Published on Friday 19 July 2024 at 1:29 pm
Every secondary school in Blackburn with Darwen is set to be part of a pioneering technology educational enrichment and scholarships programme with IN4 Group, one of the UK’s largest technology skills and innovation providers.
Filed under: Cllr Phil Riley | education | partnership
Published on Friday 12 July 2024 at 9:30 am
Young adults are being encouraged to attend Blackburn with Darwen’s new and exciting Career Roadshow.
This is a free event aimed at those looking for advice and support when choosing their career path.
Filed under: Career | career advice | Careers and jobs | Jobs and Skilla Fair
Published on Thursday 11 July 2024 at 3:22 pm
This week, many young people from across Blackburn with Darwen are receiving important safety advice to prepare them for independent travelling.
Filed under: Blackburn | Darwen | Highways | Katie Boulton | road safety | safety | School
Published on Wednesday 3 July 2024 at 5:18 pm
Nationally renowned artists are set to unveil their specially commissioned works at the Festival of Making this weekend and you can see them all for free!
Published on Friday 28 June 2024 at 1:24 pm
New plans have been revealed for a Skills and Cyber Campus of national significance in Blackburn.
Published on Tuesday 25 June 2024 at 10:52 am
Looking for fun for all the family? Look no further than the National Festival of Making!
Published on Wednesday 19 June 2024 at 2:59 pm
Pupils from 10 primary schools across Blackburn with Darwen have had experience in various police matters as part of a pilot launched by Lancashire Police with the help of the council.
Published on Thursday 13 June 2024 at 5:15 pm
The history books describe the laying of the cornerstone for Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery as a grand affair filled with ‘pride and pomp.’
Published on Friday 7 June 2024 at 4:18 pm
As Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery celebrates its 150th anniversary, we take a look at how the magnificent wrought iron gates came to open for the very first time on June 11th 1874.
Published on Friday 10 May 2024 at 10:20 am
Since being launched in January, a project which encourages travelling sustainably to school has been a huge success for ten of the borough’s schools.
Published on Wednesday 20 March 2024 at 8:00 pm
The Lancashire market town of Darwen is set to host an international adidas exhibition to celebrate 10 years of its successful Spezial range.
Published on Monday 18 March 2024 at 2:15 pm
The doors are set to temporarily close on Darwen Youth Centre to allow for a £3.3m transformation.
Published on Monday 18 March 2024 at 2:13 pm
Darwen Youth Centre will temporarily close its doors on March 31st for an impressive £3.3m transformation.
Published on Friday 1 March 2024 at 12:48 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council has successfully secured £20m of new Levelling Up funding from Government – taking the grand total to more than £125m.
Published on Wednesday 28 February 2024 at 4:27 pm
The ribbon has been officially cut on two playgrounds at Blackburn’s popular Witton Park following a £350,000 transformation.
Published on Tuesday 3 October 2023 at 1:05 pm
Darwen Youth Centre could almost double in size as part of impressive £3m plans revealed today.
Published on Thursday 20 July 2023 at 11:44 am
The brand new Go Ape Treetop Adventure in Witton Park is now open!
Our Leader, Deputy Leader, Chief Executive and Deputy Mayor were amongst those invited to the official opening on Saturday (July 15th).
Published on Friday 14 July 2023 at 10:11 am
A national inspection has highlighted the strength of partnership processes in Blackburn with Darwen to identify children in need or at risk of harm, praising partners as ‘aspirational’ and ‘committed’.
Filed under: joint targeted area inspection | JTAI
Published on Thursday 22 June 2023 at 3:47 pm
There has been lots of excitement this week as four of the eight children’s centres in the borough were launched as Family Hubs.
Filed under: Family Hub | Family Hubs
Published on Friday 28 April 2023 at 4:00 pm
The winners of the Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council’s Coronation-themed If I Were King/Queen competition have been announced.
Published on Thursday 9 February 2023 at 4:42 pm
Families across England will be offered help and support with issues such as infant feeding and mental health as the government announce the roll out of Family Hubs and the Start for Life programme today.
Filed under: children | Children Centres | families | Family Hubs
Published on Tuesday 7 February 2023 at 5:04 pm
Blackburn with Darwen’s apprentice drive is back and once again the Council wants to grow its own local talent and encourage residents to work within the borough.
Filed under: Apprenticeships | Careers and jobs | skills
Published on Wednesday 23 November 2022 at 9:32 am
Christmas really has come early for Youth Zone Darwen thanks to a £100K funding boost from the John Lewis Foundation Trust.
Published on Tuesday 15 November 2022 at 9:30 am
Children in Blackburn were given a lesson in road safety and council leaders praised the programme being delivered this Road Safety Awareness Week.
Filed under: Children and Young People | Councillor Julie Gunn | road safety | Road Safety Week
Published on Friday 23 September 2022 at 6:16 pm
The 2022 Blackburn is Hiring event took place at King George’s Hall on the 21st of September.
Filed under: careers advice | Careers and jobs | Careers Fair | Schools and Education
Published on Saturday 12 March 2022 at 7:41 am
Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery is set to benefit from £365K of Government funding to help replace its aging roof and safeguard the museum’s 148 year old extensive collection.
Published on Thursday 3 March 2022 at 1:31 pm
Blackburn Rovers Community Trust has teamed-up with Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and public health organisations Healthy Stadia and Food Active to help children cut back on sugary drinks in 2022.
Filed under: Blackburn Rovers Community Trust | Blackburn with Darwen Council | Councillor | Gulp | jackie floyd | sugary drinks
Published on Tuesday 1 March 2022 at 9:08 am
Led by Blackburn-born entrepreneur Mo Isap, Skills City, the largest digital Skills Bootcamp operation in the UK, is now recruiting for its Data Analytics Bootcamp in Blackburn – with a commitment to provide over 60 jobs in data and tech.
