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Four students are proud to have been shortlisted for apprenticeships, which will see them working at heights and learning key skills in health and safety, as they aim towards a career in scaffolding and safety solutions.

As the rivers lower and the sun makes an appearance once more, we welcome you to our March 2020 roundup of LEP news - the final edition before we relaunch on April 1st 2020 as York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership. This month we had a lot to celebrate across our teams as we work towards finalising our Local Industrial Strategy and announcing details of our Annual Conference which takes place on Friday 26th June 2020.

Staff and students are celebrating after receiving a fabulous windfall in the shape of numerous instruments to boost the musical opportunities at school. Thanks to the Army and the School’s Trustees, the Music department has been swelled with a fabulous range of instruments.

The Military WAGS Choir in Catterick is the inspiration behind the latest British blockbuster to hit the big screen. Starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Sharon Hogan, ‘Military Wives’, is directed by Peter Cattaneo , of multi-award-winning ‘Full Monty’ fame, and is based on the true story of how Catterick’s WAGS’ Choir was born during the Afghanistan conflict and went on to become the phenomenon it is today.

Students from Mowbray School were delighted to be crowned gold medallists of the inaugural Panathlon Xtend event, hosted at Richmond School and Sixth Form College.  Four teams, from The Dales School and Mowbray School, took part in this new mini-paralympics-style competition which is designed for Key Stage 3 children, bridging the gap between the Primary and older Secondary children’s events.

A talented dancer, who mentors and inspires younger students, has secured a place at the Northern Ballet School in Manchester.  Eva Midgley, a Year 13 student at Richmond Sixth Form College, is passionate about dance and her multiple exam successes and teaching qualifications have led her to inspire hundreds of other students and pursue her childhood dream of being a dancer.

A student has contributed to 'Profile,  a leading BBC Radio 4 programme which gives an insight into the character of an influential figure making news headlines. George Whyatt, a Year 10 student at Richmond School and Sixth Form College, was invited to talk to the BBC about a podcast he, and fellow student George Harris,  recorded with Rishi Sunak ,  MP for Richmond (Yorks), who was recently appointed as  Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Students are feeling the love for books after their school librarian masterminded a Valentine’s Day launch of ‘Blind Date with a Book’, an exciting and fun initiative to develop their interest in reading.