The College says 'Welkom' to Dutch visitors

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It was a pleasure to welcome our visitors from the CSG Liudger school in Drachten, Netherlands to the College today.

The 34 Dutch students and four teachers experienced some British A Level lessons to start with, followed by a special BePART mental health programme session. The day was rounded…

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Fancy doing something a little different?

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Four students will start learning a fascinating new skill this week – the ancient art of beekeeping.

The BEE You Project is visiting the College to begin training with Charlie, Hannah, Lauren and Matthew. Over four sessions, the students will have an introduction to beekeeping before…

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Tag Rugby Club

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A new Tag Rugby club on Friday lunchtimes is proving a big hit with students at the College. Anyone can get involved in the inclusive sport, expertly run each week in the Sports Hall at 12:15pm by Peter from Birkenhead Park Rugby Club.

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Apple Store trip exercises IT students' creativity

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IT teacher, Paul Moore, took two groups of final year students to Liverpool’s Apple Store in January, where they exercised their creative muscles and took part in workshops with some of the latest gadgets used in the industry.

Here, Paul talks through what the students had to enjoy on their…

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UCAS Deadline

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Today is the UCAS application deadline, and nearly 450 final year students have now applied for their choices of university courses.

All students at the College apply to university. Continuing onto Higher Education is the natural next step for A Level & BTEC students, and while some students…

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Christmas Jumper Day 2017

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Christmas Jumper Day saw students and staff don their finest (tackiest) Christmas clobber, all in the name of charity, with donations being raised for Save the Children.

There was also the extra incentive of a £30 Amazon voucher for the winner of the best outfit, with the Head of Art & Design,…

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Christmas Video 2017

What better way to celebrate the festive season than to have some of our students and staff tell you some brilliant* Christmas jokes?

Merry Christmas, everyone!

*jokes may not be brilliant

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Helping people inspires volunteer Joel

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Volunteering can make your CV and your UCAS application look extremely impressive, but as students find out each year, the work can also enrich your view of the world and give you experiences that you wouldn’t otherwise gain.

Joel Williams started at the College this September and, seeing the…

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First Open Evening of the year a huge success

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Despite the awful weather, a record number of visitors came to the College for the first Open Evening of the year last night.

Hundreds of students from nearly 40 schools from all over Wirral, Merseyside and Cheshire were in attendance, exploring the campus, talking to teachers and current…

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Macmillan Coffee Morning

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Some spectacular baking efforts were on show this morning for our Macmillan Coffee Morning! Judged by some special guests (sort of!), first place went to Head of Psychology, Ashley, with her lemon cake.

Learning Support Assistant Nicky’s chocolate fudge piggies came in second.

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