Published on Friday 25 February 2022 at 5:07 pm
Do you want to start a career in the most in-demand tech profession?
Then look no further!
Published on Wednesday 2 February 2022 at 10:40 am
Pupils at a Darwen primary school have helped plant more than 240 trees as part of a new scheme to create more woodland and help tackle climate change.
Published on Friday 26 November 2021 at 2:32 pm
Blackburn author Christina Gabbitas has been appointed as patron of Blackburn with Darwen Children and Young People’s Library Service.
Published on Wednesday 20 October 2021 at 1:49 pm
Free school meal vouchers will be available for eligible Blackburn with Darwen children for the October half term.
Filed under: Blackburn Market | Councillor | Darwen Market | free school meals | Government | half term | Help Hub | Julie Gunn | vouchers
Published on Thursday 2 September 2021 at 9:57 am
Applications for September 2022/23 school admissions in Blackburn with Darwen open today (Thursday, 2 September 2021).
Published on Thursday 12 August 2021 at 9:01 am
Students will be receiving their GCSE results today across Blackburn with Darwen.
We would like to congratulate every student collecting their results today.2021 has been another difficult year for all of our children and teenagers with many changes still in place because of the coronavirus pandemic including changes to exams and how the grades are decided.
Filed under: career advice | congratulations | Councillor | exam results | GCSE | Jayne Ivory | Julie Gunn
Published on Thursday 22 July 2021 at 12:27 pm
Places on a free holiday club scheme are fast running out – make sure you book your place for fun and activity this summer
The places are being offered this summer to children who qualify for free school meals during the school holidays.
Filed under: Councillor | free school meals | HAF | Holiday Activities and Food | holiday club | Julie Gunn
Published on Friday 14 May 2021 at 3:11 pm
A letter is being sent to parents and carers of children who go to schools in Blackburn and Darwen advising them that the use of face coverings in these schools will be continuing.
Filed under: face coverings | Letter to parents | schools | variant
Published on Monday 4 January 2021 at 12:31 pm
Councillor Julie Gunn, Executive Member for Children, Young People and Education and Dominic Harrison, Director of Public Health have made a joint statement.Filed under: coronavirus | Councillor | Dominic Harrison | educations | Julie Gunn | Public Heath | schools
Published on Monday 16 November 2020 at 3:47 pm
The Blackburn school had a starring role on The Politics Show on BBC1 and Granada Reports highlighting its pioneering projects around children’s mental health.
Filed under: BBC | Councillor | forest school | Intack Primary School | Julie Gunn | mental health | mindfulness
Published on Tuesday 3 November 2020 at 12:50 pm
Schools throughout Blackburn with Darwen will be taking part in A Kindness Matters Super Learning Day to mark National Kindness Day on November 13.
Filed under: 30 Day Kindness Challenge | John Magee | Kindness Matters | live streaming | schools
Published on Friday 28 August 2020 at 2:40 pm
Students across Blackburn and Darwen are getting ready to return to school.
Blackburn with Darwen’s schools and settings have remained open throughout the pandemic for identified children and children of key workers.
Filed under: Councillor | education | Julie Gunn | reopening | schools
Published on Thursday 13 August 2020 at 1:51 pm
Well done to all students collecting their A-level results today and GCSE results next week.
Individual schools and colleges have made their own arrangements on how students receive their results following Covid safe guidelines.
Published on Thursday 4 June 2020 at 1:23 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council’s Director of Public Health Professor Dominic Harrison has provided further guidance to all head teachers in the borough this week.
Published on Wednesday 29 April 2020 at 3:49 pm
Lancashire colleges and universities are using the latest technology to help young people and adults to make the right choice about their future education and training ahead of the start of the new academic year in September.
Filed under: Apprenticeship | college | education | university
Published on Wednesday 8 April 2020 at 10:52 am
Schools across Lancashire including Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool will continue to look after the children of key workers and pupils who are classed as vulnerable during the school Easter holiday.
Filed under: coronavirus | Councillor | Easter | education | LRF | Maureen Bateson | schools
Published on Tuesday 25 February 2020 at 4:00 pm
A free 10-week course to help people improve their English skills is starting at Blackburn Library on Thursday 27 February from 10am – 12.30pm.
Published on Wednesday 5 February 2020 at 11:27 am
Children at Roe Lee Park Primary School helped get the safety message out for a regeneration scheme thanks to a poster competition.
Filed under: Councillor | Eric Wright Civil Engineering | Growth Deal 3 | Phil Riley | posters | road safety | Roe Lee Park Primary School
Published on Wednesday 23 October 2019 at 9:33 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council has led a successful bid on behalf of Pennine Lancashire for a ground-breaking programme to work with young people who may be at risk of becoming involved in criminal behaviour.
Filed under: Pause 4 Thought | young endowment | Youth Endowment Fund
Published on Thursday 22 August 2019 at 2:49 pm
Students across the borough were celebrating their exam results today.
Overall GCSE results have improved in the borough for the third year running.
Filed under: Councillor | exam results | GCSE's | Maureen Bateson
Published on Thursday 4 July 2019 at 12:05 pm
A new campaign has been launched to inspire parents to boost their child’s language and learning.
Filed under: campaign | Councillor | Department for Education | Hungry Little Minds | Maureen Bateson
Published on Friday 10 May 2019 at 10:15 am
Families in Blackburn with Darwen are being urged to take action to protect their children from the risks of household cleaning products, as a new campaign launches in the borough from today, Friday May 10th.
Filed under: Councillor Maureen Bateson | home safety | RoSPA
