures at Doncaster College
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Doncaster Star |
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Shakespeare will be the subject of the
first of a series of open lectures at Doncaster College due to
start in April.
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01 Mar 2008
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Delicious dishes
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Profile Magazine |
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The Waterfront Restaurant at Doncaster
College is developing a reputation for serving up quality food
at impressive prices.
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February 2008
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22 Feb 2008
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Bright
Young Things
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Westside Magazine |
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Style, skills and business sense: there's
no stopping these young fashionistas.
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22 Feb 2008
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College's award for prospectus
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Doncaster Star |
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The marketing team at Doncaster College
is celebrating after learning its latest further education
prospectus is up for a national award.
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| 21 Feb 2008 |
I nailed bargain in unusual place
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Doncaster Free Press |
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There's nothing I like more than a good
old pamper session - but these days, preening yourself can be
pretty pricey!
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| 19 Feb 2008 |
The kickboxer
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The Guardian |
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I was always getting suspended from
school, usually because I was fighting. I didn't mind.
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| 14 Feb 2008 |
Hard-hitting
roadshow
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Doncaster Star |
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South Yorkshire college students have
been taught the harsh reality of dangerous driving after meeting a
teenage girl left disabled after she was struck by a
motorbike.
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| 13 Feb 2008 |
New course for carers
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Conisborough Newsletter |
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Help is at hand for carers in the
community to gain more qualifications.
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| 13 Feb 2008 |
Open day at The Hub
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Doncaster Star |
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Prospective students have the chance to
find out more about Doncaster College and University Centre when
The Hub hosts its latest open day
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| 05 Feb 2008 |
IT teach-in for pupils
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Doncaster Star |
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Experts from one of the world's leading
computer companies will descend on University Centre Doncaster in
March to host its Young Creatives' Roadshow.
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| 05 Feb 2008 |
Video CV pioneered to help students
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Doncaster Star |
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Students with learning difficulties are
to pilot a new Doncaster College project which could help them get
jobs - by producing video CVs.
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January 2008
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Getting a kick out of life
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Doncaster Free Press |
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A Doncaster ex con is fighting his way
back on to the straight and narrow by training as a kickboxing
coach.
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| 29 Jan 2008 |
College Dons miss out in Carnegie Cup
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Doncaster Star |
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Doncaster College Dons, the College's
rugby league team, lost 40-20 against a strong Wakefield College
side in the first round of the Carnegie College Cup at the Lakeside
Sports Complex.
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| 24 Jan 2008 |
Hong Kong visitors tour college
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Doncaster Star |
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A delgation from Hong Kong's Vocational
Training Council visited Doncaster College to learn more about the
UK's education system.
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| 19 Jan 2008 |
Duo build new future with bricklaying course
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Doncaster Star |
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Former steelworker Robert D'Silva and
labourer Louis Tindall are building a bright future in the
bricklaying world after Doncaster College started a new
course.
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| 03 Jan 2008 |
Only here for the beer...
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Doncaster Star |
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A special meal with a real ale theme is
being cooked up by chefs at Doncaster College.
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