Students at Loreto College, Manchester are responding generously and creatively to our Lenten campaign to raise much needed funds to help educate girls in South Sudan who attend Loreto School, Rumbek. With the Chess Club hosting a competitive tournament, BTEC
Read storyUpper sixth Photography student Evan Purdy has been accepted onto the Fine Art Photography course at the prestigious Glasgow School of Art, internationally recognised as one of Europe’s leading higher education institutions for education and research in the visual creative
Read storyWhat a great celebration of International Women’s Day 2019 we had at Loreto College. There were so many activities throughout the day, including a board in Reception where students shared thoughts about the inspirational women in their lives. The ‘Women
Read storyThe Reading Group reconvened in February, with Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale up for discussion. Originally published in 1985, the chilling story of Offren and her struggles against a frightening religiously inspired authoritarian regime has assumed the status
Read storyStudent Lyle Cross writes: On Friday 1st March, I was part of a group of English Lit students which travelled to Stratford-Upon-Avon to visit Shakespeare’s birthplace. Upon arrival, we went to listen to a lecture on the Tempest, from one
Read storyLoreto students studying Fine Art, 3D Design, Graphics, Photography and Textiles are fortunate to live and study in a city like Manchester, with its thriving cultural scene offering numerous opportunities for those interested in the Arts. However, Loreto’s Arts related
Read storyDuring the week beginning the 4th February, Loreto was privileged enough to be able to host the Lee House exhibition, Journey to Freedom. Journey to Freedom tells the real-life stories of three individuals who have been victims of modern day
Read storyMad Max meets Little Miss Sunshine in this new, raw version of ‘Mother Courage and Her Children’ Review written by A Level Drama student, Zainab Imran The masterpiece that is ‘Mother Courage and Her Children’ by Bertolt Brecht has been
Read storyIn February, we embarked on our first Chaplaincy Trip to Rome, in place of our usual UK based retreat. The trip offered a great opportunity for students to take some time out of busy lives, gave a chance to explore
Read storyDirector Danny Price looked to the modern range of theatre for the latest Loreto production and chose Remote, written by highly rated Scottish playwright, Stef Smith. Remote is a play about ‘protest, power and protecting yourself.’ A young girl, Antler,
Read storyThe netball team travelled to Oldham Sixth Form College on Wednesday afternoon. Unfortunately, a depleted Loreto squad lost out to a well-established, in-form Oldham side. Loreto started the game well, with both teams going goal-for-goal. At the beginning of the
Read storyShadow schools minister Mike Kane MP visited Loreto College on Friday to show his support for the Raise the Rate campaign aimed at securing an increase in funding for sixth form education in this year’s spending review. Mr Kane completed
Read storyYear on year the success of Loreto students applying to and receiving offers from top universities is impressive: 2019 is no exception. The 22 Oxbridge offers cover a range of subject areas at the two globally respected institutions, from Medicine
Read storyBTEC Extended Diploma in Sport second year students experienced what it is like to train and play like an elite athlete recently. Students attended an ultimate experience day at St. George’s Park, home to the England football teams. The park
Read storyAfter a gap of four years, MUN returned to Manchester Grammar School in December, with large numbers of sixth formers from across the north west representing a variety of countries in passionate but thoughtful debate. Ms Tattersall took a relatively
Read storyThe festive season is marked by a number of events at the college and our numerous talented musicians and singers, under the direction of Head of Music David Lloyd-Mostyn, are very much to the fore. First up was the Hulme
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