Education

Mr Rob Browning, headteacher at Burnley's Sir John Thursby Community College, is delighted that Ofsted rated his school as good across the board

Burnley school rated good across the board by Ofsted inspectors

Holly Grove School staff walked 10 miles around Burnley and Rossendale to raise money for the school

'Hiker Grove' 10 mile fund-raising walk for Burnley school

Brierfield woman Alison Ashworth, a former St Christopher's Sixth Form pupil.

Brierfield woman embarks on special trip to help support endangered turtles

Becky Ewins, a former primary school teacher, is the new owner of Little Voices in East Lancashire.

New leader of performing arts school Little Voices to launch new classes

Casterton Primary Academy pupils

Casteron Primary children are gardening heroes

The year five and six girls from St Mary's Primary School, Osbaldeston,who won the Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Cricket tournament and qualified for the Lancashire Dynamo Cricket County Finals at Ormskirk.

Cricket bat prizes inspire future sports stars at Ribble Valley school

Top universities in the North West revealed in the 'Good University Guide 2024'

K.T. Cook is an engineer apprentice at VEKA in Burnley.

Inspiring teenager turns her life around to become star apprentice

Illustration picture shows children playing in the classroom on the first day of the new school year. (Photo by LAURIE DIEFFEMBACQ/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)

New project to help nursery children boost their maths skills

Miller Homes has donated Roald Dahl books to Brunshaw Primary School in Burnley

Marvellous Roald Dahl books donated to Burnley primary school

Holly Grove teacher Joshua Ramsay has run five marathons in five days to raise funds for the school's charity

Burnley teacher's five marathons in five days

UCLan shortlisted for three Times Higher Education Awards

All the universities set to see staff strike this month in pay dispute

Student Brennan Bridgman was the winner of a £50 prize

Top business advice for Ribble Valley students

Whalley CE Primary School singers

Whalley pupils' 'earth song' inspired by Attenborough

Schools are under scrutiny over concrete

'Safety first' call over any Lancashire school that may have 'crumbly concrete'

Eye catching artwork has been created by talented youngsters at Thorneyholme RC Primary School to hide an an old garage site that will be developed into a community hub.

Pupils proud of their unique artwork on display in Ribble Valley village

Some Lancashire schools are being inspected because their age puts them at risk of having been built with a type of concrete that can fail without warning

Lancashire schools inspected over concrete collapse concerns 'as a precaution'

Online applications for primary and secondary schools in Lancashire are now live.Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Online applications for Lancashire schools are live from today (Sept 1)

Ribble Valley pupil Poppy Barnett has left Westholme School in Blackburn with top GCSE grades.

Ribble Valley pupils flying high after receiving top GCSE results

Colne Primet Academy students have won praise for their GCSE results

Picture gallery: Colne Primet Academy students celebrate GCSEs

Blessed Trinity's GCSE results day on camera

Eight pictures of pupils at Ss John Fisher & Thomas More RC High School in Colne enjoying GCSE success.

Eight pictures of Colne pupils enjoying GCSE success

Unity College Photo: Kelvin Stuttard

Head's praise for students after 'difficult' Covid years

10 photos of West Craven High School pupils celebrating their GCSE results.

10 photos of Barnoldswick pupils celebrating their GCSE results

Lucas Benson of Shuttleworth College in Burnley has secured a place on an automotive apprenticeship at Training 2000 in Blackburn after receiving his GCSEs.

Pupil battles anxiety to sit his GCSEs and land a place on his dream course

Colne Primet Academy students celebrated their GCSE results

Colne Primet Academy students celebrate GCSEs

SEA LIFE Blackpool's first ever Rockpool Ranger Ellie Speight is shown the ropes by aquarist Matthew Errington. Photo by Anthony Devlin Photography.

Burnley girl becomes SEA LIFE Blackpool's first young Rockpool Ranger

Evie Drake (18) gained an A in History and Bs in Classics and EPR at Westholme Sixth Form in Blackburn and will now go on to study Classics at Newcastle University.

Clitheroe duo receive top A'level grades

Libby Rostron, 18, from Colne, a former pupil at Park High School achieved A in Economics, B in Politics and C in History and is progressing to the University of Liverpool to read Politics and International Business.

Photo gallery of jubilant A'level students at Burnley College

Staff and trustees at Pendleside Hospice.

Pendleside Hospice gives warm welcome to new trustees

Eleanor Curtis from Whalley achieved a hat-trick A*A*A* in Biology, Chemistry and Maths at Giggleswick School in Settle and will be heading to Cambridge University to study Medicine.

Ribble Valley trio are straight A students

Here are 10 photos of Nelson and Colne College students receiving their brilliant A-Level results for 2023 live on BBC Breakfast and Radio 5 Live.

10 photos of Pendle students receiving their brilliant A-Level results for 2023

Some of the Nelson and Colne College students celebrating their A-Level results today.

Pendle students celebrate their fantastic A-Level results live on national TV

Emma Stinchon and Alice Burrows of St Christopher's Sixth Form achieved top grades in their A-Levels.

Trio of students at St Christopher’s Sixth Form achieve 'A'-mazing A-Levels

Students and staff at Burnley College are celebrating a series of outstanding A'level results today

Burnley College students celebrate A'level success

Campaigners have made an ambitious bid to buy historic Waddow Hall in Clitheroe which is one of five activity centres earmarked to be sold off by the Girlguiding Association.

Campaigners make bid to buy historic Girlguiding activity centre

Jayne Orr has retired from her role as a teaching assistant at Ightenhill Primary School in Burnley after 36 years.

Teaching assistant retires after nearly four decades helping children

UCLan Graduation 2023

The hidden gems you should know about for University Clearing

One in seven pupils persistently absent from Lancashire primary schools

High number of primary pupils persistently absent in exposed

Pupils at St Mary’s RC Primary School in Osbaldeston are proving they are budding scientists

Budding young Einstein's take part in science quiz

Photo exhibition Place of Power will head to Nelson Library from January 8th to 26th.

Nelson exhibition shares stories of Ukrainian war refugees

Headteacher at Padiham Green Primary School Mark Dixon retires after 17 years at the helm

Popular Padiham headteacher steps down after 17 years in role

he Salvation Army in Clitheroe supported families through a uniform exchange in 2022 and will hold another this year. (L-R Church leaders, Aux-Captain Elizabeth Smith and Territorial Envoy Brenda Wise

Uniform swap to be held in Clitheroe

Colleagues past and present at Wheatley Lane Primary School in Fence gathered to say farewell to TA Lisa Korol (second from right) who is leaving after 21 years

Song written for much loved teaching assistant on her last day

Unity College Year 10 football team

Triumphant treble for Unity College