By way of contrast from the customary battle through the Christmas market in Albert Square, en route to the Town Hall, this year a change of venue saw guests and students negotiating the intricacies of the new traffic flow system
Read storyIn December, the BTEC Extended Diploma Sport Year 1 students attended the PSA Squash World Championships, at the National Squash Centre in Manchester. The PSA World Championships brought together the best in the world for Women’s and Men’s squash to
Read storyA touch of Hollywood sparkle and glamour arrived in cold, dark Manchester with the college production of Legally Blonde, the Musical, playing to packed houses for three nights in December. Director Danny Price opted for a highly effective minimalist
Read storyThe WEABL (Women’s Elite Academy Basketball League) is the premier female junior basketball competition in the UK, featuring top under 19 programmes. Lina Asobirionwu, one of Loreto Sixth Form College’s players has been awarded Player of the week by League
Read storyFor many, the idea of standing up in front of hundreds of people and making a speech is one that fills them with dread. But for member of Youth Parliament, this is a requirement. Debating around proposed motions to represent
Read storyThere were grand professions of love, green eyed monsters as well as a few mistaken identities on this year’s instalment of the MANCEP Shakespeare Festival. The two night long festival hosted at Loreto College and performed by over 150 students from
Read storyLoreto A level student Ola Kozlowska was interviewed on BBC breakfast news on television alongside Bill Watkin, Chief Executive of the Sixth Form Colleges Association (SFCA) explaining the benefits of enrichment and her reasons for choosing Loreto College. Ola writes: Education
Read storyLoreto was pretty in pink for the last friday of term to raise money for Breast Cancer Care. Staff and students from across campus dressed in pink outfits, baked (and ate) pink cakes and even had their hair sprayed pink
Read storyReview written by Amayna Solaiman, Drama student: The play People Places & Things, very beautifully presented the raw, horrifying reality of Emma, a drug addict and an alcoholic who struggles with her own sobriety and identity and, in a brave
Read storyExceptional Results! The Pathways to Independence Department have been celebrating an exceptional year of academic success among their Upper 6th students: For the 3rd year running The Pathways Employability programme was awarded the Gold Standard for outstanding workplacements in 2018.
Read storyThis summer we celebrated the success of the first Loreto students to complete the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ). Thirty-four students took part in our launch year of the EPQ –half of them secured the highest A* grade with every student
Read storyWe are very proud of A level and Basketball Academy student Kaiyem Cleary. He was part of Great Britain’s Under-18 team clinch promotion to Division A of the Fiba European Championships. The Manchester Magic and Loreto College star, 18, now
Read storyWe look forward to meeting all those offered a place for September 2017 at enrolment. Congratulations  if you received the results you hoped for. If your results are not what you expected, do not worry! Come along to your allotted
Read story17 Loreto students have secured places to study at Oxford and Cambridge University from September after successfully meeting their very demanding offers for a place at one of these prestigious institutions. The successful students came to Loreto Sixth Form College from
Read storyLoreto Sixth Form College students and staff have delivered another year of excellent exam results: a superb pass rate of 99.2% 30% grades at A*- A (with 9.2% at A*) 61% grades at A*-B 85% grades at A*-C Loreto students
Read storyAll students who complete the gruelling gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award are invited to  St James’  Palace to receive their award from a member of the Royal family. As part of Prince Phillip’s last duties this year, he presented the
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