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Social media education under the spotlight as North Yorkshire English Teacher selected as UK’s representative for Europe-wide Erasmus research project.

The Areté Learning Trust is delighted to be part of an international group who have been awarded funding from ERASMUS, the European programme for education, for a two-year social media education project. Philippa Lark, English Teacher at Richmond School and Sixth Form College, has successfully achieved a place as the UK’s project leader on the project team, which involves five countries, with the aim of focusing on the benefits and dangers of social media.

York and North Yorkshire Growth Hub is still offering free subscriptions to the shopping platform ShopAppy, to help high street retails sell their products online, they have also launched a free service for any business looking for advice (however technical) relating to Brexit/EU Transition.

With lockdown 3 upon us, we know digital marketing is more important than ever - both to keep your business going but to keep you busy too!

So, with that in mind, we are hosting a LIVE Q&A session over on our Instagram later this month. Emma and Jess will be streaming live to answer your questions and troubleshoot any issues you may be having so you can keep beavering away on your marketing strategy for 2021.

The latest digital marketing and social media webinars offering available under the Digital Advantage programme for this first quarter of 2021 are detailed below.  As you can see, it is quite substantial and covers a wide spectrum.  We hope it will be useful for those who wish to brush up their digital marketing skills or learn new ones. 

Students and staff at Richmond School and Sixth Form College have honoured Dave Clark, their much loved and greatly missed Deputy Headteacher, with two legacies. A Scots pine tree has been planted in the grounds of the school, creating a sense of Mr Clark keeping a watchful eye over everyone, whilst also acknowledging his Scottish roots. In recognition of the enormous contribution that Mr Clark made to sport at Richmond School and in the community, the newly-built 3G sports pitch has been named the Dave Clark Arena.

A statement from the York & North Yorkshire LEP following the £4.6bn announcement from the Chancellor about support for businesses.