Education

A move from Government to force councils to pave the way for fracking has been criticised by Derbyshire’s Labour group leader.

A student is suing her university, claiming that her 'Mickey Mouse' degree has not helped her get a job.

If you are the parent of a year 6 child, you will no doubt have more than just the snow on your mind this week!

Kids will be keeping fingers crossed for the news that wintry weather has closed their school - but for parents suddenly stuck with a child-care problem, ‘snow days’ can be a nightmare.

A row has broken out over an outdoor shelter at a Crich nursery, with the property’s managers demanding it be dismantled and parents campaigning to keep it.

Amber Valley Borough Council is set to decide the fate of a major new housing development in Swanwick which continues to cause controversy.

A medical student from Riddings is gearing up to climb Africa’s highest mountain for a charity bringing clean water to rural areas of Kenya.

A 15-year-old boy is lobbying to have homework scrapped in secondary schools around the country.

Students at a Ripley school had an eye-opening exchange before Christmas after giving gifts for residents of a Derbyshire housing organisation.

The deadline for Derbyshire parents to apply for their child's primary school place is fast approaching.

Over 1,700 Derbyshire children have taken part in a project to create a song and video about the county.

These are the Derbyshire primary schools which fail to meet national targets for pupil progress.

Staff and students at a Langley Mill school have welcomed the news that they are to join a scheme championing arts and culture classrooms.

A sports coach from Heanor has been honoured with a national award for his work with children and young people across Derbyshire.

The best performing schools in Derbyshire, according to the Sunday Times, have been revealed.

NCS students will be hosting a fundraising event at the weekend to raise money for Children in Need.

When will the schools break up for holidays next year?

A Chesterfield nursery manager says she is ‘very humbled’ to have been shortlisted for a prestigious national award.