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Buckingham Palace Celebrations for Gold DofE Awards
The College’s Duke of Edinburgh Lead and IT teacher, Paul Moore, travelled to the Palace to celebrate alongside our former students who completed their Gold D of E Awards this year – and got to rub shoulders with royalty in the process:
Paul:
I had the honour and privilege to be invited to…
Posted by /blog/author/SamMcDonnell on 17 May 2022
Category: College Alumni
Media & Film students visit SAE Institute
Media teacher Lauren explained:
“Students in the Media and Film department visited the SAE (School of Audio Engineering) Institute in Liverpool to experience what it takes to work in the creative arts industry. The visit included a film lecture on how to 'pursue a career in cinematography' and…
Posted by /blog/author/SamMcDonnell on 30 November 2021
Healthcare Careers Event 2021
A specially organised careers event saw expert healthcare providers and universities come to the College to offer the best possible advice for students who are looking for a career path in the field.
From midwifery to mental health nursing, and paramedics to orthoptics, a huge range of options…
Posted by /blog/author/SamMcDonnell on 12 November 2021
Film & Media Students Enjoy Film Masterclass
Film and Media students enjoyed a Film masterclass yesterday with visiting lecturer, Dr Pete Deakin, from the University of Salford.
Pete’s lecture, ‘From Notting Hill to La La Land: Securing Dominant Ideology’ highlighted some of the most interesting areas of debate in A Level Media and Film…
Posted by /blog/author/SamMcDonnell on 12 November 2021
Leading Echo Journalist Visits College to Speak to Media Students
Media teacher Anna said:
The Media Department welcomed Liverpool ECHO Content Editor, Emilia Bona, into College to speak to students about her exciting and varied career in journalism. Emilia has a wealth of experience in regional journalism and students discovered what it's like to be a…
Posted by /blog/author/SamMcDonnell on 10 November 2021
Duke of Edinburgh Expedition with a Difference
Words from Paul Moore, the College's Duke of Edinburgh Award coordinator:
Normally at this time of the year, I’d be writing about a D of E Gold Expedition involving camping and walking in a National Park. After many months working through strange times and having had to cancel expeditions last…
Posted by /blog/author/SamMcDonnell on 12 July 2021
College DofE coordinator gains nationally recognised leadership award.
I.T. teacher and Duke of Edinburgh’s Award leader, Paul Moore, has completed his Lowland Leadership Award, which covers all aspects of group management involved in the DofE expeditions with Gold Award candidate students.
Here, Paul talks through his journey to gaining the award, including…
Posted by /blog/author/SamMcDonnell on 19 May 2021
The Media and Film Department Photography Competition - ‘Your Happy Place’
The judges have been though all the entries for the competition and the best three have been decided upon. In reverse order:
3rd place: Caitlin Andrews - Meols Beach
My happy place is Meols Beach, Wirral. I come here quite often to see the sunset, dog walkers and families having a day…
Posted by /blog/author/SamMcDonnell on 15 June 2020
Category: College Life
Spanish Trip to Salamanca - February 2020
Posted by /blog/author/SamMcDonnell on 13 February 2020
Walking on custard? College gets a comedian’s take on suffering from mental health problems
Students and staff at the College were treated to an amusing yet poignant talk from Wirral-based comedian, author and speaker Neil Hughes on the subject of mental health. And custard.
Neil performs talks as part of what he calls a ‘humorous mental health outreach’, speaking about his…
Posted by /blog/author/SamMcDonnell on 12 February 2020
Category: College Life
Psychology trip to London - February 2020
Psychology teacher, Amy Paton, describes what Psychology students got up to:
Students attended a forensic Psychology conference and heard a number of talks including one from David Wilson of the BBC’s Crime Files on offender profiling, changes in the policing system across the years and the…
Posted by /blog/author/SamMcDonnell on 7 February 2020
Category: The Expert's Voice
English students soak up the culture in London
The College’s Head of English, Dr Jon Thorpe, explains what students got up to during their trip to the capital.
The Department of English paid a Christmas visit to London, once again, enjoying a range of cultural experiences that bring to life aspects of the students’ English Literature…
Posted by /blog/author/SamMcDonnell on 6 January 2020
Category: The Expert's Voice
