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David Nieper Academy student among UK’s youngest to cycle LEJOG

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David Nieper Academy Year 7 student Kian Pearson is about to start a year long training schedule in preparation for a Land’s End to John O’Goats cycle ride with his father to raise money for Dementia UK, in memory of his Grandad.

Kian and his party plan to set off in July 2018 on a journey estimated to take just over 2 weeks from one end of the British Isles to the other.

At age 12, Kian will be among the UK’s youngest people to embark on the famous cycle ride. David Nieper wishes Kian and his family the very best of luck with training this year.

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David Nieper Academy Year 7 student Kian Pearson is about to start a year long training schedule in preparation for a Land’s End to John O’Groats cycle ride with his father to raise money for Dementia UK, in memory of his Grandad.

Kian and his party plan to set off in July 2018 on a journey estimated to take just over 2 weeks from one end of the British Isles to the other.

At age 12, Kian will be among the UK’s youngest people to embark on the famous cycle ride. David Nieper wishes Kian and his family the very best of luck with training this year.

Read full story here

David Nieper Academy Year 7 student Kian Pearson is about to start a year long training schedule in preparation for a Land’s End to John O’Goats cycle ride with his father to raise money for Dementia UK, in memory of his Grandad.

Kian and his party plan to set off in July 2018 on a journey estimated to take just over 2 weeks from one end of the British Isles to the other.

At age 12, Kian will be among the UK’s youngest people to embark on the famous cycle ride. David Nieper wishes Kian and his family the very best of luck with training this year.

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David Nieper to be fashion industry’s national apprenticeship trailblazer

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Speaking at a recent Meet the Manufacturer event in London, Managing Director,  Christopher Nieper announced that David Nieper has been selected by government to be a UK fashion industry apprenticeship trailblazer.

The family business will set the UK national skills standard across three specialist job roles including; sewing machinist, pattern cutter and garment technologist.

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Apprentices a vital thread in the tapestry of UK manufacturing

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This week companies across the UK are campaigning to highlight the benefits of apprenticeships to British business, during the tenth annual National Apprenticeship Week (#NAW2017). At David Nieper, luxury fashion house in Derbyshire apprenticeships have always played a vital role throughout the company’s 55 year history.

In the sewing rooms, the longest serving member of staff is Alfreton lady, Moira Guest a highly skilled dressmaker and a living, breathing example of the success story of apprentices at David Nieper.

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Apprentices a vital thread in the tapestry of UK manufacturing

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This week companies across the UK are campaigning to highlight the benefits of apprenticeships to British business, during the tenth annual National Apprenticeship Week (#NAW2017). At David Nieper, luxury fashion house in Derbyshire apprenticeships have always played a vital role throughout the company’s 55 year history.

In the sewing rooms, the longest serving member of staff is Alfreton lady, Moira Guest a highly skilled dressmaker and a living, breathing example of the success story of apprentices at David Nieper. Read full story here

 

David Nieper Academy welcomes pupils into new £15M building

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Children attending the David Nieper Academy in Alfreton were welcomed into their new £15 Million school by Head teacher Dr Kathryn Hobbs. 

The opening of the school was marked by a ribbon cutting ceremony by two of the youngest Year 7 students, who were accompanied by three former students from amongst those when the school very first opened on the site in 1939. 

The David Nieper Academy is one of Derbyshire’s most ambitious and innovative educational ventures and one of Britain’s few privately sponsored Academies.

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