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30 January 2012

Watch our Return to the Forbidden Planet trailer

Watch the trailer for our Performing Arts Department production of Return to the Forbidden Planet
23 January 2012

Read our latest newsletter

Download our Spring Newsletter 2012 and read about our recent college news.
20 January 2012

Four Students recieve offers from Oxford and Cambridge

Four students have had confirmation of offers to study at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge in 2012.
19 January 2012

Blackpool Sixth students get a future career boost through new workplace mentors

Blackpool Sixth students will get a unique boost to their future careers over the next eighteen months as they are paired up...
7 January 2012

13 Blackpool Sixth students achieve national Maths success

13 students from Blackpool Sixth have achieved success in the national Mathematics Senior Challenge with five students...

Announcements

Course Advice Evening
29th February 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Return to the Forbidden Planet
6th March 7.00pm - 10.00pm

Return to the Forbidden Planet
7th March 7.30pm - 10.00pm

FYi Resources

FYI Express

  • 150 open access Apple Macs
  • 20 loanable laptops and 16 loanable iPads for use in the FYi
  • Reviews, journals, magazines
  • Quality daily and weekend newspapers
  • E-resources
  • Reference library
  • Fiction Library
  • DVD video lending library
  • Higher education and career resources
  • Student photocopier
  • Black and white and colour printing
     

Books

We offer a broad range of fiction and curriculum-based books and DVDs for loan. Students can borrow up to 20 items for an initial 2 week loan. To issue a book, all we need is your student roll number.

Fines are applied for late return of items at a charge of 5p per day. Items can be renewed, either at the FYi counter or online. Books can also be reserved or ordered at the counter.

Web

We have 150 Apple Macs for individual study, 20 laptops and 16 iPads for use within the FYi.

The FYi staff will help you make effective use of the internet and other e-resources to assist you in your work.

Additionally, staff will help you find the best information on the web to support your studies.

Due to high demand for computers, they must only be used for college work. You will be asked to leave if you are found playing games or accessing chatrooms or other inappropriate material.

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