EDITOR'S CHOICE HERE'S HANNAH Cooking up a storm over moralising celebrity chefs EQUESTRIAN Improving Scooby does Penny proud FOOD Season’s greetings from some top local producers PAINTING Take a glimpse into Sue’s colourful world GET OUR NEWS BY E-MAIL Just register

Most read Comments 1 A64 improvement moves backed 2 Tributes paid to dedicated priest 3 Bike stolen from skatepark 4 Arms dealer’s castle duties 5 Roman find in Ryedale 6 Staxton back on winning form 7 Council structure changes approved 8 New council chairman elected 9 Budding players bode well for Burythorpe 10 Smith gets lucky on favourite Hello Noddy Today | 7 Days 1 1,000 back fight over pellet plant 2 Support urged for A64 junctions scheme 3 Row erupts over tip closure plans 4 Decision awaited after inquiry 5 Residents oppose quarry plans 6 Vicar’s plea after attack by vandals

Play video

Comment

The LSC's Alan Challis (front left) and Lindsay Burr (front right) at The Academy with trainees (left to right) Steph Bean, Nichola Dale, Nicky Chapman and Sam Barker

A HAIR and beauty training centre has proved it's a cut above the rest.

The Academy in Norton has recently been inspected by Government Ofsted officials and has been graded as an "outstanding" training facility.

Lindsay Burr, managing director of The Academy, said: "This is a tremendous achievement for The Academy and for our staff who work exceptionally hard, day-in day-out, with our motivated students.

"It is very rare for a training provider of our size to achieve outstanding' ratings across all five of Ofsted's inspection areas. It is a strong reflection of the quality of trainees we have in the centre and the support we receive from local businesses, schools and the Learning and Skills Council."

Currently, 32 students are going through apprenticeship programmes in hairdressing and beauty therapy. The apprentices gain experience, as well as earning a wage, at salons in York, Scarborough and Ryedale.

The Academy was praised for its excellent work with local schools. More than 70 students from Norton College, Lady Lumley's in Pickering, Ryedale School and Malton School are currently training at The Academy.

The Academy was established by Lindsay Burr in 1999 and launched with just four students. It now employs 15 full and part-time staff, which includes a team of 10 trainers.

11:34am Wednesday 16th April 2008

Print

Email this

Comment

Add your comment

Name:
Email: *
Location:
**
	e.g. 123-123
Comment: Please note: All HTML tags will be ignored. Format Text:
By posting a comment, I confirm that I have read and agree to the terms of use. Comments are not moderated but we will react if anything that breaks the rules comes to our attention and we may delete inappropriate postings. Please treat other people with respect. You must not post anything that is abusive, indecent, unlawful or defamatory. Remember, you are personally liable for what you post on this site. If you wish to complain about a comment, contact us here.
* Your email address will not be displayed ** To avoid register now or login