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Peaks & Plains gets ‘Keys to the Door’ coming 21st in Times ‘Top 100’ Macclesfield-based Peaks & Plains Housing Trust gained recognition recently at The Sunday Times ‘Best NotFor-Profit Organisations to Work For’ awards, when it was rated as 21st in the UK’s top 100. The annual rankings recognise organisations with a deep-rooted commitment to being the best they can be in every aspect of the workplace and supporting the day-to-day working lives of their staff. This year alone, 897 organisations entered and 250,000 employees were surveyed, making it the largest survey of workplace engagement in the UK. Peaks & Plains, which operates across Cheshire and High Peak, employs a workforce of 229 and is dedicated to supporting its employees with a host of positive initiatives such as regular health and wellbeing days, flexible working, a work-based pension, healthcare cover, complimentary flu jabs and regular staff events. Led by Chief Executive, Tim Pinder, the organisation was rated as number 38 at last year’s awards, as well as receiving the ‘Best
Improver’ Award. Despite this success the Trust has continued to improve employee engagement throughout the year, which is reflected in this year’s high ranking. Tim Pinder said: “We are thrilled to have come in at number 21 in this year’s Top 100 – this is a real improvement on last year’s results. With so many other highly reputable companies in the list, it is a great
honour to be rated so highly, especially since that rating is based on direct feedback from our staff. “Our success is testament to an outstanding team, with an unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional services. We are, of course, always keen to improve and remain focused on ensuring Peaks & Plains is a great place to work.”
The King’s School tops Cheshire East league tables The King’s School in Macclesfield has topped the county's league tables for both A-Level and GCSE results, based on exam scores from summer 2013. The performance league tables were published online by the Government and are available at www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/ Headmaster of King’s, Dr Simon Hyde, said: “We are delighted to have our students’ hard work recognised in this way. King’s continues to go from strength to strength as we are also celebrating an incredible number of Oxbridge offers this year, with 12 students holding offers which represents around 10% of the year group and is an incredible achievement. “Most pleasing is the fact that King’s pupils are able to achieve their academic potential whilst engaging in a huge number of musical, sporting and other interests.” TOP OF THE TABLE: HEAD DR SIMON HYDE WITH KING’S STUDENTS
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