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Music students channel Doctor Who theme innovator

Music students from Loreto College in Hulme staged an evening’s entertainment based upon the sounds of Delia Derbyshire, an influential musician who created some of the earliest electronic music as part of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. For “Electronic Storm” students scored their own pieces inspired by Delia’s work, which were performed by a large band including a string section, guitar and electronic instruments. The band took particular influence from the…

Posted 18th November

Loreto Remembers

In the lead up to Remembrance Day, all of our students took part in an RE lesson looking at various aspects of war, peace and remembrance, including the opportunity for an act of Remembrance. Lower 6th students visited the College Chapel as a part of this, contributing to a display of poppies, many of which were decorating with moving tributes to those gone before us and those who gave their…

Posted 18th November

IMPORTANT MESSAGE

The College is aware that overnight emails have been sent to students from a currently unknown source. We are working with the Police and College Network team to identify the source and address the situation. We apologise for any distress or upset this may have caused. Please be reassured that we are taking this situation very seriously. College is open as normal.

Posted 14th November

Netball Team’s unbeaten run ends to in-form Bury side

The netball team travelled to Holy Cross (Bury) on Wednesday afternoon. After a closely contested game, Loreto just fell short to an in-form Holy Cross side. Loreto started the game well, going goal-for-goal with Holy Cross, finishing the first quarter within one goal of the home side. Player of the match, Freya Coggins, started the game as she meant to go on; she was clinical under the post and displayed…

Posted 14th November

MANCEP Shakespeare Festival 2019

All the world's a stage and all the men and women, merely players There were 180 players in 2 nights in November proudly performing in their abridged play in this year's MANCEP Shakespeare Festival. Established in November 2012, and hosted in Loreto College's Ellis and Kennedy Theatre, the MANCEP Shakespeare Festival is a celebration of youth performance and of the very special partnership of MANCEP. As a community, we believe…

Posted 12th November

Textile students visit London

Loreto Textile students visited London to experience some of its finest art exhibitions. They were inspired by the Zandra Rhodes – 50 years of Fabulous, a collection of career defining fashion collections exhibited beautifully by the Fashion and Textile museum. The students then headed over to the Victoria and Albert museum to experience two very different exhibitions the first being one about the career of sixties fashion designer Mary Quant…

Posted 6th November

Ex-Loreto student working with charity in the United States

Former Loreto student Sophie Higham, who left us in 2016 to study Law at Cardiff University, is undertaking an internship in the most dramatic of circumstances: working for the charity Amicus with death row inmates in Atlanta, Georgia. Sophie is on a three-month placement in Atlanta, where she has been meeting clients in jails and helping overworked attorneys prepare appeals. Sophie takes up the story: My work on death row…

Posted 5th November

Mary Ward Day

To celebrate the values of our foundress, Mary Ward. Each year we devote a day of fun filled activities for all students and staff. This year was no different, 2800 students attended 45 activities on Mary Ward Day. Students were offered a wide range of activities that help us come together as a community to remember and celebrate Mary Ward Values. There were out of college visits to places varying from…

Posted 1st November

Netball Team win in nail biting one-goal win

The netball team have continued their winning streak by beating Aquinas College in a one-goal thriller. This was the team’s first away game, making the short trip over to Stockport. In the final minutes of the game Players’ POTM, Isabelle Tyler, made a match-winning intercept to prevent Aquinas from equalising. This victory sees the netball team win all three of their matches. The game started as it finished – intense,…

Posted 31st October

Results Day 2019

Loreto students once again have been celebrating successes in their A Level and BTEC results. An excellent pass rate of 99% High grades on Advanced level courses are well above 50% 1020 A*-A grades awarded 100% Pass rate for all Vocational courses 86% High grades on Vocational courses 99% A*-C grades on the EPQ 67 Medics, Dentists and Vets 15 students take up their place at Oxbridge Over 1200 students…

Posted 29th October

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