Isle News, 149 October 2009 – Independent prep school headteachers from the North West met at the Buchan School yesterday (14th October 2009) for the Autumn District meeting of IAPS (Independent Association of Prep Schools).
IAPS is a professional association for headteachers of independent schools catering for children from 2 to 13. It has more than 600 [...]
Isle News, 10 October 2009 – Thirty three members of the King William’s College ‘family’ took part in the school’s annual Stableford Golf Competition which was held recently at Castletown Golf Links.
The Men’s competition was won by Mike Pigott, with a score of 39 points; Duncan Donald finished as runner-up.
Playing at Castletown for the first [...]
Isle News, 10 October 2009 – Parents, staff and pupils from the Buchan School have raised more than £220 for Macmillan Cancer Relief after taking part in the recent ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ event.
Participants enjoyed eating home made cakes and drinking coffee and juice during the event. It is the twelfth year running that the Buchan [...]
Isle News, 22 September 2009 – Local TV chef Shaun Rankin will be swapping Bohemia for school kitchens as he cooks for the children of Mont à l’Abbé Secondary School.
Shaun will be giving the children an interactive cookery demonstration of his famous Treacle Tart on 25th September. The children will learn about how to get [...]
Isle News, 21 September 2009 – Barclays Wealth has helped make a trip to London for five special needs students from St Ninian’s High School a weekend to remember. Support from Barclays Wealth gave the students a real chance to experience life in England’s capital along with many educational highlights. For many of the students [...]
Isle News, 18 September 2009 – A specialist financial services degree offered through the University of Plymouth and taught in Jersey at Highlands College has been short-listed for three awards.
The Foundation Degree in Financial Services features in three nominations in the University of Plymouth Enterprise Awards, which take place this evening (17th September), with the [...]
Isle News, 17 September 2009 – TWO hard-working and talented students have been awarded bursaries by Butterfield to ease the expense of University.
Natalie Carnachan and David Henry, ex-prefects of Ladies’ College and Elizabeth College respectively, were chosen for their academic ability as well as their impressive extra-curricular achievements.
They will each receive £1,500 every year for [...]
Isle News, 15 September 2009 – Two Manx youngsters will be heading off to university for the first time this year with the backing of Medis Limited, a pharmaceutical company based in Douglas. Part of the worldwide Actavis Group, Medis specialises in the sales and marketing of generic pharmaceuticals in the British Isles and a [...]
Isle News, 10 September 2009 – Barclays Wealth has agreed again to sponsor the Student of the Year awards for 2009. Each year students from the Island’s five secondary schools are put through their paces to identify the top all-round students from each school.
For 2009 the aim is to explore a more inclusive approach in [...]
Isle News, 2 September 2009 – King William’s College pupils have enjoyed a summer adventure study trip to Osmington Bay, Dorset.
The Upper 4 pupils took part in field study trips of the Durdle Door and Lulworth Coastal formations, as well as team-building activities such as zip wire, giant swing, abseiling and survivor.
Dr Sarah Welch, Principal [...]
