Three students have secured places on the very competitive US Sutton Trust Summer school. This flagship US programme aims to give state school students a taste of life at an American university. The programme, delivered in partnership with the US-UK Fulbright
Read storyLoreto’s Law Department has been participating in a mooting competition with the University of Law. Mooting is the skill of making a legal argument on a point of law in front of a judge. An internal heat was held at
Read storyWe all know the ending of Romeo and Juliet; the tragic fate of the ‘star cross’d lovers’, lying dead in the Capulets’ tomb. But what happened after the dramatic events described by Shakespeare? Were the feuding Capulets and Montagues reconciled,
Read storyOn a freezing cold day, a group of dedicated Loreto animal lovers set off across the Pennines to visit Whirlow Hall Farm on the outskirts of Sheffield, kitted out with their wellies and woolly hats. Many of the students are
Read storyWritten by Rebecca Hopley – A Level Classical Civilisation student at Loreto Fifty years after Kenneth Clark’s original, the BBC has returned with a new and improved edition of ‘Civilisations’, a nine-part BBC series introducing a new generation of viewers
Read storyAt the end of the term, staff and students headed to Savio House in Bollington for the annual Student Retreat. The student retreat offers a great opportunity to take some time out from our busy lives, a chance to explore
Read storyAs students and staff looked forward to the Easter break, Loreto’s musicians combined their considerable talents to present another highly successful Easter concert. The venue once again was the splendid auditorium of the Royal Northern College of Music. Ian Jones’
Read storyLoreto was privileged recently to be able to host the Lee House exhibition, Journey to Sanctuary. Journey to Sanctuary tells the story of a refugee who has had to flee her own country in search of sanctuary. Walking through the
Read storyLooking forward to this week’s instalment of live music and free giveaways, and a very special version of communituesday with performances from staff! Due to the popularity of Loreto’s community days, the college has introduced ‘communituesday’ as a weekly lunchtime
Read storyPreparations are well underway for the Commonwealth games in Australia. We are very proud to report that two Ex Loreto Students will be competing there representing England Nicole Fonglyewquee and Mollie Campbell studied A Levels at the college and
Read storyWritten by Leon Mcleod – Pathways Sports Coach Loreto College were host to Riverside and Salford College in the last tournament of the season. Although we would normally expect a few more teams to attend, this did not dampen the
Read storyThe inaugural Theology departmental trip to Greece was a great success. Our Theology students absolutely fell in love with this little country, steeped in philosophical enquiry, early Christian tradition and deep historical and cultural expressions. The twenty-five young people were
Read story“Where’s Glasgow, is that in Wales…?” Geographical knowledge of the British Isles might not have been one of the attributes of the student overheard chatting excitedly to her friends, as they all made their way around a crowded sports hall,
Read storyOn Tuesday 19th March, a group of Loreto Physics students took part in the Institute of Physics Young Lecturer Competition at Manchester Metropolitan University. The evening comprised of two sections, a poster competition and a series of short lectures based
Read storyLoreto College’s Barbershop Quartet enjoyed an inspiring visit from four members of the Manchester University Barbershop Singers. The musicians from the University of Manchester taught our students some new warm-up songs, discussed the techniques unique to Barbershop singing and passed
Read storyBTEC Extended Diploma in Sport students recently attended an ‘Experience Sport’ Day at Nottingham Trent University. Students visited the Clifton campus and enjoyed a number of taster sessions, as well as a chance to view the impressive sports facilities. The
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