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Congratulations to all our staff at White Hall who are celebrating after the family favourite was crowned the best for outdoor adventure.
 Our centre in Buxton was Britain’s first education authority outdoor centre when it opened in 1951. And now it’s been named Best Outdoor Education Provider in the Peak District Kids Awards 2026.
Peak District Kids is a well-known online platform used by parents seeking information about events, activities and family‑friendly adventures across the Peak District.
They held the awards for the first time this year and thousands of votes poured in for the Peak District businesses that help families get outside, explore more and make brilliant memories together.
Centre manager Robin Heath said: “We’re really honoured to have won this category. It represents recognition from the local community and families who value the experiences we provide.”
The centre works with more than 10,000 children every year, providing bespoke residential and day courses for schools and groups.
📸Pictured from left to right are White Hall staff: Hannah, Sarah, Sam, Hollie, Robin and John.
Our library at Ripley has again been named as a hub for World Book Day, with the aim of helping more children learn to love reading.
After running as a successful World Book Day exchange hub in 2025, Ripley Library has received £350 towards events from the organisers of World Book Day, as well as receiving free books to give out to children in exchange for book tokens distributed through local schools.
World Book Day is a charity that aims to bring the fun of reading to more children and young people.
Children have until Saturday, 14 March to exchange their (free) £1 book tokens at the library for one of the special World Book Day books that have been published.
The titles of the books are available to see online via the World Book Day website.
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If you’re the working parent of a child aged from nine months to four you could be eligible for funded childcare.
Parents across Derbyshire found out about their child’s secondary school place for September.
We've made offers of places to just under 9,000 Derbyshire children on what is dubbed National Offer Day.
Of those parents who applied by the closing date, 94.8% have been offered their first preference school.
Overall 98.7% who applied by the closing date were offered a place at one of their three preferred schools.
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Have you heard about our keep safe cards? You can use them to get help at one of our Safe Places.
A Safe Place is somewhere you can go if you need help, are lost or feel scared when out and about. They include libraries, shops, restaurants, pharmacies, visitor attractions, GP surgeries and more. Each venue has a sticker in their window so you can see that they are part of the scheme and know you can go in and ask for help if you need to.
Watch our Safe Places video.
Anyone over the age of 11 can apply for a keep safe card. It has space for you to write your name, the name and phone number of a family member or carer and anything else a person might need to know about you.
Find your nearest Safe Place by downloading the app:
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We're offering support to high-tech manufacturing firms across the county to help boost their business.
We're working with East Midlands Chamber of Commerce and the University of Derby to deliver the Derbyshire Makes Advanced Manufacturing Support Programme – a series of workshops and webinars designed to help local businesses to develop their supply chain and understand how they can benefit from offering apprenticeships.
They are:
- Digital Transformation for Advanced Manufacturing SMEs – Tuesday 17 March, online
- Winning Supply Chain Contracts – Monday 23 March in Chesterfield
- Sustainability and Operational Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing – Friday 27 March, online
A business conference focussing on supporting growth and resilience within the advanced manufacturing sector will be held at Masson Mills in Matlock Bath on Thursday 16 April from 8.30am.
Find more information about the workshops and register for your FREE place.
Find more information about the Advanced Manufacturing Business Conference and register for your FREE place
A new report has found that Derbyshire Local Area Partnership is committed to continuous improvement in education, health and care services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
The partnership – made up of Derbyshire County Council and the NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board – is stronger than six months ago with a focus on addressing key issues, according to the Department for Education and NHS England.
It follows a ‘stocktake’ to review how the partnership – responsible for planning, delivering and commissioning services for children and young people with SEND – is addressing issues highlighted by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission.
To read the letter in full visit: Derbyshire SEND Improvement and Assurance Board
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